Wainaina denies leading African lit renaissance but offers tips on how it can succeed - via mobile phone

Book: Poisoned Wells. The Dirty Politics of African Oil

Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (Rtd) will on Friday, November 27, 2009 launch a book titled " Upper End of Marriage-A Happy Home" written by the renowned Dr. Violet Arene of the popular "Kith & Kin" programme the

Former Chief of Army Staff and a leader of the defunct National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), Gen. Alani Akinrinade, has declared that Nigeria is built on a defective foundation and challenged all patriotic minds to summon enough courage to pull it

Luweero District authorities have interdicted the head teacher of Nakigoza Primary School, Mr Fred Balabye, for allegedly stripping five female pupils in the guise of checking them for stolen items and financial mismanagement.

The Vice Chancellor, University of Ilorin, Professor Is-haq Oloyede, has canvassed for the collaboration of African Universities, Research institutes as well as the industries for better development of the continent.

THE Clever Cubs School is a brand new school for 24 San children that opened this month on the N/a' an ku se Wildlife Sanctuary outside Windhoek.

THE Frank Fredericks Foundation (FFF) once again announced several scholarships worth thousands of dollars and brand-new sports equipment to athletes and schools in Namibia.

A five-day training on biodiversity conservation and management for forestry officers, last Thursday, November 19th commenced at the Darwin Field Station, located right in the heart of the Abuko Nature Reserve.

Eight trainees have successfully passed out of the Institute of Local Government Studies (ILGS) Microsoft IT Academy with certificates in Digital Literacy after undergoing a five-day programme from November 9-13.

Uganda Telecom last week donated food and scholastic materials to Gulu Primary School for the Blind worth Shs 8 million.

Kampala International University (KIU) recently marked out a new path by launching Uganda's first ever university tuition fee loan scheme.

Basic education has received a major boost in Nigeria as textbooks worth over N4.2 billion has been made available for distribution for primary four pupils and junior secondary schools across the states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.

Opperman Aids Orphan Trust's 8th fundraising gala dinner was held earlier this week at the Safari Court Conference Centre with the theme "Our beautiful children, our beautiful country".

Mobile phone company, Leo is sponsoring students from the Polytechnic of Namibia to attend a cultural exchange programme at Harvard College in Boston, Massachusetts.

Jambanjelly Nursery School on Tuesday, received an assortment of learning materials such as furniture, chalks, books, DVDs, toys, clothes and shoes from a charitable organisation called VZW De Gambiavrienden from Belgium, at a presntation ceremony held at the school ground,

A four-day training for 15 journalists; including editors and reporters drawn from different media institutions in the country will end today at the Gambia Press UnionÂ's head office in Bakau.

George Town Trust recently assisted Methodist Lower Basic School in Janjanbureh,Central River Region (CRR) with funitures and building materials worth forty-two thousand dalasi (42,000) the materials was meant for refurbishment.

THE French embassy has awarded scholarships to 37 students of Makerere and Kyambogo universities who are studying French. The beneficiaries comprise 16 second-year students and 21 students in the first year.

First Lady, Hajiya Turai Umaru Yar'Adua, yesterday flagged off the national distribution of more than eight million English Language and Mathematics textbooks, science-based activity books to primary four pupils and assorted library books for Junior Secondary Schools (JSS), worth N4.287