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Mandela Children’s Fund ex-trustee face criminal charges on supermodel Campbell alleged blood diamonds gift JOHANNESBURG (AFP) – A former trustee of the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund is facing criminal charges after supermodel Naomi Campbell told a war crimes tribunal she gave him three alleged blood diamonds in 1997, prosecutors said. Jeremy Ractliffe, who admitted he [...]
Kidnappers release 15 school children; safety concerns increase in Aba. Special to USAfricaonline.com Nigerian police spokesman Emmanuel Ojukwu said that authorities recovered the children this morning, four days after gunmen seized them from a school bus travelling in Nigeria’s Abia state, a brazen attack highlighting the growing insecurity in the West African nation. They were [...]
BOMB attacks in ABUJA kill 9, several injured; disrupting message of the 50th Anniversary of Nigeria; security fears heighten…. Special to USAfricaonline.com and Nigeria360 e-group October 01, 2010: An explosion was timed to impact the ceremonies held today to mark the country’s 50th anniversary of independence. Some medical and security sources suggested the death toll [...]
