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Burkina Faso: Former presidential guards arrested over raid

January 24, 2016October 21, 2016 Global Authorwest africa

Ten members of unit loyal to former president Blaise Compaore held as new leader continues to face security challenges. Ten soldiers from a disbanded elite unite loyal to Burkina Faso's former president have been arrested over a raid on an armoury outside the capital Ouagadougou, the army said. . Read More

The people have spoken in Rwanda

December 21, 2015 Global Author

It was a busy Saturday yesterday as several breaking news hotspots needed to be monitored late into the night. Uganda’s national electricity provider UMEME tried their hardest to keep this correspondent off the air by inflicting repeated outages on his area of residence, all after days of 12 hour power cuts, ostensibly for ‘maintenance’ but perhaps with an altogether more... Read More

Nigerian Pastor TB Joshua Named 2015 Yoruba Man Of The Year

December 13, 2015 Global Author

Controversial Nigerian Pastor T.B. Joshua of The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations (SCOAN) has been named as the 2015 ‘Yoruba Man Of The Year’. According to a report in the ‘Nigerian Tribune’, the honour was bestowed on him by the ‘Egbe Omo Oodua Parapo’, a coalition of 35 Pan-Yoruba groups drawn from across the world. . Read More

Gambia: Release peaceful protestors and community members arbitrarily detained

November 30, 2015 Global Author

Gambian authorities must release peaceful protesters and community members, including a man in his 70s, who were arbitrarily arrested and detained last week, said Amnesty International today. At least 40 people were arrested by police during and after a largely peaceful protest by young people and community members in the town of Kartong on Sunday 22 November 2015. The protest,... Read More

Pope’s historic visit to Central African Republic (CAR) must address sectarian conflict

November 28, 2015 Global Author

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE 27 November 2015 Central African Republic (CAR) must seize the historic opportunity that Pope Francis’ two-day visit presents to place human rights and justice at the heart of national reconciliation efforts, Amnesty International said today. At least 75 people have been killed, many of them civilians, in a fresh wave of sectarian violence in the... Read More

The inside story of how Anas took on Ghana’s corrupt judiciary

November 24, 2015 Global Author

Justice! is an explosive Al Jazeera English documentary about Anas Aremeyaw Anas’s undercover crusade to rid Ghana of judicial corruption once and for all. Over a period of two years, the award-winning investigative journalist secretly filmed 12 Ghanaian High Court judges, 22 other judges, and 140 court officials accepting bribes. While exposing their corruption, his actions also led to the... Read More

US President Barrack Obama makes strong statements on Burundi and those resorting to violence

November 23, 2015October 20, 2016 Global AuthorBarack Obama, Hillary Clinton, US, US Politics

Today President Obama issued a new Executive Order imposing sanctions against persons who have contributed to the ongoing crisis in Burundi. This Executive Order provides the authority to block the assets of those who, among other things, have engaged in or provided material support for actions that threaten peace and security in Burundi, undermine democratic processes, or who are responsible... Read More

International Committee for Creating a Peaceful Sublime and Energetic World

November 21, 2015 Global Author

Introduction We are going to submit a practical way to create a peaceful sublime and energetic world. We can create the world that a destitute and an affluent human being, Black and White, Hebrew and Moslem, the different religions, the different devisal live without an affray and an embroilment together. We can go to the direction that human beings live... Read More

Terrorists attack luxury hotel in Mali capital, 170 taken hostage

November 20, 2015 Global Author

By Tiemoko Diallo BAMAKO (Reuters) - Islamist gunmen stormed a luxury hotel packed with foreigners in Mali's capital Bamako on Friday, taking 170 hostages in a former French colony that has been battling rebels allied with al Qaeda for several years. A senior security source said some of the hostages had been freed after being made to recite verses from... Read More

Metrojet crash in Egypt initiates airport security review

November 20, 2015 Global Author

The crash of a Russian Metrojet passenger flight in Sinai on 31 October and unconfirmed claims that it was caused by a bomb have triggered concerns over airport security, particularly in Egypt and other countries considered most vulnerable to Islamist militancy. The apparent security lapses at Sharm el-Sheikh airport have already prompted tighter security at Egyptian airports and initiated a... Read More