HOUSING more than 50 species of endangered animals, the Uganda Wildlife Education Centre (UWEC) is also home to animals recovered from animal smugglers.

Civilians are bearing the brunt of attempts to dismantle armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with the rebels carrying out vicious reprisals and some Government soldiers committing serious human rights abuses, the senior United Nations

THE two formations of the MDC appear to be in competition to see which can appear the most delusional about our national situation.

Agriculture is key to sustaining any national economy. It is the perfect channel to food security and food self-sufficiency. Whilst it is strategic for a national economy to diversify, it is equally significant for it to put more weight on

The vast majority of the world's poorest people depend on agriculture for food and household incomes. When world food prices spiked last year, the G8 acted, including by advancing the Global Partnership for Agriculture and Food Security and implementing largely

G8 leaders pledged USD 20bn Friday to boost food security in the world's poorest countries, as African presidents and prime ministers and representatives of international bodies joined the group of rich industrialised countries to assess the impact of the global

The world's most advanced industrial economies agreed to provide $20 billion over the next three years to help farmers in the poorest nations improve food production and help the poor feed themselves.

Here are President Obama's remarks, as prepared for delivery, from his speech to Ghana's parliament, Saturday July 11, 2009.Good morning. It is an honor for me to be in Accra, and to speak to the representatives of the people of

President Obama to address the Ghanaian parliament in a speech outlining U.S. polilcy towards Africa. Join VOA for a discussion about the speech with guests from Washington D.C. and Accra. Panelists in Washington will include Ambassador Pamela Bridgewater, who has

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By: Tracey GurdCulled from: Open Society Justice Initiatives FLASHBACK: Charles Taylor and his son Charles Taylor, Jr., ChuckyFormer Liberian President, Charles Taylor, will take the stand next Tuesday amid a blaze of media cameras and lights. As the first sitting

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As I observe different events occuring around the world,I notice that more and more People grow to be cold to what is happening around them,maybe,sometimes it is unbearable to realize that they are helpless. From the Age of 10, I

NAMIBIA says Sudanese President Omar Hassan Al-Bashir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC), is welcome here.

NAMIBIA'S endorsement of the African Union (AU) decision not to co-operate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in respect of the arrest and surrender of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, means the country is breaking its international treaty obligations and defying