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'Africa Will Change the World,'' Declares the Rev. Tutu
(GIN) - Africa is an emerging continent with hopes that have never been experienced in any other continent,declared former South African archibishop Desmond Tutu, in a convocation address to the America University of Nigeria, based in Yola. ... Click Here for More Information

Three Days of Mourning for First Post-Independence Leader
(GIN) - The government of Guinea-Bissau is calling for three days of national mourning for Luis Cabral, the first post-independence President of the former Portuguese colony also known as Slave Coast. His death occurred in Lisbon, Portugal. He was 78. ... Click Here for More Information
Headlines from around the country
AFRICA
'Africa Will Change the World,'' Declares the Rev. Tutu
Monday, June 08, 2009

Three Days of Mourning for First Post-Independence Leader
Monday, June 08, 2009

British Hostage Refuses Offer of Freedom
Monday, June 08, 2009

Former U. S. Ally Dead in Sudan
Monday, June 08, 2009

Samuel L. Jackson Eyes New Role as Kenyan Pirate Negotiator
Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Convicted White Killer Makes Financial Offer for Freedom
Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Kenyan Independence War Vets Renew 'Torture' Suit
Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Sentences Overturned for HIV/AIDS Educators
Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Donors Must Help Rebuild Zimbabwe - Thinktank Says
Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Gabonese Activist Wins Major Environment Prize
Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Niger Mourns Loss of Famed Cinema and Radio Star
Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Ex-President Loses Keys to His Last Three Official Cars
Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Harare Proposes Plan to End Isolation and Woo Donors
Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Accused Ex-President Taylor May Take The Stand
Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Mama Ellen' Pens a Riveting 'Tell-All' Bio
Wednesday, April 08, 2009

Tragic Stampede at Stadium Blamed on Police
Wednesday, April 08, 2009

Missionaries in Morocco are Deported
Wednesday, April 08, 2009

Latinos, Arab Leaders Cement Ties at Qatar Summit
Wednesday, April 08, 2009

Women's Peace Center Launched in Liberia
Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Importation Looms for War Refugees from Liberia, Haiti
Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Controversy Dogs Pope on His First Africa Trip
Wednesday, March 25, 2009

U. S. Aid to Africa Must Stop, Argues African Economist
Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Top Rwanda Scholar Killed in Buffalo Plane Crash
Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Film Festival to Honor Astrophysicist
Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Mandela Throws Support to Zuma and ANC
Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Huge Dinner Planned for Zimbabwe's Embattled Leader
Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Ex-Wall Street Banker Scores Major Land Deal in Sudan
Wednesday, February 04, 2009

U. S. Efforts Bring Hardliners Back to Somalia
Wednesday, February 04, 2009

Egypt Sends Warning to Europe Over Gaza
Wednesday, February 04, 2009

Record Fine to Settle Nigerian Bribery Probe
Wednesday, February 04, 2009

Mandela Sends Warm Wishes to Obama
Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Divorced Women Told to Call Off Protest for Rights
Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Slums Come Down in Yaounde, Leaving Thousands Homeless
Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Lavish Living Set for Outgoing Ghana President
Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Africans Express Cautious Hope for Obama Presidency
Friday, January 23, 2009

Ghanians Lean Toward Opposition in Sunday Vote
Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Life Sentences Sought for Ex-Liberian President's Son
Wednesday, January 07, 2009

U. S. Lawman Protests Haitian Deportations
Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Will Exile Ever End for Haitian Prez?
Wednesday, January 07, 2009

34 Babies Dead in Teething Syrup Tragedy
Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Demands for Mugabe's Ouster Heat Up
Wednesday, December 17, 2008

China-Built Satellite Goes Bust After 1st Year
Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Ruling Party Holds a Slim Lead in Ghana Vote
Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Erasing a Genocide Past; Rwandan Provinces are Renamed
Thursday, January 12, 2006

Troubled Nigerian Banks Go Bust
Thursday, January 12, 2006

Thousands Seek Change in Uganda
Thursday, January 12, 2006

African Stability is Key to World Security
Tuesday, December 07, 2004

Sudanese Government Proposes ‘Political Alliance’ with Rebels
Monday, December 23, 2002

Sudan Delegations in Washington for ‘Unofficial’ Talks
Monday, December 23, 2002

Tanzanian President Gives 3,000 Prisoners Holiday Reprieves
Friday, December 20, 2002

Namibia Considers Foreigners to Cover Nurse Shortages
Friday, December 20, 2002

More South African Workers Will Get Jobless Security
Tuesday, December 03, 2002

Libyan Planes Bomb Central African Republic
Tuesday, December 03, 2002

Ethiopia Rejects Eritrea’s Aid Offer
Tuesday, December 03, 2002

Peace Talks Fail, Ivory Coast Launches Attack
Tuesday, October 22, 2002

Benin Seeks Forgiveness for Its Role in African Slave Trade
Monday, October 07, 2002

