Africa
Congo-Kinshasa: New Oil Law Fails to Address Corruption, Environmental Damage
Planned revisions to the Democratic Republic of Congo's hydrocarbons law contain major flaws that could allow gross mismanagement of the country's oil wealth and serious ...
South Africa: High Cost of Cheap Gas
There are few more controversial topics within the fractious global debate on the impact of extractive industries than 'fracking' - or more correctly the production ...
Central African Republic: Abuses After Coup - Govt Should Restrain Former Rebels
Bangui — Members of the Seleka rebel coalition, which ousted President François Bozizé of the Central African Republic on March 24, 2013, have committed grave ...
Africa: Semi-Synthetic Artemisinin Promises to Boost Global Malaria Gains
Nairobi — The UN World Health Organization has accepted the first semi-synthetic version of artemisinin, the key ingredient for malaria treatment globally, for use in ...
Chad: New Wave of Arrests and Harassment of Opposition
Scores of parliamentarians, journalists, army officers and civilians arrested since the beginning of the month by the Chadian authorities must either be charged with recognizable ...
Liberia: Freedom of Information Law Faces First Legal Test
The Center for Media Studies and Peace Building (CEMESP) has filed a writ of mandamus with the Supreme Court of Liberia to compel the Independent ...
Zimbabwe: Elections Scenarios - Report Cuts Through the Political Posturing
The International Crisis Group issued on 6 May a very helpful report entitled Zimbabwe: Elections Scenarios. Prepared by Piers Pigou, the ICG's Southern Africa projects director ...
Kenya: Women to Break Glass Ceiling in Cabinet
Nairobi — Kenya's nominees for cabinet secretary positions, who include an unprecedented number of women - six out of 18 - will undergo a gruelling ...
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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Nigerian Troops Rescue Women and Children Kidnapped By Boko Haram
By SaharaReporters, New York The Nigerian Army today said it ...
Lagos PDP crisis: Bode George, Ogunlewe reconcile
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Lagos State Chapter, on Friday announced that the lingering disagreement between two of its leaders – Chief Olabode George and ...
Again, gunmen kill 3 in Borno
By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri Despite the emergency rule and the deployment of over 3000 soldiers in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, some gunmen suspected to be ...
The Gait Of An Iroko: A Sonnet For Achebe By Kennedy Emetulu
Ogene, the gong pierces the hollow night in feverish echoes of the solemn news!Ala, the earth wearily opens to swallow this huge feast of a ...
Achebe: A Personal Testimony By C. Don Adinuba
Up to the moment he breathed his last on Thursday, March 21, 2013, Chinua Achebe, Africa’s most quoted raconteur, novelist , essayist and social critic, ...
23 Year Old Lebanese Man Arrested for kidnapping 61 year old Aunt in Lagos
A 23 year old Lebanese man has been arrested by police in Lagos for kidnapping his 61 year old aunt, Alhaja Essa Dannawi. Mohammed Dannawi ...
Woman Burns Son’s Face With An Iron As Punishment For Stealing Co-Tenant's Soup
A woman, Sakirat Attah, 25, has been arrested by the police at Elemoro Division, Lekki, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, for severely scalding her son’s face. The petty ...
Charly Boy - I Am Obsessed With My Body
In a recent interview, popular entertainer, Charly Boy reveals more titbits about his life; As an advocate of the masses, accompanied with your passion for bikes.,What ...
Photos Of 10 Famous Actress Who Went Publicly Nude For Attention
French actress Frederique Bel pulled out all the stops at the Cannes Film Festival this week - baring her nipples in a completely see-through dress. Her ...
Sufuyan Ojeifo's Shroud Defence of David Mark By Kikiowo Ileowo
I read with pity, a poorly written piece by one Sufuyan Ojeifo on NewsDairyOnline (newsdiaryonline.com/marks-house-of-indolence-a-thesis-redolent-of-dishonesty-by-sufuyan-ojeifo/) and an edited version in the Nigerian Compass newspaper of ...