Lagos, Nigeria - The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) Monday reiterated its plan to attack oil firms and facilities in the oil-producing Niger Delta region, saying the attacks will be carried out within the 'next few weeks'.
Lagos, Nigeria - The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) Monday reiterated its plan to attack oil firms and facilities in the oil-producing Niger Delta region, saying the attacks will be carried out within the 'next few weeks'.
Brussels, Belgium - A survey conducted by the Institute of Tropical Medicine of Antwerp, at the request of the Belgian government, shows that 6,260 circumcised women, most of them Africans, live in Belgium.
Cotonou, Benin - A network of Civil society organisations in Benin, the Social Watch-Benin, has asked the Senegalese President, Abdoulaye Wade, not to run for the presidency on 26 February. In a statement here Monday, Social Watch-Benin said that instead, President Wade should go into a peaceful retirement, having ruled the West African nation for two terms.
Lagos, Nigeria - The Nigerian subsidiary of oil giant Shell Monday raised an alarm over the effects of continued crude oil theft along one of its major export pipelines, saying the practice could affect the production and export of 140,000 barrels per day from the company and third party production.
Blantyre, Malawi - Police fired teargas Monday to disperse rowdy street vendors in the Malawi capital, Lilongwe, as trouble erupted again when authorities chased the informal traders off the streets. Lilongwe police spokesman Kingsley Dandaula, told PANA the running battles ensued early morning at the expiration of the deadline the Lilongwe City Council gave the vendors to leave the streets and operate from designated flea markets.
New York, US - The International Contact Group on Somalia (ICG), which brings together the UN and its diplomatic partners in support of efforts to restore peace and stability in Somalia, on Monday insisted that the country’s current transitional governing arrangements must end on 20 August, 2012, as stipulated in recent agreements.
Paris, France - Some Mauritanians in France on Monday invaded their embassy in Paris, in protest against the arrest, on Saturday in Nouakchott, of Abdoul Birane Wane, the national coordinator of the movement defending the rights of Black Mauritanians, diplomatic sources told PANA.
New York, US - A new finding by UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Monday said that almost 2,000 communities across Africa abandoned female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in 2011.
Lagos, Nigeria - Unidentified gunmen have shot dead an operative of the Nigeria secret police in Damaturu, capital of Yobe state in northern Nigeria, the police confirmed Monday
Paris, France - Global recording artist, Sarah Brightman, designated UNESCO Artist for Peace - British performer Sarah Brightman, one of the world’s few artists to top both pop and classical music charts, will be named UNESCO Artist for Peace at a ceremony in Paris, France, on 8 February.