http://www.thenewsroom.com/api/rss/F409.rss en-us Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:55:59 GMTFri, 20 Nov 2009 17:08:11 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3846282http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3846282Residents of Mau forest in Kenya are being evicted over government claims that illegal settlement and deforestation have already destroyed a quarter of the forest.V3846282Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifReuters© 2009 Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/11/20/OVE5AJBSA_pre.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/11/20/OVE5AJBSA_tmb.jpgSun, 15 Nov 2009 12:16:06 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3841624http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3841624African's keen to explore business opportunities in the East are moving to China to live and work.V3841624Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifReuters© 2009 Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/11/15/OVE5AEGDS_pre.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/11/15/OVE5AEGDS_tmb.jpgTue, 10 Nov 2009 19:54:06 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3837289http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3837289According to the credo of the Soweto Electricity Crisis Committee, everyone should be entitled to free electricity. So when the residents of the township are cut off, they illegally restore their power supply. But the power company they are siphoning energy from says their acts are not only against the law, but highly dangerous, and warns they are putting lives at risk. V3837289AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifAFP© 2009 AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/11/10/MMV97654_TEN.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/11/10/MMV97654_TEN_thumb.jpgMon, 09 Nov 2009 00:58:05 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3835641http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3835641Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiaobao pledged 10 billion dollars in concessional loans to Africa on Sunday, at the start of a two-day Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. He also pledged to cancel debts of African countries to boost his country's role in the continent. Beijing has been pouring investments into oil and other raw materials on the resource-rich continent to fuel China's booming economy. V3835641AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifAFP© 2009 AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/11/09/MMV97465_TEN.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/11/09/MMV97465_TEN_thumb.jpgMon, 02 Nov 2009 15:54:05 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3830145http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3830145Rochester, NY - Morning Show Video Clips -- Manute Bol Part II (7:50)V3830145WHAMhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/wham_logo_lg.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/idm_logo.jpgInergize Digital Media© Clear Channel Broadcasting, Inc.http://cache.thenewsroom.com/wham/2009/11/02/209960_preview.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/wham/2009/11/02/209960_thumb.jpgMon, 02 Nov 2009 15:50:06 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3830139http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3830139Rochester, NY - Former NBA star Manute Bol talks about the charity work he has pursued in Sudan since retirement.V3830139WHAMhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/wham_logo_lg.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/idm_logo.jpgInergize Digital Media© Clear Channel Broadcasting, Inc.http://cache.thenewsroom.com/wham/2009/11/02/209958_preview.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/wham/2009/11/02/209958_thumb.jpgMon, 02 Nov 2009 11:18:07 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3830019http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3830019With the World Cup coming to South Africa next year, the whole continent is being swept by football fever like never before. But away from the glare of international attention, many clubs in southern Africa are still struggling with financial and logistical problems. One football coach in neighbouring Botswana gave AFPTV a tour of the daily hopes and tribulations for a typical middle-division club. Duration: 01:58 V3830019AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifAFP© 2009 AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/11/02/MMV96307_TEN.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/11/02/MMV96307_TEN_thumb.jpgFri, 30 Oct 2009 12:08:05 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3828311http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3828311For more than 100 years, the Yoruba and Nago peoples of West Africa have performed the gelede, a masked song and dance ceremony recognised by UNESCO as a masterpiece of oral cultural heritage. It's performed to mark major events -- in particular the annual harvest --but also plays an important role in society. Duration: 02:18. V3828311AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifAFP© 2009 AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/10/30/MMV96453_TEN.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/10/30/MMV96453_TEN_thumb.jpgTue, 27 Oct 2009 13:28:06 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3825151http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3825151Twenty-seven years after the end of the civil war, Mozambique still hasn't rebuilt itself. In the centre of the country, part of the main rail line from Beira to Sena has reopened after being closed for a quarter of a century. It's a vital step to get the country's economy -- and its passengers -- back on track. Duration: 01:58 V3825151AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifAFP© 2009 AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/10/27/MMV96252_TEN.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/10/27/MMV96252_TEN_thumb.jpgSun, 25 Oct 2009 10:14:06 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3823844http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3823844Two Egyptian passenger trains collided, killing more than 15 people and leaving passengers trapped in wreckage.V3823844Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifReuters© 2009 Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/10/25/OVE59OG9P_pre.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/10/25/OVE59OG9P_tmb.jpgFri, 23 Oct 2009 17:28:05 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3822674http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3822674African leaders finish a two-day summit Friday, after landmark discussions to improve the plight of 17 million displaced people and refugees on the world's poorest and most war-prone continent. African Union Commission chairman Jean Ping said the huge numbers of people who had fled their homes posed a threat to Africa's stability. V3822674AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifAFP© 2009 AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/10/23/MMV95935_TEN.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/10/23/MMV95935_TEN_thumb.jpgFri, 23 Oct 2009 11:08:05 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3822457http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3822457At the heart of Mozambique's general election on October 28 is the fight against poverty, a fundamental issue in a country where 78 percent of people live on less than two dollars a day. In the town of Beira, some 3,500 people have been living at the "Grand Hotel", a giant open air squat that was once one of Africa's most luxurious destinations. V3822457AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifAFP© 2009 AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/10/23/MMV95933_TEN.