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Congo fuel truck fire kills 230, many children Sange, DR Congo (AFP) – A fuel truck exploded and set fire to a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, killing more than 230 people and injuring scores, officials and local residents said Saturday. Flames engulfed dozens of earth and straw constructed homes as villagers, many [...]
Burundi’s incumbent President wins flawed, one-man presidential election with landslide Special to USAfricaonline.com and CLASSmagazine The Burundian National Electoral Commission on Wednesday evening said the country’s current President Pierre Nkurunziza who was the only candidate in the race won the presidential election with an overwhelming majority of votes accounting for 92.62 percent. Speaking in front [...]
Accusations of election fraud emerged in Guineaon Tuesday, a day before the crucial release of preliminary results in the country’s first democratic vote since independence. Sunday’s peaceful election was praised by the international community, who urged vigilance and calm as results are released and the country prepares to close the door on half a century of [...]
The condom ‘latches itself to the skin of the attacker, causing immense discomfort, allowing the victim to escape’ claims the official website for the product. ‘The attacker is “branded” a rapist! Since the attacker will need medical assistance, there is no escaping arrest since medical staff will alert the authorities.’ The device is the brain-child [...]
Special to USAfricaonline.com Jun 17, 2010: Frail and using a walking aid , former president Nelson Mandela smiled and waved at the people attending his great-granddaughter’s memorial service yesterday. Mandela, 91, who arrived with his wife, Graca Machel, was helped into a golf cart that took him to the chapel at St Stithian’s College, Randburg, where [...]
Sudan’s President al-Bashir will be prosecuted soon Special to USAfricaonline.com Kampala – It is only a matter of time before Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is arrested on war crimes’ charges, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said Tuesday. Al-Bashir, the only sitting head of state wanted for war crimes, is the subject [...]
South Africa dismisses World Cup terror report Special to USAfrica and CLASSmagazine, Houston. South Africa’s National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (Natjoints) on Sunday refuted media reports about a terror threat to next month’s the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. The move came after the Sunday Times in Johannesburg, the biggest Sunday newspaper [...]
15 killed as Islamic militants attack Somalia’s presidential compound MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Islamist militants attacked Somalia’s presidential compound and other government positions in the capital Sunday, and at least 15 people were killed and 30 others wounded, officials and witnesses said. President Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed has been attending a U.N.-sponsored conference in Turkey aimed at [...]
New conflicts, killings in Jos; Fulani herdsmen vs christians Special to USAfricaonline.com and CLASSmagazine, Houston In March and April 2010, there were renewed cries of religious and ethnic killings of hundreds of christians around Jos by Islamic, Fulani herdsmen of northern-middle-belt Nigeria. This weekend of May 22, 2010, wire services are reporting that 3 Fulani [...]
U.S VP Biden visit parts of the African continent: Egypt, Kenya and the World Cup in South Africa in June 2010. Special to USAfricaonline.com and CLASSmagazine, Houston US Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Jill will visit parts of the African continent: Egypt, Kenya and the World Cup in South Africa in June 2010. [...]
Supermodel Naomi Campbell summoned to testify about uncut diamonds in trial of former Liberian president Special to USAfricaonline.com and CLASSmagazine, Houston Prosecutors trying former Liberian president Charles Taylor for war crimes at a UN-backed court have asked judges to subpoena supermodel Naomi Campbell as a witness. Prosecutors have filed a motion saying they want Ms. [...]
Somali piracy suspect pleads guilty in NY court to hijack U.S. ship A Somali suspect who became the boyish face of 21st-century piracy by staging a brazen high-seas attack on a U.S.-flagged ship off the coast of Africa pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges he hijacked the ship and kidnapped its captain. Abdiwali Abdiqadir Muse [...]
Nigeria’s President Jonathan picks VP: Kaduna Gov Namadi Sambo, sources hint Special to USAfricaonline.com Nigeria’s new leader Goodluck Jonathan is likely to name northern Kaduna state governor Namadi Sambo as vice president of the oil-rich west African country, sources said on Thursday. “President Jonathan last night summoned governor Sambo to the (presidential) state house where [...]
102 persons killed in Libya plane crash; sole survivor is a boy….. Special to USAfricaonline.com 102 persons were killed Wednesday when an Afriqiyah Airlines passenger jet from Johannesburg crashed on its final approach to Libya’s Tripoli airport. A statement from the airline said 93 passengers and 11 crew were on board flight 8U771, an Airbus [...]
Obama, Zuma, Soyinka others react to Yar’Adua’s death. Prof. Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate and activist, has reacted to the May 5, 2010 death of his country’s President via a brief statement. Special to USAfricaonline.com “What passes for the Nigerian nation is nothing more than a tragic arena, and Yar‘Adua is only the latest tragic figure. [...]
Ugandan MPs call for vice-president to be prosecuted for fraud A parliamentary committee in Uganda has called for Vice-President Gilbert Bukenya and three other ministers to be prosecuted for allegedly embezzling millions of euros that should have been spent on the Commonwealth heads of governments in Uganda in 2007. The leaked report calls for Bukenya [...]
Following Yar’Adua’s death, Goodluck Jonathan sworn in as President of Nigeria. Special to USAfricaonline.com Nigeria’s Acting President, Goodluck Jonathan, was today (Thursday May 6, 2010) sworn in as President, following the death of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua yesterday evening. He is expected to stay in power until elections next year. Nigeria’s Acting President, Goodluck Jonathan, [...]
Jonathan asks INEC’s Iwu to step down, immediately…. Special to USAfricaonline.com By Felix Onuah. Abuja – Acting Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday ordered the country’s elections chief to step down immediately, following concern that polls next year would not be credible under his leadership. The Independent National Election Commission (INEC) chairperson, Maurice Iwu, has [...]
U.S says Sudan election not free, fair; Bashir rejects charge Khartoum (AFP) – President Omar al-Beshir’s ruling party on Tuesday rejected US accusations that last week’s landmark polls inSudan were not free and fair but welcomed an overture for cooperation with Washington. “One of the most important criteria to meet the international standards is ‘free and fair,’ and we [...]
South African peacekeepers kidnapped in Darfur Khartoum (AFP) – Four South African peacekeepers serving with a UN-African Union mission in the Sudanese region of Darfur were confirmed kidnapped on Wednesday, in the largest single abduction of foreigners in the war-torn region. The four UNAMID police — two men and two women– were “kidnapped and their [...]
