Month: September 2011

It is a little known fact that the majority of the Taliban, who are largely made up of members of the Pashtun or Pathan tribes, are actually of Israelite origin. While the older generation of […]

Ghana’s former President and African Union High Representative for Somalia, Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings, has praised the government and people of Egypt for the able manner they have managed the political transition in their […]

As he intensifies his public appearances to catch the eye [and sympathy] of the electorate, the NPP’s Akufo-Addo continues to confirm claims by his detractors that he has nothing new to offer Ghanaians and doesn’t […]

Peter Nhimiyimana, 17, knew the risks of deserting the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR). During his more than two years with the militia group in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), […]

In an effort to help some of the most vulnerable people in one of Ethiopia’s most food insecure regions, the government of Tigray has launched a pilot scheme to transfer cash to those least able […]

Human rights advocates watching Gambia are worried that abuses against perceived dissenters will rise as the November presidential election nears, killing any chance of a free and fair poll. Already the official campaign period – […]

For months, the Kenyan government resisted opening an extension of the world’s largest refugee complex in Dadaab to accommodate Somalis displaced by drought and conflict, finally relenting in late August. The town, about 80km from […]