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Posted on May 21, 2012 by admin
These amazing shots show a fight to the death between two lions and a hippo. After attacking and driving the hippo into deep water, the pair of lions play a waiting game, lying still on nearby rocks for … Continue reading →
Posted on May 9, 2012 by admin
The dependency of African Women on Hair relaxers is truly worrisome especially as most women are not well informed about the chemicals present in these relaxers. Women relax their hair at least once every month and this ritual continues mostly … Continue reading →
Posted on May 6, 2012 by admin
Macaulay’s Children When the British fully took over India, they set upon establishing an intermediary race of Indians whom they could entrust with their work at middle and lower levels of government and administration. Again, in the words of Macaulay: … Continue reading →
Posted on April 30, 2012 by admin
UNCTAD Secretary-General Supachai Panitchpakdi in Doha. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe 26 April 2012 – International trade plays a key role in expanding demand and supply of environmentally friendly goods and services and helping countries shift to a greener development path, … Continue reading →
Posted on April 27, 2012 by admin
Four months after the contested re-election of President Kabila, and two months after the last MONUSCO briefing of February 7, 2012, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was again the topic of a Security Council meeting last Friday. This … Continue reading →
Posted on April 26, 2012 by admin
The expulsion of the president of the main oil consortium in South Sudan, Petrodar, earlier this week has highlighted the ongoing tensions between the two nations in relation to oil exports and revenues. Earlier this month, South Sudan ceased oil … Continue reading →
Posted on April 26, 2012 by admin
Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff said recently that “Not only is it possible to grow and to include, protect, and conserve at the same time, but also truly sustainable development requires that we do so.” I entirely agree. We need … Continue reading →
Posted on April 25, 2012 by admin
A country with a bloody history seeks prosperity by becoming business-friendly THE conference room resembles an old “Star Trek” set, with swivel chairs, laptops on desks and headsets that switch between Kinyarwanda and other tongues. Paul Kagame, Rwanda’s president, … Continue reading →
Posted on April 25, 2012 by admin
The African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance was put into effect on February 2012, five years after the continental treaty was adopted by African leaders in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. But the celebration was quickly cut short by two military … Continue reading →
Posted on April 25, 2012 by admin
The Fuel Subsidy Maze: PPPRA, CBN, MOF, OAGF, NNPC and all the Alphabetic Soup Start from 1/1N and work your way through to 10/13N Diagram adapted from a textual description by Office of Accountant General OAGF (Nation, April 23, 2012; … Continue reading →
Posted on April 23, 2012 by admin
Edward Bernays believed that society could not be trusted to make rational and informed decisions on their own, and that guiding public opinion was essential within a democratic society. Bernays founded the Council on Public Relations and his 1928 book, … Continue reading →
Posted on April 23, 2012 by admin
Click here to see photos of the evolution of the LRA. Thanks to an incredibly effective social media effort, #StopKony is trending on Twitter today. The campaign coincides with a new awareness-raising documentary by the group Invisible Children. Former FP … Continue reading →
Posted on April 23, 2012 by admin
Africa Center for Strategic Studies Media Review for April 10, 2012 President leaves Malawi in ruin President Bingu wa Mutharika dies of a heart attack and leaves behind a country in ruin. CNN’s Nkepile Mabuse reports. CNN In Malawi, A … Continue reading →
Posted on April 18, 2012 by admin
The Africans looking to make it in China STORY HIGHLIGHTS Growing numbers of Africans are seeking economic opportunities in China Many are keen to export goods from world’s second-largest economy back into Africa Beijing is sponsoring programs at its universities … Continue reading →
Posted on April 13, 2012 by admin
MAR 21 2012, 7:15 AM ET 859 If we are going to interfere in the lives of others, a little due diligence is a minimum requirement. Left, Invisible Children’s Jason Russell. Right, a protest leader in Lagos, Nigeria / … Continue reading →
Posted on April 5, 2012 by admin
In this interview, Jürg Eglin, Head of the Regional Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Niamey, Niger—which covers both Mali and Niger—discusses the implications of the conflict and recent military coup on humanitarian aid work … Continue reading →
Posted on April 4, 2012 by admin
Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Together, Occupy D.C., Occupy Oakland, Occupy Chicago, Occupy Boston, Occupy San Francisco , Occupy Los Angeles, Occupy Live Streams Use this address: ows@readersupportednews.org This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to … Continue reading →
Posted on March 28, 2012 by admin
In an op-ed piece on March 14th, New York Times contributor Nicholas Kristof weighed in on the virtual feeding frenzy that has resulted from Invisible Children’s "Kony2012" video. Kristof attempted to take a neutral stance on the video, but was … Continue reading →
Posted on March 17, 2012 by admin
Brazilian women have been making headway in traditionally male-dominated fields. Construction workers in Rio de Janeiro. Money may not buy happiness – but it has helped make women in Brazil become the happiest, most optimistic women in the world, … Continue reading →
Posted on March 15, 2012 by admin
In this interview, Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu, the Secretary-General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), discusses the violence in Syria and his organization’s role in high-level meetings, one of which resulted in drafting Kofi Annan as a special envoy for the … Continue reading →
Posted on March 13, 2012 by admin
In this interview, Ellen Margrethe Løj discusses her experiences as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Liberia and Head of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL). Ambassador Løj faced a sudden crisis as SRSG in 2011 as the … Continue reading →
