Vietnam has "huge potential" for further collaboration with Africa on agriculture as part of its policy towards the continent, one of its leaders has told a forum on cooperation with Africa in Hanoi.

The potential of mobile telephony to transform Africa will only be achieved if the development of other infrastructure keeps pace, says a study.

The introduction of carbon emission tax in South Africa is causing confusion in the Namibian motor vehicle retail industry, with some accusing the Ministry of Finance of failing to take leadership.

So, the boring and loudmouthed Ethiopian Yacob chickened out of the barn when he voluntarily left the game on Monday.

The Federal Republic of Nigeria is one of the 17 African countries that became independent in 1960. The countries are celebrating their Golden Jubilee independence anniversary in 2010, to express gratitude to the Almighty for keeping them in 'relative peace'. Nine of the 17 countries will celebrate in August, 2010. This is historic.

Africa's leading press freedom advocates met in Kenya this week to support the Declaration of Table Mountain, a freedom of expression campaign organised by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) to repeal criminal defamation and insult laws across the continent.

As the 1st edition of the ECOWAS Games comes to an end this Sunday, participating countries have scored facilities and level of organisation put up by Nigeria for the games high.

A new report has re-echoed the warning that the increasing erratic rainfall caused by climate change will pose a major threat to food security and economic growth, especially in Africa and Asia.

Nigeria is to host the first AU-New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) meeting on external debt management in the first quarter of 2011, Mr Goodie Ibru, has said. Ibru, the Chairman of NEPAD Business Group Nigeria, disclosed this when he paid a courtesy visit on the Director-General, Debt Management Office (DMO), Dr Abraham Nwankwo.

Many ugly things happen in life, but losing an election is a pain no one can explain. Indeed, does what does not kill you make you stronger? Maybe, only maybe.

“The African Union Commission is encouraged by the level of enthusiasm demonstrated by all our agriculture and climate change experts and stakeholders gathered here today to address the subject of food security, agriculture and climate change. These are all inextricably linked with significant consequences for us if there are not carefully managed”.

A speech by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, DC:

Her story is the story of almost 800 million people. It's a story about textbooks and teachers that never were. The schools were there for Lourença de Brito. She just couldn't attend them. At an early age in the archipelago nation of Cape Verde, de Brito had to work in subsistence agriculture. Education wasn't an option.

"Herding goats is tough with the thirst, sun, loneliness and hunger each day. And it can last forever. You herd as a girl, then as a wife, as a pregnant woman, as a mother and even as a grandmother," says Rukia Ibrahim whose 13-year-old younger sister was married off to a herdsman.

Kina Klothing is an African urban wear brand that launched its first collection in 2009. Many of the designs depict themes and images celebrating Africa in general, while others focus on images relevant to Tanzania. Kina Klothing is the brainchild of Tanzanian designers and entrepreneurs Mkuki Bgoya and Susan Mosi. While both were based in Texas they came up with the idea of starting a clothing line that reflected their style and backgrounds. Bgoya, who has a degree in design communication, began with designing graphic t-shirts in 2002 that were inspired by hip hop culture and his Tanzanian background.

The United Nations joins "One Day on Earth" to capture people's stories across the globe.

Five decades ago, 17 African countries threw off the brutal and degrading yoke of colonialism. The 50th anniversary of African national liberation is an opportunity to critically reflect on the era of post-colonial Africa, which began with luminous hope but has been marred by a leitmotif of grinding disappointment and failure. No one has suffered more from the continent's post-colonial misfortunes and misadventures than its women.

After weeks of rumours sparked by the leaking of a draft World Bank position paper on so-called land grabs in poor countries, the international financial institution has officially released its report on the surge in farmland purchases and leasing which have elicited controversy for over two years.

G20 issues, debt problems of small states, high on the agenda

Ramadan is a time for reflection, introspection, charity and compassion