Dr. Kwegyir Aggrey "Only the best is good enough for Africa."
Kwame Nkrumah "The independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked up with the total liberation of Africa."
By Yetneberk Tadele Following the death of the late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi made public, Ethiopians have been overwhelmed with activities in his memory, as his unexpected death left the nation in a grip of uncertainty. The induction to office of his successor was hoped to break a month long ambiguity over the historically […]
By Dominic Wabala Nairobi — Kenya Defence Forces and their Somalia National Army counterparts fighting al Shabaab in Somalia’s Lower Jubba area have begun investigations into the circumstances leading to the killing of seven Somali men in Jana Cabdalla village on Sunday. Seven civilians all men, were reportedly shot dead by Amisom troops marching […]
By Intagrist El Ansari Nouakchott — Since the Tuareg rebellion and the capture of north Mali by Islamist groups, refugees have been overwhelming M’Bera. This camp in south-western Mauritania is home to over 107,000 occupants. And here it is youth who are playing the most important role: not only in terms of internal organization, […]
By Nuruddeen M. Abdallah And Turaki Hassan, About 1000 female Nigerian pilgrims are still detained by Saudi authorities even as the two countries are still involved in “high level diplomatic talks” to resolve the impasse, Daily Trust learnt last night. However, high level sources hinted last night that the federal government is trying to […]
By Robbie Corey-Boulet Abidjan — Nouma Camara, a 40-year-old tailor, remembers waking up on Aug. 20, 2006 to a smell he described as “something catastrophic.” His home in Akouedo village, in Côte d’Ivoire’s commercial capital city of Abidjan, lies adjacent to a large, open-air dumpsite where toxic waste had been dumped the night before. […]
Hashaba — A series of clashes between the Sudanese government and rebel movements left dozens dead and injured since Thursday, 20 September, according to reports. Radio Dabanga was informed these clashes took place around Hashaba area, Kutum locality, North Darfur. Bedouin movement chairman killed The chairman of a Bedouin movement, Yassin Kaci Shayeb, was killed […]
By Miranda Andrew Polokwane — Expelled ANC Youth League president Julius Malema was granted bail of R10,000 by the Polokwane Regional Court on Wednesday. Malema was officially charged with money-laundering, for allegedly “receiving proceeds from unlawful activities”. The affidavit he made in support of his application for bail was not read out in court. The […]
Washington — President Obama has promised that the U.S. government will intensify its fight against human trafficking, inside the United States and around the world. Speaking at the annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative in New York September 25, the president said that more than 20 million people have been ensnared in what he […]
“Patents on the sorghum genome are the contemporary biotech equivalent of an 18th Century European explorer planting his flag on an ill-understood foreign land and claiming it for himself or his sovereign, as if by divine right subordinating all other interests in the territory.” – African Centre for Biodiversity With the rising interest in African […]
New York — UN Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator Helen Clark today urged UN Member States to focus on strengthening rule of law, which she described as critical to sustained development and stable, accountable government. “The rule of law enables citizens to invest in their own futures and exercise their rights. It enables governments to govern […]