Sudan: aid official urges international community to provide funds/in /by
In Sudan, as conflict tears the country apart for the 4th consecutive month, a global aid official urged the international community, on Sunday, to provide more funds to help Sudanese people.
Kenya deploys reconnaissance mission to Haiti/in /by
The eastern African country has offered to lead an international effort to help Haiti’s understaffed and under resourced police department.
Nigeria: Ex-Militant Leaders Fight Over N48bn Pipeline Contract Renewal/in /by
[Leadership] Another round of tension has gripped the oil industry in the Niger Delta over the renewal of the N48billion oil pipeline surveillance contract awarded to the former leader of the dreaded Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Chief Government Ekpemukpolo, alias Tompolo.
Nigeria: Analysts React As NNPCL Gets Presidential Approval for $3bn Loan/in /by
[Leadership] The $3 billion emergency crude repayment loan taken by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) from the African Export-Import (Afrexim) bank would create only a temporary respite in the foreign exchange market unless fundamental issues are addressed in the county, analysts have said.
Mauritanian migrants explore new routes to the United States/in /by
“I am first immigrant in my village to come over here.” “In this time, there’s not too much Mauritanian community, it’s just a few people.” Oumar Ball, Cincinnati Resident
Yemen: Reviving the Old City of Sanaa bombed during the war/in /by
Inhabited without interruption for more than 2,500 years, the Yemeni Old City of Sanaa's is a World Heritage site. Its iconic mosques and burnt-brick tower-houses have faced direct threats from air strikes and indirect threats associated with lack of upkeep. Residents dream of peace and revival.
Young Zimbabwean voters dream of ‘change’/in /by
Just days before a national election to pick a president and lawmakers, one word is on the lips of most young Zimbabweans: "change". About two-thirds of Zimbabweans are under 25, according to the United Nations. Many will vote for the first time on Aug 23rd.
Egyptian opposition figure Ahmed Douma freed after presidential pardon/in /by
Authorities released on August 19 prominent activist Ahmed Douma from a prison complex outside Cairo where he was serving a 15-year sentence after being convicted of taking part in clashes between protesters and security forces in the Egyptian capital in December 2011.
Spain wins first Women’s World Cup with 1-0 victory over England/in /by
Spain has won its first Women's World Cup championship with a 1-0 victory over England. The win for Spain in just its third World Cup appearance prevented the Lionesses — the reigning European champions — from bringing the trophy back to England for the first time since 1966.
Messi leads Inter Miami to claim first trophy/in /by
Lionel Messi scored early in regulation and converted the first shot in penalty kicks as Inter Miami beat Nashville SC 10-9 on penalties in the Leagues Cup final on Saturday night (Aug. 19).