Uganda: Tourism Probe Wants Officials Prosecuted
Prof. George Kanyeihamba yesterday released the report of findings the mismanagement of funds in the protected areas in the Ministry of Tourism in which he called for the prosecution of former...
View ArticleNigeria: Why Govt Should Review Aviation Concession Agreements
Nkem Osuagwu, in this write up takes a look at some of the concession agreements in the aviation industry that have generated so much controversy and why government should take steps to rectify all the...
View ArticleNigeria: 16 Die in Road Crash On Okene-Auchi Road
No fewer than 16 people lost their lives in a road crash on the Okene-Auchi road in Kogi on Monday morning.
View ArticleEthiopia: Solerebels Finalist for U.S.$400,000 Award
An Ethiopian shoe manufacturing company, soleRebels has been selected as one of the 10 semi-finalist of the 2011 African Awards for Entrepreneurship for a 400,000-dollar award.
View ArticleNigeria: Whither the Aviation Industry?
Recently, stakeholders in the aviation sector received the news that the federal government was planning to kick-start the process of floating a new national carrier in a bid to restore the glorious...
View ArticleEthiopia: Castel Winery to Taste Industry in Four Months
Castel Winery Plc, sister company of BGI Ethiopia, is expected to enter the wine market in four months, producing around 250,000 bottles of wine from its first harvest ever, which started on Tuesday,...
View ArticleNigeria: Rough Journey to the East
It's once again that period of the year when Nigerians of the Eastern origin begin to count their losses amidst the joy that heralds the season. Few weeks from today, the roads leading to the eastern...
View ArticleNigeria: Aviation Companies Suffer Over Weak Exchange Rate
The Commissioner of Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), Dr Sam Oduselu has attributed the inability of some of the nation's aviation companies to operate profitability to the global aviation trend...
View ArticleNigeria: 2006 ADC Plane Crash - 'Pilot Defied Instruction Not to Fly'
The ADC aircraft incident of 2006 that claimed so many lives, including that of the then Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Maccido, would have been avoided if the pilot had adhered to an earlier...
View ArticleEthiopia: Hilton Lobby Businesses to Check Out By December
NIB International Bank (NIB) has been informed to close its exchange bureau located in the lobby of the Hilton Hotel by December 31, 2011, along with other businesses located there.
View ArticleMarrakech lg Cup - Lions in Camp
They are due to face Sudan, Morocco in the LG tournament and Algeria in a friendly encounter.
View ArticleDon't Extradite Former Prime Minister to Libya
Tunisia should halt plans to extradite Al-Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi, the former Libyan prime minister, to Libya, where at present he will be at a real risk of torture, Human Rights Watch said today.
View ArticleGadaffi and the Rest of
The 42 year rule of the former Libyan strongman, Muammar Gadaffi, finally came to an end with his capture and eventual death in the hands of his captors.
View ArticleAl-Qaeda's North Africa Branch Says Got Libya Weapons
Al-Qaeda's North Africa franchise acknowledged it had acquired part of slain Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi's arsenal, in comments by one of its leaders quoted Wednesday.
View ArticlePUL Questions GOL's Honesty
The Press Union of Liberia (PUL) says it questions the Government's honesty about controlling 'hate message' as justification for the overnight seizure of three media entities in Monrovia and urges the...
View ArticleVP Boakai Empathizes With ELWA
Liberia's Vice President Joseph N. Boakai Sr., has expressed regrets over the loss incurred by the faith-based institution ELWA as a result of the burning down of its radio station on Tuesday night.
View ArticleTubman Sees War
Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) embattled presidential candidate Winston Tubman has predicted 'turmoil' and chaos the country has never seen since the war because the election was not delayed,...
View ArticleNEC Releases First Runoff Result Today
The National Elections Commission (NEC) says it will begin announcing the provisional results of the 2011 presidential runoff today. According to a NEC press release quoting Acting Chairman Elizabeth...
View ArticleLet's Find a Way Forward
Unfortunate incident in Monrovia involving violent clashes between security forces and partisans of the opposing Congress for Democratic Change or CDC that left one person reportedly killed and several...
View ArticleIFJ Condemns Closure of Two Radio Stations
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today condemned the closure of two radio stations on Monday night, 7 November, 2011 in the Liberian capital, Monrovia. Love FM and Kings FM were forced...
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