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Muslim Brotherhood’s Morsi Claims Win in Egyptian Election

June 18, 2012 Global AuthorEgypt, Israel, Mohamed Mors, USA

CAIRO - The Muslim Brotherhood's Mohamed Morsi has claimed victory in Egypt's first post-uprising presidential race. But the rival camp of old guard candidate Ahmed Shafiq disputes the unofficial results, while the ruling military council claimed sweeping powers, throwing this major test of the nation's transition into doubt. Morsi's claim was just one in a stunning series of events in the turmoil that... Read More

Medical advice:What is Bowel Cancer

June 18, 2012 Global Author

Bowel cancer is cancer in any part of the colon or rectum. Untreated it will increase in size and may cause a blockage or can ulcerate leading to blood loss and anaemia. What is the bowel? The bowel is a 6-metre-long tube made of muscle, with a lining similar to the inside of the cheek. It is part of the... Read More

Britain refuses to give Malawi a full vote of confidence – Why?

June 18, 2012 Global Author

Andrew Mitchell, the international development secretary,while praising Joyce Banda, Malawi's new president, for her "brave reforms",has fallen short on announcing a firm date for when Britain will resume its general aid programme. . Read More

About the global village

June 17, 2012November 1, 2016 Global Author

Africa Global village is a community of african bloggers around the world who work together to bring you reports from blogs and citizen media everywhere, with emphasis on voices that tell the story from an African Prespective. The Rise of Online Citizen Media Large media conglomeletes are funded by western and Eastern powers. While most of them covers african… Read More

Egypt Polls Close, Military Asserts Power

June 17, 2012 Global AuthorEgypt, Egypt Military, Mubarak, Polls

Polls have closed in the final day of Egypt's presidential runoff as the military leadership issued an interim "constitutional declaration" expected to formally hand the generals legislative authority following the dissolution of the Islamist-led parliament. . Read More

Kwame Nkuruma – Biography

June 15, 2012 Global Authorafrica, Ghana, Gold Coas, Kwame Nkuruma

The Rt. Hon. Dr. Kwame Nkrumah (21 September 1909 – 27 April 1972), P.C. was the leader of Ghana and its predecessor state, the Gold Coast, from 1951 to 1966. Overseeing the nation's independence from British colonial rule in 1957, Nkrumah was the first President of Ghana and the first Prime Minister of Ghana. An influential 20th-century advocate of Pan-Africanism,... Read More

SADC Ministers meet in Angola to decide the Fate of it’s Tribunal

June 12, 2012 Global Author

JOHANNESBURG, 11 June 2012 – With Ministers of Justice and Attorneys General from the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) meeting in Luanda until June 15th to discuss the future of the SADC Tribunal, three legal bodies have called on them to safeguard the Tribunal and the rule of law in the region by ensuring that access to the Court by private individuals... Read More

Under Pressure Malawi Cancels AU Summit

June 8, 2012 Global AuthorAl-Bashir, AU, Joyce Banda, Khumbo Kachale, Malawi

According to news reports on the maravipost, Malawi overnment has decided not to host the African Union after the AU Commission insisted that Malawi was obliged to welcome Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir wanted by the International Criminal Court of.Justice. . Read More

New prosecutor Fatou Bensouda: ‘Dangerous’ to think ICC is anti-African

June 5, 2012 Global AuthorAl-Bashir, Bingu WA Mutharika, Fatou Bensouda, ICC, International Criminal Court (ICC), Joyce Banda, Malawi, OSISA, Raphael Tenthani

CAPE TOWN, South Africa --The prosecutor-elect of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has dispelled what she termedas "perceptions" that the Hague-based court is only there to punish Africans. . Read More

Rio Tinto Responds to critical Reports on its Practices in Mozambique Coal Fields

June 5, 2012 Global AuthorAfrica Mining, Mozambique, OSISA, Rio Tinto coal mines

JOHANNEBSURG, June 4 – In a welcome move, the Anglo-Australian mining giant, Rio Tinto, has responded to a recent report from the Southern Africa Resource Watch (SARW) entitledCoal versus Communities in Mozambique: Exposing poor practices by VALE and Rio Tinto, which highlighted a number of serious concerns about the resettlement programme and treatment of local communities by Rio Tinto and... Read More