Often the hardest thing is to know which bridge to cross and which to burn – David Russel
Posted in Africa on Oct 12th, 2009
ADDIS ABABA has accused Asmara of sowing havoc in the region and reiterated calls for sanctions over Eritrea’s alleged support for Somalia’s rebels.
“It is going on and on with its creating havoc agenda. The character of this regime is not changing,” Agence France Presse (AFP) quoted Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi Meles as telling the […]
Posted in Africa on Oct 10th, 2009
An African Union panel led by former South African president, Thabo Mbeki, has produced a report that aims to find a peaceful solution to the conflict in Sudan’s Darfur region. Handing over the report to the AU in Ethiopia yesterday, Mr Mbeki said the Darfur conflict can only be resolved by the Sudanese people. The […]
Posted in Africa on Oct 8th, 2009
A United Nations report released this week draws attention to a “dramatic” broadband divide between developed and developing countries. The report on global information and communications technologies found that Africa has only one fixed broadband subscriber for every 1,000 people. By comparison, in Europe there are around 200 subscribers per 1,000 people. In addition, the […]
Posted in Africa on Oct 7th, 2009
Zambian police have arrested at least nine people, including two opposition MPs, for allegedly honking their horns in protest after former president Frederick Chiluba was cleared of corruption charges. Civil society groups had initially called on drivers to honk their horns for 10 minutes every Friday after the court’s decision two months ago. But last […]
Posted in Africa on Oct 5th, 2009
Former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan is on a three day trip to Kenya to urge the government to carry out political reforms. The measures were agreed after over 1,000 people were killed in a violence last year which followed disputed presidential elections. Mr Annan has called for the country to have a new constitution within […]
Posted in Africa on Oct 5th, 2009
Nigeria recently celebrated its independence from colonial rule. For many it was simply another day of sober reflection with little funfair. The question on everyone’s lips was if Nigerians truly had anything to celebrate? To many it was a disappointing reminder of the sorry state of affairs, top reason being the failure of the leaders […]
Posted in Africa on Oct 2nd, 2009
The African cities of Alexandria, in Egypt, Lagos, in Nigeria, and Monrovia, in Liberia, are among the top five cities most vulnerable to sea level rises, according to a report by the Centre for Global Development. The US think tank’s based its projections on the vulnerability of coastal populations to storm surges if sea level […]
Posted in Africa on Oct 1st, 2009
The International Criminal Court is to prosecute suspected perpetrators of the violent riots that followed Kenya’s presidential elections in December 2007. The announcement yesterday by the ICC’s head prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo comes after the Kenyan government failed to set up a local tribunal. Mr Moreno-Ocampo vowed to put on trial those “most responsible” for the […]
Posted in Africa on Sep 30th, 2009
Guinea’s military leader Captain Moussa Dadis Camara has prohibited all supposedly “subversive” gatherings and demonstrations after scores of people were killed or injured during a stadium rally on Monday in the capital Conakry. State security forces opened fire at around 50,000 opposition supporters who were protesting at the occasion. Human rights activists say at least […]
Posted in Africa on Sep 29th, 2009
The African Union has threatened Guinea’s military junta with sanctions following reports that at least 128 people were killed during violent riots in Guinea’s capital Conakry yesterday. Security forces opened fire on 50,000 opposition supporters who had gathered in a stadium to protest against the country’s military leader, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara. Witnesses say tear […]
