Nigeria attack targets Catholic church in Jos
At least three people have been killed in a suspected suicide car bombing at a Catholic church in the restive central Nigerian city of Jos, officials say. The car was apparently stopped before it...
Category: Africa
Joseph Kony: Brutal warlord who shocked world
(CNN) — If Joseph Kony wasn’t the most wanted man in the world, he may be now. In the past week, a documentary detailing accusations of vile acts committed by the Ugandan warlord has...
Witchcraft is growing threat to children in Britain, warn police
Children in Britain are being abused and murdered in increasing numbers because the belief in witchcraft is rife in some African communities, police said. The warning was issued as a couple from the Democratic...
Occupy Sacramento clashes with pro-white group
(AP) SACRAMENTO, Calif. – At least two law enforcement officers were injured Monday during a clash with members of the Occupy movement who were at the state Capitol to counter a rally by a...
Chinese investors to tread more carefully in Africa
(Reuters) – China’s oil and commodities firms are set to tread more carefully in Africa after being stung by kidnappings, seizures of cargo and, most recently, the expulsion of a chief executive. But they...
Is an Arab Spring in the air for Algeria?
Alone among its neighbors in North Africa, Algeria has been largely untouched by the uprisings which last year ousted leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen and touched off the revolt still raging in...
Libya militias threatening stability, says Amnesty
Armed militias are threatening the security and stability of Libya, Amnesty International has warned. The human rights group says at least 12 detainees held by militias have died after being tortured since September. The...
Muslim Brotherhood Warns U.S. Aid Cut May Affect Egypt’s Peace Treaty With Israel
(CNSNews.com) – A top Muslim Brotherhood official has warned that any cuts in U.S. aid to Egypt could affect Cairo’s peace treaty with Israel – the latest sign that Egypt’s emerging political forces intend...
Arms and men out of Libya fortify Mali rebellion
(Reuters) – Equipped with heavy weapons from Muammar Gaddafi’s looted arsenals, the Tuareg-led rebels who assaulted the town of Aguelhoc in northern Mali last month overwhelmed the remote garrison. Fighters hardened by combat in...
Egypt’s NGO Crisis: How Will U.S. Aid Play in the Controversy?
Was this the tell-tale evidence? Egyptian authorities say they found maps in the offices of raided pro-democracy NGOs, the country’sJustice Ministry told reporters on Wednesday. Maps that dividedEgypt into zones. Maps containing English writing. “We found a number...
