TOMS Shoes has chosen Atlanta faith-based non-profit Heart for Africa as a "Giving Partner" in Swaziland, Africa, to provide TOMS Shoes to orphans and other children in rural communities, TOMS announced Tuesday. TOMS Shoes "One for...
Nigerian anti-corruption officers have raided the offices of the agency which regulates the sale of fuel, as people return to work after the end of a week-long strike over the cost of petrol....
Ethiopia's government has been accused of forcing tens of thousands of people off their land so it can be leased to foreign investors. US-based Human Rights Watch says people are being...
The strikes that forced Nigeria's government to restore some of the withdrawn fuel subsidy have been described as "Nigeria's Harmattan". They did not last as long as the...
Radical cleric Abu Qatada has won his appeal against deportation from the UK to Jordan, at the European Court of Human Rights. The judges accepted the UK's deal with Jordan to protect the cleric from abuse was sound. But the court said he should not face trial for terrorism on evidence obtained...
Ethiopia's government has been accused of forcing tens of thousands of people off their land so it can be leased to foreign investors. US-based Human Rights Watch says people are being forcibly relocated to new villages that lack adequate food, farmland and facilities. Ethiopia has already...
Anti-corruption officers in Nigeria have raided the offices of the PPPRA, the agency which regulates the sale of fuel in the West African nation. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says items were confiscated as an investigation into alleged fraud in the importation of fuel begins. The...
Fake and poor quality anti-malarial drugs are threatening efforts to control the disease in Africa and could put millions of lives at risk, scientists say. The counterfeit medicines could harm patients and promote drug resistance among malaria parasites, warns the study, funded by the Wellcome...
