A mine has collapsed in Ghana’s central gold-producing region killing at least 16 people who were working illegally. A total of 16 bodies were recovered from the site of the incident near the town of Kyekyewere on Monday afternoon, according to area police commander William Otu. The town is about 300km north of the capital Accra. […]
Scores killed in Nigeria
22 April 2013 by
Fighting between Boko Haram group and troops in Baga town in Borno state in nation’s northeast leaves at least 185 dead. Fighting between Nigeria’s military and the armed group Boko Haram has left at least 185 people dead in a fishing community in Borno state in country’s northeast, officials said on Sunday. The fighting in Baga, which began on Friday, lasted for hours, […]
IMF recognizes Somalia government
18 April 2013 by
The International Monetary Fund has recognized the government of Somalia, ending a 22-year break in relations that could lead to IMF technical and policy support to the country.”The International Monetary Fund today recognized the Federal Government of Somalia, headed by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, paving the way for the resumption of relations after a 22-year […]
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe welcomes dialogue rejects interference.
18 April 2013 by
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has said he will not accept foreign interference during elections later this year.In an address to mark 33 years of Zimbabwean independence on Thursday, Mugabe welcomed recent efforts by Western nations to reopen dialogue with Zimbabwe after years of isolation to protest political violence, rights abuses and alleged vote rigging.However, […]
Sudan’s Bashir arrives in South Sudan
13 April 2013 by
Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir visits South Sudan for the first time since 2011. President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan has ordered the border with South Sudan to be opened, during his first visit since it gained independence. Tensions between the two countries have been strained since the separation in 2011 and brought them to the brink […]
Qatar pledges $500 million for reconstruction in Darfur
8 April 2013 by
Hundreds of delegates meet in Qatar’s capital to raise funds to rebuild Sudanese region racked by conflict. Qatar has pledged $500m in aid to rebuild Sudan’s Darfur region after a decade-long conflict, an official has said. Monday’s announcement came as hundreds of delegates met for the final day of a two-day donor conference in Doha […]
Sectarian violence in Egypt
8 April 2013 by
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has condemned deadly clashes at the Cairo headquarters of the Coptic Christian pope as “an attack against myself”, ordering a quick probe into the violence, a statement said. “I consider any attack on the cathedral an attack against myself,” Morsi Second to pharmacy express that. The active ingredient in cialis black […]