After 13 years in detention and what could be described as the longest criminal case in Nigeria, a Lagos High Court in Igbosere yesterday convicted Major Hamza Al-Mustapha and a protocol officer in the Chief MKO Abiola Campaign Organisation, Alhaji Lateef Shofolahan. Al-Mustapha was Chief Security Officer (CSO) to late General Sani Abacha....
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South Africa: African Union Deadlocks in Leadership Battle
Email Print Share 30 January 2012 Addis Ababa — The election of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) has been postponed to July at the next AU summit, a South African official attending the summit said on Monday. After three rounds of fierce competition, none of the two candidates - incumbent...
Sudan: Army Officers Warn Against Rush to War With South
Email Print Share 29 January 2012 Khartoum — A group of 700 military officers from Sudan's Armed Forces (SAF) confronted president Omer Hassan al-Bashir and his defense minister Abdel-Rahim Mohamed Hussein with several demands that focused on military and political reforms, Sudan Tribune is told. Multiple army sources who all spoke on condition...
Nigeria: Now Boko Haram Threatens Sokoto State
Email Print Share By Ndahi Marama, 29 January 2012 Maiduguri — ABUL-Qaqa, the spokesman of the Jama'atu Ahlis Sunnati Lidda'awati Wal Jihad, also known as Boko Haram, yesterday, alleged that security agents have arrested "many" of its members in Sokoto and called for their immediate release. He however, urged senior citizens in Sokoto...
Senegal: Manifestations à Dakar – Un policier succombe à ses blessures
Email Print Share 28 January 2012 Comments (0) Les affrontements entre les forces de l’ordre sénégalaises et les manifestants contre la candidature du président actuel, Me Abdoulaye Wade à la présidentielle du 26 Février 2012 a enregistré un mort du côté des forces de l’ordre. Une radio privée (Sud Fm) qui donne l’information...
Kenya: Doctors Call Off Strike
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Kenya: Voodoo Economics and Development Corruption
Ahmednassir Abdullahi 15 October 2011 opinion In the early 1980s, when Ronald Reagan and George Bush were competing for the nomination of the Republican presidential candidate, Mr Bush was very critical of the economic policies propounded by his opponent. Mr Reagan's policies emphasised supply side economics, reduced income and capital gain taxes. Mr...
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