[allAfrica.com] Expanding the yield of smallscale agriculture is vital – not only to feed those in need, but to ensure global stability and preserve the environment.
[African Arguments] On Thursday, an impressive group of world leaders lead by Prime Minister David Cameron gathered at Lancaster House to discuss Somalia. But like many international conferences before it, the outcome was known well in advance of the first plenary. Indeed, in the weeks leading up to the conference, "leaked" copies of a draft commun […]
[Nation] Dakar - Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade has ignored appeals by former Nigerian leader Olusegun Obasanjo to withdraw from the presidential race scheduled for Sunday.
[UN News] The International Criminal Court (ICC) has announced that it will expand the scope of its investigation into possible war crimes in Côte d'Ivoire, currently limited to the period after contested presidential elections in late 2010, to as far back as the start of the West African country's civil war in 2002. […]
[SW Radio] A simple alteration in the draft constitution will ensure that the ageing and long serving Robert Mugabe will be able to seek re-election in the next election, most likely in 2013.
[Sudan Tribune] Ethiopian and Somali forces on Wednesday captured the strategic Somali town of Baidoa from the hands of the al-Qaeda-allied al-Shabaab militant group, according to the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry and news agencies.
[SANF] Africa's quest for greater connectivity and improved intra-regional trade could soon become a reality after the continent's leaders agreed to increase public spending on infrastructure and set in motion a programme to create a Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) by 2017.
BBC News meets unsung heroes working in the film industry, whose names appear lower down the credits, to find out what they do and how they contributed to some of the films nominated for this year's Oscars.
The Duke of Palma, Inaki Urdangarin, the husband of Spain's Princess Cristina and son-in-law of King Juan Carlos, will testify in court on Saturday over allegations that he misused millions of euros of public money.
The BBC's Chris Morris reports from Venice on how the economic reforms of Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti are affecting the iconic Italian location.
A crowd of thousands has heard Vladimir Putin deliver a strongly patriotic speech at a Moscow stadium as he bids for re-election as president of Russia.