The 70th anniversary of World War II is being commemorated around the world, but the contribution of one group of soldiers is almost universally ignored. How many now recall the role of more than one million African troops?
For Africa, World War II began not in 1939, but in 1935….
In Ethiopia, the ruling Ethiopia People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front says it’s unaware that hundreds of opposition members have allegedly been jailed ahead of next year’s election. Opposition parties accuse the government of jailing at least 450 of their members to prevent them from running as candidates in next May’s general elections….
Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has canceled a planned visit to Turkey to attend a summit of the Islamic conference in Istanbul. Turkey has faced mounting criticism from the international community for its invitation to the Sudanese leader, who has been indicted for crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court…
So far, the tests have been carried out on people claiming to be from Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Uganda and Sudan The Government argues that the voluntary tests can provide valuable evidence of origin.
The United Kingdom Border Agency launched the pilot project in September….
Nearly 275 Africans are detained in immigration housing facilities in Central America, but the number could be higher because there is no precise official tally. Of the total, most are from Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea,Ethiopia Ghana and Somalia,In August of this year, Costa Rican immigration police gave the smuggling ring a hard blow and captured three Colombians who were attempting to have a numerous group of Africans to go ashore at the Costa Rican port….
As part of the continuous donations extended by nationals living inside and outside the country to assist martyrs’ families, over 83 thousand Euros, 17,280 Krona and over 27,000 Nakfa was donated to the Martyr’s Fund.
Accordingly, Eritreans living in Germany donated over 63,000 Euros from January to September of 2009….
The first thing I observed here is this community is divided in two,” he said. “Some are supporters of Eritrean government; others are opposed.
“Regardless, the challenges they face here are huge and yet they spend their time discussing Eritrean politics. Their children drop out of school. The divorce rate is high. And they don’t change their lives….
The authorities in Yemen’s eastern province of Hadramout have completed investigating eight drug dealers including three Africans, with the group to be turned over to the Prosecution.The Africans were a Somali, a Tanzanian, and a Kenyan, and they were arrested along with the other Yemeni dealers off the Al-Shehr port with 1.680 ton of drugs.They are expected in court soon….
The Sudanese government said on Tuesday the U.S. Envoy to Sudan Scott Gration would never meet the Sudanese President Omer al-Bashir, either in his forthcoming visit to the country Saturday or in the future.
The Adviser to the Sudanese president Mustafa Osman Ismail affirmed in press statements
“It is our hope that the …report will encourage existing religious freedom movements around the world and promote dialogue among governments and within societies on how best to accommodate religious communities and protect each individual’s right to believe or not believe as that individual sees fit,” Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said.
Bulgaria has fallen nine places in Reporters Without Borders’ annual press freedom rankings in 2009, and has the lowest press freedom ranking in the European Union.
The country ranked 59th in 2008, and is now 68th. It had been falling steadily since..
“It is unacceptable in the 21st century that almost one in six of the world’s population is now going hungry,” said Josette Sheeran, executive director of the World Food Programme.
“(The incident) on a public road 110 km south of its Zara Gold Project earlier this week has resulted in the tragic death of one of its Eritrean employees and two of its Eritrean contractors,” a statement said.
“Based on the information available, the incident was an isolated event unrelated to the company and its operations at the Zara Gold Project,” it added…..
Ethiopian police was still searching for key suspects Friday, October 2, after hundreds of angry Muslims reportedly attacked evangelical churches in the western Arsi zone of Ethiopia, injuring at least three Christians.
U.S.-based advocacy group International Christian Concern (ICC) told Worthy News that some 300 people “ransacked Mulu Wongel Evangelical Church and set fire to church property”…..
Nevsun Resources Ltd. is pleased to report on the successful conclusion of an analyst tour to the Bisha Project from September 27-30. The visit was attended by a number of representatives from leading Canadian and UK institutions
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