Rape-aXe Condom to help protect Women from being Raped
South African Dr. Sonnet Ehlers was on call one night four decades ago when a devastated rape victim walked in. Her eyes were lifeless; she was like a breathing corpse. “She looked at me and said, ‘If only I had teeth down there,’” recalled Ehlers, who was a 20-year-old medical researcher at the time. “I [...]
Presidential hopeful arrested by Police in Rwanda
Dozens of opposition protesters have been arrested in Uganda, including a presidential contender on suspicion of attempted murder. All this happened as President Paul Kagame presented his papers for re-election. Kagame is widely expected to win a second seven-year term in elections on August 9. He has held de facto power since 1994 when his [...]
Newspaper Editor Killed in Rwanda – Press Accuses Government Security Forces
The acting editor of a major newspaper in Rwanda, the Umuvugizi, has been killed because his paper was investigating the shooting of a Rwandan general. These claims were made by the paper’s Editor in exile. Jean Bosco Gasasira said his acting editor was shot and killed late Thursday night in the Rwanda capital, Kigali. Gasasira [...]
Nigeria gets a new Election Chief – Vows to end Political Pressure
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has got a new head. He says he will not succumb to pressure from powerful politicians to approve questionable vote counts. Professor Attahiru Jega is also calling for tough new penalties for voter fraud. The professor made the comments during a four hour senate confirmation hearing. The new election [...]
Interior Minister faces graft inquiry in Ivory Coast
An inquiry into corruption allegations against Interior Minister Desire Tagro, has been opened in Ivory Coast by the country’s public prosecutor. It is expected that the case will take around a month to complete. The country’s President, Laurent Gbagbo, ordered the investigation, following accusations voiced in the local press that Tagro, a close ally to [...]
Cyril Juxon-Smith set to be the next Director-General of the newly established Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation
After looking at the shortlist of those selected in the final stages of the application process to decide who will be the next Director-General of the country’s broadcasting corporation, it came as no surprise that Cyril Juxon-Smith is now the main contender for the position. A decent and honourable public servant, who has served his [...]
U.N. to upgrade its offices in Nairobi
Following wide disapproval to upgrade UN office in Nairobi to Category B among discontented staff members over hardship allowances, the matter now seems to be sealed as the office status beckons an upgrade. United Nations and Kenyan government officials have defended the upgrading to the fourth category in the hierarchy which mean the offices upgraded [...]
All mobile phone numbers to be registered in Kenya – In a bid to reduce crime
In a bid to cut crime, the government in Kenya has started to register all mobile phone numbers in the country. Any numbers still unregistered at the end of July will be disconnected, the government says. Apparently, it has come to light that kidnapping gangs often use unregistered mobile numbers to text ransom demands. According [...]
Fighting in Nigeria’s Parliament – As Speaker is accused of Corruption
There was turmoil in Nigeria’s parliament on Tuesday as fighting broke out after a group of members were suspended for accusing the speaker of corruption, causing further distraction in a body meant to be dealing with a raft of pending legislation. The group, calling themselves – The Progressives – are 11 in number, and they [...]
Kenya receives Ksh480 million European Investment Bank funding for Airport Rehabilitation
Kenya has received a Ksh480 million European Investment Bank fund towards upgrading and rehabilitation of the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) passenger facility. The European Investment Bank agreed in December, 2009 to co-finance the JKIA upgrading project and will provide Ksh7.4 billion. Air transport has become increasingly important to the economy of Kenya, sustaining the [...]
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