Zim Polls: UK’s hidden hand exposed

THE British government and its prime minister, Gordon Brown, have now come out in the open as the real power behind the MDC Tsvangirai faction, demanding the release of the results of Zimbabwe’s elections that show an opposition victory.
http://www.herald.co.zw/inside.aspx?sectid=32782&cat=1

Ghanaian entrepreneurs challenged to invest in oil

Ghanaian entrepreneurs were on Wednesday challenged to invest in the country’s oil production in order to retain its wealth for the local people.
http://www.myjoyonline.com/business/200804/14974.asp

Lessons in democracy from Gaddafi, East Africa's best friend

The other week, Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi was in Uganda and, as he is wont, he left behind a cloud of controversy.
First, in one of his speeches in Kampala, he said “revolutionary” leaders like President Yoweri Museveni who came to power through the gun (Gaddafi too came to power the same way, although his miThe other week, Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi was in Uganda and, as he is wont, he left behind a cloud of controversy.
http://www.nationmedia.com/eastafrican/current/Opinion/oped310320081.htm

Addressing Nigeria's brain drain

Dr Peace Babalola is one frustrated scientist.
At her lab in Nigeria, she just wants to get on with her research into drugs to combat endemic local diseases like malaria. But things are not easy. "It is a real sacrifice. It is patriotism," she says of her work.
She can't afford to buy enzymes. Her lab is missing a critical machine.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7322365.stm

Liberian refugees a threat to Ghana’s security – Minister

Interior Minister, Kwamena Bartels says Liberian refugees at the Buduburam Refugees Settlement in the central region have become a threat to Ghana’s security.He said government is aware that a number of ex-combatants in Liberia’s decade old civil war have infiltrated the camp and are planning to cause trouble in the country.
http://www.myjoyonline.com/news/200804/14930.asp

All Eyes on Zimbabwe’s Election Results

Hanging in the balance is the presidency of Robert G. Mugabe, whom The New York Times characterized today in a dispatch from Harare as “immensely crafty and thoroughly ruthless,” and “not a man likely to give up his hold on power without a fight.” Every comment on the situation that The Lede turned up this morning reflected that worry, made worse with every minute that passed without word of voting results.
http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/01/all-eyes-on-zimbabwes-election-results/

Africa needs to weigh the benefits of using biofuels

With the atmosphere choking under carbon emissions, and crusaders of the green planet shouting from the roof-tops, who can resist the allure of a product that promises to drive the economy while at the same time cleaning our environment?
http://www.checkbiotech.org/green_News_Biofuels.aspx?infoId=17412