Monthly Archives: April 2014
Foreign Office Minister meets President of Somalia
The Foreign Office Minister for Africa visited Somalia on 15 April to demonstrate UK support for Somali peace and development. He held constructive talks...
Ref Edibe berates FIFA on World Cup list
A Nigerian FIFA badged-referee, Mr. Peter Edibe has accused FIFA of politicking with the selection of match officials which he claims has robbed Nigeria...
Remittance 'super tax' costs Africa $1.8bn a year
Africans pay some of the highest charges in the world for international money transfers, in sub-Saharan Africa it's almost double the global average. Africans...
What have you got to hide?-Immigration removal centre refuses observer access following death of...
Another human rights group has raised concerns about the regime at one of Britain’s most infamous immigration removal centres.
Natasha Walter, director of Women for...
Sierra Leonean marathon runner still missing
Mami Konneh Lahun (24), a runner from Sierra Leone who came to London to take part in the London Marathon, went missing soon after...
Human bones discovered in Croydon
A group of builders working on a driveway in Purley, Croydon were given an unpleasant surprise when they uncovered human bones buried only six...
Bromley birthday shooter jailed
A man who shot another man at a 10-year-old’s birthday in May 2013 has been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison.
Alfie...
Fake nurse jailed for circumcising 2-month-old baby
A woman claiming to be a nurse from Nigeria has been jailed after circumcising and nearly killing a 2-month-old baby.
Taiwo Shittu, 55, known to...
Dissidents set free in US trade pact
Vietnam has announced the release of several dissidents ahead of negotiations with the United States over the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal.
Nguyễn Tiến Trung, a...
New police chief ends Muslim-stalking program
Police in New York City have abandoned the systematic surveillance of Muslims started in 2003 as a way to spot terrorist activity.
Under the program,...
