ISIS Next Place Is Mali
Mali, with a population of some 12 million, and a landmass three and a half times the size of Germany, is a land-locked largely Saharan Desert country in the center of western Africa, bordered by...
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“That Which Money Cannot Buy
Arguably, choosing between “life and peace" as keen elements money cannot buy, the latter stands supreme. The United Nations Security Agency has tried all possible means hoping to find a perfect...
Monkey Attack On Girl Sparks Deadly Ethnic Clashes In Libya
Ethnic fights developed as a result of a monkey assault on a schoolgirl in the Libyan town of Sabha Ethnic fighting has left at least 20 people dead in the south Libyan town of Sabha after an...
Monkey Attack Sets Off Deadly Tribal Clashes In Libya
Days of deadly tribal clashes have erupted in southern Libya after a pet monkey attacked a high school girl. Abdel-Rahman Areish, the head of Sabha city hospital, told The Associated Press news...
Foreign Interferences In The Political History Of Africa
“Africa will write its own history, and it will be, to the north and to the south of the Sahara, a history of glory and dignity (Patrice Lumumba). ‘The world is at critical juncture, and so are...
Sarkozy To Sue Over Gaddafi Funding Allegations
Lawyers for former French President Nicolas Sarkozy say they will take legal action against a businessman, Ziad Takieddine, over allegations that deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi bankrolled his...
Shell, Mobil, Others Rated High By Oil & Gas Professionals
Professionals from across the global oil and gas industry have revealed who their employers of choice are – and the attributes they look for from them – in the inaugural Ideal Employer survey...
African Court Commends West African Countries
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights (AfCHPR) has commended West African States for demonstrating commitment to promote human rights in the sub-region. 'As at October 2016, only seven of...
France’s Nicolas Sarkozy Faces Gaddafi Payment Claims
Nicolas Sarkozy's links with Muammar Gaddafi have come under fresh scrutiny after a businessman admitted delivering three cash-stuffed suitcases from the late Libyan leader towards the Frenchman's...
UN Expected President
Shock! Disbelief! Total surprise! Those media (and politicians) who have in the preceding election campaign totally uncritically, but systematically supported Hillary Clinton, try by using such words...
Past 8 Years of Mahama’s Gov’t Disastrous
Pro-New Patriotic Party (NPP) think tank Danquah Institute (DI) has described President John Mahama’s government and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration a disaster. The latest...
Tracking Ghana’s 8 Year Decline In Facts and Figures
The past eight years have been a disaster for the people of Ghana. Governance standards have slipped and the economy has struggled, making life more difficult for every Ghanaian. Our country, once...
$600bn’ Lost During Arab Spring Protests
The Arab Spring protest movement has cost the region $614bn in lost growth since 2011, the UN says. The estimate is the first of its kind by a major economic body. It is equivalent to 6% of the...
African Migration Expected To Rise Due To Accelerated Climate Change
Africa faces a surge in internal and cross-border migration in the coming years due to increased climate change and its impact on life and livelihood. According to the United Nations Environment...
AU Reiterates Concern About the Situation of Libya
The African Union (AU) High Level Committee on Libya, has on Tuesday held a meeting at the level of heads of states in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, according to an AU statement on Wednesday. The...
How Hillary Clinton Lost US Election
From the start, there were things that were under Hillary Clinton’s control, and many, many things that never would be. She was a technocrat facing an America demanding revolution. She was a...
Can Lippi Lift Sinking China?
Italian master-coach Marcello Lippi is facing one of his toughest assignments as he attempts what some fans think is impossible: putting under-achievers China on the path to greatness. Starting with...
Gambian Wrestler Ali Mbengu Dies Trying To Cross the Mediterranean
A popular Gambian wrestler has drowned while crossing the Mediterranean trying to reach Europe, his coach says. Ali Mbengu, known to his fans as “Mille Franc”, was on a boat travelling from Libya...
Gambia Wrestler ‘Mille Franc’ Drowns Crossing Mediterranean To Europe
Many migrants are prepared to risk all to get from Libya to Europe A popular Gambian wrestler has drowned while crossing the Mediterranean trying to reach Europe, his coach says. Ali Mbengu, known to...
Gambian Wrestler Drowns Trying To Reach Europe
A wrestler from The Gambia has died trying to cross the Mediterranean to reach Italy, his coach has told AFP news agency. Ali Mbengu, 22, drowned last Friday when the boat he was travelling in...