Egypt’s Alexandria Hani el-Messiry Governor Resigns Amid Flooding Crisis
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail accepted the resignation of the governor of Alexandria Hani el-Messiry late Sunday. Messiry stepped down in the aftermath of a weather crisis which left five people dead, four of them electrocuted when heavy rainfall flooded the coastal city and power cables hit the resulting pools of water where people were stranded. […]
Tony Blair Admits Britain’s War With Iraq Contributed To The Rise Of ISIS
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has acknowledged that the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 was partly responsible for the emergence of the Islamic State militant group in the Middle East. But he insists that toppling Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein had been the right thing to do. Blair told CNN “there are elements of […]
Nigeria’s Former President Olusegun Obasanjo Survives Car Crash
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, escaped death by whiskers yesterday, while travelling on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The unfortunate incident occurred not long after he left the 10th memorial service of his late wife, Mrs. Stella Obasanjo in Abeokuta. One of those who witnessed the accident said the former president was on his way to attend the […]
South African Government Relaxes Immigration Regulations
New measures have been introduced to address concerns raised by stakeholders in the tourism sector regarding the new visa regulations, says Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Jeff Radebe. An Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on Immigration has made several recommendations to deal with the security consideration and the unintended consequences of the regulations […]
Nigerian Court Cancels Election Of Oil-Rich Rivers State Governor
A Nigerian court on Saturday nullified the election of the governor of the oil-rich Rivers state on the grounds of irregularities and ordered a fresh vote within 90 days. Justice Suleiman Ambrosa, of the election petition tribunal sitting in Abuja, said the court was satisfied with the complaint by the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate […]
Syria Talks Should Be More ‘Representative,’ Include Iran, Egypt – Moscow
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that a dozen actors ranging from international organizations to regional countries particularly Iran and Egypt should join the talks on finding a political solution to the Syrian crisis. On Friday the foreign ministers of Russia, United States, Turkey and Saudi Arabia held talks on the Syrian conflict in Vienna, […]
25 October, Ivorians Will Vote To Elect Their President
On Sunday, 25 October, Ivorians will go to the polls to elect their president. In 2010, the elections had plunged Côte d’Ivoire into an armed conflict resulting in 3 000 deaths. It is unlikely that this year’s poll will trigger such large-scale violence, but that won’t be enough to turn the process into a democratic […]
Protesters Tear-Gassed Ahead of Referendum In Congo-Kinshasa
Congolese demonstrators have clashed with police firing tear gas and warning shots as they protested against the president’s bid to extend his 30-year stay in office. Witnesses said on Wednesday that police had been stationed across the capital of Brazzaville to disperse demonstrators, who burned tyres and erected barricades. After a day in which four […]
Mozambique’s Frelimo Calls For Renamo’s Disarmament: Renamo Refuses
At Wednesday’s opening session of the final sitting in 2015 of the Mozambican parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, the majority Frelimo Party called for the urgent disbanding of the militia operated by the former rebel movement Renamo, but Renamo rejected this appeal outright Margarida Talapa, head of the Frelimo parliamentary group accused Renamo parliamentarians […]
Tanzanian Husbands Hiding Their Wives’ Voter’s Identity Cards To Prevent Them From Voting
A number of wives in Tanga region, have complained that their husbands hide their voter’s identity cards to prevent them from voting in the forthcoming general election. This, indeed, is unthinkable as husbands are not expected to be this foolhardy. The situation, we are told, is so bad that Tree of Hope, an organisation of […]
