Mogadishu, March 11 – At least 30 people were killed and 83 injured Thursday as fierce fighting continued between government forces backed by African Union peacekeeping troops and Islamist insurgents in the Somalian capital.
The fighting, which erupted Wednesday, resumed Thursday after a brief lull overnight with both sides claiming control over Mogadishu.
‘As many as 30 [...]
Johannesburg, March 8 – South Africa’s government announced Monday it had nominated Tourism Minister Marthinus Van Schalkwyk to head the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
In a statement posted on the website of the presidency, the government said it had been approached by ‘a number of our partners in the developing and developed [...]
Nairobi/Lome (Togo). March 7 – Togo’s president has won a second term in office, according to provisional results by the West African Nation’s Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) Saturday.
Faure Gnassingbe received 1.2 million votes, compared to almost 700,000 cast for his nearest rival Jean-Pierre Fabre, the BBC quoted CENI as saying.
Fabre Friday claimed victory, raising [...]
Nairobi, March 5 – A research centre that has provided valuable insights into wild elephant behaviour has been destroyed by flash floods in Kenya, Save the Elephants (STE) said Thursday.
Heavy rains burst the banks of the Ewaso Ng’iro River, sending water crashing through the research facility and a safari camp in Samburu National Reserve.
‘A wall [...]
Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), Feb 26 – Like many of the jet set, some humpback whales swim to the Atlantic off the Dominican Republic coast to mate.
No one really knows why they do it, but as exact as a clock, the giant cetaceans swim, court and pair near Samana Province, says a Prensa Latina report.
The [...]
Dajabon (Dominican Republic), Feb 24 (IANS/EFE) An official with the Catholic charity Caritas and a chemical engineer have been kidnapped in eastern Haiti, the organisation Solidaridad Fronteriza and a Jesuit group that aids migrants said here.
They said the incident occurred Saturday in Ouanaminthe, near the Dominican border, and the perpetrators are demanding a ransom of [...]
Perth, Feb 21 – Hockey New Zealand, which raised security fears for the upcoming World Cup in India, has cleared the team’s participation in the event starting Feb 28.
The team will fly out of Perth Monday as originally planned.
Although some players have expressed concerns to management, Hockey New Zealand said they are trying to convince [...]
Cape Town, Feb 20 – South Africa has announced a new industrial policy that aims to create 2,477,000 jobs by 2020.
‘It is estimated that the new Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP) will result in the creation of 2,477,000 direct and indirect decent jobs over the next ten years,’ Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies said.
The [...]
Nairobi/Niamey, Feb 20 – The African Union has suspended Niger and imposed sanctions on the West African nation in the wake of a coup that toppled power-hungry president Mamadou Tandja.
Dissident soldiers stormed the presidential palace Thursday afternoon and arrested Tandja, 71, whose attempts to cling to power beyond his second term have been blamed for [...]
Nairobi/Niamey, Feb 19 – Soldiers have seized power in Niger and dissolved the government after kidnapping President Mamadou Tandja, who last year raised tension with his attempts to cling to power.
The dissident soldiers stormed the presidential palace Thursday afternoon.
Witnesses reported hearing gunfire and seeing smoke rising from the area. Confusion reigned for hours until Colonel [...]
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