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14 min 31 sec ago wrote on the blog Mara
By Danny Wood - BBC News, Madrid Until now, crossings between Spain and Africa have always been by sea Spain says a feasibility study for an undersea tunnel to connect Spain and Morocco is in the final stages. If the project goes ahead and construction begins, trains carrying both passengers and...
21 min 5 sec ago wrote on the blog Mara
In January, the bank introduced a Z$10m note. Zimbabwe is to introduce a bank-note worth Z$100bn in response to rampant inflation - but the note will barely cover the cost of a loaf of bread. Some Zimbabweans are already calling for higher denominations in a country where the official...
32 min 58 sec ago wrote on the blog Mara
Dear Family and Friends, It's hard to believe that almost four months have passed since Zimbabweans voted for an MDC parliamentary majority and gave MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai the most presidential ballots. It's like that day never happened as 16 weeks down the line, the old order remains in...
on 20 July, 2008 - 02:57 wrote on the blog bizzovercoffee
how does one sustain a stable environment for governance in crisis? in the u.s., economics in the form of the new deal, the new whatnot, solved the problem or a major part of it. right now, we don't really know what "new-something" the bush administration has...
on 18 July, 2008 - 19:06 wrote on the blog Mara
Elders from Kenya's Luo community in western Kenya have refused to endorse a plan to promote male circumcision to curb the spread of HIV/Aids. The Luo Council of Elders says it cannot sanction circumcision, as it is against the community's culture. A ministry of health campaign is trying to...
on 18 July, 2008 - 18:34 wrote on the blog Mara
The European Commission has backed a plan to give 1bn euros (£800m) of unspent EU farm subsidies in aid to African farmers. The cash could help farmers boost output, thereby tackling food shortages and soaring prices. The money has been allocated to the EU agriculture budget, but not spent....
on 18 July, 2008 - 17:50 wrote on the blog Mara
Environmental and community groups have taken Kenya's government to court over a controversial project to grow sugar in the River Tana Delta. The $369m project aims to grow sugarcane to produce ethanol and generate power. The project was approved last month, despite concern of possible negative...
on 18 July, 2008 - 17:47 wrote on the blog Mara
South African President Thabo Mbeki is holding talks with African Union chief Jean Ping in the latest bid to resolve Zimbabwe's political crisis. The pair are expected to discuss ways of brokering a power-sharing agreement between President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai....
on 18 July, 2008 - 17:37 wrote on the blog Mara
Violence against aid workers in Somalia has increased in recent weeks. Gunmen in Somalia have shot dead three elders distributing aid in a refugee camp on the outskirts of Mogadishu. The killings are being linked to a wave of apparently targeted attacks on humanitarian workers....
on 17 July, 2008 - 16:56 wrote on the blog Mara
Nelson Mandela is one of the world's most revered statesmen, who led the struggle to replace the apartheid regime of South Africa with a multi-racial democracy. Despite many years in jail, he emerged to become the country's first black president and to play a leading role in the drive for peace in...
on 17 July, 2008 - 16:44 wrote on the blog Mara
The solution to the Niger Delta crisis is development not arms, activists say .Human rights activists in Nigeria's Delta have condemned an offer from the UK government to provide military training to secure oil supplies. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown offered military training to Nigeria's...
on 17 July, 2008 - 16:26 wrote on the blog Mara
The elder brother of Nigerian and Everton football star Joseph Yobo has been released after being kidnapped by gunmen 12 days ago. Norum Yobo was seized at a hotel in Port Harcourt, the main city of the oil-rich Niger Delta region, where kidnappings for ransom are frequent. The BBC's Oluwashina...