Category: Archive
Cape Verde tops Ibrahim 2010 Index
Cape Verde has emerged at the top of the 2010 Ibrahim Index, the annual governance index developed by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. Cape Verde was ... Read More
A Nation’s Mid-life Crisis
NEWS UPDATE: Two bomb blasts rocked Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja this afternoon killing at least 16 persons, close to the Eagle Square venue of the ... Read More
Police Escort for Patrons at New Hair Salon
The Police were present at the opening of the new salon in Velunganandhal, an Indian village where a simple haircut had become a symbol of ... Read More
British Couple Released after 388 days in Captivity
UPDATE The recent release of British couple Paul and Rachael Chandlers from the hands of their Somali pirate captors brought to an end to the ... Read More
Nigeria declares 7 days of mourning, Ghana declares 3
Acting President Goodluck Jonathan was sworn in as President of Nigeria in the early hours of this morning following the death of President Umaru Musa ... Read More
Americans Charged with Abduction in Haiti
Abduction (Photo by Sander Sammy on Unsplash) Ten U.S. citizens accused of kidnapping have been arraigned in Haiti. The Americans are members of the nonprofit ... Read More
Grassroots Democracy Thrives in Nigeria
The democratic process in the West African Republic of Niger was rudely interrupted recently by a military coup in a purported bid to rescue the ... Read More