Convicted French Minister Links French Government to Arms Trafficking

By Seyi Oduyela
Published: October 30, 2009
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Former Interior Minister Charles Pasqua, shown with French President Nicolas Sarkozy in this June 2009 photo, was sentenced to a year in jail, fined $148,000 and given an additional two-year suspended sentence. (Francois Mori / POOL, EPA / June 30, 2009)  | read this item

Convicted former Interior Minister Charles Pasqua says others knew of illegal weapons sales to Angola. Convicted of profiting from illicit arms sales to Angola, a former French interior minister is roiling the political establishment by accusing other officials of knowing about the deal and demanding that the government open secret files to prove him right.

Mozambique Ruling Party Leads in Poll

By Shamsydeen Badmus
Published: October 30, 2009
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President Armando Guebuza of Mozambique casting his vote  | read this item

President Armando Guebuza looks likely to be re-elected in Mozambique in a landslide with initial results from yesterday’s poll indicating he has won in 10 of 11 provinces. Guebuza’s party, the Front for the Liberation of Mozambique, or Frelimo, was also leading the parliamentary vote with more than 70 per cent of the ballots counted.

Britain To Deport Failed Zimbabwean Asylum Seekers

By Adebayo Somuyiwa
Published: October 30, 2009
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Zimbabwean Refugees  | read this item

The United Kingdom’s Home Office has declared it plans to resume the enforced return of failed Zimbabwean asylum seekers to their home country.

An American Rubber Company Pollutes Water in Liberia

By Shamsydeen Badmus
Published: October 30, 2009
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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian President  | read this item

A three-month investigation by the Liberian government has found an American rubber company guilty of polluting local water sources. The Firestone Rubber Plantation Company is located 48km south-east of the capital Monrovia and has been found to be contaminating creeks in the region with high levels of orthophosphate, according to the investigation’s final report.

Debit Card Launched in Somaliland

By Adebayo Somuyiwa
Published: October 30, 2009
Debit Card Launched in Somaliland  | read this item

A debit card service was launched for the first time ever in Somaliland this week. The region broke away from Somalia in 1991, when the country’s government collapsed, and has been relatively stable ever since.

Appeal Court Removes Iyiola Omisore from the Senate

By Seyi Oduyela
Published: October 30, 2009
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Mr. Iyiola Omisore  | read this item

The Court of Appeal, sitting in Ibadan yesterday, sacked Iyiola Omisore, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation. He ceases to be a senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Looming Battle Over Online Privacy

By admin
Published: October 29, 2009
Looming Battle Over Online Privacy  | read this item

There’s a freight train in Congress heading toward the Web that isn’t getting a lot of attention in newsrooms, though it could have a huge effect on their ability to support themselves online.

French Court Halts Corruption Investigation against Three African Leaders

By Seyi Oduyela
Published: October 29, 2009
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Late Omar Bongo of Gabon  | read this item

A French court accepted an appeal today to stop a judicial investigation against three African leaders accused of embezzlement.

Refugee Debate in Asia-Pacific

By Seyi Oduyela
Published: October 29, 2009
Refugee Debate in Asia-Pacific  | read this item

A group of 78 ethnic Tamil asylum seekers from northern Sri Lanka caught in a stand-off between Australia and Indonesia has sparked a debate regarding refugees in the region.

“Climate Change will Devastate Africa,” British Scientist Warns

By Adebayo Somuyiwa
Published: October 29, 2009
“Climate Change will Devastate Africa,” British Scientist Warns   | read this item

A top British scientist has warned that global warming could cause severe floods, droughts and other extreme weather conditions in Africa. Professor Sir Gordon Conway, the outgoing chief scientist at the UK’s Department for International Development (DfID), says African communities need to develop more resilient lifestyles and livelihoods in order to face unpredictable effects and extreme weather events associated with climate change.

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