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Magazines UKs East African settlers hit by language crisis
English language teaching for immigrants ahead of funding for translating non-essential information into their mother tongues. Currently, such information is translated into many ...
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Vodafone Promises A Thrilling Ghana Music Awards Ceremony Tonight
R2Bees Vodafone has promised Ghanaians that this year's Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) would be a memorable one for patrons and music lovers across the country. This year's awards ceremony, according to the organizers, Charter House, would take place at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) tonight in Accra, Saturday, May 18. In line with the theme, 'The Next ...
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Upcoming water footprint training courses in the Netherlands Korea South Africa Spain
Water Footprint Network announced Global Water Footprint Standard training courses in four countries. The courses are designed for professionals from businesses, governments, and academia including consultancies advising corporations or ...
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Ghana to begin GMO Testing
Although the politicians in Ghana’s parliament have done their bit and have allowed Monsanto lobbyists and scientists influenced by this corporate giant to pass the Bio-Safety Bill in Ghana, that does not stop conscientious objectors from continuing to point out the gross error these politicians in parliament have ...
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Politics bribery charges swirl around Ugandan...
KAMPALA: Even before the first drops flow, Uganda's oil sector is beset by bribery allegations against officials, tax-related cases abroad that cost the government millions in legal fees, and the alleged interference of a president whose firm control of the sector worries transparency campaigners.Uganda, which has confirmed oil deposits of about 3.5 billion barrels, wants to extract at ...
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Charles Kanjama Kenyas civil society has reached a turning point
The elements of the growing crisis of Kenya's civil society are several. One is a crisis of identity. Are they part of us, or are they foreign ...
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Kenya Hiring of new envoys raises eyebrows amid claims of bias
NAIROBI, KENYA : An ongoing process of hiring new envoys is clouded in mystery with claims of nepotism and favouritism, which, informed sources say, is being done behind the back of the President and his ...
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Kenya Judge on the spot over Pattni ruling
Goldenberg scandal . The Judicial Service Commission has petitioned President Uhuru Kenyatta to form a tribunal to investigate Mutava's conduct relating to three complaints of misconduct made against him. The JSC says it had received 13 complaints against the judge, between March 2012 and March 2013 calling for his removal. Yet through due diligence, Mutava, who was only appointed judge on ...
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Journalist found dead in eastern Congo as threats to media increase
GOMA, Congo - The body of a Congolese journalist was found on the bank of the Ngezi River near the provincial capital of Bunia in eastern Congo, the city's mayor said Saturday. "We found his body yesterday in an advanced state of decay. It showed signed of strangulation according to the doctor who examined him on the scene. We couldn't move him further as it was very decomposed ...
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Nigeria military 24-hour curfew in parts of a northeastern city as campaign continues
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria - Nigeria's military declared a 24-hour curfew Saturday on neighbourhoods in a northeastern city that's the spiritual home of an Islamic extremist network as soldiers continued the government's emergency campaign in the region, with authorities saying they killed 10 suspected insurgents. A statement Saturday on behalf of Lt. Col. Sagir Musa named 11 areas of ...
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Algeria pilots strike grounds national carrier
ALGIERS (AFP) - Air Algerie planes were grounded for several hours on Saturday when the national carrier's pilots staged a wildcat strike over pay, officials in the North African country said.Air Algerie said in a statement that the strike caused delays for the airline and other carriers that lasted a few hours until normal operations resumed in the afternoon, after negotiations between ...
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Tanzania Mwakyembe Spits Fire At Port Staff
Dodoma - THE Minister for Transport, Dr Harrison Mwakyembe last evening gave a two week ultimatum to Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) to automate the payment system and curb rampant theft of public money at the port. He directed the TPA Director General, Director of Finance and Administration or IT Manager to ensure that the computerised payment system is working by June 1 or submit resignation ...
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Tanzania Pension Funds Stable Assures Jk
Dodoma - PRESIDENT Jakaya Kikwete on Friday allayed public fears that pension funds were cash strapped, noting that they were doing far better than ever. Speaking at the climax of the Pension Funds week on Friday, the president pledged that the government would pay all money it owes pension funds so that they are able to do their work effectively including paying the retired elderly. His ...
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Somalia Aweys Blames Al Shabaab Chief for Targeting Foreign Fighters
Mogadishu - In an audio recording distributed to Somali media on Friday, high-ranking Al Shabaab member Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys has blamed Al Shabaab chief Ahmed Abdi Godane for "targeting foreign fighters" and for "unilateral decisions" that led to the militant group losing territory to Somali government forces aided by AMISOM peacekeepers, Garowe Online reports. Sheikh ...
