Year: 2008

Accra, 10 December, 2008— Nigeria has commended Ghana for conducting the December 7 elections in a free, fair and peaceful manner, whilst urging Ghanaians to remain civil till the process is completed as the polls […]

Accra, 10 December, 2008— Minutes after the Chairman of the Electoral Commission, Dr. Kwadwo Afari-Gyan announced the final presidential results of the December 7 Presidential polls, representatives of both the incumbent New Patriotic Party (NPP) […]

Berlin, 5 December, 2008— The German foreign ministry has earmarked additional resources to help alleviate the plight of the displaced people in North Kivu of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). According to a press […]

Frankfurt am Main, 3 December, 2008— Next year the German passenger car market will reach its lowest level since German reunification, says Matthias Wissmann, president of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA). Speaking […]

Jos, 4 December, 2008— Water, medicine and food supplies are running low for an estimated 10,000 people displaced by violence in Jos, northern Nigeria, following three days of violent clashes. Calm has been restored to […]

Mandela, 4 December, 2008— Thousands of people in a slum 20km south of Khartoum are living in makeshift shelters made of sticks and cloth after their homes were razed by the government. Local officials said […]

Johannesburg, 3 December, 2008— The Limpopo River, which delineates the border between Zimbabwe and South Africa before flowing through Mozambique into the Indian Ocean, has tested positive for cholera, according to local media reports. According […]

Erebti, 2 December, 2008— Thousands of vulnerable civilians who left their homes in north-eastern Ethiopia in June because of drought are living in poor conditions in an urban area in Afar region, residents and local […]