The situation remains extremely tense and violent in and around several cities in western Ivory Coast, despite the ending of major fighting on March 31 between armed forces in the area. Many wounded people suffering from gunshot or machete wounds have arrived in hospitals in the western towns of Danané, Man, and Bangolo. MSF surgical teams in Bangolo are supporting the hospital there. “The number of new casualties is extremely disturbing and indicates that violence continues in the area,” said Renzo Fricke, MSF emergency manager. “Intercommunal tensions are extremely high.” On April 1, twenty injured people requiring surgery were transported... Continue Reading
By Nangayi Guyson – Harare – Zimbabwe’s top human rights activist ,Abel Chikomo, director of the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with failing to properly register his organization, police said. But the Amnesty International has described the action as an attempt to silence government critics. Amnesty’s deputy director for Africa, Michelle Kagari, said in a statement on Friday: “The charges against Abel Chikomo appear to be part of an orchestrated strategy by the Zimbabwean police and other state security organisations to silence critics of their human rights record. “The charges against him must be... Continue Reading
By Elias Mhegera, Dar es Salaam – THERE is nothing that you can term as substantially serious news from Loliondo, except for the fact that the nation that was once highly respected for its role in supporting liberation movements is soon to become the centre of total confusion and controversy. [nggallery id=4] This is after scores of people have been condemning a wave of traditional-cum-spiritual healers who claims to have dreamed in the style that made retired pastor Ambilikile Masapila a subject of major discussions throughout Tanzania and its neighbouring countries. They also claim to treat the same disease; HIV/Aids,... Continue Reading
MoneyGram CEO and Post Office director celebrate successful 14-year association LONDON, March 30, 2011 – MoneyGram International (NYSE: MGI), a leading global money transfer company, and the United Kingdom’s Post Office are celebrating their long-standing and successful relationship as the two companies marked the 10 millionth money transfer transaction with a media event at the Claridges Hotel today. The Post Office, which serves almost 20 million people a week, has been a MoneyGram agent since 1997 and provides MoneyGram money transfer services in its almost 12,000 Post Office branches across the UK. Pamela H. Patsley, MoneyGram’s chairman and CEO, who... Continue Reading
Ivory Coast Boarder support from The New Dawn Newspaper-Liberia- Former House Speaker George Dweh has told journalists in Monrovia that Liberia could be the next after Ivory Coast to experience another civil war. George Dweh himself is a senior ex-combatant
