Central African Republic declares no financial obstacle to elections

The Central African Republic's Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) says the country has no longer financial obstacles to the organization of elections.

Global broadband divide revealed

The global disparity in access to broadband around the world and the cost of a connection is revealed by UN figures.

EU approves crisis aid for poor countries

EU approves $372 million to help most vulnerable countries cope with financial crisis.

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African Nations Cup qualifying fixtures

African Nations Cup qualifying group fixtures (kick off times GMT):

SRI LANKA: The 18th Amendment Destroying Democracy

A simple way of understanding the 18th Amendment is to compare it to the situation in the United States of America. The president of the United States is elected for a term of four years and is entitled to remain in power for a maximum of two terms. This is an absolute limit.

Telluride Film Festival Announces 2010 Line-up

One of the many things that makes the Telluride Film Festival more interesting than most other film festivals is that it doesn't announce the line-up until 24 hours before the film festival begins. And even then the festival usually packs a few unannounced surprise premieres. This year's line-up is kind of a let down. A large portion of the 24 feature films were selected from this year's Cannes ...

African Debate: Which Is The Best North African Team?

Goal.com's Rami Ayari analyzes which North African team looks to be in the best shape at the moment and decides which one of them is deserving of first place in his rankings.

EU approves first slice of 2010 crisis aid to developing states

Brussels - The European Union's executive on Thursday approved the first slice of a 264-million-euro (337-million-dollar) aid package designed to help poor African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) states weather the economic crisis this year.

EU approves crisis aid for 19 poor countries

(BRUSSELS ) - The European Union began to disburse on Thursday 264 million euros in aid to help 19 of the most vulnerable African, Caribbean and Pacific countries cope with the global economic crisis.