If peace and understanding could be human, then South African Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu would be one of the best examples of these concepts because few have worked harder for them, often in the face of insurmountable odds.

While many African countries have experienced economic growth in recent years, glaring gender disparities remain in the areas of health, higher education, employment and empowerment, Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro told an international meeting in Addis Ababa today.

WHEN President Barack Obama takes office on January 20 next year, he will find that the Bushwhackers (cronies of President George W Bush) have emptied the treasury. These Bushwhackers are following a well known theory described by former British prime minister Edward Heath as the "ugly face of capitalism".

About 40 participants, representatives of the Catholic Church in Africa and Europe, are meeting in Liverpool for a conference on migration.

Public Health & Education

Amadou Toumani Toure, the president of the Republic of Mali, has said that strategies of public health and care in the 21st century are based on scientific evidence and Africa must control science and technology.

Moses Nwanze, project coordinator of Future. Ambassadors of Movie and Entertainment in Africa (FAME), has revealed that the movie project will be launched in December 2008 in the Gambia.