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Liberia disabled proving they're down but not out

December 5, 2011 Image

People with disabilities may be down or challenged but they are no way out.So it was over the weekend, when the disabled community in Liberia joined their colleagues around...

Nigerian engineers up for rescue of poor road network

December 5, 2011 One of the roads in question

With Nigeria’s road network in a deplorable condition, the Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE) has urged the Federal government to establish a National Road Fund and the Federal Road Authority to undertake the total management of the Country's roads.

As Gbagbo faces ICC, Ouattara says Ivorians compelled to reconcile

December 5, 2011 Ex-President Laurent Gbagbo

Former Ivorian President Laurent is due to make his first appearance before the International Criminal Court, ICC in The Hague today, Monday to answer charges of crimes against humanity, but current President Alassane Ouattara has no regrets for handing him over.

Fate of people living with HIV: Do you know your status?

December 2, 2011 Join the fight against HIV/AIDS

As programs marking World AIDS Day took place in Ghana on Thursday, the question of what will happen

to the nearly49,000 people living with HIV echoed,  while in Sierra Leone people have been saying

how much they know about the disease and whether they know their HIV status.

Senegal: Youssou Ndour enters politics, exchanges words with ruling PDS

December 1, 2011 President Abdoulaye Wade, Senegal

Senegal’s top international music star Youssou Ndour is poised to enter into national politics and abandon the musical stage.

The Senegalese music icon, who owns one of the country’s biggest private media outfits—radio, newspaper and cable TV - announced recently that he would be entering active politics, as he launched his new political movement.

Mali bracing itself for imminent food crisis

December 1, 2011 Mali President Amadou Toumani Toure

This year’s agricultural campaign in Mali did not meet all the expectations.

This year’s food harvest has yield only 5 million tons,, whereas there was a projection of 8 million tons.

ICC slaps 4 charges on Gbargbo-“indirect co-perpetrator” of rape, murder…

November 30, 2011 ICC Prosecutor Ocampo

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has now disclosed that former Ivorian President Laurent has been detained in the Hague on four charges

The charges are that the former Ivorian leader was an "indirect co-perpetrator" of murder, rape, persecution and other inhuman acts.

Togo, UNODC in joint efforts to fight narcotic drugs

November 30, 2011

Togo is not giving up in its fight against narcotic drug trafficking, as more than 2 tons of narcotics drugs, including marijuana and cocaine, have been seized recently.

IOM wants migrants' voices to be heard, urges end to bias

November 30, 2011 IOM logo

The International Organization for Migration (IMO) says migrants' voices must be heard, because “there are too often biased, polarized and negative debate on migration.”

In a new World Migration report, the IOM says although people in the world now live in an era of the greatest human mobility ever recorded in history,” it remains one of the most misunderstood issues of our time.”

 

Citizens fear Gbagbo handover to ICC could stall reconciliation

November 30, 2011 Ex-President Laurent Gbagbo

As former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo is placed behind bars at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, reports from Abidjan say many Ivorians have expressed concern and outrage over the move, while others hail it.