505 47 ADWAC trains out-of-school youths on HIV/AIDS prevention, behavioural changeThe Agency for the Development of Women and Children (ADWAC) recently organized two days training workshop for 14 out of school youths on HIV/AIDS prevention in Kerewan,...

Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² (11.7 million sq mi) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area.[2] With a ...

Africa's natural habitats are suffering from human interference. One of the most serious problems occurs in areas such as the Sahel where scrub and forest clearance, often for cooking, combined with overgrazing, is causing...

50138University teachers from across Africa have blamed politicians for the frequent power interruptions in the continent, especially in West African nations, pointing out that military putsch was a consequence of unresolved grumbling in the polity.The...

  The World Economic Forum recently published the Network Readiness Index which ranks the impact of ICT on the competitiveness of various countries world wide. Relatively, African countries are not doing well. Only Algeria, Nigeria,...

       Horn of Africa: The main traditional dishes in Eritrean cuisine are tsebhis (stews) served with injera (flatbread made from teff,[1] wheat, or sorghum), and hilbet (paste made from legumes, mainly lentil, fab...

The History of African Jewelry Begins with the Birth of the Art The history of African jewelry is largely believed to indicate the birthing point for this art form. Evidence of early beads has been found on this continent dating back some 7...

Zulu phrases: English isiZulu Hello Sawubona Hello (To more than one person) Sanibonani (pronounced, roughly, "San'bonaan") How are you? Unjani? I am fine Ngikhona Goodbye ("Stay well" - to one person, if he/she...

New Names to the African Name Web SiteAnika - Yoruba dailect NigeriaAmeyo is a girl name from Ghana and the Ewe dialect meaning a girl born on SaturdayAyana- Beautiful Flower- EthiopianAriel- Loiness of GodKai - Girl name, basically means "love", Yorub...

50097 AfranAhlul Bayt News Agency (ABNA.ir), The Academic Forum of the African Shia Islamic Movement in Nigeria organises a five-day( 1st to 4th of June 2010) programme to mark the annual Imam week at Congo Conference Hall of Ahmadu Bello Universit...

505 36Addressing the gathering, The Gambia’s vice president, Dr Aja Isatou Njie Saidy underscored the importance of the tourism industry to the national economy, saying for this reason, The Gambia government attaches prominence to tourism development...

African Tradition is expressed through many different art forms, such as music, dance, art, sculpture and beadwork. These traditions are deeply ingrained into the whole African culture. Many African languages are “tone languages,” mean...

50114Nigeria’s acting president Goodluck Jonathan has left the shores of the country on his first foreign trip to the United States of America where he is expected to meet with US president Barrack Obama.Jonathan’s fly to the United States was his ...

505 31The Ministry of Agriculture is spearheading the Gambia All Village Savings and Credit Associations (VISACA) Congress at the Sheraton Hotel and Spa in Brufut. The two-day forum brings together stakeholders in the micro-finance institutions across ...

50081 AfranPresident Mahmoud Ahmadinejad here on Wednesday congratulated his Sudanese counterpart President Omar al-Bashir, on his re-election as the country’s president.In the message, President Ahmadinejad also congratulated the Sudanese governm...

Ahmadinejad spits fire on Iran’s nuclear Programme(Ahmadinejad bullish on nuclear bullying)Posted Monday, April 26 2010 at 04:23pm50603The Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday concluded his much-anticipated maiden 2-day state visit to Ug...

50071 AfranZimbabwe International Trade Exhibition opened on Friday in the presence of Iranian and Zimbabwean presidents.Fifteen countries over the world presented their last industrial and agricultural products in the Exhibition, IRIB reported from Zi...

Ahmadinejad's trip to Africa at a Glance

50062 AfranTehran, April 21, IRNA -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said insecurity in the Middle East is caused by forces outside this region.According to the Presidential Office Website, Ahmadinejad in an interview with the German TV network R.T.L. sa...