Often the hardest thing is to know which bridge to cross and which to burn – David Russel
Posted in Africa on Feb 25th, 2010
As South Africa prepares to host the world cup, Abedi Pele a former Ghananian player says it is good for Nigeria to go all out to excel because he would not want other African nations to fail because it is important that all countries do their homework well. He believes all players should be excited that the [...]
Posted in Africa on Feb 24th, 2010
Poor governance and management are threatening the quality of basic education in Africa and putting Millennium Development Goals at risk, an international watchdog has warned. Transparency International published a new report on Tuesday that assessed primary education management structures in Uganda, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Senegal, Morocco, Madagascar and Niger. The report claims that schools in [...]
Posted in Africa on Feb 23rd, 2010
A sleeping sickness outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has hit more than 10,000 people in the north-eastern province of Haut-Uele and could develop into an epidemic, a medical aid group has warned. Medecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said yesterday that the situation is “critical” in Haut-Uele province, where in some areas up to 40 per [...]
Posted in Africa on Feb 22nd, 2010
Universal testing and prescription of anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs) to all HIV-positive people could effectively halt transmission of the virus within the next five years, a top scientist has said. Dr Brian Williams, based at the South African Centre for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis in Stellenbosch, told a conference in the United States over the weekend [...]
Posted in Africa on Feb 19th, 2010
Niger’s president has been overthrown in a military bloody coup after soldiers stormed the presidential palace yesterday. The national constitution has been suspended and all state institutions dissolved. The President Mamadou Tandja, had extended his tenure to a third term. The President and a number of ministers were captured and at least three people were killed in [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 9th, 2010
At last the ailing Nigerian President Yar adua has agreed to hand over power to the Vice president, Good Luck Jonathan. This news comes seven weeks after his absence in the country. Legal adviser to the President announced this to the BBC, reporting that the sick president would write a letter saying he was on [...]
Posted in Africa on Feb 2nd, 2010
Local human rights activists have called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate the violent clashes between Christians and Muslims in the Nigerian city of Jos last month in which more than 300 people died. The Nigerian rights group Serap wrote to the ICC’s chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo last Friday claiming the ICC should [...]
