Should there be an international insurance facility to help poor countries alleviate the impact of climate-related risks? Should they be compensated for losses to their developmental goals by slow-onset events like droughts? These were among the tougher debates at the

As a follow-up to threats by the FCT minister, Senator Adamu Aliero, to close down some embassies and religious centres within the territory over issues bothering on environmental ills, the administration has disclosed that about 300 officers and men of

Olaf Storø is a burly Norwegian with a white beard and mane much like that of the ice-sculpted polar bear standing on top of the plinth in front of the Church of Our Lady, Copenhagen's Lutheran cathedral.

The trial of five men accused of belonging to an unauthorized political party resumes at the Supreme State Security Court this week. The court does not operate in accordance with international standards of fair trial.

The House of Representatives has rejected the 2010 budget proposal of the Ministry of Science and Technology for not meeting standards that would enhance Nigeria 's technology development.

The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Ambassador Yukiwa Amano yesterday declared his support for the Nigerian nuclear project.

A Guinean soldier on the run from the authorities admits for the first time that he shot the country's military ruler.

AMAHORO NATIONAL STADIUM - President Paul Kagame yesterday called on the youth and women to take an upper hand in championing development in the country.

A partnership between Canadian volunteers and Building Bridges with Rwanda (BBR), an organisation founded by a Rwandan living in Canada, is helping in the fight against water Hyacinth in the wetlands of Gashora, in Bugesera District.

OPPOSITION parties who are dissatisfied with the conduct of Namibia's National Assembly and presidential elections at the end of last month announced yesterday that they have launched a case in the High Court to ask for a "thorough audit" of

Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA), yesterday officially unveiled three state-of-the art scanners to be used at different customs points to speed up inspection and effectiveness in screening contents of vehicles entering the country.

2009, a landmark year showing how out of control our world is. Exposed are deep, irreconcilable differences within and without all continents; demonstrated massive ignorance of technology, of each other's beliefs at national levels and ignorance of the basic needs

PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba says in the next five years Swapo will focus on improving the living standards of the people.

Hundreds on Monday gathered at the Supreme Court to pay their last respects to city lawyer, Jean Marie Vianney Ruzagiriza Gatanazi who passed away suddenly on December 12.

THE Keetmanshoop Town Council has suspended its data processor with full pay pending a investigation into irregularities in the council's records.

WITH the national elections over and some opposition parties still finalising a possible court challenge to the results, the focus has already shifted to next year's regional elections, when voters will only be allowed to vote in the constituency where

Diaspora students currently pursuing education in Switzerland have vowed to return to Rwanda to engage in national development.

THE 2009 Presidential and National Assembly elections ended on a somewhat sour note.

The US$2.68 billion China Union plan to revitalise Liberia's Bong Mines has not taken off, almost a year after it was first signed. Initial concerns about the little-known Chinese mining company's ability to raise such sums now seem well founded

Kacyiru Primary Court yesterday provisionally released city entertainment mogul Barry Ndegenyingoma after the latter acquired two people to stand as his sureties.