A rundown of the 16 contenders who have been shortlisted for the 2016 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award, to be presented on 18 December. Nicola Adams, Boxer 18 Won the flyweight title again?in Rio this year, the first British boxer to retain an Olympic crown for 92 years. Also won her first World … Read more
Since October, Ethiopia has been withdrawing troops from Somalia. The redeployment highlights problems with the international community’s funding of military operations in Africa. The Ethiopian troops had been assisting the internationally funded African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). The draw-down could imperil Somalia’s chances of becoming a viable nation state. Many assumed this redeployment was … Read more
A suicide car bomb exploded on Thursday at a checkpoint near Somalia’s national theater in the capital Mogadishu, killing the bomber, police said. There was no immediate word on whether anybody else was killed or injured in the blast, which witnesses said had been followed by gunfire. The national theater stands about 500 meters (yards) … Read more
Saudi Arabia is determined to prevent external “interference” in neighbouring war-torn Yemen, King Salman said in an annual address on Thursday. He did not explicitly refer to the kingdom’s regional rival Iran but Saudi officials have accused Tehran and the Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah of aiding rebels in Yemen. Since March 2015, Saudi Arabia … Read more
At least 20 people have died, while 15 have sustained injuries, after a car bomb exploded in Somalia on Sunday morning. Around 7:30 a.m. local time, Somali Police Officer Major Ahmed Ibrahim told CNN that an attacker rammed a vehicle filled with explosives into the main entrance of a port in Mogadishu, the nation’s largest … Read more
Sarkodie Wins Artiste of the Year after beating several other legendary African acts at Legends Awards! Rapper Sarkodie was crowned the ‘Artiste of the Year’ at this year’s African Legends Awards. The event which was held at the BESPOKE Event Centre in Lagos-Nigeria, last week saw scores of legendary African acts take home various prestigious awards. … Read more
Sarkodie was crowned the African Legend Artiste of the year at this year’s African Legends Awards which took place in Lagos, Nigeria at the BESPOKE Event Centre on Sunday, November 27. The RNS hitmaker won the award after beating off stiff opposition from compatriots Daddy Lumba and Amandzeba and AKA (South Africa), D’Banj (Nigeria), K’naan … Read more
The Islamic State group says it was behind a car and knife rampage at a US college that left 11 people injured. Monday’s attack at Ohio State University was carried out by one of its students, Somali-born Abdul Razak Ali Artan, the authorities said. The IS-affiliated Amaq news agency called the 18-year-old business undergraduate a … Read more
Investigators are inspecting his computer and cell phone and talking to family and associates. Authorities believe the Ohio State University student responsible for Monday’s attack on campus was inspired by terrorist propaganda from ISIS and deceased Yemeni-American cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, two law enforcement sources said. The sources point to Abdul Razak Ali Artan’s Facebook posts … Read more
The elections have been postponed to a later date Somalia’s presidential elections scheduled for November 30 have been postponed for a third time to a later unspecified date. The chairman of the country’s electoral body told the media on Monday that the elections will be held before the end of the year. Parliamentary elections expected … Read more
Grievances about attacks on Muslims were posted on a Facebook page believed to belong to Monday’s assailant at the Ohio State University close to the time of the attack, federal law enforcement officials said. Investigators are examining Abdul Razak Ali Artan’s Facebook page to determine whether the attack was terrorism, though it will take some … Read more
A suspected car bomb has killed at least 11 people and injured another 16 when it exploded at a police checkpoint next to a busy market in the Somali capital, police and witnesses said. Witnesses saw several bodies at the scene of the blast near the vegetable market in Mogadishu’s Waberi district on Saturday, where … Read more
…Summary: “While Khartoum’s geopolitical impacts are felt across Africa; it must review and make the same of its social and economic role in the continent.” …Summary: “While Khartoum’s geopolitical impacts are felt across Africa; it must review and make the same of its social and economic role in the continent.” In 2014 ten public Sudanese … Read more
Trend of election violence in UK, USA and Ghana “You got to punch him in the face, I tell you”. This rhetoric became the ultimate election zinger for one of the candidates in the just ended controversial US election campaigns. This was used as a sound bite by CNN, so people who followed the US … Read more
Fellow countrymen, it is imperative we ignore the harsh tone of the honorable Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Mr. Kennedy Agyapong and concentrate on the merits of the issues he raised. After a careful evaluation of the MP’s statements against the IGP, Mr. John Kudalor, every sentient creature who loathes crime will conclude … Read more
Arguably, choosing between “life and peace” as keen elements money cannot buy, the latter stands supreme. The United Nations Security Agency has tried all possible means hoping to find a perfect solution to restore the world peace, but to no avail! The UN works to maintain international peace and security in a world where security … Read more
The Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) has served notice of its intention to sue government over what it describes as unwarranted and huge taxes in the country. General Secretary of the ICU, Solomon Kotei, who revealed this explained their decision has been prompted by government’s failure to heed to their calls to reduce taxes. … Read more
“Africa will write its own history, and it will be, to the north and to the south of the Sahara, a history of glory and dignity (Patrice Lumumba). ‘The world is at critical juncture, and so are you…Go ahead and make your plans…and don’t stop learning. But be open to the detours that lead to … Read more
Trump’s foreign policy on Africa is likely to be non-existent By Peter Vale Africa is likely to slide down the list of foreign policy priorities of a Donald Trump administration. This is because America’s foreign policy is determined by both domestic and foreign issues. When it comes to domestic factors Trump is not going to … Read more
Former Ghana striker Augustine Arhinful has lamented the Black Stars’ inability to find the back of the net in the absence of Asamoah Gyan in the wake of Sunday’s 2-0 defeat to Egypt. The injured Al Ahli frontman was a notable absentee from coach Avram Grant’s outfit for the matchday two encounter of the 2018 … Read more