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Zimbabwe: Claims That Jestina Mukoko Being Force Fed Poison in Custody

By admin • Jan 5th, 2009 • Category: Africa

Former ZBC newsreader and now political prisoner Jestina Mukoko is being force fed poison at the notorious Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison, according to the UK Sunday Independent newspaper.



Tunisia: Country’s First Female Physician Celebrates 100th Birthday

By admin • Jan 5th, 2009 • Category: Africa

Born in Bizerta on January 2, 1909, Tawhida Ben Cheikh, the first Tunisian and Arab female physician, celebrated on Friday her hundredth birthday.



Tunisia: Stock Exchange Boasts Third Best Growth Among World Bourses

By admin • Jan 5th, 2009 • Category: Africa

In spite of the world economic crisis, the Tunis stock exchange has progressed by 10,7% in 2008 , the third best performance in the world, according to the French news agency AFP.



Ghana: Zoomlion Cleans Up Accra

By admin • Jan 5th, 2009 • Category: Africa

As part of preparations for the handing over ceremony of the presidential baton, from President John Agyekum Kufuor to the new president-elect, Professor John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills, waste management experts, Zoomlion Ghana Limited has organised a special clean up exercise to rid the capital city off filth for the historic occasion.



Ghana: Paul Victor Obeng Leads Transitional Team

By admin • Jan 5th, 2009 • Category: Africa

The 12-member transitional team of the president-elect, Professor John Evans Atta Mills, began work yesterday at the Accra International Conference Centre. However, there is no intention of retaining any minister of the outgoing government.



Ghana: I Will Be President for All - Mills

By admin • Jan 5th, 2009 • Category: Africa

The president-elect, Prof. John Evans Atta Mills, has renewed his commitment to be the father of all Ghanaians, irrespective of their political affiliations.



Ghana: Why Ghanaians Need to Support the President-Elect

By admin • Jan 5th, 2009 • Category: Africa

To the vast majority of Ghanaians, the country is split into literally two halves, with one side responding to the clarion cry for change, and the other half concurring with the need for change, but only in leadership, and not necessarily of parties. The figures given out by Dr Afari Djan give an accurate reflection of how fractured the nation is, but also underscores who the real winner is.



Nigeria: Lagos Rice Project to Stabilise Price, Create Jobs

By admin • Jan 5th, 2009 • Category: Africa

The Lagos State rice for job programme is not all about creating job for the teeming unemployed youths in the state but to also stabilize the price of rice through increase production of the stable food in the state.



Nigeria: Ogoni Students Ask for Ogoni State

By admin • Jan 5th, 2009 • Category: Africa

The National Union of Ogoni Students’ (USA) has demanded for the creation of Ogoni State out of the present Rivers State, arguing that creation of the new state would generate employment for over 95% unemployed youths as well as addressing lack of infrastructural development in the area.



Somalia: More Than 50,000 Displaced - UN

By admin • Jan 5th, 2009 • Category: Africa

The top United Nations relief official in Somalia has voiced grave concern at the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the strife-torn nation, where fresh clashes last week have reportedly killed more than 40 people and displaced over 50,000.