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Madagascar leapfrog Botswana into second by beating them 1-0 in Group 7 of the World Cup qualifiers.

Angola's ruling MPLA party is heading for a landslide win in parliamentary polls, preliminary results show.

Cameroon coach Otto Pfister says his side can make the World Cup after reaching the final phase of qualifiers.

Ten years ago few would have imagined just what a money-making instrument the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) would become. However those with a keen eye are reaping big from their adventures on the USE.

A story is told of a teenage daughter of a prominent Ugandan female musician who made a grand entry to Uganda's showbiz arena and got everyone talking. One never failed to notice her presence at most social functions. The paparazzi fell in love with her and still are.

When the women's movement in the southern African kingdom of Swaziland took to the streets in August to challenge what they called extravagance by the royal family, Swazi traditionalists were livid.

It was undoubtedly one of those days when nature surprised both scientists and the religiously inclined.

Girls as young as 14 are routinely taking the morning-after pill to avoid becoming pregnant, ignoring dangers posed by HIV/Aids through unprotected sex, according to a survey by the Sunday Nation and other research.

At the turn of the last century, the African traditional society crumbled under the twin assault of Christianity and colonialism.

Ever since the re-introduction of multi-parties in Kenya, political parties have remained confused, disorderly patchwork of ethnic outfits hastily put together with the sole purpose of winning General Elections and catapulting some tribal chieftain to State House.

A ONE-day symposium entitled, Renal Transplantation in Nigeria: Current Status and Future Prospects, was organised by Saint Nicholas Hospital (SNH), Lagos, last Wednesday. It was time to share experiences and rub minds on the way forward for renal transplantation in Nigeria.

WHAT started as rumour became a serious matter ten days after President Umaru Yar'Adua left Nigeria for Saudi Arabia in what official explanation said was a trip to perform the lesser Hajj, an obligation performed by Muslims but less known than the annual Hajj which every Muslim who has the capacity is expected to perform at least once in a life time.

In each of the past three growing seasons, the family of Bernadette Banda, in Chidambo village in the central region of Malawi, has doubled the maize harvest from the family plot, thanks to a government input subsidy programme.

Ebonyi State University Teaching Hospital, (EB-SUTH) at the weekend embarked on an indefinite strike over what it described as the state government's refusal to implement the Consolidated Tertiary Institutions' Salary Structure, the Association of Resident Doctors, (ARD) in the state.

As Nigerians become increasinlgly anxious over the state of health of President Musa Yar'Adua, a royal father in Enugu State, HRH Igwe Patrick Eze (Waziri) has called on Nigerians to offer prayers, instead of politicising the President's health situation.

Mention the word "sugar daddies" and what comes to the mind of parents is that their young girls are not safe. For a long a time, the story of older men who use money as a bait to catch innocent girls has persisted. Sounds strange?

The European Union election observer mission currently deployed in Rwanda for the September parliamentary elections will stick to their mandate of observing the elections.

Barack Senior and I were no Damon and Pythias. I would never have put my life on the line for him.

Barack Obama's foot is said to be size 10. And the way he carries that foot can betray his thought process.

Kenya's Harambee Stars ground out a 1-0 win against Namibia in a World Cup/Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani on Friday.