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11 African Countries Sign CAADP Compacts
In spite of the involvement of African countries in the establishment of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) to promote agriculture and reduce poverty, only 11 countries have signed the CAADP Compacts. The countries mostly...
African Agriculture Development Meeting Opens in Abuja
The 5th Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Partnership Platform Meeting opened on Monday in Abuja with more than 50 African countries and donor agencies in attendance. The meeting is being held in preparation of the three-day...
London’s West End Unveils The X Factor
Europe’s busiest diagonal crossing has been unveiled by London Mayor Boris Johnson following a £5million makeover which has seen Oxford Circus get the X factor. For the first time ever shoppers will be able to cross the busy intersection diagonally...
Ghana’s First Cardinal Arrives Home to a Rapturous Welcome
Ghana’s first Cardinal Peter Kojo Appiah Turkson, who has been appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as President of the Pontifical Peace and Justice Council in Rome, has received a rapturous welcome on his return to Cape Coast, his hometown. He was met by...
Mozambique to Celebrate the 17th Anniversary of the Signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement
Mozambique will celebrate on Sunday the 17th anniversary of the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (GPA) in Rome, Italy which ended 16 years of a brutal and devastating civil war in 1992. The apartheid-backed RENAMO (Mozambican National Resistance)...
Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission Signs Air Transport Agreement for Christian Pilgrims
Nigeria’s National Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC) has signed an agreement with two air carriers, Travel Aviation and Tourism Nigeria (TAT) and Empire Aviation Services (EAS) Nigeria, for the transportation of Christian pilgrims to Israel and Rome...
Mozambique to Launch Massive Public Works Tenders
The Mozambique Government has announced an ambitious plan to issue international public works tenders amounting to 800 million euro for a number of projects including 1,000 km of roads, three bridges, construction of a container terminal at Beira Port...
Italian Man Wants Sex Change So He Can Become a Nun
The ANSA news agency has reported that a 45-year-old Italian gay man is planning to undergo a sex change operation and become a nun, although so far the church has failed to back his plan. The man, whose name has not been revealed, lives in a small town...
