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Mali: Veering Toward A Nigerian Vietnam

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With the unnerving undercurrents of developments in the vast wastelands of the Sahel and the Sahara in the north of Mali, Nigeria has real cause to worry. It rightly, as put forward by traditionalists, has to worry about dangerous elements determined to entrench themselves in its neighborhood. But Nigeria has to worry about many more things linked to its impending... Read More

The situation in northern Mali is still as dreadful

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Interview with Moctar Mariko, President of the Malian Association for Human Rights (AMDH) How has the situation evolved in the North of Mali these past few months? The situation in the North of Mali remains practically unchanged for us. From a humanitarian perspective, I’ve just been informed that since the establishment of the corridor many families in the North of Mali... Read More

Health Advice: Adenoids

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What is it?  Lymph nodes make up part of the lymphatic system which helps the body’s immune system to fight infection. Lymph nodes are located in many areas of the body like the neck, armpits, chest, abdomen and groin. The adenoids are lymph nodes and are located in the throat behind the nose. Along with the tonsils, they form part... Read More

Lake Malawi fossil could be oldest dinosaur ever found

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LILONGWE: Fossilised bones unearthed by a British palaeontologist in colonial Tanzania in the 1930s may be those of the oldest dinosaur ever found, researchers reported on Wednesday. The bones are either those of the earliest dinosaur or of the closest relative of dinosaurs discovered to date, they said.A denizen of the Middle Triassic around 243 million years ago, the creature... Read More

Kenya beat Malawi to earn Cecafa semi-final spot

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Kenya beat guest team Malawi 1-0 to secure a place in the semi-final of the Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup in Uganda.Veteran striker Mike Baraza scored the only goal of the game 12 minutes after half-time. The Harambee Stars will play Zanzibar in Thursday’s semi-finals of the east and central African regional event.Hosts and defending champions Uganda take on Ethiopia in… Read More

Ethiopian PM Reshuffles Cabinet

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ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopian lawmakers approved four new ministers on Thursday, including a new foreign minister, as Ethiopian leader Hailemariam Desalegn reshuffles his cabinet. Ethiopia now has three deputy prime ministers. Two months after Hailemariam Desalegn was named prime minister of Ethiopia, he made the first changes in his cabinet. . Read More

DRC Rebels Looting Before Goma Withdrawal

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GOMA, DRC — Residents of the town of Sake in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo say M23 rebel soldiers have been looting homes and extorting money from businesses as they prepare to withdraw from the area. On a side street in the town of Sake, out of sight from the M23 soldiers guarding the checkpoint out of town, a... Read More

M23 Rebels begin withdrawal in eastern DR Congo

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Rebels in eastern DR Congo say they have started withdrawing from territory they have captured from government troops, days after a pullout deal was reached in neighbouring Uganda. Amani Kabashi, deputy spokesman for the M23 group, told Al Jazeera that rebels were starting to withdraw from the town of Mushake, 50km south of the provincial capital, Goma, on Wednesday. . Read More

Congo conflict: Who is telling the truth on M23 rebels

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The Democratic Republic of Congo is under siege after the rebel group, M23 captured Goma the capital of North Kivu province, on Tuesday, this week, threatening peace and stability in the already troubled Central African nation.Unfortunately, the latest conflict occurred at the time when world attention especially from the Western world was mainly focused on the current Gaza bloody war... Read More
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