On Sunday, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced that Ghanaian President John Kufuor will visit Kenya in two days mediate between the violently opposed political factions. Kufuor is currently the chairman of the African Union. Brown believes that Kenya needs fresh elections in part of the discussions with Kenyan President Mwai Kibabki and opposition challenger […]
The Obama Solution At Hand
Barack Obama’s upset of Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) in the Iowa Democratic caucus has upset the former First Lady’s plans to smoothly ease into her party’s nomination. Like Dr. Ron Paul, the Republican Congressman from Texas, Senator Obama has caught the imagination of young people and others who felt turned off by the political system. […]
Kenyan election clashes killed 250.
Bodies and debris lay in Kenyan streets on Tuesday as Western powers pressured President Mwai Kibaki to investigate a disputed poll that has triggered days of deadly riots killing around 250 people. With a death toll rising from overnight violence and more rioting expected, the United States and Britain pressed Kenya to probe suspected voting […]
Tens of thousands flee Kenya violence as toll tops 300
Tens of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes amid brutal post-election violence in Kenya that has claimed at least 300 lives and threatens to descend into full-scale tribal conflict. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and British Foreign Secretary David Miliband issued a joint statement urging Kenya’s political leaders to call […]
Weird trends in 2007!
Outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc released a list of what it called 2007’s most unbelievable workplace stories. Some highlights: Workers in Scotland lined up to take classes which encouraged flirting to get ahead in their careers. Class exercises included purring like a kitten and dancing like Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake. An […]
World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight champion,Samuel Peter, gets heroic reception
World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight champion, Samuel Okon Peter, arrived Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, yesterday (Wednesday) morning to the warm embrace of thousands of fellow Nigerians, who had kept vigil all night to have a glimpse of the world champion. Peter, who came in the company of American boxing promoter, Don King, later in […]