Category archives for: Africa

Polls Opens in First Election without Mandela

south africa elections

The 22,263 polling stations have opened in South Africa on Wednesday at 7 am without incident. They will remain open until 9 pm, on a long journey in which all the predictions given by winning the current president and leader of the African National Congress (ANC), Jacob Zuma. The only riots occurred last night in […]

Sahrawis conquer their freedom, and if not then their children will.

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It often happens that those who first visited the Sahrawi refugee camps population, in the face with such a brutal and unexpected reality is surprised not to have heard before. As not wanting to take their own ignorance, they attack the media as responsible for this oversight and invisibility of such extreme situations. Not available […]

Boko Haram sold as slaves 223 young Nigerian

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“I kidnap your daughters will sell in the market, in the name of God.” With these words in a video broadcast on Monday, Aboubakar Shekau, leader of the terrorist group Boko Haram, announced its plans regarding the 223 youth kidnapped from a school in the town of Chibok, in northeastern Nigeria, on April 14. With […]

China gives a twist to its foreign policy in Africa

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Since the new generation of Chinese leaders led by the current president, Xi Jinping, assumed state power in March 2013, has not only launched major economic and social reforms but has increased efforts in foreign policy, with the eye on the stability, security and economy of China. In this plan, plays a crucial role in […]

At least 18 killed in an explosion in Nigeria’s capital

18 killed in Nigeria in blast

An explosion, apparently caused by a car bomb, according to the BBC, Thursday has rocked a neighborhood on the outskirts of Abuja, capital of Nigeria, and has caused many victims, witnesses quoted by Reuters. Emergency services have reported that blast killed at least 18 people and 80 are injured. The incident occurred in Nyanya, near […]

Morocco achieved another extension of MINURSO mission in the Sahara

The United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara

Another triumph for diplomacy, the government and the Moroccan King. Another frustration for the Polisario Front, the Algerian government and many nongovernmental organizations. The Security Council UN has finally decided by consensus and unanimity of its 15 members, to extend for another year the mandate of The United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western […]

Did human really originate from Africa: New take

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An analysis of genetic diversity and cranial measurements of 10 African and Asian populations indicates that humans dispersed out of Africa into two batches and the first one was much earlier than previously thought. The second migration that scattered human of northern Eurasia 50,000 years ago, comes to correspond with what was known until now […]

Hopelessness and apathy marked the general elections in Algeria

Abdelaziz Bouteflika

The current president and great candidate to repeat in the post, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, appeared at last Thursday outside his official residence and its confinement to go to vote in person, but did so in a peculiar wheelchair. Intended to be an image of normality, although not offered for almost two years, but was also very […]

Mandela’s Funeral to Pass Through Pretoria

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It was reported from Johannesburg that Nelson Mandela’s funeral cortege is going to pass through the streets of the capital Pretoria for three days straight. This was reported by the South African government on Saturday. They stated that this is being done so that more people can join in.   While talking about Mandela’s funeral […]

Two Libyan soldiers killed, nine injured in Benghazi

In the latest episode of violence inside Libya, two soldiers have been killed and nine other have been injured in a skirmish with Ansar al-Sharia, Libya’s top rebel group. The fighting took place in the Eastern City of Benghazi. The news was confirmed by Colonel Milud al-Zwei, spokesman for Libya’s Special Forces. “A violent clash […]

Egypt Enacts Draconian Anti-Protest Law

In a bid to stop the ever increasing protests from the supporters of the ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, the interim Egyptian President has enacted a rather draconian anti protest law that severely curtails the rights and freedom of people to carry out demonstrations. The law requires permissions from seven different authorities for assembling a […]

Libya: Gunmen in Sirte snatch $54m from bank van

Ever since the fall of Moammar Gaddafi, Libya has been on a downward spiral. There is no sense of law in the country, the various parts of which are controlled by armed factions and tribe. It was only two weeks ago, when the country’s prime minister was held hostage by the rebel and in a […]

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