Ghanaians have been flocking to Accra to mourn Continue reading the main storyRelated StoriesObituary: John Atta MillsProfile: John Dramani MahamaGhana country profile The funeral of Ghanaian President John Atta Mills, who died suddenly in July, is to be held in the capital Accra. Thousands of Ghanaians are expected to attend, as well as some 18 [...]
The target population seems to be young Banyamulenge. The writer also personally visited a wounded young man at MP SHAH Hospital in Nairobi who gave some chilling insider news and whose exorbitant bill was swiftly paid by “well wishers”. Known to forcibly recruit young and adult male in Northern Kivu and causing the flight of [...]
A heavy military presence is building up in al-Arish Continue reading the main storyRelated StoriesPress welcome Sinai offensiveSinai raid could be start of a new bloody chapterIn pictures: Sinai army response Egypt has deployed extra troops, tanks and other armoured vehicles to the Sinai peninsula in an escalation of its military offensive in the area. [...]
The different germs and food in a foreign country, rather than air travel, seem to make athletes ill Continue reading the main storyRelated StoriesThe disadvantage of home advantage ListenWhat went wrong for British swimming? Elite athletes who travel across more than five timezones to compete, more than double their risk of illness, a BMJ study [...]
Cairo’s rush hour seems to last through the day and night Continue reading the main story Egypt changing Profile: PM-designate Hisham Qandil Revolution ‘failing Egyptian women’ Deeds, not words Revolution stalled? For newly elected presidents and prime ministers it has become something of a tradition to set themselves targets for their first 100 days in [...]
Two-thirds of African countries have laws that criminalize consensual same-sex acts, according to Cary Alan Johnson, executive director of the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC), a New York-based gay advocacy group. In most countries, same-sex acts between men, known as sodomy, are punishable by harsh prison sentences. Many of these laws date [...]
The eight miners have since been charged with murder of their Chinese manager while the quartet faces a charge of robbery after they were found in possession of stolen property. Southern Province Deputy Police Commissioner, Fred Mutondo has confirmed the development in a telephone interview. The protesting workers killed their supervisor and injured his colleague [...]
A large number of Ghanaians and foreigners will have the opportunity to pay their last respects to the late President from Wednesday as he is laid in state at the Banquet Hall of the State House in Accra. President John Dramani Mahama will be the first person to file past the casket, after which other [...]
Continue reading the main story African Viewpoint Sola Odunfa: State control Taking sides Cash crisis? Grassroot convictions In our series of viewpoints from African journalists, Sola Odunfa in Lagos writes that he has little faith in Nigeria’s police officers. The Nigeria Police Force prides itself as one of Africa’s best, backed by the flamboyant commendations [...]
Cameroon boxer Serge Ambomo is one of seven athletes who have gone missing from the OlympicsSTORY HIGHLIGHTSSeven athletes from Cameroon have gone missing, their team chief saysThe athletes include five boxers, a woman footballer and a male swimmer, he saysThe athletes have the right to remain in the United Kingdom until early NovemberIt is not [...]