AMBIENTE. Esce oggi il dossier di Crbm (Campagna per la riforma della Banca mondiale) sul devastante impatto delle multinazionali petrolifere che operano nel Delta del Niger. Non solo Shell ma anche Eni, attiva nel Paese da oltre 40 anni. Amnesty International, Campagna per la riforma della Banca Mondiale (Crbm) e Aktivamente promuovono stasera dalle 20,30 al cinema Aquila a Roma una serata-evento dedicata ai diritti umani e all’ambiente nel Delta del Niger.…
Candidat recalé à l’élection présidentielle du 9 octobre dernier, Bertin Kisob avait revendiqué une fusillade au pont du Wouri à Douala, le 29 septembre 2011. Mais aussi l’assassinat de deux gendarmes dans la péninsule de Bakassi, le 9 octobre, sous la bannière de l’Armée de libération du peuple camerounais. Les leaders autoproclamés de l’Armée de libération du peuple camerounais (ALPC) ne répondent plus au téléphone. Les fidèles de l’église Maatiste dont Bertin…
United States Marines have been deployed to Nigeria to help fight Islamic militants known as Boko Haram, sources have told Sahara Reporters. The Special Forces, consisting of 10 units from Fort Carson in Colorado, will move into Nigeria through the borders of Chad and the Niger Republic. Our sources said the US military gave the Special Forces only 48 hours’ notice to deploy. That narrow timeline suggests some urgency in the operation.…
Pope Benedict XVI called for “true inter-religious dialogue” on the second day of his trip to West Africa’s Benin. The 84-year-old pope made his comments during a morning meeting with members of Benin’s government, religious leaders and heads of diplomatic missions to the country. He also spoke of the need to depict a fairer, more objective image of the African continent. “Too often, our mind is blocked by prejudices or by images…
Pope Benedict said on Saturday the developed world could not continue to look down on Africa “with the judgmental tone of a moralizer” and impose rules, but must come up with real partnership solutions to solve the continent’s many problems. The 84-year-old pope made his appeal in an address to officials of Benin, including President Thomas Boni Yayi and the diplomatic corps, on the second day of his trip to the West…
The Pope’s Appeal to respect the earth that God has entrusted to our keeping. On Sunday, 13 November, at the recitation of the Angelus, the Holy Father asked the faithful gathered in St Peter’s Square to pray for his upcoming Visit to Benin and recommended watchfulness on the journey to God. The following is a translation of the Pope’s Address, which was given in Italian. Dear Brothers and Sisters, The word of…
Kaduna — Many pilgrims in Kaduna State’s hajj camp at Mina in Saudi Arabia woke up yesterday with sickness symptoms suspected to be gastro-enteritis. At least 150 pilgrims fell victims of the disease, Daily Trust learnt. Reports gathered by Daily Trust indicate that the outbreak of the disease was connected with consumption of contaminated food and some dirty toilets at the camp. A team of doctors was said to be working hard…
Gaddafi died a martyr, murdered by the war criminals of the US, France, Britain, and NATO-led by President Obama, President Sarkozy and Prime Minister Cameron. Although NATO spearheaded the military campaign against Libya, the strategic planning was prepared by US Africa Command (AFRICOM). AFRICOM was set up to further the US interest in Africa, more precisely the Global Military-Industrial-Financial Complex’s interests in securing and plundering the resources of Africa. Behind AFRICOM’s curtain…
A reader of Africanews.it has sent us an email with this open letter to the president of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan. We publish it here below. These are his own views and we have no responibility in it. Dear Mr President, after a period of hesitation, I decide to write you for an important issue that disturbs every responsible Nigerian. I am sorry if you would have wanted it to be a private…
Events in the past and present are matters that call for inquisition into standards of governance, government or governing. The world political history is now making the conscious mind acknowledge the point that every political system attracts commendation or condemnation based on its operational consequences. Experiments have shown that no governmental system intrinsically possesses an overriding advantage over the other, as many people are made to believe in the case of “democracy.”…
