Published: September 28, 2009
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Recession Worsens Malnutrition in Central African Republic |
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Recession Worsens Malnutrition in Central African Republic A collapse in demand for diamonds has sparked an alarming rise in cases of urban malnutrition in Central African Republic, Médecins Sans Frontières has said. The international medical relief group has treated more than 1,300 children for severe malnutrition since opening four feeding centres in cities in the [...]
Published: September 28, 2009
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Yahya Jammeh, Gambian President |
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Gambian President Threatens Human Right Workers An online petition has been launched demanding that the African Union moves its human rights commission headquarters from Gambia after President Yahya Jammeh threatened to kill human rights activists. During a televised speech earlier this week Jammeh accused human rights defenders of being saboteurs and vowed to kill them [...]
Published: September 28, 2009
US Visa Ban for Kenyan Officials |
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US Visa Ban for Kenyan Officials The United States government has threatened to ban 15 prominent Kenyan officials from travelling to the US for allegedly blocking political reforms, the US ambassador to Kenya Michael Ranneberger said yesterday. The warning sparked concerns from Kenyan foreign minister Moses Wetangula, who argued that reforms are being implemented regardless [...]
Published: September 28, 2009
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President Obama, US President and other members of the G20 |
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G20 Set To Run Global Economy Seyi Oduyela/Washington, DC Developing countries will have more say in how the world economy is run after it was agreed the G20 will take charge of global economic co-operation in place of the G8. The move will see emerging nations like China, India, South Africa and Brazil [...]
Published: September 28, 2009
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Strict Border Control Fuels Human Smuggling |
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Strict Border Control Fuels Human Smuggling Tight security on the border between South Africa and Zimbabwe is encouraging human smuggling and fuelling corrupt practices amongst border officials, leading researchers to call for measures to make it easier to apply for asylum. The humanitarian crisis in Zimbabwe has prompted a surge in the number of Zimbabweans [...]
Published: September 28, 2009
Celebrating Gani Fawehinmi |
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INVITATION FOR THE CELEBRATION OF LIFE OF LATE CHIEF GANI FAWEHINMI, SAN The National Conscience Party, United States of America Branch cordially invites you to the celebration of the life of Chief Gani Fawehinmi, SAN of blessed memory. The event, which will feature distinguished speakers, interdenominational service, etc. will be jointly chaired by: [...]
Published: September 28, 2009
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Omar Al-Bashir, Sudanese President. |
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Sudan Declares End to Newspaper Censorship Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir yesterday declared an immediate end of state censorship of the print media. The official decree comes months ahead of the country’s first national elections in almost 25 years, scheduled for April 2010. If enforced, it means that state censors will no longer be allowed [...]
Published: September 18, 2009
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Peace Keepers Killed in Somalia |
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Peace Keepers Killed in Somalia A bomb attack at the African Union’s (AU) headquarters in Mogadishu killed 21 people yesterday – including 17 AU peacekeepers – and wounded 40 others, according to AU spokesman Gaffel Nkolokosa. The United Nations confirmed that the deputy force commander for the AU operation died in the strike. Islamist insurgent [...]
Published: September 18, 2009
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Freedom of Expression in Zimbabwe |
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Freedom of Expression in Zimbabwe Freedom of expression is heavily curtailed in Zimbabwe under Mugabe’s government. Henry Makiwa dissects the difficulties that face its journalists in delivering accurate reports. The Zimbabwean crisis has undoubtedly been one of the longest-running news stories of the past decade. But the difficulties faced by journalists trying to report from [...]
Published: September 16, 2009
Students from various institutions nationwide paying their last respect to late Gani Fawehinmi during the final lying-in state for Chief him at the Oba Adesanoye Civic Centre organized by the Ondo Community in honour of the late Fawehinmi Tuesday September 15 2009 |
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L-R Ondo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, his Jigawa State counterpart, Alhaji Sule Lamido and former Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abubakar Rimi at the Ondo Central Mosque during final funeral rites for the late Gani Fawehinmi on Monday, September 14, 2009
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