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Ethiopian PM Elected New AU Chairperson

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics Sunday, January 27th, 2013

Addis Ababa – The African Union summit elected the Ethiopian Premier Hailemariam Desalegn as Chairperson of the African Union to succeed his predecessor, President of Benin. The new AU Chairperson said that Sudan and South Sudan made important progress in implementing the AU roadmap and the UNSC Resolution 2046 of 2012 by signing a series […]

Nigerian student, John Amechi Eze, 23, to be hanged in Malaysia for drug trafficking

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines, Top Stories Friday, January 25th, 2013

John Amaechi Eze, a 23-yr-old Nigerian student studying at a college in Kuala, Lumpur in Malaysia has been sentenced to death by hanging over drug trafficking. John was found guilty of cannabis trafficking two years ago but his sentencing took place few days ago. According to the judge in charge of his case, the prosecution […]

Two foreigners bag four-year jail term for stealing motorcycle (How about our politcians that steal more than motorcycles?)

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Friday, January 25th, 2013

FOR allegedly stealing a Bajaj motorcycle popularly called Okada in Ejigbo, an Osogbo Chief Magistrate’s Court has sentenced two Benin Republic immigrants to four years imprisonment with hard labour. The two convicts, whose names were given as Jagunoyeji Adeniyi (25) and Sunday Adesade (25) were said to have committed the offence on June 25, 2012 […]

Group faults Jonathan’s visit to Switzerland, Ethiopia

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013

A lagos-based group, the Movement for Revolutionary Change (MRC) has picked holes in the proposed week-long visit of President Goodluck Jonathan to Switzerland and Ethiopia, describing it as a jamboree. The MRC said the achievement of the Jonathan administration will not be measured by the number of foreign trips embarked on by the President while […]

Morocco plans to change rape marriage law

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013

WOMEN rights activists in Morocco have welcomed plans to change an article of the penal code that allows rapists of underage girls to avoid prosecution by marrying their victims. On Monday, the Justice Ministry said it backed a proposal to amend Article 475 and would consider tougher sentences. Any changes to the penal code must […]

Banda faces crisis of confidence in Malawi

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013

SHE has taken a personal pay cut, promised reforms, resumed aid flows from Western donors and put her predecessor’s private jet up for sale. Malawi’s President Joyce Banda seems to be making all the right moves to win over the hearts and minds of this impoverished southern African nation’s roughly 14 million people. With over […]

We are in Mali to secure Nigerians – Jonathan

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013

Ben Agande, Abuja. President Goodluck Jonathan has reiterated that Nigeria’s involvement in the crisis in Mali was not borne out of any territorial ambition but to secure her citizens from terrorism and stop terrorists from establishing bases in West Africa. He stated this in Geneva when he met with members of the Nigerian community in […]

Opinion: Nigerian troops and The Malian crisis: Matters arising

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013

By Theophilus Ilevbare The Nigerian Senate gave constitutional approval to the deployment of 1,200 troops for combat mission as part of the Africa International Support Mission to Mali (AFISMA) – an Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) organized military mission sent to support the government of ECOWAS member nation Mali against Islamist rebels in […]

Jonathan leaves for Switzerland, Ethiopia

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013

President Goodluck Jonathan will on Monday embark on a working visit to Switzerland and Ethiopia. Jonathan returned to the country on Saturday from Cote d’Ivoire where he attended an Extraordinary Session of the Economic Community of West African States Authority of Heads of State and Government. Presidential spokesman, Dr. Reuben Abati, in a statement on […]

Today Mali, tomorrow Nigeria for al-Qaeda

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013

Until recently Mali was famous only for its music and for Timbuktu — our nickname for nowhere. Suddenly, the French are invading this huge, poor, sparsely populated, landlocked African country, much of which is an empty desert. Britain is helping them (if we can get our aircraft to fly). Just a couple of years ago, […]