Robert Mugabe is Indeed a ‘Goblin’
Who said Robert Mugabe is a Goblin? That person is quite right. According to the dictionary, ‘ Goblins are demons of any size, usually in human or animal form, that are supposed to assail, afflict, and even torture human beings: “Be thou a spirit of health or goblin damn’d, …” (Shak. Hamlet I, iv). Gnomes [...]
Kenya’s President Kibaki Briefed on Eastern DRC Peace Situation
Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki today met and held discussions with former Presidents Olesegun Obasanjo of Nigeria and Benjamin Mkapa of Tanzania, who briefed him on the current situation in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. According to press statements from the presidential press service, the meeting briefed President Kibaki on the current situation in the peace initiative [...]
Four Killed in Somaliland Bomb Explosion
Four policemen have been killed when a bomb hidden near a mosque exploded in Somalia’s northern breakaway enclave of Somaliland . There has been relative stability in the region compared with southern regions of the the Somali state. Al-Shabaab, who are known to be Al-Qaeda’s proxy in the region has control of large amounts of [...]
14 Bodies Recovered as Ethiopian Airlines Plane Crash
There were ninety people on board an Ethiopian Airlines plane that took off from Beirut, Lebanon in what has been described as stormy weather conditions, that crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff on Monday. The Ethiopian Airlines plane was a Boeing 737-800 that was heading for Addis Ababa, the country’s capital. The plane reportedly [...]
An Expression of Confidence As World Bank President Visits Sierra Leone
The World Bank President, Robert B. Zoellick will arrive in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone on Tuesday at the start of an eight-day, three-nation Africa tour to help focus the attention of African governments, development partners and private investors on seizing the opportunity for renewed momentum in economic growth and overcoming poverty. The trip [...]
14 Days to Decide Yar’Adua’s Fate
According to the Attorney General in Nigeria, the cabinet will make a decision in the next 14 days whether the President, Umaru Yar’Adua, is fit enough to govern the country after being absent for two months because of medical treatment, The 58-year-old leader has not been seen publicly since leaving on the 23rd of November [...]
Guinea’s New Prime Minister Jean Marie Dore Says the Ouagadougou Accord is ‘Nonsense’
The declaration signed last week in Ouagadougou by Guinea’s Junta Leader Dadis Camara and Interim Head of State Sekouba Konate witnessed by Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore, has been called ‘nonesense’ by the newly appointed Prime Minister of Guinea’s Transitional government, Jean Marie Dore. According to Dore, he is not bound by terms of the [...]
Al-Shabaab Denies Threat To Attack Kenya
Terror group and Al-Qaeda proxy in Somalia, Al-Shabaab, have denied they had threatened to attack Kenya and are reportedly saying that a recording posted on the internet was a fake. The recording posted on the internet said the threat was composed by militants angered by Kenya’s decision to deport a Jamaican Islamic cleric and the [...]
Al-Shabaab Threatens to Attack Kenya
Theories have emerged that Jamaican cleric Abdullah Al-Faisal is still in Kenya hidden in un-known place, sources told Newstime Africa. On Thursday, a court in Kenya heard that the controversial cleric had been flown to his native country in a chartered Gulfstream jet. The preacher was due to be produced before court on Thursday morning [...]
Kenya Finally Deports Al-Faisal
Kenya has finally deported radical Jamaican cleric Abdullah al-Faisal to his native country Jamaica, on the second attempt. State Prosecutor Edwin Okello told the High Court that the fiery preacher left the country mid this morning on a chartered Gulfstream jet to his homeland. The court had ordered that Mr al-Faisal be produced in court [...]
