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Harmful traditional practices that put African women and children at risk should be ended, an African Union official has said. The AU’s Commissioner for Social Affairs and Culture, Bience Gawanas, told news agency Voice of America that a campaign to fight traditional practices in Africa such as... Continue Reading »

Human traffickers in Ethiopia have been using the upcoming football World Cup in South Africa to attract people into smuggling systems, according to the Ethiopian government. IRIN News reported on Tuesday that the State Minister for Labour and Social Affairs, Zenebu Tadesse, claimed smugglers are using... Continue Reading »

The failure of civil servants to deliver government-run health, education or agricultural services due to small-scale corruption may put long-term development in Africa at risk, the World Bank said on Monday. The organisation released its Africa Development Indicators 2010 report describing the so-called... Continue Reading »

The Russian Amb.  Alexander Polyakov on the country’s foreign policy with Nigeria…… Nigeria is regarded as a strategic partner on the African continent, we simply take into consideration the fact that Nigeria is the most populated country in the so called sub Saharan or black Africa... Continue Reading »

The first riots in Jos, occurred in 1994, more than a decade later, the incessant violence continues.  This year alone, crisis have erupted twice, the first being January 17; the recent took place a couple of weeks ago. The once peaceful state has many unresolved issues and many factors play a role... Continue Reading »

 A man from Jos, Shamsudeen Salihu, was recently sentenced to nine months in jail for being a member of the Al- Qaeda Network and Boko Haram. He was arrested with a bale of Military camouflage materials in his possession.  Read More →

Aristotle once said that “All who have meditated on the art of governing mankind have been convinced that the fate of empires depends on the education of youth”  In Nigeria the educational system is being questioned, as the present state of affairs is one of gross mismanagement and implementation.... Continue Reading »

Up to 33 billion US dollars in food imports a year and a further three billion US dollars worth of food aid have failed to prevent one third of the African population from being chronically hungry, the United Nations has warned. The Director of Food Security and Sustainable Development at the UN’s... Continue Reading »

    March 8th every year, women all over the world celebrate and are celebrated. This years’ theme is ‘Equal rights, Equal opportunities, an idea central to the general empowerment of women. The day should particularly shed light on how far women have come since 1975 when they were... Continue Reading »

Several hundred people have died after fresh religious clashes near the Nigerian city of Jos erupted over the weekend, according to officials. Media reports on Monday quoted local officials who put the death toll between 200 and 500 people, including many women and children. Three mainly Christian villages... Continue Reading »