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/10/23/MMV95933_TEN_thumb.jpgThu, 22 Oct 2009 17:12:05 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3821654http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3821654Tunisia's President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali is on the campaign trail ahead of a vote on Sunday which is near-certain to return him to power for a fourth consecutive term. The 73-year-old, who has been in power for the past 22 years, was last re-elected in 2004 with 99.4 percent of the vote. He has pledged to raise average income and reduce poverty in his north African country.V3821654AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifAFP© 2009 AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/10/22/MMV95810_TEN.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/10/22/MMV95810_TEN_thumb.jpgWed, 21 Oct 2009 18:24:05 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3820674http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3820674Despite growth in its economy and generous development aid, Egypt has failed to reduce the number of people who live beneath the poverty line. In the absence of state help, grassroots initiatives are being set up to help the unemployed. V3820674AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifAFP© 2009 AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/10/21/MMV95677_TEN.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/10/21/MMV95677_TEN_thumb.jpgTue, 20 Oct 2009 14:56:06 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3819501http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3819501Pirates from Somalia have hijacked a Chinese bulk carrier some 700 nautical miles east of the Horn of Africa state.V3819501Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifReuters© 2009 Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/10/20/OVE59J514_pre.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/10/20/OVE59J514_tmb.jpgMon, 19 Oct 2009 13:56:05 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3818417http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3818417Two freed aid workers from the Irish agency Goal arrive in Khartoum after their release from captivity in Sudan's troubled Darfur region.V3818417Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifReuters© 2009 Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/10/19/OVE59I2LD_pre.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/10/19/OVE59I2LD_tmb.jpgMon, 19 Oct 2009 11:34:05 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3818345http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3818345Construction crews are ripping up streets across Zimbabwe's capital Harare, in a race to beat the upcoming rainy season and replace leaky sewers blamed for sparking the worst cholera epidemic the world has seen in decades. Duration: 01:38 V3818345AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifAFP© 2009 AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/10/19/MMV95199_TEN.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/10/19/MMV95199_TEN_thumb.jpgWed, 14 Oct 2009 10:52:05 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3814412http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3814412Mozambicans go to the polls in two weeks' time, only the fourth election to be held since since the country became a multi-party democracy 15 years ago. This time, though, there's a new contender on the scene -- the Democratic Movement of Mozambique, led by Daviz Simango, mayor of Beira city.V3814412AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifAFP© 2009 AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/10/14/MMV94914_TEN.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/10/14/MMV94914_TEN_thumb.jpgTue, 13 Oct 2009 14:48:05 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3813561http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3813561Botswana prides itself on being a healthy modern democracy, but in the rush to modernise, some fear traditional values are being left behind. Now, in the run-up to the country's general election, one local chieftain is fighting to bring tribal traditions back into the political system.V3813561AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifAFP© 2009 AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/10/13/MMV94840_TEN.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/10/13/MMV94840_TEN_thumb.jpgTue, 13 Oct 2009 14:42:06 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3813545http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3813545It's known as the "King of Perfumes". Jasmine is cherished by perfume-makers the world over. It's produced mainly in India and Egypt, where growers are struggling to make end meet. Duration: 01:44 V3813545AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifAFP© 2009 AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/10/13/MMV94854_TEN.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/10/13/MMV94854_TEN_thumb.jpgSun, 11 Oct 2009 15:28:07 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3812314http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3812314Nameless (Kenya) and M.I. (Nigeria) were the big winners of the second MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMAS) held on Saturday night in Nairobi. The two artists took home two trophies each. The pan-African music celebration was presented by Wyclef Jean, ex-member of the band Fugees. All artists paid homage to Michael Jackson. Duration: 01:34. V3812314AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifAFP© 2009 AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/10/11/MMV94759_TEN.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/10/11/MMV94759_TEN_thumb.jpgSun, 04 Oct 2009 09:06:05 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3806391http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3806391A group in Rwanda is trying to promote reconciliation and trust through building houses for victims of the genocide.V3806391Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifReuters© 2009 Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/10/04/OVE593E3P_pre.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/10/04/OVE593E3P_tmb.jpgFri, 02 Oct 2009 15:34:06 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3805258http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3805258In its struggle to fight swine flu, the Egyptian government has put a range of measures in place including closing schools, clearing rubbish from alleyways and - controversially - culling its pig population. But what effect has this had on the spread of the disease? V3805258AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifAFP© 2009 AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/10/02/MMV93901_TEN.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/10/02/MMV93901_TEN_thumb.jpgTue, 29 Sep 2009 08:24:04 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3801910http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3801910Scores of people are feared dead after Guinean security forces fired on a huge opposition rally in the capital Conakry.V3801910Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifReuters© 2009 Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/09/29/OVE58S4QP_pre.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/09/29/OVE58S4QP_tmb.jpgMon, 28 Sep 2009 15:50:04 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3801043http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3801043The annual Concours d'elegance, held at the Ngong's Racecourse in Nairobi, showcases classic and vintage cars and motorcycles.V3801043Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifReuters© 2009 Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/09/28/OVE58R2RJ_pre.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/09/28/OVE58R2RJ_tmb.jpg