Mauritania: Security Forces Accused of Using Torture
Mauritanian security forces have until recently been extracting prisoner confessions through torture - including sleep deprivation, cigarette burns, suspension from a metal bar, electric shocks, sexual violence, physical blows and psychological abuse - according to Amnesty International.
Ghana: Electoral Commission Pledges Neutrality
Mr. Steven Opoku-Mensah, Western Regional Director of the Electoral Commission (EC) said the Commission will not hesitate to dismiss any polling assistant found to have taken sides with any political party.
Nigeria: Climate Change May Sink Lagos
A substantial part of the highbrow area of Lagos State may go under in the next fifty years if the predictions of experts in oceanography are anything to go by.
Ghana: Poll Predicts Ruling Party to Win First Round
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) and Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) have swiftly reacted to a nationwide survey conducted by the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI), which predicted a first round win for the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP).
Mauritania: 'Chains Are Jewellery for Men'
Mauritania's security forces are again accused of routine and systematic torture of political opponents and Islamists accused of links with international terrorist groups. A report released by Amnesty International today details cruel violations of human rights, poor prison conditions and a judicial system that offers little protection.
Nigeria: Aid Agencies Struggle After Jos Carnage
Aid workers say they are struggling to cope with the fallout of violent clashes between Christians and Muslims in Nigeria's central city of Jos, in Plateau state, which killed and wounded hundreds of people and displaced some 10,000.
Sierra Leone: UN to Help Boost Jobs for Youths
Four United Nations agencies will soon launch a project to support youth employment in the Mano River Union (MRU), which includes Sierra Leone, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea and Liberia.
Nigeria: Teething Mixture Claims Many Childrens' Lives
The end to the protracted killer- teething mixture saga may not be in sight as many other pharmaceutical manufacturing companies have been found culpable in the purchase and use of the contaminated chemical used in the production of 'My Pikin' Teething Mixture which has continued to claim the lives of many Nigerian children.
Nigeria: Sierra Leone War Victims May Get Payouts
Victims of atrocities committed by former Liberian President, Charles Taylor may receive compensation if the former warlord is convicted.
Nigeria: State Evacuates 3,000 After Jos Violence
AS more corpses of victims of the disturbances in Jos, the Plateau State capital, were recovered yesterday, the Benue State government seems to have taken the bull by the horn in a determination to protect its people by ordering the evacuation of 3,000 of its natives resident in the crisis-ridden city.
Liberia: Jail Break Stalls Murder Trial
The jail break which led to the illegal liberation of massive inmates from the Liberia Central Prison in Monrovia on Monday 1st December, 2008 has apparently paused most of the proceedings at the Temple of Justice.
Nigeria: 'Liberian War Victims Will Be Compensated'
Adequate compensation awaits Nigerian victims of the war crimes committed by former Liberian President, Charles Taylor, if he is convicted next year by the special court sitting in The Haque.
Nigeria: Govt Goes Tough On Tax in Budget
President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua finally presented the 2009 Appropriation Bill to the National Assembly yesterday, with a firm promise to increase non-oil revenue, especially the tax take by the Federal Government.
Ghana: NPP, NDC Unite for Peaceful Elections
AS THE CAMPAIGN for both the 2008 presidential and parliamentary elections gradually enters the homestretch, with the various aspirants adopting last minute campaign strategies to win more voters, and consolidate their support base, many Ghanaians continue to stress on the need for peace, especially between the supporters of the two glamorous political parties - New Partiotic Party (NPP) and National Democratic Congress (NDC).
Ghana: Exercise Vigilance On Sunday
THE ACTING Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) in charge of the Volta Region, Mr. Fedelis Attoh, has called on Ghanaians to be vigilant on election day, as a civic right, and a measure to prevent conflicts.
Ghana: NDC And the BNI Report
If the presidential elections were held today, who will you vote for Nana Akufo-Addo (NPP) 54.4% John Atta Mills (NDC) 38.7% Paa Kwesi Nduom (CPP) 4.2% Edward Mahama (PNC) 1.3% Kwasi Amoafo-Yeboah (Independent) 0.7% Kwamena Adjei (RPD) 0.4% Thomas Ward Brew (DPP) 0.2% Emmanuel Ansah-Antwi (DFP) 0.1% Total votes: 11047 - Ghanaweb Dec 2008
Ghana: Prompt Decision But
Only the impression of the thumb is prescribed for marking the ballot papers for preferred candidates, as 12.4 million registered Ghanaian voters, queue across the country on Sunday to elect a new president, and members of a new parliament.
Liberia: Further Steps Needed to Enhance Human Rights, UN Report Says
The United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) today called on the country's Government to ensure urgently a fully functioning independent human rights commission, warning that serious rights concerns persist, ranging from the death penalty to the prevalence of rape, despite some recent progress.
Ghana: Security Agencies Urged to Adopt Strategies to Ensure Peaceful Elections
Dr Kwame Addo-Kufuor, Minister for the Interior, has called on personnel of security agencies to adopt appropriate strategies that would help ensure peaceful elections.
Ghana: To Observe Country's Elections -Carter Center Delegation Arrives
Carter Center election observation leaders and short-term observers have arrived in Ghana to observe election preparations and voting on Dec. 7.
Ghana: Off to a Good Start
Yesterday, Tuesday December 2 2008,special voting in Election 2008 by security services personnel, media and other workers, who would be on duty on December 7 went off smoothly throughout the country.
Sierra Leone: Donors Disappoint APC Government
Minister of finance and economic planning Tuesday registered his disappointment over the promises made by donors towards the government budget, saying they are yet to fulfill them.
Nigeria: Standard Chartered Blames Banks' Lending for Market Meltdown
Standard Chartered Bank has attributed the recent meltdown in the Nigerian stock market to excessive credit granted by Nigerian banks to operators and other stakeholders in the capital market.
Africa: Museveni Dodges Issues
UGANDAN President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni was the perfect choice to dodge the recurring questions about the unattended challenges that befuddle Africa and its 967 million people.
Nigeria: Obontie Community Disowns Militant Group
OBONTIE community in Delta State, yesterday, washed its hands off a threat by a coalition of an Itsekiri militant group to cause mayhem in the state over the kidnap and murder of a missionary, attached to the Soul Harvesters Ministries in Delta State by a notorious criminal, identified as Andrew and his gang.
Nigeria: Kano Makes IICT Training Compulsory in Schools
Kano State government has said it would make the teaching of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) mandatory at all levels of education and that it had commenced the training of teachers on its use, as well as upgrading libraries to digital ones.
Nigeria: Unknown Gunmen Assassinate Traditional Ruler
Residents of Enugu metropolis were yesterday thrown into mourning following the murder of the traditional ruler of Obe community in Nkanu West Council area of the state, HRH Igwe Uche Nwachime, by unknown gunmen.
Nigeria: Mixed Reactions to New Budget
Mixed reactions have trailed the 2009 budget presented by President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua yesterday.
Nigeria: The President's Budget Address - Full Text
Full text of President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's Budget address to the National Assembly
Nigeria: Tribunal Upholds Idris's Election
The Election Petition Tribunal set up to handle the petitions arising from the March 29, 2008 re-run gubernatorial election in Kogi state yesterday upheld the election of the state Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris of the People's Democratic Party (PDP).
