African youths to form quarter of world population by 2025, says Zuma.

The Chairperson of the AU Commission, Dr Nkosazana Zuma, has said that the population of youths on the continent will be a quarter of the global population by the year 2025.

Riot police clash with anti-G8 protesters

Riot police clashed with anti-capitalist protesters in running confrontations through the streets of central London on Tuesday and arrested 32 people as activists targeted some of the world’s biggest companies before next week’s G8 summit.

Ghana: Jonathan, 10 other heads of state for Mahama’s inauguration.

SIX days to the January 7 swearing-in of Ghana’s President-elect, John Dramani Mahama, 11 heads of state including President Goodluck Jonathan, have confirmed their participation in the historic event. Delegations are also expected from 18 governments across the world.

Egypt opposition leaders face ‘incitement’ probe.

Egypt’s public prosecutor on Thursday ordered a probe into the top three leaders of the opposition on suspicion of trying to incite followers to overthrow President Mohamed Morsi, a legal source said.

Jonathan, others to attend Ouattara’s swearing-in

President Goodluck Jonathan  is among  24 Heads of state expected to attend the inauguration of Allasane Ouattara as the  President of Cote d’Ivoire

IFC village phone programme empowers women in Africai

The International Finance Corporation, IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, yesterday disclosed  that its Village Phone programme has provided credit to nearly 6,000 women and trained close to 10,000 to set up phone service businesses in Madagascar, Malawi and Nigeria, increasing the economic participation of women in some of Africa’s most rural communities.

Gaddafi's daughter dropped as goodwill ambassador by UN

The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has dropped the daughter of Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi, Aisha al-Gaddafi, as a Goodwill Ambassador.

Mandela admitted in a Johannesburg hospital

South African icon Nelson Mandela was on Wednesday admitted at the Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg for what his foundation called “routine tests”.