Month: April 2007

Washington, 27 April, 2007— Human rights organizations, religious leaders and government officials alike expressed outrage after a video that depicts a child beheading a man was circulated in Pakistan, and responsibility for the act claimed […]

When the opportunity presented itself for the President of Ghana J.A. Kufuor to recognize the illustrious achievements of the most decorated Diplomat son of Africa, he failed miserably. He was called on it by a […]

He has already been immortalized with a life-sized statue on a giant pedestal erected on the foregrounds of Ghana’s sole international airport, which is also named after him. And so when we came across an […]

Washington/Accra, 25 April, 2007 Two ministers in President John Kufuor’s government have come under intense media criticism after making a hero out of the leader of the coup d’etat that led to the overthrow of […]

Washington, 24 April, 2007— The U.S. military’s new command center for Africa, Africa Command (AFRICOM), will not include large numbers of troops, but will promote regional security and stability while coordinating U.S. support for African […]

The decision by the Nigerian Supreme Court to return Vice-President Atiku Abubakar to the ballot is one that ought to be applauded by all democratically-minded and democracy-loving people around the globe, particularly those of us […]

Nairobi, 16 April, 2007— The number of slum-dwellers worldwide is set to reach a new high in 2007, making alleviating poverty a global priority, the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday. “Urban poverty […]

Awka, 16 April, 2007— Nigeria’s ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has taken a commanding lead in early results for weekend state governorship and legislative elections amid widespread reports of violence and irregularities. Results declared by […]