S. African court blocks Zuma choice to lead prosecutions
South Africa's highest appeals court on Thursday declared that President Jacob Zuma's choice to lead national prosecutions was unfit for the job, ordering him out of office. Menzi ...
View ArticleICC to recommend African for top prosecutor post
International Criminal Court member countries agreed to nominate Fatou Bensouda of Gambia, pictured at a press conference earlier this year, as the chief prosecutor for the main war crimes tribunal, ...
View ArticleFor tiny Burundi, big returns in sending peacekeepers to Somalia
For poorer countries like Burundi, sending soldiers to join a UN or African Union peacekeeping mission offers financial and political benefits, as well as better arms and ...
View ArticleJonathan Descends On Four States, Declares a State of Emergency
Abuja - PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan finally started to bite when he declared a State of Emergency in some parts of the country where there has been continuous terrorist attacks on Saturday December ...
View ArticleBan deplores use of force to settle differences in Guinea-Bissau
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today condemned the use of force to settle differences in Guinea-Bissau and called for the respect of the lawful civilian authorities in the West African country.
View ArticleGay and Afraid in Uganda
To the Editor: "Gay and Vilified in Uganda," by Frank Mugisha (Op-Ed, Dec. 23), reminded me that the public narrative about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex issues, particularly
View ArticleSomalia, the crisis and the silent scream
The photo in the newspaper horrifies me. The small malnourished Somali children remind one of ET. The bodies are nothing but bones stuffed under dark skin. The heads large, disproportionate to the ...
View ArticleOttawa man may be heading back to Congo prison
Fabien Kalala Shambuyi, 24, of Ottawa was supposed to return home for Christmas. He was missing in the Congo, where political unrest continues after president Joseph Kabila was recently re-elected. ...
View ArticleSexual Orientation Or Terrorism, Which Really Threatens Nigeria's...
By Godwyns Onwuchekwa Nigeria is probably one of the most blessed countries in the world. The rich diversity of its make-up includes both material and human resources. Politically invented as it may ...
View ArticleLibya's al-Sedr oil port resumes operations - official
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's al-Sedr oil port has resumed operations and will see the first oil shipment sail on Tuesday or earlier, an official from Waha Oil Co said, months after the terminal ...
View ArticleSouth African mother suspected of killing three kids
International News: Cape Town, Jan 2 (IANS) A 36-year-old pregnant woman in South Africa is being investigated for allegedly murdering three of her children in Western Cape province, said ...
View ArticleUS formally recognizes Libya rebels
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (C), Spanish Foreign Minister Trinidad Jimenez (L) and UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (2nd R) chat during the Libya contact group meeting in ...
View ArticleLocal Options Help Slow Africa's Brain Drain
LONDON - When Kessewaa Brown, an official at Standard Chartered Bank in Accra, Ghana, decided she wanted to go back to school to improve her career prospects, her options were ...
View ArticleCIA appointed Al-Qaeda leader threatens Egyptian Army over supporting Gaddafi...
A powerful CIA appointed leader of Al-Qaeda militia in Libya warned Egypt Saturday he would use force to close its embassy and shut the border if the military rulers failed to cut off a Gaddafi-era ...
View ArticleNigeria on edge as terror-triggered lockdown continues
Nigeria has begun the new year under a state of emergency in areas targeted by Boko Haram terrorist attacks as soldiers patrolled hard-hit cities in a bid to end spiralling violence in Africa's ...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia, Libya Restore Diplomatic Ties
(RTTNews) - Saudi Arabia and Libya have agreed to restore full diplomatic ties and exchange Ambassadors, according to the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA). The agreement came following a meeting ...
View ArticleLibya says no review of ENI oil and gas deals
Libya on Sunday clarified that the review of contracts of Italian oil major ENI signed with the previous regime of Moamer Kadhafi will not involve its oil and gas deals. "To avoid confusion, ...
View ArticleZuma sends condolences for Nigeria attack
President Jacob Zuma has condemned a series of Christmas Day bomb attacks in Nigeria and conveyed his condolences to his Nigerian counterpart, President Goodluck Jonathan, his office said on ...
View ArticleThis Is a Call for Anarchy - Labour
Labour unions yesterday reacted angrily to the Federal Government's announcement of ending petrol subsidies, saying it was a callous and insensitive move that must not be allowed to stand. In ...
View ArticleWho Shared Esclating Subsidies
opinion Nigeria is a funny place to do business. It is a country where blame game thrives. It neither respects the sanctity of contract nor respect individual property rights. Most time when those ...
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