Month: November 2012
More protests across Egypt as Islamists rush through radical draft of constitution; oppose Morsi’s power grab
A court had disbanded a previous constituent assembly and was due to rule on the validity of the…
Malawi President Banda, Prof. Achebe and Nigeria’s Finance Minister Okonjo-Iweala listed among Global 100 Thinkers for 2012
Malawi President Banda, Prof. Achebe and Nigeria's Finance Minister Okonjo-Iweala listed in FP Global 100 Thinkers for 2012…
Double SUICIDE BOMBINGS kill 11 Nigerians at Kaduna church inside military base
"A bus first ran into the church and exploded about five minutes after service while a Toyota Camry…
Egyptians protest President Morsi’s controversial power grab
In one swoop, Morsi hamstrung the judiciary, the last check on his powers, by stripping courts of the…
Achebe brings billionaire Mo Ibrahim, Ramphele, Frazer, scholars, leaders to Colloquium on Africa December 7-8
The 2012 Achebe Colloquium on Africa, an international gathering of policymakers, policy executors, officials from African governments, the…
Nigerian-American Jessica Tata sentenced to 80 years for death of 1 of 4 kids at her Houston daycare; more sentences ahead
Houston area jurors have sentenced Jessica Tata to 80 years in prison for the death of one of…
WOMEN BISHOPS rejected in latest Church of England vote; criticisms follow
The votes were 44 for and two against in the house of bishops, 148 for and 45 against…
Riots in Kenya against Somalis, after bus terror grenade blast
Inter-ethnic clashes in Nairobi after bus blast By Aymeric Vincenot (AFP) in Nairobi: Clashes erupted in a mainly Somali…
Why Obasanjo described President Jonathan as a “weak leader”, Boko Haram, Odi, etc
In continuing the contrast, Obasanjo directly compared Jonathan's back-and-forth approach on Boko Haram to his own government's blanket,…
Jessica Tata found guilty of “felony murder” in deaths of 4 kids
Jessica Tata found guilty of "felony murder" in deaths of 4 kids • Follow USAfrica at Twitter.com/Chido247, Facebook.com/USAfricaChido n Facebook.com/USAfrica247 USAfrica, Houston, November 13,…
Nigerian-American Jessica Tata’s sentencing over deaths of 4 children: felony murder, criminal negligence or….
Also, a factor which complicated her case is the fact that a few days after the deaths of…
Kenya presidential candidacy of war crime indictees Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto a slap on our values
Kenya presidential candidacy of war crime indictees Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto a slap on our values By…