Africa
Nigeria: I’ll Probe Missing U.S.$20 Billion Oil Money – Buhari
Leadership, Abuja – Determined to fight the high level of corruption in the country, President-elect General Muhammadu Buhari has stated his intention to launch a probe into the alleged missing $20
Ghana: Clergy must not be silent on corruption
The Effiduase Diocese of the Methodist Church Ghana (MCG) has held its 18th Annual Synod at Effiduase in the Sekyere-East District of the Ashanti Region, with a call to the
Christians Migrants from Nigeria and Ghana drown after being thrown overboard
Rome (CNN)Muslims who were among migrants trying to get from Libya to Italy in a boat this week threw 12 fellow passengers overboard killing them because the 12 were Christians,
South Africa: Xenophobic Attacks Terrify Foreign Nationals
VOA News, Johannesburg – Thousands of people marched through the South African city of Durban on Thursday to protest recent anti-immigrant violence that has left five people dead and thousands displaced. Around
Ghana: Akufo-Addo: ‘All-die-be-die’ comment contributed to 2012 loss
Flagbearer of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akufo-Addo says he regrets ever making the infamous ‘All die be die comment ahead of the 2012 general election. Conceding that
Italy: ‘I enter Europe or I die’: Desperate migrants rescued off Italy
CNN – They were huddled in the back of a tugboat. Some were without shoes. Their coats and jackets, still wet, were piled up in a huge container behind them. The
Kenya: Can ‘supergeeks’ save Kenya’s babies?
BBC News – Broken machines litter the labour ward at Kenyatta hospital in Nairobi. Nurses struggle to open oxygen valves with their fingernails because the buttons and valves are all
South Africa: Malawi to evacuate citizens from South Africa
BBC News – Malawi says it will repatriate its nationals from South Africa, following an upsurge in xenophobic violence. At least five foreigners, including a 14-year-old boy, have been killed
Hundreds of migrants feared drowned off Libya
BBC News – About 400 migrants are feared drowned after their boat capsized off Libya, survivors have told Save the Children. The Italian coast guard had rescued 144 people on
Liberia: Catholics, Baptists Oppose Christian State
The Inquirer (Monrovia) Sayon – As the debate to Christianize Liberia heats up in the country, many citizens including some Christians and Church leaders have vehemently opposed the idea of
