Former officials of Nigeria FA charged with corruption ( September 8th, 2010 )
ABUJA, Nigeria (AFP)
Sani Lulu, the former president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and three others pleaded innocent on Tuesday to corruption charges involving six million dollars of a 2010 World Cup budget.
Lulu, alongside former vice-president Amanze Uchegbulam, a former secretary-general Bolaji Ojo-Oba and and ex-board member Taiwo Ogunjobi, face a 10-count charge of mismanaging [...]
S.Leone doubles profit share from diamond miner ( September 8th, 2010 )
FREETOWN (AFP)
Sierra Leone’s government said Monday it has revised its agreement with diamond miner Koidu Holdings, doubling its share in profits to 60 percent as part of a broad review of mining accords.
“The agreement has put us on a stronger footing as Koidu Holdings was having 70 percent of the share of benefits while the [...]
Two Burundi ruling party members killed ( September 8th, 2010 )
BUJUMBURA (AFP)
A group of around 15 armed men killed two members of the ruling party in an attack in Burundi on Tuesday, the final day of a chaotic months-long electoral marathon, an official said.
“A group of around 15 unidentified gunmen in military uniform attacked a home in Mubone in the Kabezi district where they murdered [...]
Swaziland democracy protesters march despite arrests ( September 8th, 2010 )
JOHANNESBURG (AFP)
Pro-democracy demonstrators marched Tuesday in Swaziland against Africa’s last absolute monarchy, despite the arrests of nearly 50 people on the eve of the protests.
“It was a success — we were able to put across our message which is that we want Swaziland to be a multi-party democracy,” said Zakhele Mabuza, spokesman for the banned [...]
UN peacekeepers failed DR Congo rape victims: official ( September 8th, 2010 )
UNITED NATIONS (AFP)
UN troops failed the victims of mass rapes in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where more than 500 sex assaults have now been reported in the past month, a top UN peacekeeping official said Tuesday.
Atul Khare, under secretary general for peacekeeping operations, warned of a growing “culture of sexual violence” in the stricken [...]
South Sudan names official opposition leader ( September 8th, 2010 )
JUBA (AFP)
South Sudan’s parliament on Tuesday named as official leader of the opposition a member of the breakaway Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-Democratic Change, an offshoot from the ruling SPLM party.
Onyoti Adigo Nyikwec was nominated as leader of the largest opposition party in the legislative assembly of the semi-autonomous south, which is preparing for a referendum [...]
Mozambique scales back price hikes after deadly unrest ( September 8th, 2010 )
MAPUTO (AFP)
Mozambique on Tuesday rolled back price increases for bread, water and electricity, hoping to soothe public outrage that erupted in three days of deadly rioting last week.
After an emergency cabinet meeting, planning minister Aiuba Cuereneia said government would restore some subsidies to keep prices down while unveiling austerity measures for top officials.
An overnight increase [...]
Nigerian presidential vote scheduled for January 22 ( September 8th, 2010 )
ABUJA (AFP)
Nigeria will hold its presidential ballot on January 22, officials said Tuesday, leaving little time to prepare in Africa’s most populous nation, where elections have regularly been plagued by fraud.
The electoral commission’s announcement of the date comes with President Goodluck Jonathan yet to say whether he will run, and as officials face a monumental [...]
Attack in northern Nigeria frees prison inmates: guard ( September 8th, 2010 )
KANO, Nigeria (AFP)
A guard at a prison in northern Nigeria attacked by suspected members of an Islamist sect said Wednesday that nearly all inmates had been freed and an unknown number of people were shot.
“The prison is virtually empty with almost all the inmates freed last night by the attackers,” Salisu Mohammed told AFP by [...]
Rwanda ‘happy’ at Ban visit, outraged by UN report ( September 8th, 2010 )
KIGALI (AFP)
Rwanda was “very happy” that UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon decided to visit the country but still “outraged” by the UN draft report he came to discuss, the foreign affairs minister said Wednesday.
“We are very happy that the secretary general thought it was important to come here and discuss this DRC mapping report,” said [...]