Thabo Mbeki’s Resignation and the Changing Face of Leadership in Africa By Ajong Mbapndah L* It was predicted by some newspapers but few thought it feasible that President Thabo Mbeki will be forced to resign from office by his party, the ruling African National Congress-ANC.To doubting Thomas’s, the rarity of such a precedence in African […]
Mukherjee says Pakistan must take further steps
NEW DELHI: Pakistan must act to eradicate militant camps, India said on Friday, a day after Islamabad admitted for the first time that the Mumbai attacks had been partly planned on Pakistani soil. Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee described the Pakistani admission as “a positive step,” but stressed that “further steps will be required”. In a […]
Drones fly from Pak base, claims US lawmaker
WASHINGTON: A senior US lawmaker claimed on Thursday that unmanned CIA Predator aircraft operating in Pakistan were flown from an air base in that country, a revelation likely to embarrass the Pakistani government and complicate its counter-terrorism collaboration with the United States. The disclosure by Sen Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif), chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, […]
Guantanamo headache awaits next US president
Closing Guantanamo will be one of the thorniest tasks facing the next US president, and while both candidates have said it should be done, neither Barack Obama nor John Mccain has said how. Opened in 2002 on a US naval base in southeastern Cuba, the “war on terror” detention camp has evolved since the early […]
Experts Visit Nigeria Over New HIV Drug Trials
Nigeria is close to becoming a trial site for new HIV drug study, as clinical trial experts from Merck Sharp and Dohme (MSD) would be in the country this week to ascertain the possibility. The experts, led by Robert Burger will be visiting AIDS Prevention Initiative in Nigeria (APIN) Centre at Jos University […]
Dynamics of power
Pakistan’s collective moral and ethical standards took a steep plunge last week. Asif Zardari perjured himself in front of the entire nation by reneging on firm promises that had been reduced to writing. This wasn’t the first time either, but it was most significant. In view of Mr Zardari’s history of dishonouring his word and […]
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