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Antismoking Efforts Lose Ground to Obesity Fight
As public health priorities shift, anti-tobacco programs are losing out to the campaign against obesity.
Records Show Doubts on ’64 Vietnam Crisis
Previously classified transcripts show senators of the time questioning whether the White House and the Pentagon had deceived them over the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin incident.
Chad: Highly Nutritious Green Cakes Could Save Lives
Donors hope spirulina, a blue-green, protein-packed algae, labelled a “wonderful future food source” 45 years ago by the International Association of Microbiology, will deliver on its promise by the time a US$1.7 million cultivation project in Chad, funded by the European Union (EU), ends in December 2010.
Zimbabwe: Diamond Group Denies Giving Green Light to Sell Diamonds
An international group of diamond industry stakeholders has denied reports that it gave Zimbabwean Mines Minister Obert Mpofu the ‘green light’ to sell the country’s controversial gems.
Sudan: Two Rival Darfur Tribes Sign Reconciliation Agreement
Two Darfur tribes, the Misseriya and Rezeigat Nouaiba, yesterday signed a reconciliation agreement in Zalingei, West Darfur. The ceremony, held at the local University, was attended by the Wali (Governor) of West Darfur, officials from the Sudanese Judicial and Legislative Council, senior military and police officials and members of the Native Authority, as well as officials from UNAMID.
Cameroon: Brave Lions Suffer Third World Cup Defeat
Cameroon’s disastrous 2010 FIFA World Cup ended on Thursday with a third successive defeat, this time at the hands of Group E winners Netherlands at the Cape Town Stadium.
Rwanda: Police Arrest Dozens of Opposition Protesters
Rwandan police arrested dozens of opposition protesters on Thursday, as President Paul Kagame presented his papers for re-election to the National Election Commission.
Nigeria: Nwodo Named as Head of PDP
Former Governor Okwesilieze Nwodo of Enugu State, left, and ex-Foreign Minister, Dr. M.T. Mbu.
Nigeria: Super Eagle Sees Red, Opening Path to Greek Siege
Nigeria’s 2010 FIFA World Cup hopes hang by a thread after a second successive defeat in Group B on Thursday, this time against Greece in Bloemfontein.