(AP) — Uhuru Kenyatta was sworn in as the Kenya’s fourth president Tuesday in a stadium filled with tens of thousands of Kenyans and a dozen African leaders. Kenyatta, 51, the son of Kenya’s first president, becomes the second sitting African president to face charges at the International Criminal... Read more
Somali leader admits rapes by security forces occurred
Africa April 10, 2013
(AP) — After months of denial, Somalia’s government has for the first time acknowledged that its security forces were involved in rape cases that drew an international outcry by human rights groups. Army commanders often denied accusations that soldiers were involved in a spate of rapes, blaming the crimes... Read more
Nigeria: Baby boom or time bomb
Nigeria April 10, 2013
(Reuters) – In the time it takes to read this article, Nigeria will have added 50 people to its population, or about 11,000 a day. While some see these new consumers feeding an engine of prosperity, others fear they will create a crisis of poverty and unrest. By 2050,... Read more
Understanding Bayelsa’s anti-rumour law
Opinion April 10, 2013
By Tari Akono We read with interest Dr. Olatunji Dare’s comments on the stand of the Bayelsa State government to curb rumour-mongering as a serious social issue in the state. In his March 26 column, he reviewed the recent establishment of a committee by the state government to manage... Read more
The Bayelsa State Government has condemned the recent attack which claimed the lives of several policemen in the creeks of the state and pledged to bring the culprits to book when apprehended. A combined team of security operatives on Tuesday recovered the bodies of ten of the slain policemen... Read more
Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson on Sunday commissioned the multi million naira Deputy Governor’s lodge, disclosing that it was part of his administration’s Restoration Agenda aimed at giving people a sense of belonging. Describing his Deputy, Rtd Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John Jonah as an active participant in his... Read more
Worried by the financial crises rocking Nigerian airlines, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is working out modalities to rescue the carriers by way of ensuring that they access loans at low interest rates. To that effect, the apex bank met last week with three aircraft manufacturers- Boeing... Read more
(AP) — A demonstration in support of Central African Republic’s new leader Michel Djotodia was held in the capital, Bangui. Several hundred residents marched through the city of 700,000 Saturday, carrying banners endorsing Djotodia, who came to power last week when the Seleka rebel coalition advanced from the north... Read more
(AP) — Protests by the unemployed in southern Algeria are raising the specter of rising unrest in the country’s sensitive oil regions, and are increasingly attracting the attention of al-Qaida. Algeria’s vast, sparsely populated Sahara only holds 10 percent of the country’s population but it is home to this... Read more
Kenya’s Supreme Court on Saturday upheld the election of Uhuru Kenyatta as the country’s next president and the loser accepted that verdict, ending an election season that riveted the nation with fears of a repeat of the 2007-08 postelection violence. Jubilant Kenyatta supporters flooded the streets of downtown Nairobi,... Read more
