Analysis: Niger coup another chance at democracy (Sify News)
Sat, 20 Feb 2010 09:37:29 GMT
Africa's latest coup went down in the usual way, with soldiers bursting into the presidential compound, kidnapping the elected president and then huddling before a TV camera to announce that their
Analysis: Niger coup another chance at democracy (AP via Yahoo! News)
Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:04:57 GMT
Africa's latest coup went down in the usual way, with soldiers bursting into the presidential compound, kidnapping the elected president and then huddling before a TV camera to announce that their aim was to restore democracy.
Military Coup Deposes Nigerian President Mamadou Tandja (Time Magazine)
Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:44:52 GMT
The overthrow of Niger's President is just the latest violent episode in a region growing more chaotic through the influences of drug smugglers and Islamic militants
Armed soldiers storm Niger presidential palace; president's whereabouts unknown (Kitchener - Waterloo Record)
Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:51:25 GMT
DAKAR, Senegal - Renegade soldiers in armoured vehicles stormed Niger's presidential palace with a hail of gunfire during broad daylight Thursday in an apparent coup attempt in the uranium-rich West African nation.
Blackburn Rovers star could face up to two years in jail (Lancashire Telegraph)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:10:22 GMT
Blackburn Rovers striker El-Hadji Diouf could face up to two years in jail after being charged with assaulting a woman in a Senegalese casino.
World Digest: Missionary freed in Haiti; pilfered corpse found? (Austin American-Statesman)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:53:27 GMT
World Digest: Missionary freed in Haiti; pilfered corpse found?
Death Toll From Nigeria Violence Hits 500 (International Herald Tribune)
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:58:11 GMT
The victims were Christians killed by Muslim herdsmen this weekend, apparently in reprisal for similar attacks on Muslims in January.
Utah State briefs (Deseret News)
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:34:18 GMT
SOFTBALL: Utah State softball ended play at the Colorado State Classic with a 9-1 five-inning loss to North Dakota State Sunday. With the loss, USU ends play at the tournament with a 3-2 record.
Suspects acquitted in Vandenbroucke case (VeloNation)
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:10:41 GMT
The three Senegalese suspected of stealing from Belgian cyclist Frank Vandenbroucke were acquitted T...
FIDA inaugurates paralegal association in Kwabre (Ghanaweb.com)
Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:21:36 GMT
Mamponteng (Ash), March 1, GNA - A 26-member paralegal association has been inaugurated at Mamponteng in the Kwabre District, with a call on the members to promote and safeguard the rights and freedoms of women and children.