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Zimbabwe Two Groups Win Big in Cook Off Competition
SOUTH AFRICAN-BASED products company Tiger Brands is giving back to its local customers by engaging in different community service projects in Zimbabwe. Tiger Brands Zimbabwe projects co-ordinator Gwen Mpeiwa expressed gratitude at the overwhelming support from the local market during the Fatti's and Moni's Pasta Cook Off held in Harare last weekend. "Over the weekend, we had a ...
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Man dies in Tunisia after setting himself alight
Adel Kedhri (27) set himself on fire in the centre of Tunis on Tuesday and died in hospital on Wednesday. "This young man is already dead", a medical source in Mourouj Hospital told Reuters. The act recalled the self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi, whose death in December 2010 led to a revolt in Tunisia that spread across the Arab world. The economic and social problems that fuelled ...
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Turmoil erupts as Tunisias prime minister resigns
Tunisia's political uncertainty continued on Tuesday after the moderate Islamist prime minister resigned following his failure to appoint a technocrat, caretaker government to end the long-running political crisis. The political stalemate prompted an international ratings agency to downgrade Tunisia's credit rating, putting further strain on its struggling economy. Jebali's move ...
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Tunisia PM unveils new coalition government
Larayedh on Friday said the government would serve only until an election is held before the end of the year. The new government is led by the Ennahda party, backed by the centre-left Ettakatol and the secular Congress for the Republic led by President Moncef Marzouki – the same parties that were in the previous cabinet. Larayedh replaced Hamadi Jebali, who stepped down after the ...
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Curfew in place as Nigeria presses Boko Haram insurgents
The Nigerian military Saturday ordered a partial curfew in the city of Maiduguri amid a government offensive against Islamist militants. The 24-hour curfew was implemented in neighborhoods considered to be Boko Haram strongholds in the northeastern city, in a region that has been a hotbed of the Boko Haram guerrilla movement. The military said in a written statement it had the rebels on the run ...
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Cardinal Onaiyekan Nigeria is in Jeopardy
Nigerian Prelates Meet With European Union Representatives to Discuss Rise in Corruption and ViolenceBy John NewtonROME, May 03, 2013 (Zenit.org) - NIGERIA'S leading bishop has told the European Parliament and other politicians that his country is being jeopardised by "the twin monsters of corruption and insecurity".In a meeting organized by Aid to the Church in Need, Cardinal ...
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US Military Officials Call Sex Abuse In Ranks Serious Problem
Top U.S. military officials have vowed to root out sexual abuse, a persistent problem in all branches of the armed forces. The victims of sexual battery, harassment and stalking are mostly female members of the military, but gay men and others also have reported assaults. In some cases, the perpetrators turned out to be officers tasked with preventing abuse. Sexual misconduct in the ranks ...
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Nigerian Military Says It Captured Dozens of Boko Haram Militants
ABUJA -- Less than five days after the Nigerian armed forces began a massive attack on militants in the north, Nigeria's Department of Defense says 65 suspected Boko Haram militants have been arrested and ten have been killed. The Nigerian military says Boko Haram militants are fleeing their camps. Some are in search of fuel while others are running from the armed forces that are ...
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Opinion War is over but hard work in Somalia begins
Somalia out of the abyss of lawlessness, the latest attempt has been the most successful. The war is virtually over but the hard work of reconstructing the country begins. Igad member countries and especially the countries that sent in troops will be tested by the power struggles that are already emerging. Setting up governance structures and leadership that is acceptable to the majority of the ...
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Cuban Vice President Cabrisas Tours Angola Culture-Historical Sites
Luanda, May 18 (Prensa Latina) The Vice President of the Council of Ministers of Cuba Ricardo Cabrisas, who is on a working visit to Angola, visited here today Dr. Antnio Agostinho Neto Memorial and the Museum of Military History. Accompanied by the Ambassador of Cuba in Angola, Gisela Garcia, the senior official received explanations on the value of the pieces they cherish in their rooms of ...
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Tunisia increases security as Salafists vow to defy ban
There was a heavy police presence at tollbooths along the main highway from the capital to the central city of Kairouan on Saturday, where the Salafists vowed to hold Sunday's gathering, Agence France-Presse correspondents reported. Police were singling out for checks the private minibuses that ply between Tunisian towns, with special attention paid to men with beards – as sported by ...
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