Africa
Liberia: UP Chair Is July 26 Orator
Unity Party Chairman Cllr. H. Varney Sherman has been named orator for Liberia's 166th Independence Day indoor program, President Ellen Johnson Silreaf has announced. This ...
Angola: Teachers Strike - a New Lesson for the Regime
Over 21,000 primary and secondary education teachers have been on strike in the Angolan southwestern province of Huíla, since April 29, leaving more than 700,000 ...
Central African Republic: Bemba Trial Stalls Due to Absence of Defense Witnesses
Jean-Pierre Bemba's trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) has stalled once again, as the defense continues to experience difficulties in getting witnesses to appear ...
Liberia: President's Security Chief Threatens to Go After Journalists
On the day journalists thronged the port city of Buchanan for the occasion marking the celebration of World Press Freedom Day, an official of President ...
Botswana: Scary Strength of the Ruling Party
Three years ago, political pundits were confidently penning the ruling Botswana Democratic Party's obituary. Having ruled Botswana since 1965, the BDP was undergoing a major split ...
Sudan: Ruling Party Calls for Restraint in Wake of Abyei Killings
Khartoum — Sudan's ruling National Congress Party (NCP) has warned that the incident which took place yesterday in the disputed border area of Abyei could ...
Ethiopia: Govt Frees Detained Rebels on Pardon Grant
Addis Ababa — The Ethiopian government said that it released 74 leaders and members of little known rebel group, the Benshangul People's Liberation Movement (BPLM) ...
Sudan: Top Tribal Chief, UN Peacekeeper Killed in Abyei
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for calm in Abyei, an area contested by Sudan and South Sudan, following the killing of a top ...
Ghana: Drama At Supreme Court
There was drama at the Supreme Court, which is hearing an election petition brought before it by the New Patriotic Party, yesterday, when a friend ...
Ghana: Kumbungu Has Vindicated NPP Claims - Says Sam Pyne
Kumasi — The Ashanti Regional Secretary of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Samuel Pyne, has contended that the outcome of the Kumbungu Constituency by-election, ...
Africa: IMF Sees Strong Growth, Lingering Risks in Low-Income Countries
Low-income countries are now among the fastest-growing economies in the world, but many remain vulnerable to shocks and spillovers from advanced and emerging markets, the ...
North Africa: North Africa, Mideast Issues High on IMF Agenda
The challenges facing Arab countries in transition -Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, and Yemen-were a focal point for policymakers during the 2013 IMF-World Bank Spring ...
Kenya: Civil Societies Vow to Block MPs Pay Demands
Nairobi — Twenty two civil society groups are up in arms over the hefty pay demands by Members of the National Assembly saying they are ...
Kenya: Coach in Referee Testicle Attack Decries Bias
Mombasa — Daudi Kajembe, alias Rasta, the assistant coach at the centre of the referee testicle affair is now accusing the press of being biased ...
South Africa: No Permission Granted for Landing of Airbus At Waterkloof
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Libya: Political Islam in Post-Gaddafi Libya
Could the failure of mainstream Islamist groups in Libya give anti-democratic and violent groups the space to breathe? Few people enjoy the distinction of having been ...
Rwanda: Not Safe for Rwandan Refugees to Return
Goma — The Congolese government is demanding a comprehensive strategy for a lasting solution for the repatriation of 127,537 Rwandan refugees estimated to be in ...
Somalia: Consensus, Representation and Parliament in Somaliland
"Elections matter in Somaliland. They are not mere formalities, conferring a thin veneer of legitimacy on a permanent incumbent; nor are they conducted solely as a ...
Nigeria: After Baga, Forces Lost in a Maze
When Nigeria's Joint Security Task Force (JTF) responded to the distress call that insurgents had stationed themselves in Baga, the quiet town on the edge ...
Liberia: GOL On the Verge to Grant Exploration Rights for Wologizi?
Lofa County Representative, Eugene Fallah Kparka, has made a startling revelation that the Government of Liberia (GOL) is "on the verge of granting exploration rights ...
South Africa: UK Doubles Aid Budget but Ends Aid to South Africa
On April 30th 2013, the Mail and Guardian reported that the United Kingdom will phase out aid to South Africa. While the press has implied ...
Timbuktu's Sidi Yahia Mosque "Attacked by Mali Militants"
Islamist militants in Mali have attacked one of the most famous mosques in the historic city of Timbuktu, residents say. Armed men broke down the door ... Full story
Aid Workers Kidnapped from Kenya Camp Released
Four aid workers seized from a refugee camp near Kenya's Somali border have been released and are safe after an operation by Kenyan and Somali ... Full story
Libya: ICC Staff Held in Zintan Released
Four staff members from the International Criminal Court (ICC) held in Libya for four weeks on suspicion of spying have been released. The announcement came during ... Full story
Charles Taylor defends himself as a peacemaker
He stood before judges Wednesday not as the first former head of state convicted of war crimes since World War II but as a leader ... Full story
VIDEO: Liberia's President welcomes vaccine aid
A summit in London is asking countries to give an extra £2.3bn ($3.7bn) by 2015 for child vaccinations. The Global Alliance on Vaccines and Immunisation (Gavi) ...
AUDIO: Ivory Coast party area reopens for business
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VIDEO: Libya waits for Gaddafi's next move
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VIDEO: Ethiopian godfather of Ethio Jazz
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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
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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 ...