Africa
Congo-Kinshasa: Fears of Rebel Infiltration of DR Congo Army
Goma — The "blind and unrestricted" reintegration of M23 deserters into the Congolese army could harm the country, according to Thomas d'Aquin Mwiti, the chair ...
Swaziland: PM Bars Democrats From Swazi Senate
Members of political parties advocating for democracy in Swaziland will not be allowed to become members of the Swazi Senate, the kingdom's Prime Minister Barnabas ...
Africa: Easing Africa's Pain - the Need for Palliative Care
With the prevalence of chronic diseases rapidly increasing in Africa, expanding palliative care will be essential to help patients live with dignity. "I am in pain ...
Africa: China-Africa - Towards More Sustainable Health Care?
While the West's health diplomacy in Africa tends to be vertical and targeted at diseases, China's has typically been horizontal, infrastructure-based and recipient-led. In 1941, Mao ...
Africa: Obama Expected in Senegal and South Africa Next Month
President Barrack Obama will visit Dakar next month, according to reports in the Senegalese press. The newspaper L'As said today that the president will be in ...
Gambia: Following May 9 Attack On Fishing Boat ROC Urges Philippines to Make a Formal Apology
The Republic of China on Taiwan has called on the Republic of the Philippines to make a formal apology for the May 9 attack on ...
Kenya: Majority of Kenyans Support SRC Stand On MPs Pay
Eighty six percent of Kenyans support the decision by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission not to review the salaries of Members of Parliament and do ...
Liberia: PYJ Quits
Following infighting in the National Union for Democratic Progress (NUDP), its political leader Nimba County Senior Senator Prince Y. Johnson has announced quitting the party ...
Liberia: Blackout Strengthened - As PUL Takes Major Decisions Tomorrow
The Press Union of Liberia is expected to make an official pronouncement on the ongoing news blackout on the presidency following threats the Director of ...
Africa: Tracking Vaccine Scares
London — Vaccine scares have emerged as a major challenge to global efforts to eliminate preventable diseases, with rumours and conspiracy theories proliferating faster than ...
Liberia: Liberian Security Service Director Takes Newspaper to Court for U.S. $1 Million
Mr. Othello Warrick, director of the Executive Protection Service [the presidential guard unit] has taken The Monitor newspaper and its news coordinator, Octavin Williams, to ...
Equatorial Guinea: Online Media Crackdown Ahead of Elections - Report
Reporters Without Borders condemns the government's blocking of access to Facebook and certain opposition websites since 12 May. The targets include the site of the ...
Southern Africa: Madagascar's Rajoelina Refuses to Withdraw Candidacy
Cape Town — Madagascar's leader Andry Rajoelina has ignored a request by the Southern African Development Community (SADC), not to run in the upcoming elections, ...
Benin: Farmers Feeling the Cost of Rice Pests
Cotonou — Insect pests that attack stored rice are causing financial losses to farmers in Benin, researchers report in the first such study of the ...
Kenya: First Country to Vaccinate Girls Against Cervical Cancer
Kitui / Geneva — Kitui County in Eastern Kenya to vaccinate schoolgirls against the leading cancer killer of Kenyan women Kenya today became the first country ...
Central African Republic: ICC Unaware of Bozizé Forces' Crimes - Witness
Today, a witness said he regretted that the crimes his colleagues committed while they fought to capture power in the Central African Republic (CAR) in ...
Africa: Bob Diamond, Uhuru Kenyatta and the Rise of Afro-Confidence
The World Economic Forum held its annual meeting (the Davos of Africa) in Cape Town last week. It was the biggest so far - yet another ...
Mali: Which Way Forward?
A little over a year ago, a few friends met to hang out online and talk about the political crisis in Mali (the text was ...
Congo-Kinshasa: Towards Internal Solutions to the DRC Crisis
Kampala — A UN intervention brigade will soon be deployed to the troubled eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in a bid to neutralize militia ...
Niger: Protecting Niger's Desert Salt Pans
Bilma — The Bilma community has mined the salt pans in the massive Ténéré desert region in northern Niger for centuries. But the threat of ...
Mali: Interim Leader Confirms Date for Presidential Vote
Ahead of the donors' conference for Mali in Belgium, Mali's interim leader President Dioncounda Traore says the country's presidential vote will take place on July ...
Man Vomits 27 Condoms Stuffed With Drugs At Airport
Police officers at Entebbe airport in Uganda arrested a man suspected to have swallowed at least 27 male condoms stuffed with liquid narcotic drugs, Ugandanpicks ...
Africa: Mali Needs Reforms to 'Win the Peace'
International donors must help Mali to rebuild its ability to govern itself and stop its slide into economic ruin if it is to "win the ...
