By Rebecca Chimjeka Vendors in Malawi seem to be fed up with the Chinese nationals’ who have taken over the small-scale business from the natives in the name of ‘investors.’ This follows the petition by Malawi’s Northern district Kalonga based vendors to the District Commissioner (DC) who wants the investors to leave districts market as [...]

By Rebecca Chimjeka The Malawi government has trashed remarks by the U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon that African leaders should respect gay rights. Malawi Minister of Information and Civic Education Patricia Kaliati said there is no way the country can legalize homosexuality since it is against traditional values and commonly taken as a taboo. “We can [...]

NEW YORK, February 2, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General is concerned about the upsurge of tensions in Senegal ahead of the presidential election scheduled for 26 February 2012. The Secretary-General urges all political parties and national stakeholders to refrain [...]

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, February 2, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The African Union (AU) on Tuesday, 31st January 2012 hosted a fund-raising luncheon to propel forward the recently launched Pan-African University (PAU). Holding at the sidelines of the 18th AU Summit, the event took place in the new African Union Conference Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. [...]