BBC – A Christian organisation in Nigeria has accused the army of ignoring warnings of attacks in the build-up to the weekend massacre near the city of Jos.Hundreds died during attacks on three villages in an area which straddles the country’s mainly Christian south and Muslim north. The massacre is seen as revenge for a previous bout of killings in January. The army has not yet responded to the accusations but troops are patrolling the area to prevent further clashes. Some villagers...
AfricaNews.com – The Ethiopian Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi has denied the allegation which claimed that 95% of the $100m aid raised by Live Aid and others to fight famine in rebel-held northern Ethiopian in 1985 was diverted to be spent on weapons. He said the BBC had fallen for lies put out by his political opponents on the eve of a general election in Addis Ababa…
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AfricaNews.com – One of the leading female vocalists in Ghana, Rebecca Acheampong or simply referred to as Becca is on a mission to help raise resources for at least 10,000 Ghanaian children to be signed onto the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). According to the singer she decided to embark on this campaign when she visited a local hospital in early 2009. “I…
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AfricaNews.com – Malawi government is reported to have stopped advertising in one of the country's private media house Nation Publications Limited. Media reports in the southern African nation say that the Malawi government has ordered all its departments and other partners to stop advertising in the newspaper. However no reason has been given as to why the government…
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AfricaNews.com – The United Nation Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has on behalf of his organization commended the government and people of Sierra Leone for their relief effort towards Haiti following the aftermath of an earthquake which left more than two hundred dead and millions homeless in that country. “On behalf of the United Nations Secretary General and…
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AfricaNews.com – The National Security Adviser of Nigeria Sarki Mukhtar has been fired over the Jos crisis that led to the death of about 400 people on Sunday. The acting President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan replaced him with Aliyu Gusau, a one time National Security Adviser to former President, Olusegun Obasanjo. About 400 corpses from the Sunday massacre were given mass…
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AfricaNews.com – The Norwegian Minister of Environment and Development Cooperation, Erik Solheim, had asked the African Union (AU) leader, Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika to do all he can to ensure conflicts in Zimbabwe and Kenya ended amicably. In Zimbabwe, Tsvangirai and long-stayed President Robert Mugabe are sharing a government of national unity (GoU). Tension…
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AfricaNews.com – Legendary Senegalese film director, screenwriter and producer, Mahama Johnson Traore, has died, after a long illness. A founding member of the Pan-African Film Festival (FESPACO), Traore reportedly died Monday morning in Paris, France, at age 68. Born in 1942 in Dakar, he directed several feature films and movies with themes of societal and political…
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BBC – The US treasury department has eased sanctions on Iran, Cuba and Sudan to help further the use of web services and support opposition groups.US technology firms will now be allowed to export online services such as instant messaging and social networks. Companies had not offered such services for fear of violating sanctions. Opposition supporters in Iran used social networking sites and services to organise protests after the country’s disputed presidential poll last year. The...
BBC – South Africa’s opposition leader has called for an investigation into whether President Jacob Zuma has broken the government’s strict ethics code.This says all members of the cabinet must declare their financial interests within 60 days of taking office. He has not done so nine months after his inauguration – his spokesman said there was a difference of opinion. But the president is now compiling the list in case legal advice says he should declare his interests. "Mr...
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