South Africa: Quelling Xenophobia in Townships
Philippi — This week marks five years since tensions between foreigners and South Africans living in impoverished communities across the country erupted in xenophobic violence, ...
Nigeria: Whoever, Wherever You Are, We'll Get You - Jonathan
Abuja — President Goodluck Jonathan, last night, declared a state of emergency in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states with an order to the military high ...
South Africa: Strong Local Film Presence for Cannes
A record 150 South African filmmakers are set to attend the 66th Cannes International Film Festival starting on Wednesday, 12 of them sponsored by the ...
Africa: UN Member States Appraise Global Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking
Top United Nations officials are today urging the UN General Assembly to fully implement key anti-human trafficking treaties and to cooperate more closely to counter ...
Uganda: Country Grapples With Paediatric Vaccine Shortages
Kampala — Ugandan children are going unimmunized as the country grapples with persistent and widespread vaccine shortages, the result of insufficient funds and inefficient procurement ...
South Africa: Confidentiality Vs Transparency in the Refugee Act
The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) will make submissions today to the Constitutional Court in a landmark case related to the unsuccessful application for refugee ...
Africa: The Rise of the Global South
"Although most developing countries have done well, a large number of countries have done particularly well - what can be called the 'rise of the ...
Somalia: Can Britain Fix Somalia?
Last week, Somalia's donors and international partners came together in London to lay down the foundations of post-transitional government in the country. The London gathering, which ...
Africa: Mastectomy Disclosure by Angelina Jolie May Help Reduce Stigma in Africa
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Nigeria: Full Text of President's Declaration of Emergency
Dear compatriots, 1. It has become necessary for me to address you on the recent spate of terrorist activities and protracted security challenges in some parts ...
Nigeria: Jonathan Declares State of Emergency in Borno, Yobe, Adamawa
The Federal Government,Tuesday, declared a state of emergency in three states - Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states due to rising insecurity and breakdown of law ...
Africa: Eating Insects To Tackle Food Insecurity - Study
While insects can be slimy, cringe-inducing creatures, often squashed on sight by humans, a new book released today by the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) ...
Somalia: Negotiating Peace in Somalia - Somaliland's Perspective
Although the formation of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's is an encouraging first step towards nationwide peace, it should not be assumed that Somalilanders will want to ...
South Africa: Anglo American Platinum Announces Revised Proposals to Create a Sustainable, Competitive and Profitable Platinum Business
Johannesburg — In January 2013, Anglo American Platinum Limited ("Anglo American Platinum" or "the Company") announced its proposals to create a sustainable, competitive and profitable ...
T.B. Joshua: "I Would Have Halted President Mills' Death If..."
Founder and General Overseer of the Synagogue Church, Prophet T.B. Joshua says in an unusual manner, God did not reveal the death of Ghana’s President, ... Full story
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Flash: Today’s Robust Football Gists In One Swoop!
18 May Posted May 18, 2013 by newsbytesnow in Sports. Tagged: FA, Football, League, sports, Transfers. Leave a Comment AC Milan are expecting Robinho to remain at the club despite ...
A Must-Read! Boko Haram & The Emergency Rule: What Many Do Not Know By Ahmadu Jirgi
Leader of the Boko Haram sect, Abubakar Shekau Nothing has changed for the better since June last year when the first emergency rule in some parts ...
Mislead, Mistrust, Misinform, Misunderstanding -Why Most Nigerians Do Not Trust President Jonathan And His Administration By Charles Omole
As the Cuban missile crisis raged in October 1962; the US president sat in the White House and called the leaders of the key nations ...
N58.9 Trillion Oil Deal: HEDA Urges Human Rights Commission to Investigate Petroleum Minister Alison-Madueke and Shell Petroleum
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Delta Council Chairman In Physical Brawl With Scribe In Hotel Over N73 Million Largesse
By SaharaReporters, New York The transition committee chairman of Ughelli ...
Nigeria Police "Repel" Hoodlums Attack In Daura, Katsina State
By SaharaReporters, New York There are conflicting reports emanating from ...
Of State Of Emergency And Criticisms By Chiechefulam Ikebuiro
The recent declaration of state of emergency by the President Goodluck-led government on Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states as far as I am concerned is ...
Why Former IGP Mike Okiro Is Unfit To Chair Police Service Commission-NOPRIN
caption: Former Police IGP Mike Okiro ...
Nigerian Pastor Entices New Members With N5,000 Cash
That church ministries in Nigeria is a serious business is not in doubt. It’s amazingly shocking to know that men of God have now channeled ...