Deadly attack on Nigeria police
[Translate] Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the bombing of the UN offices in NigeriaAt least 11 people have been killed in a bomb attack on a police convoy in north-eastern Nigeria, police say. “A bomber on a motorcycle rammed into the police rider [motorcycle escort],” a police spokesman said. The attack in the normally More...
Mali coup leader rejects Ecowas troop deployment
[Translate] Capt Sanogo said the military should decide who runs Mali after 40 daysThe leader of last month’s coup in Mali has rejected the West African decision to send troops to the country. Captain More...
Charles Taylor Guilty Of Aiding Sierra Leone War Crimes
[Translate] Charles TaylorInternational judges have found former Liberian leader Charles Taylor guilty of aiding and abetting war crimes during the Sierra Leone civil war, at his trial in The Hague. Mr More...
W’Bank grants Nigeria $900m to boost agriculture
[Translate] Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, Thursday said the World Bank had granted a $900 million facility to Nigeria as part of its assistance towards food security in More...
Jonathan seeks amendments to 2012 Budget
[Translate] President Goodluck Jonathan,Barely five days after signing the 2012 budget into law, President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, wrote to the National Assembly requesting some amendments to the 2012 More...
Mali coup leader rejects possible Ecowas intervention
[Translate] Parliamentary speaker Dioncounda Traore (R) will take over as interim presidentMali’s coup leader has rejected the intervention of foreign troops in the rebel-held north – and hinted More...
Robert Mugabe ‘Fighting For His Life’ In Singapore Hospital
[Translate] MugabeZimbabwean dictator Robert Mugabe was said to be close to death. The 88-year-old, who is believed to be suffering from prostate cancer, flew to Singapore by private jet on Saturday for treatment. His More...
Malian president resigns in deal
[Translate] Amadou Toumani Toure has not been seen in public for weeksPresident Amadou Toumani Toure of Mali has formally resigned as part of a deal with coup leaders to end the crisis gripping the West African More...
Pope Benedict warns mankind ‘in darkness’
[Translate] Pope Benedict warned, in his Easter vigil mass, that mankind is "groping in darkness"Pope Benedict XVI is set to lead Easter Sunday Mass in Rome’s St Peter’s Square and deliver More...
Nigerian bombs ‘kill several
[Translate] Two car bombs have exploded in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna, killing several people and injuring many others, officials say. The Nigerian Red Cross said six people had died. The emergency More...
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