Photo: northwestnewsonline By PANA Johannesburg, South Africa – As South Africa Friday marks the first anniversary of the Marikana massacre in which 44 striking mine workers were killed in the country’s North-west, Amnesty International has urged the government to ensure that … Read More
Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, winner of the second round of the Presidential election in Mali Bamako, Mali – ECOWAS has declared Mali’s presidential runoff on Sunday as ‘free, transparent and credible’, despite what it called some constraints. ”The standards observed in … Read More
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – About 150 legislators, representatives of the civil society, the UN Habitat and environmentalists from across Africa are due in Arusha, northern Tanzania, this weekend to mark the Silver Jubilee of the Global Parliamentarians on Habitat … Read More
Rafael Marques de Morais Johannesburg, South Africa – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged Angola’s attorney-general to immediately drop all criminal defamation charges against investigative journalist Rafael Marques de Morais, because ”they undermine free expression rights.” In a statement … Read More
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – South Africa’s crude oil consumption over a 10-year period, starting 2012, will rise steadily, in line with GDP growth, to hit 788,500 barrels per day (b/d) in 2022, according to a study released Monday by … Read More
Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane Cape Town, South Africa – President of the 67th session of the UN General Assembly Vuk Jeremi is in South Africa, where he and International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane were Monday holding talks on several … Read More
Lagos, Nigeria – Africa has once again become the most business-confident region in the world, according to new findings from the Global Economic Conditions Survey (GECS). The survey was compiled by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the … Read More
AFISMA troop – Photo: Newsabamako The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Kadré Desire Ouédraogo, has paid glowing tributes to troops from the region and Chad for their sacrifice for “freedom and peace” in Mali on behalf of the … Read More
Morgan Tsvangirai – Photo: internet Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has filed a petition at the Constitution Court seeking the nullification of last Wednesday’s president election, which was won by President Robert Mugabe. Tsvangirai, of the opposition Movement for Democratic … Read More
Attahiru Jega, Chairman of the Nigeria Independent National Electoral Commission – Photo: Leadership.ng Lagos, Nigeria – Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced here Monday that it had uncovered over 93,000 fake voters in the South East Anambra State, ahead … Read More
Obafemi Awolowo University The authorities of the Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria’s South-west town of Ile-Ife are celebrating the ranking of the public university as the best in Nigeria and eighth in Africa by the Spain-based research group Cybermetrics Lab. … Read More
