UN Hails Appointment Of Senior Adviser On Sexual Violence, Child Recruitment
The appointment of a presidential adviser on conflict-related sexual violence and child recruitment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) marks “a new...
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THE MAN KONGI ! PROF. ‘WOLE SOYINKA @ 80
Professor Wole Soyinka, Nigerian playwright, poet and novelist, became the first African to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986. Beyond his successful literary career,...
THE MAN KONGI ! PROF. 'WOLE SOYINKA @ 80
Professor Wole Soyinka, Nigerian playwright, poet and novelist, became the first African to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986. Beyond his successful literary career,...
Lwandle Inquiry Begins In Cape Town
Public hearings into the eviction of illegal shack dwellers in Lwandle, Cape Town, are expected to begin on Monday. The hearings form part of...
AU Considers Deployment Of Task Force To Address Boko Haram Threat
Said Djinnit A decision made by the African Union to consider deploying a regional security force to address the threat of Boko Haram has been...
UN mission calls for immediate halt to hostilities in Libya
The United Nations mission in Libya on Sunday called for a cessation of hostilities in the capital, Tripoli, as well as in Benghazi and...
Germany Crown FIFA world Champion 2014
THE WORLD CHAMPIONS – G-E-R-M-A-N-Y Germany ends Argentina’s FIFA World Cup campaign for a third time in a row , as...
The Epic Final ! FIFA WORLD CUP ; GERMANY VS ARGENTINA
Over 1.5 billion people would be watching the FIFA match of Germany Vs Brazil Live across different continents of the global , this mark...
Malala in Nigeria To Meet Families Of Missing Girls
The Pakistani schoolgirl and campaigner Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban, has travelled to Nigeria to meet the...
Religion And Its Political Electioneering In The state of Osun,NIGERIA
“Nigeria should be a secular State … As far as possible, there should be separation of activities between the States on the one hand,...
Over 680,000 Nigerians fleeing the Northern Nigeria
We challenge the culture of violence when we ourselves act in the certainty that violence is no longer acceptable, that it’s tired and outdated...
More Than 20 People killed In Rebel Clashes In Northern Mali
Rebels from the separatist National Movement of the Liberation of Azawad clashed with fighters of the Arab Movement of the Azawad Friday...
Inquiries Into Emerging Art Market in Africa
Artwork by Tayo Olayode ”Creative work is not a selfish act or a...
South Africa’s New Visa Rules Spark Outcry
Strict new South African immigration laws have sparked confusion and panic among foreign residents in this “Gateway to Africa” and forced 250,000 Zimbabweans...
South Africa's New Visa Rules Spark Outcry
Strict new South African immigration laws have sparked confusion and panic among foreign residents in this “Gateway to Africa” and forced 250,000 Zimbabweans...
Al-Shabab Attacker Hassan Muhiyadin Was Informant in Presidential Palace
Somali government radio says Tuesday’s attack on the presidential palace was led by a man who had access to the compound and...
Sub-Saharan African Countries Have Made Some Progress Toward Meeting The Millennium Development Goals (MDG)
By:Lenny Ruvaga A new U.N. report says sub-Saharan African countries have made some progress toward meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDG), but poverty remains a...
Security Council Voices Concern Over Political, Security Challenges Facing West Africa
While noting the progress made in addressing political and security issues in West Africa, the members of the United Nations Security Council...
UN in Central African Republic Condemns Attack On Civilians Sheltering In Church
In what it termed a “brutal” attack, the United Nations peacekeeping operation in the Central African Republic (CAR) today condemned the killing of...
UN Envoy Condemns Al-Shabaab Attack On Somali Presidential Palace
The top United Nations envoy in Somalia has condemned last night’s attack on the seat of the Federal Government in Mogadishu, the latest in a...