Mbeki Sees Progress in Peacemaking Around Africa
Monday, October 07, 2002

Activists from 21 African Countries Launch Pan-African HIV/AIDS Treatment Access Movement
Tuesday, September 17, 2002

African Continent to be Linked by Rail in Five Years
Tuesday, September 17, 2002

West African Cocoa-Producing Countries Using Young Children
Tuesday, September 17, 2002

$100 Million Set Aside For African Forests
Tuesday, September 17, 2002

South African Aids Activists Rap Mbeki in New CD
Tuesday, August 27, 2002

South African Nurses Protest British Demands for AIDS Tests
Monday, August 05, 2002

Britain to Pay Kenyan Victims Of Ammunition Blasts
Monday, July 29, 2002

U.N. Launches Food Appeal for Southern Africa
Thursday, July 25, 2002

Nigerian Women Continue Blockade of Oil Terminal
Tuesday, July 23, 2002

$54M Sought to Stop Accra Floods
Monday, July 22, 2002

Sierra Leone Tries to Heal Wounds of War
Friday, July 19, 2002

Fanfare Greets Launch of African Union
Thursday, July 18, 2002

Unpaid Salaries Among Guinea-Bissau’s Pressing Problems
Tuesday, July 09, 2002

South Africa Moves Against Squatters
Friday, July 05, 2002

Western Nations Condemned For Selling Weapons
Wednesday, July 03, 2002

Racism Is Poison, Mandela Warns ‘Serafina’ Songwriter
Monday, July 01, 2002

Rebuilding Mozambique From Scratch
Wednesday, June 26, 2002

South African Reparations Activists Threaten Lawsuit
Monday, June 24, 2002

Documentary Airs Sierra Leoneans’ Tales Of Brutality
Tuesday, June 18, 2002

African Grassroots Groups Protest Exclusion at World Bank Meet
Monday, June 17, 2002

Kenyan Priest on the Run from Adultery Charge
Friday, March 01, 2002

CARIBBEAN/LATIN AMERICA
'Africa Will Change the World,'' Declares the Rev. Tutu
Monday, June 08, 2009

Three Days of Mourning for First Post-Independence Leader
Monday, June 08, 2009

British Hostage Refuses Offer of Freedom
Monday, June 08, 2009

Former U. S. Ally Dead in Sudan
Monday, June 08, 2009

Samuel L. Jackson Eyes New Role as Kenyan Pirate Negotiator
Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Convicted White Killer Makes Financial Offer for Freedom
Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Kenyan Independence War Vets Renew 'Torture' Suit
Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Sentences Overturned for HIV/AIDS Educators
Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Donors Must Help Rebuild Zimbabwe - Thinktank Says
Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Gabonese Activist Wins Major Environment Prize
Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Niger Mourns Loss of Famed Cinema and Radio Star
Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Ex-President Loses Keys to His Last Three Official Cars
Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Harare Proposes Plan to End Isolation and Woo Donors
Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Accused Ex-President Taylor May Take The Stand
Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Mama Ellen' Pens a Riveting 'Tell-All' Bio
Wednesday, April 08, 2009

Tragic Stampede at Stadium Blamed on Police
Wednesday, April 08, 2009

Missionaries in Morocco are Deported
Wednesday, April 08, 2009

Latinos, Arab Leaders Cement Ties at Qatar Summit
Wednesday, April 08, 2009

Women's Peace Center Launched in Liberia
Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Importation Looms for War Refugees from Liberia, Haiti
Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Controversy Dogs Pope on His First Africa Trip
Wednesday, March 25, 2009

U. S. Aid to Africa Must Stop, Argues African Economist
Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Top Rwanda Scholar Killed in Buffalo Plane Crash
Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Film Festival to Honor Astrophysicist
Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Mandela Throws Support to Zuma and ANC
Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Huge Dinner Planned for Zimbabwe's Embattled Leader
Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Ex-Wall Street Banker Scores Major Land Deal in Sudan
Wednesday, February 04, 2009

U. S. Efforts Bring Hardliners Back to Somalia
Wednesday, February 04, 2009

Egypt Sends Warning to Europe Over Gaza
Wednesday, February 04, 2009

Record Fine to Settle Nigerian Bribery Probe
Wednesday, February 04, 2009

Mandela Sends Warm Wishes to Obama
Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Divorced Women Told to Call Off Protest for Rights
Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Slums Come Down in Yaounde, Leaving Thousands Homeless
Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Lavish Living Set for Outgoing Ghana President
Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Africans Express Cautious Hope for Obama Presidency
Friday, January 23, 2009

Ghanians Lean Toward Opposition in Sunday Vote
Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Life Sentences Sought for Ex-Liberian President's Son
Wednesday, January 07, 2009

U. S. Lawman Protests Haitian Deportations
Wednesday, January 07, 2009