Guardian: New discoveries of natural resources in several African countries – including Ghana, Uganda, Tanzania and Mozambique – raise an important question: will these windfalls be a blessing that brings […]
Credit: Daily Grpahic Ghana The casket containing the mortal remains of late President John Evans Atta Mills will be paraded through some principal streets of Accra to afford Ghanaians the opportunity to pay their final respect. The routes are yet to be finalised by the Funeral Committee. President John Mahama […]
Credit: Allafrica.com IT was a rude shock for former President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday as Boko Haram hardliners killed his host in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. In what seems a strong message of rejection of Obasanjo’s peace overtures, gunmen suspected to be members of the fundamentalist Islamic group killed Baba […]
Credit:CNN (CNN) — Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy on Monday condemned a deadly attack hours earlier against soldiers at an army checkpoint at the Rafah border crossing in Sinai, vowing “to capture those who conducted this traitorous attack on our sons.” At least 15 Egyptian soldiers were killed and nine others […]
Written by Onimisi Alao, Jos Friday, 03 August 2012 05:03 The Catholic Archbishop of Jos, Most Rev. Ignatius Ayau Kaigama yesterday made a case for unity and peace among Christians […]
Credit: Dr Nasim Ahmed Malik Sweden. In the 3rd week of July 2012 Dr Nasim Ahmed Malik visited Ghana. One day he went out to National Park of Accra. Over there he saw a devoted Ghanaian making a video for the National TV of Ghana. Video contained the true sentiments […]
Credit: Allafrica.com. What will be the main challenges for Ghana’s next leader? A3: According to Ghana’s constitution, Vice President John Dramani Mahama will serve out the rest of his predecessor’s term. His first task will be to win a tough election battle in which he will most likely be the […]
A report, published in Egypt’s state-run al-Gomhouria newspaper, reveals that the ‘ill and elderly’ prisoners, over the age of 60, might possibly be pardoned earlier. According to several media reports, some of the Egyptian prisoners with chronic diseases might be pardoned on grounds of their health conditions. Many activists worry […]
Credit: Allafrica.com Being an African president is a risky business. It can be fatal. We’re already three down this year alone, and critically-ill Meles Zenawi looks like he’ll make it four. Other continents, by and large, seem to do a better job of hanging on to their leaders. SIMON ALLISON […]
Credit: Allafrica.com An alert truck driver sent to deliver 19 tonnes of poisonous sodium cyanide to Harare’s main waterworks averted disaster last Wednesday when he raised alarm just when he was about to offload the chemical. The driver told workers at Morton Jaffray Water Treatment Plant that he suspected he […]
Summary Background Male circumcision could provide substantial protection against acquisition of HIV-1 infection. Our aim was to determine whether male circumcision had a protective effect against HIV infection, and to assess safety and changes in sexual behaviour related to this intervention. Methods We did a randomised controlled trial of 2784 […]
Egypt official: leader’s letter to Israel is fake By DANIEL ESTRIN | ASSOCIATED PRESS | Jul 31, 2012 4:15 PM CDT in A letter to Israel from Egypt’s new president hoping for regional peace kicked up a stir Tuesday when the Egyptian leader’s Islamist movement denied he sent it. Israel […]
The past 18 months have been particularly trying for Egypt’s Christians, who have clashed with Muslims and lost a religious leader. Now they wonder what life will be like under an Islamist president. By Kristen Chick, Correspondent / Christian Science Monitor ABU QURQAS, EGYPT Afaf Ibrahim Fanous walks through her […]
RAMZY BAROUD ARABNEWS Tuesday 31 July 2012 NORTHERN Mali promises to be the graveyard for scores of innocent people if African countries don’t collectively challenge Western influence in the region. The Republic of Mali is fast becoming the Afghanistan of Africa. The reference is being applied with growing enthusiasm by […]
By Steve Anglesey 3 Comments 29 Jul 2012 18:09 Issaka The Otter: Novice from Niger is new Eddie The Eagle after super-slow sculls Wild-card who got into a boat for the first time three months ago finishes almost two minutes behind winner You can do it: Niger’s Hamadou Djibo Issaka […]
SOME eminent Islamic scholars at the weekend, called on the Boko Haram sect to permanently end its violence in the interest of peace and unity. The clerics, who spoke at this year’s Ramadan lecture of the National Council of Muslim Youths Organisation (NACOMYO) in Lagos, reiterated that so far, the […]
By Zubair Khan. Recently I happend to be in Ghana in conneciton with my job assignments. During the visit Ambassador at Large for Scandinavia Nasim Malik also visited Ghana. During the stay, many top level activities were performed by Mr Nasim Malik. On behalf of the Chairman IHRC, Ambassador at […]
Alhaj Janab Moulana Abdul Kareem Sahib of Karachi had embraced Ahmadiyyat in 1914 when he was a High School student. He joined British Indian Army. Once he was transferred during his service period and was posted for some time in Egypt. Let us listen to one of his many interesting […]
JORDAN TIMES CAIRO — A satellite channel run and hosted by fully-veiled presenters aims to break down the barriers for women in niqab who until the revolution that brought Islamists […]