60,000 US dollar digital library is launched in Egypt. Five managers of the government-owned Kenya Pipeline Company and privately-owned Triton Petroleum Company have been charged with fraud in Nairobi. South Africa is a source, transit and destination country for trafficked men, women and children Museveni, president of Uganda: China is not a threat to Africa [...]

Sarkozy’s Sugar Poppa Days in Africa are Numbered argues my friend Grant White African published his 15 Travel Tips for Africa. Very interesting stuff which I strongly recommend. William Easterly asks himself if the IMF is the new UN. The answer can be found here. 1,500 babies born on any given day in sub-Saharan Africa [...]

As abortion is illegal in Tanzania many young women use various natural herbs or unconventional methods to get rid of the pregnancy. A terrifying investigation led by NY Times reveals that 17 of 31 minor surgeries in a local hospital in Tanzania were done to repair the consequences of “incomplete abortions.” Charles Taylor is converting [...]

Easterly attacks Sacks again. And again he, Easterly, is right! Geography Lessons: Correcting Sachs on African Economic Development My friend Grant, keeps us up to date with This Week in the Great Lakes. Via Africanloft.com I find that the world’s most advanced malaria vaccine entered its final phase of pre-approval testing. Since I’ve had malaria [...]

HRW sucks ass, argues Rwandan journalist Via The Economist I find that old habits die hard. Ministers in the new Zuma cabinet are as open-minded towards corruption as the previous ones. It’s a shame. The New York Times has an article about the dangers pregnant women face in Tanzania, my favorite country in East Africa. [...]

Via Africanloft.com, I find that the president of Malawi got re-elected. Zimbabwe: International calls are growing to ban or restrict the trade in diamonds from Zimbabwe. Encouraging Not that it will happen though. AU calls for sanctions on Eritrea Lastly, Rival factions in Madagascar have tentatively agreed to a transition deal that could see interim [...]

BBC publishes a very useful introduction to South African general elections in the form of a Q&A article. “Somali piracy Global Overview” shows how different countries around the world have been affected by the Somali pirates. Nice job! As I expected, Captain Camara, the acting president of Guinea and one of the orchestrators of the [...]

Via Ne York Times, how to catch a pirate, readers’ ideas. Some of them here: “Arm the crew of merchant vessels. Patrol the waters, use helicopters and fast units to engage and sink pirate ships. Have spies in harbors, just the way the pirates do it, to identify the so-called “mother ships.” Sink them. Once [...]

  The Gaddafi family is suing the Swiss authorities for rightfully arresting colonel Gaddafi’s son last year. Hilarious! An Ugandan ex spy who embezzled 50,000 dollars meant for AIDS patients was sentenced to 10 years in prison.  10 years in prison might ironically make him an AIDS patient. It’s called karma, right? Negotiating with terrorists: [...]

  Chinese representative urged all countries to abandon any form of trade and investment protectionism. This could help Africa a lot!  Belgium wants Chad President Hissene Habre on trial. Let’s see how far it will go.  Zuma a free man? The future president of the republic of South Africa might be relieved of all charges [...]