Office of African Affairs, DC- Joint Utility Discount Day

By Seyi Oduyela

Published: August 27, 2010

Attention District Residents!! On Friday, September 3, 2010 from 8am – 7pm at Walter E. Washington Convention Center we will be accepting applications from District of Columbia residents ONLY.

Mayor Fenty and Stoddert Students Unveil New Look for First Day of School

By Seyi Oduyela

Published: August 21, 2010

Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, DC Public Schools (DCPS) Chancellor Michelle Rhee, Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization (OPEFM) Director Allen Lew, and Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) Director Jesús Aguirre joined Ward 3 youth for the ribbon cutting of Stoddert Elementary School, 4000 Calvert Street, NW.

A New Era to Begin for Southwest Waterfront in the District of Columbia

By Seyi Oduyela

Published: August 21, 2010

A New Era to Begin for Southwest Waterfront in the District of Columbia   Seyi Oduyela/Washington, DC Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) Valerie Santos and the Ward 6 community kicked off the demolition of 800 Water Street, SW marking the beginning of a massive $1 billion mixed-use redevelopment plan [...]

Sudan Expels Darfur Aid Staff

By Johnson Eniku

Published: August 21, 2010

Sudanese authorities have reportedly expelled five humanitarian workers employed by the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross from West Darfur state.

South Africa Develops Cheap Tea Bag That Purifies Water

By Shamsydeen Badmus

Published: August 21, 2010

Researchers at a South African university have developed a tea bag that sucks up toxic contamination from highly polluted water to make it safe to drink. Science news website SciDev.Net reported on Thursday that the new filter has been successfully tested on river samples and could be on the market in the next few months if approved by the South African Bureau of Standards.

Zimbabwean Diamonds on Sale

By Tayo Adelaja

Published: August 21, 2010

The first public sale of diamonds from Zimbabwe’s controversial Marange fields was held on Wednesday at Harare airport. The body that regulates the global diamond trade, the Kimberley Process, said that approximately 900,000 carats of rough diamonds were valued at around 72 million US dollars during the auction. Zimbabwe lost its license to sell diamonds last November over alleged human rights abuses committed by army troops that run the Marange fields, but in July the Kimberley Process allowed it to resume limited exports.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Vows to End Dependence on Food Aid

By Johnson Eniku

Published: August 21, 2010

Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi unveiled a five-year development plan on Wednesday that he claims will end the country’s dependence on international food aid. Mr Meles’ plan envisages economic growth of between 11 and 14.9 per cent.

“Deadlock Threatens Referendum in South Sudan,” Ruling Party Warns

By Shamsydeen Badmus

Published: August 21, 2010

The ruling party of South Sudan warned on Thursday that a vote on independence due in January will not be possible unless political issues within the country’s referendum commission are resolved in the next two weeks.

United Kingdom Considers Cutting Aid to Developing Countries

By Adebayo Somuyiwa

Published: August 20, 2010

The UK’s international development secretary Andrew Mitchell is considering cutting more than 90 aid commitments made to developing countries around the world, according to documents leaked to the press. The newspaper The Observer on Sunday published extracts from a leaked memo from Nick Dyer, the director of policy at the department for international development (Dfid), to Mr Mitchell.

By Tayo Adelaja

Published: August 20, 2010

A Ugandan member of parliament has accused government troops of torturing and killing civilians during a disarmament campaign in the north-eastern Karamoja region. Francis Adamson Kiyonga, who is also a human rights campaigner, told journalists on Monday that at least 15 people have been killed since April, most of them shot.

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