Monthly Archives: March 2019
Migration can not be solved by physical barriers -Pope Francis
MOROCCO
Pope Francis said on Saturday the plight of migrants was “a wound that cries out to heaven” and...
Egypt president raises minimum wage, now $116 from $70
EGYPT
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has raised the country’s minimum wage to 2,000 Egyptian pounds ($116) a month...
Brazilian drug trafficker, 3 others nabbed in Burundi
BURUNDI
Burundi is still a hub for international drug trafficking, particularly heroin. The police on March 20, seized three...
Ghana ‘welcomes’ independent presidential aspirant eyeing 2020 polls
GHANA
At a time a section of Ghanaians are expressing concerns about the two-horse domination of national politics, an...
Park and Pay causing many death in Nigeria’s Plateau – Group
NIGERIA
The enactment of the park and pay policy by the Plateau
state House of Assembly, in northcentral Nigeria, is...
Somali capital suffers seventh Al-Shabaab attack – in a week
SOMALI
Somalia’s capital Mogadishu has seen a deadly one week with sustained attack by insurgent group Al-Shabaab claiming the...
New Gaza rocket threatens truce after Netanyahu warning
ISRAEL
Palestinian militants fired a rocket at Israel late Tuesday prompting further retaliation strikes from the Israeli army, with...
15-love to Ireland on a night of grand slam entertainment
IRELAND
It’s hard to know where to start, really.
Although a particular highlight was that heated...
Dissident group claims responsibility for raid on N. Korea’s Madrid embassy
NORTH KOREA
A shadowy group committed to overthrowing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un claimed responsibility Wednesday for a...
Algeria army chief calls for Bouteflika to be ‘ousted’
ALGERIA
Algeria army chief says the presidency should be declared vacant the latest move in efforts to get ailing...