Brasà lia (AFP) - Brazil won a major victory Saturday in the fight to restore credibility amid a tainted meat scandal, with key markets China, Egypt and Chile lifting their bans on its products. The announcement of the reopening of the Chinese market to Brazilian meat imports did not come from Beijing, but from Brazilian agriculture minister Bl ...
Bloemfontein (South Africa) (AFP) - Teenager Curwin Bosch continued Saturday to be an outstanding deputy for injured Coastal Sharks skipper Patrick Lambie, kicking 18 points in a 38-30 Super Rugby victory at Central Cheetahs. The 19-year-old fly-half slotted four penalties and three conversions from eight attempts in the South African derby at t ...
Cotonou (AFP) - Benin is asking for the return of treasures that were taken during French colonial rule from the end of the 19th century, re-opening a thorny diplomatic issue that resonates across Africa. Lawmakers and civil society groups from both countries have written to French President Francois Hollande, calling for the return of colonial ...
This week, CNN rsquo;s lsquo;African Voices rsquo; features Mo Abudu, one of Africa rsquo;s most prominent media figures, who has operated across both television and film in her career. Reporting from Lagos, Nigeria, the programme joins Abudu in her studio, where she serves as CEO of EbonyLife Television and EbonyLife Films. Explainin ...
Washington (AFP) - The US military is wrapping up operations against the Lord's Resistance Army in central Africa, even though its leader Joseph Kony is still at large, a top US general said Friday. This thing is coming to an end, said General Thomas Waldhauser, head of the US military's Africa Command. A self-styled mystic and prophet, Kon ...
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