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| Somalia: Senior rebel leader killed in Mogadishu
Unidentified gunmen shot dead a senior official of the Somali rebel group Hizbul Islam in Mogadishu"s main market on Tuesday, sparking several revenge killings, officials and witnesses said. Hizbul Islam has often fought side-by-side with the more hardline al Shabaab rebels against government forces in a drive to topple ...
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Libya: Envoy apologises for Gaddafi "slur"
Washington - The US State Department apologised on Tuesday for dismissive comments its spokesperson made about Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi"s call for "jihad", often translated as "armed struggle", against Switzerland. "I understand that my personal comments were perceived as a personal attack," State Department spokesperson PJ Crowley told reporters. ...
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South Africa: Hip hop star and friend spend another night in jail
Two men accused of killing four teenage boys in a car crash are spending a second night in a Soweto police cell. One of the men is a hip-hop star. The two were allegedly racing down a two-way street when they lost control of their cars. One drove into ...
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Ghana: Seized cars" overseer is innocent - Alex Segbefia - Accra Mail :: Ghana News Leaders - Ghana News Main News
Alex Segbefia is the Deputy Chief of Staff at the Presidency There are moves to get the chairman of the Confiscated Assets Committee, Karl Wilson, dismissed, Deputy Chief of Staff Alex Segbefia alleges.Mr Segbefia says some persons calling for the removal from office of Mr ...
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Nigeria: FG Approves Funds to Restart Ajaokuta, Itakpe Plants
The Federal Government has approved N650 million for the re-opening of the Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited (ASCL) and the National Iron Ore Mining Company (NIOMCO), Itakpe. Government, however, said it had so far spent a total of $6 billion on the Ajaokuta plant since its inception in 1979.It said the ...
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