Where Did Angola’s Oil Riches Go?
A few years ago, Luanda, the capital of Angola, was on every ambitious investor’s lips. With large infrastructure and housing projects rapidly changing its appearance, the city seemed to be leaving behind the country’s 27-year civil war. But hopes for renewal are slowly dissipating as the price of the commodity on which Angola’s future was […]
South Sudan Government And Riek Machar Supported Rebels Committed Serious Human Rights Violations
The long-awaited African Union Commission of Inquiry report on the South Sudan conflict has been released. It finds that both the South Sudan government and rebels loyal to former Vice President Riek Machar committed human rights violations, some of which the report says constitute war crimes. The report says the violations included killings and murder, […]
Putin Accuses West Of Playing ‘Double Game’ In Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the West of playing a “double game” with “terrorist” groups in Syria, where Moscow and a US-led coalition are conducting separate bombing campaigns. “It’s always difficult to play a double game: declaring a fight against terrorists while simultaneously trying to use some of them to arrange the pieces on the […]
Major Drug Tunnel With A Rail S ystem Found On US – Mexico Border
Authorities seized 12 tons of marijuana and arrested 22 people after discovering one of the longest cross-border tunnels between the U.S. and Mexico, officials said Thursday. The passage connecting warehouses in San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico, was about 2,400 feet long and 30 feet deep. It was lit, ventilated and equipped with a rail system […]
Mauritius President Appointed Vice Chairman And Trustee Of The Planet Earth Institute
The President of the Republic of Mauritius HE Dr. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim appointed Vice Chairman and Trustee of the Planet Earth Institute (PEI) -PEI will also launch office in Mauritius to run expand science, technology and innovation programmes -HE the President will host the official launch of the PEI at the State House in Mauritius on […]
A Refugee’s Gruelling Odyssey – From Eritrea to Germany
Brahane Tesfay, a 21-year-old asylum seeker from Eritrea, is one of thousands of refugees who have come here after a desperate journey for a better life. But Germany wasn’t Tesfay’s first stop. He arrived at the end of April after spending more than five years attempting to start anew in Israel. Now, in the small […]
Violence Erupts In Congo Over 71-Year-Old President Denis Sassou N’Guesso’s Bid To Run For Another Term
SIX men were injured in clashes between police and opponents of a planned referendum to allow Republic of Congo’s longtime president to run for another term, a local official said. The clashes occurred on Saturday in the country’s second largest city, Point-Noire, said Alexandre Honore Paka, the city’s administrator. Six “uncontrollable” young men had been […]
New Ebola Cases Reported In Guinea
TWO people have fallen ill with Ebola in Guinea, the World Health Organization said on Friday, dashing hopes of an imminent end to the worst recorded outbreak of the disease after a two-week spell without any new cases across West Africa. The new cases mean the epidemic, which began when a 2-year-old boy who fell […]
Ethiopia Drops Terrorism Charges Against Zone9 Bloggers
Nearly a year and half since they were first arrested charges of terrorism against the five remaining members of Zone9 bloggers were dropped this morning. A federal court in Addis Abeba freed Journalists Tesfalem Wadyes Asmamaw Hailegiorgis and Edom Kassaye as well as members of the blogging collective Zelalem Kibret and Mahlet Fantahun on July […]
74 Year Old British Grandfather Sentenced To 350 Lashes In Saudi Arabia For Making His Own Wine
A 74-year-old British grandfather sentenced to 350 lashes in Saudi Arabia.Karl Andree, a cancer survivor, was jailed for 12 months after being caught with illegal alcohol. His family said he may not survive the physical punishment that will follow his custodial term and have asked the British Government to intervene for his safety. Mr Andree’s […]
