Yearly Archives: 2013
British and French nationals arrested for being "spies"
Puntland Police arrested two foreign nationals from Britain and France accused of spying on Puntland and illegally mining precious materials, Garowe Online reports.
Puntland Security...
Namibia school children die after suicide pact
MINISTRY of education authorities in Kunene Region are aghast and currently at their wits’ end, following a suicide pact by two pupils at Okonguati...
Sudan bread crisis continues
Khartoum State is facing a severe bread crisis leading to long cues in front of the selling points. Many bakeries have closed their...
Armed Men From CAR Attack Cameroon
Residents of eastern Cameroon say armed men dressed as soldiers from the Central African Republic have attacked military installations and markets. The government...
Ghana approves 2.5% VAT increase
Parliament last Friday approved a 2.5percent increase in the VAT threshold from the current 12.5 per cent to 15 per cent despite the Minority’s...
This tangled Web is full of deceivers
Looking to lose weight from your sofa? Keen to re-grow hair you last saw in a bygone millennium? How about pecs and buns of...
Birmingham hospital links improving healthcare in Ghana
A BIRMINGHAM hospital has gained major international recognition for its work in helping to save lives in Africa.
The kidney unit at the Queen Elizabeth...
Ghosts of 94 still haunt Nigeria
Like they did in 1994, Nigeria will arrive at the FIFA World Cup™ in Brazil as African champions, and as they did in the...
The Lango of Uganda
The Lango are probably decedents of the Nilotic people. It is hypothesized in the fifteenth century that they migrated to their current location as...
Indonesia recalls ambassador in spying row
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono recalled his ambassador from Australia on Monday (November 18) and ordered a review of bilateral cooperation following reports that...