Meles Zenawi’s Legacy For The Horn of Africa
There is little doubt that Meles Zenawi’s political architecture gave modest advantages to most ethnic groups in the country who were the subjects of...
Author : Jide Adesina
Waves For Change: How Surf Therapy is Helping South Africa’s Most Deprived Children
Many of the children growing up amid disorder and violence in some of Cape Town’s most deprived areas can’t even swim. So what’s one Brit...
Cairo Citizens Caught Between Isis Violence And Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi’s Draconian Security Crackdowns
Egyptian riot police stand in front of a damaged national security building following a bomb blast in northern Cairo’s district of Shubra. Photograph: Ahmed Abd...
African With Fake US Dollars Drives Into CIQ Complex
An African national, believed to be involved in a black-money scam, took a wrong turn and ended up driving his vehicle containing hundreds of pieces...
The Best Sonnets of All Time…
Picking the greatest sonnets of all time involves personal taste and fancy. (So if you disagree with my choices, please feel free to compile your...
INEC Begins Procurement of Materials For Kogi Election
Acting Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Amina Zakari, said the commission had begun the production and procurement of materials for upcoming Kogi and...
2015 LATEST ANKARA OUTSTANDING STYLES MADE FOR YOU
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Nigerian Citizen Sentenced in Fraud Conspiracy
A Nigerian citizen, one of 21 people indicted in an Internet fraud scheme, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in...
More Treatment and Care Needed for Internally Displaced Persons In Nigeria
Nigerian refugees waiting to be registered in Minawao / Gawar camp. Tens of thousands of people in northern Cameroon are in need of humanitarian aid...
Nigeria Suspends Immigration Head Over Approval of Al-Asir’s Visa
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari suspended his head of immigration Friday, the government announced, with the department under investigation over the approval of a visa to...
Sierra Leone: An Impoverished Church Is Coping With Aftermath of Ebola Epidemic
This report is contributed by Daniel Konstantinovic of Aid to the Church in Need. The Ebola epidemic may be largely contained, but the suffering it caused continues....
Stop Wasting Your Time, Yoweri Museveni Tells Raila Odinga In Sugar Imports Dispute
By YASIIN MUGERWA Â &Â LINET WAFULA Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Friday told off Cord leader Raila Odinga for opposing the sugar deal with Kenya saying...
Oil Dives Below $40, First Time Since 2009
US crude oil prices on Friday dove below $40 a barrel for the first time since the 2009 financial crisis, notching their longest weekly losing...
South Africa’s Rand Edges Lower On China-linked Risk Aversion
South Africa’s rand inched lower against the dollar on Friday, following many other emerging markets, with global sentiment hit by China’s deteriorating growth prospects. The...
President Buhari of Nigeria Urge Guinea Bissau To Respect Rule of Law And Constitutions
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday expressed deep concerns at the unfolding political situation in Guinea Bissau and urged respect for constitutional order. The Nigerian...
South Sudan’s Journalist killed in Juba
Unknown Gunmen shot and killed a South Sudanese Journalist Peter Julius Moi in suburbs of Juba. The killing occurred on Wednesday night, relatives of the...
Social Development Launches A Centre For Abused Women
The Social Development Ministry has launched a centre for abused women in Mpumalanga. It will provide basic needs and support for victims. An area plagued...
Mauritanian Anti-slavery Activist Loses Appeal Against Jail
A Mauritanian court on Thursday rejected an appeal by the country’s leading anti-slavery campaigner to be released from jail, upholding a two-year sentence passed in...
Renaissance Dam Tripartite Committee Starts Meetings In Addis Ababa
This April 2, 2013, photo shows the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in Asosa Region, Ethiopia (Photo: AP) The tripartite committee for Ethiopia’s...
GAZA FAMILIES CALL ON EGYPT TO SAVE ABDUCTED PALESTINIANS
Families of four Gaza Palestinians who were abducted in restive Sinai have called on Egypt to save their kin. Abdul Kareem, whose nephew Yasser Zanoun...