Quoted: Zanzibar's ban on the import and production of plastic bags has come into effect.

Interesting read.

Quoted: Juan Williams begins a series of profiles of American pioneers with the story of Edward Perkins, the first black U.S. ambassador to South Africa and ...

This is a pretty good idea. Looking forward to the end result.

Quoted: The online hangout MySpace.com will organize 20 concerts featuring bands promoted on its site as part of a campaign to raise awareness and money for humanitarian relief in Sudan.

Quoted: MOGADISHU, Somalia — An Islamic militia that has seized much of southern Somalia declared a holy war Monday against Ethiopia, accusing its neighbor of deploying ...

17-year-old Stella will be the first Nigerian to experience zero gravity. Pretty awesome.

Quoted: "I feel like I'm an ambassador," the slim, self-contained 17-year-old said in an interview Tuesday, on the eve of her flight to the U.S. Pressing her hands down on her black skirt, she added, people "thought (space) was only for whites. They don't know that a Nigerian can do it too."

Dotting to read later. Thanks, Deb!

Quoted: Everyone's heard about the human rights abuses in African gold and diamond mines. But when it comes to their ultra-cool, razor-thin cell phones, American consumers ...

Quoted: While north of the equator, much of the United States sweats through a heat wave, Johannesburg saw flurries Wednesday for the first time in at ...

I'm cautiously optimistic.

Quoted: Campaigning has started in what should be the first democratic elections in 45 years in Democratic Republic of Congo, due on 30 July...

Quoted: The Unicef report estimates that some 600 children still die every day as a result of conflict and disease.