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Ruling, opposition parties in joint law suit against polls body

July 6, 2012 Ghana Electoral Comm Chair, Dr. Kwadwo Afari Djan

Just months before Ghana’s presidential and general elections in December, four political parties—including the ruling NDC and the main opposition NPP---are jointly taking the country’s electoral commission to court.

Sirleaf gives officials 2-week ultimatum to make assets public

July 6, 2012 President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia

Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has threatened to take punitive action, including dismissal, against any of her official failing to publically declare their assets in two weeks time.

 

Cholera outbreak adds insult to injury in northern Mali

July 6, 2012 ICRC offering humanitarian assistance in Mali

In the wake of worsening insecurity in rebel occupied northern Mali, a cholera outbreak in an area some 20 kilometers from the city of Gao, while the UN Security Council has refused to support an ECOWAS intervention force.

North Mali: 175 children being used by rebels, 8 sexually abused

July 5, 2012 Malian refugees in Niger, children and women most vulnerable

--UNHCR report reveals

Some 175 children have reportedly been used by armed groups in northern Mali, with 17 cases of sexual violence reported by displaced women, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has said.

Ivorians raise eyebrows over huge contracts given French firms

July 5, 2012 A scene from Abidjan

Eyebrows are being raised in Ivory Coast over the awarding of a grand multi-million Euro road and bridge construction project to yet another French Company.

 

Children debate whether TV is doing more harm than good

July 4, 2012 Sierra Leone children debate pros and cons of TV

Children in Sierra Leone have been debating whether television is doing more harm than good to the society, with positions being divided.

Nigeria state security agent testifies in a Boko Haram case

July 4, 2012 Une attaque de Boko Haram

A Nigerian State Security Service (SSS) agent has told a Federal High Court in Abuja, that the former spokesman of Boko Haram, Kudunga Abdul, allegedly named Senator Ali Ndume as a financier of the group.

Ghana goes ahead with clampdown on foreign retail traders

July 4, 2012 Hannah Tetteh, Minister of Trade and Industry, Ghana

--but ECOWAS MPs take exception

Foreign nationals, including citizens of ECOWAS member countries, operating shops and engaging in general retail business are being compelled to cease their operations by the Ghanaian government.

“Poverty on a slow decline in Africa”—says a new report

July 3, 2012 Reducing poverty is a must

A new report has revealed that “for the first time since record keeping on poverty began” in 2000, “the number of Africans living under $1.25 per day has declined.” 

However the report has warned that despite the progress, “Africa needs to do more to meet all the targets agreed in the MDGs document.”

Why is peace so elusive in the world today?

July 2, 2012 Queen Love

A ”survivor” of domestic violence on why

The world today seems to be desperately in search of genuine peace, which is often elusive.

Well, an African female author, artist and domestic violence counselor, Queen Love (formerly Aminata Touray), has traced the source of the problem to absence of genuine love and broken homes worldwide.