The Director of the International Labour Standards Department at the International Labour Organisation (ILO), Madam Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry, has disclosed that the much-anticipated Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC, 2006) would be implemented in 2011, after the ratification of the 30 states,

The public university system, comprising over 53 federal and state universities that were shut for more than three months, bounced back to academic activities when the Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) finally signed an agreement both

An African international agreement has opened the door to a debate on the rights and protection of people displaced by natural disasters, with a nod to migration as a result of climate change.

At least three government soldiers have been killed and several others including civilians have been wounded after land mine explosion targeted to government soldiers' vehicle in Mogadishu, witnesses officials told Shabelle radio on Friday.

Resettling the Internally Displace Persons (IDPs) was never going to be an easy task, but with a transparent, consistent and professional approach, it was hoped that it could be done. However, reports in the past week have accused the government

More than 200,000 people in the Coast will be marooned by floods if the current rains persist.

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) considers gender mainstreaming, or involving women in farming development efforts, an essential component of its efforts to improve food security in Africa. This is especially the case when it comes to economic empowerment.

In South Africa's not-too-distant past, the image of a commercial farmer usually brought to mind middle-aged white men in short pants or, in a few cases, black farmers struggling against the odds to compete in far-away markets.

A new campaign in Zambia backed by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) calls for an end to gender-based violence, the second biggest scourge in the nation, following HIV and AIDS, according to the African nation's leader.

Below are snapshots of some of South Africa's successful women farmers. All of them are recent winners of a female farmer competition run by provincial departments of agriculture, rural development and land administration in South Africa.

Governments and other health care providers have been urged to come up with women-specific approaches in promoting health.

Three Mau settlers surrendered their title deeds at the Nakuru lands office on Friday.

Birim North Umbrella Youth Association, a group made up of 13 recognized youth groups in communities in the Birim North District, has called for the granting of mining licence to Newmont Ghana Gold Limited to mine gold deposits in the

The Youth for Action Ghana (YAG), a youth activist group dedicated to the promotion of human rights, protection of the environment and inculcation of patriotism, has condemned Newmont Ahafo Mine for the recent cyanide spillage.

A crisis is looming over the small-scale farms of Africa. Experts agree that climate change is manifesting itself in the form of prolonged drought in many parts of Africa. This is having a devastating impact on millions of resource-poor, small-scale

Hundreds of Somalis against the Israeli soldiers who are destroying Al-aqsa mosque have made large demonstrations in Mogadishu and several regions in southern Somalia.

Ending one of the world's longest-running refugee sagas, the United Nations announced that some 400 Burundians left Tanzania today returning to the Central African homeland they escaped in 1972.

The top United Nations peacekeeping official has stressed that ending the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region will require greater commitment and efforts by the parties involved, lamenting that the peace process has been moving very slowly.