Africa
With Mandela’s condition ‘unchanged,’ friend says ‘it’s time to let him go’
(CNN) — Former South African leader Nelson Mandela remained in intensive care Monday, two days after he was hospitalized with a recurring lung infection. The increasingly frail Mandela was rushed
Ozwald Boateng: New wind of change is blowing through Africa
(CNN) — When change comes, it comes all of a sudden, leaving only a remembrance of the past, a previous present, as its memorial. A moment as sudden as British
Mandela Remains ‘Serious But Stable’ in Hospital
South Africa says former president Nelson Mandela remains in “serious but stable” condition as he spends a third day in a Pretoria hospital getting treatment for a recurring lung infection.
In Eritrea, ‘Persecution greater than ever and getting worse’
(WORLD WATCH MONITOR) Religious persecution in Eritrea is at its “highest level ever and getting worse”, an Eritrean Christian leader, who cannot be named for security reasons, has told the
Zambia: Priest to Launch Political Party
(VOA NEWS) A Roman Catholic priest says his newly registered opposition party, the Alliance for Better Zambia, will be launched this month, as part of an effort to defeat President
Anger Erupts in Egypt Over Mubarak Retrial
(VOA News) Anger erupted Saturday in the Egyptian court retrying ousted president Hosni Mubarak for complicity in the killings of hundreds of protesters, after a judge barred the participation of
Slight fall in world’s children without schools
By Sean Coughlan BBC News education correspondent The global figure for the number of children without access to schools has fallen to 57 million, according to the United Nations Educational,
South African Man Claims He Is Jesus Christ; Believes He Is Immortal
By Stoyan Zaimov , Christian Post Reporter A South African man is claiming to be the reincarnation of Jesus Christ, just a week after reports came out about a man
Ghana arrests Chinese for ‘illegal mining’
(BBC NEWS) Chinese officials said most of those detained were mining illegally without visas, work and residency permits. They are negotiating the detainees’ release, a spokesman from the Chinese embassy
Ghana ex-airport official Adelaquaye faces US drug charges
(BBC NEWS) The ex-security chief at Ghana’s international airport has been charged in the US with conspiring to smuggle Afghan heroin to New York. Solomon Adelaquaye was arrested with two
