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Scary report on Southern and Northern Sudan

Rose Ng'ang'a — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:19:34 +0000

Scary details that North and Southern Sudan are sliding back to war calls for immediate action before its too late. A newly released report has revealed that both North and South are in a race to purchase arms which is for sure a recipe...

Honduran president elect says coup amnesty for all

Jay — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:07:21 +0000

Honduras’ president-elect said Tuesday he wants amnesty for ousted President Manuel Zelaya and for all of those involved in the June 28 coup that deposed him. “There should be (an amnesty) for all those involved,” Porfirio Lobo...

With New president elected, Honduras hopes to move past coup

Alex — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:17:47 +0000

Honduras has a newly elected president. The question is whether he can convince the world the vote was legitimate and showed that Hondurans want to put a summer coup behind them. Announcing that conservative rancher Porfirio Lobo was headed...

Of Ghost Voters...

Robb — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:38:34 +0000

Robert Mugabe once threatened that he would rule Zimbabwe ‘from beyond the grave’. Well, it looks like some of his supporters have started without him! I am 46 years of age - and in Zimbabwe I would be an old man - someone who has lived beyond...

Morocco urged Abbas not to quit

Mohammed Taha — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:30:19 +0000

An Official statement made by the Moroccan foreign ministry said that Morocco urged the Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas to continue defending the Palestinian cause, and stay in the presidency with the aim of resuming the...

US Republicans paint election wins as Obama rejection

Eva — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:10:35 +0000

US President Barack Obama’s Republican foes rejoiced Wednesday after winning two key election races, painting them as a big step in the bruised party’s steep uphill journey to the 2010 mid-term...

We don't have a spare country

Rose Ng'ang'a — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:04:25 +0000

Recently when BBC carried a story that Kenya could face worse crises in the next general election than witnessed in 2007, leaders were quick to dismiss the story as unfounded rumors well set to place the country’s image at disrepute. But...

Rah Rah Rahul

Shiv — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:51:41 +0000

Well elections in Maharashtra are over despite the boycott call by naxals It appears that congress will improve its margin there also at the cost of shiv sena Why mns should gain is really surprising ? Any way the victory should be another feather...

Evidence of fraud could force Afghan runoff vote

Sajid — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:59:20 +0000

The Afghan government’s appointee resigned Monday from the commission that’s investigating allegations of fraud in the country’s scandal-plagued Aug. 20 presidential election as the Obama administration struggles to craft a...

Iranian Protesters Take To Streets Of Tehran, Other Cities

Farzad — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 10:51:17 +0000

Tens of thousands of people wearing green accessories — the sign of the opposition — have come out on to the streets of Tehran and other major cities for the first mass protests against the Iranian government in two months. Clashes...