Falconets Fight For Nigeria's Image, Meet England Today
By Christian Okpara NIGERIA's Under-20 women's national team, the Falconets, have vowed to redeem the country's image in female soccer, which has suffered severe battering in recent times. Nigeria, which has won all the last African Women's Championship
How To Make Africa Great, By Museveni
From Isa Abdulsalami, Jos PRESIDENT Yoweri Kaguta Museveni of Uganda yesterday offered a blueprint for the development of the African continent. The president identified the Nigerian government's seven-point agenda as one of the programmes of African
Gujarat woos South African business
Johannesburg (IANS): A high-level government and business delegation from Gujarat on Friday began a three-city tour of South Africa to woo local business to invest in the state as part of the 'Vibrant Gujarat' campaign. The delegation addressed largely
Language keeps the rhythm of Africa alive
For heritage and culture, the study of isiXhosa should be a priority, writes Lindile Sifile THE future of isiXhosa may be under threat as more and more matriculants at former Model C schools in the province choose to study Afrikaans as their additional
Morningstar hooks up with South African firm
2:34 PM EST Morningstar Inc. announced today that it will obtain the business operations of InvestData (Pty) Ltd., a proprietary of New York-based Standard & Poor's Fund Services located in Kwazulu Natal, South Africa. The companies plan to complete the
Kuwait-Comoros relations distinguished: Ambassador
CAIRO: Kuwait's relations with Comoros is distinguished and constantly developing, given the exchange of official visits and the volume of the Gulf state's investments in the African country, said Kuwaiti Ambassador Dr Rashid Al-Hamad yesterday.
African American Women Have Higher Risk of Strokes
According to the Tri State Stroke Network, stroke is the third leading cause of death in North Carolina and stroke death rates for African Americans are nearly 50 percent higher than for whites. African American women are uniquely affected by strokes
African-American Ballots Down for Senate Runoff
After two days of early voting for the Dec. 2 runoffs in Georgia, African-American turnout is down significantly from the heady days leading up to the election of Barack Obama as president. According to Secretary of State Karen Handel, black voters have
Thousands protest in Iraq against US troops pact
Followers of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr marched on Friday against a pact letting US forces stay in Iraq until 2011, toppling an effigy of President George Bush where US troops once tore down a statue of Saddam Hussein. Thousands of demonstrators
Immunization Rates Lag in Older African-Americans
A new report by AARPs Public Policy Institute highlights the impact of low vaccination rates for influenza and pneumonia among older black and Hispanic populations. Rates for these groups lag significantly behind whites. Together, influenza and pneumonia
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