Africa

Security Conference On Nigeria Holds In London

By NewsRescue • February 4, 2012

February 4th, 2012
NewsRescue- BEN TV release: The need to proffer solutions to the fragile security situation in Nigeria has prompted BEN TV, an African and Caribbean TV in London to organise an International Security Conference …

Dozens killed in South Sudan meeting shootout

By NewsRescue • February 4, 2012

February 4th, 2012
Related: NewsRescue- War rages in post secession South Sudan, hundreds feared dead- UN
(CNN) — At least 37 people were killed during a shootout at a meeting to resolve cattle disputes in South …

African man Confronts and Catches Thief on Washington DC Bus [Video]

By NewsRescue • February 2, 2012

February 1st, 2012
NewsRescue- In a video on WorldStar hiphop going viral, an African bus passenger verbally confronted a young ‘thug’ who had apparently picked his pocket. In the 5 min video, after seriously openly harassing …

You Lazy (Intellectual) African Scum!

By NewsRescue • January 22, 2012

They call the Third World the lazy man’s purview; the sluggishly slothful and languorous prefecture. In this realm people are sleepy, dreamy, torpid, lethargic, and therefore indigent—totally penniless, needy, destitute, poverty-stricken, disfavored, and impoverished. In …

War rages in post secession South Sudan, hundreds feared dead- UN

By NewsRescue • January 4, 2012

January 4th, 2012
Aljazeera- Clashes between rival tribes in a South Sudan town may have left hundreds dead, a UN official has said.
Government troops opened fire to stop about 6,000 armed Lou Nuer tribal youth from entering …

Amnesty urges African nations to arrest George Bush

By NewsRescue • December 2, 2011

(AFP) December 1, 2011
LUSAKA — Amnesty International on Thursday urged Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zambia to arrest former US president George W. Bush for violating international torture laws, during his African tour this week.
Bush is touring …

Welcome South Sudan! Africa’s newest nation!

By NewsRescue • July 8, 2011

South Sudan has become independent, making it Africa’s newest nation and the world’s newest country.
July 8th, 2011
South Sudan became independent several minutes ago, shortly after midnight local time on July 9.
UN Secretary General Ban …

Emeagwali, a beacon of hope for Africa

By NewsRescue • October 30, 2010

October 28th, 2010
NewsRescue- In times when the African continent as a whole hardly has its praises sang. In times when negatives about Africa are more commonly depicted than positives, a few men have stood out …

Gaddafi apologizes for Arab slave traders

By NewsRescue • October 11, 2010

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has apologized to African leaders on behalf of Arab nations for their involvement in the African slave trade.
PressTV- “I regret the behavior of the Arabs… They brought African children to …

Letter from King Leopold II of Belgium to Colonial Missionaries, 18831

By NewsRescue • March 15, 2010

Letter from King Leopold II of Belgium to Colonial Missionaries, 18831
 
“Reverends, Fathers and Dear Compatriots: The task that is given to fulfill is very delicate and requires much tact. You will go certainly to evangelize, …

Military coup in Nigeria?… as ailing President Yaradua returns

By NewsRescue • February 23, 2010

Feb 23, 2010
NewsRescue- Nigeria’s president, Musa Yaradua has arrived back in the capital Abuja three months after seeking medical treatment in Saudi Arabia, raising fresh questions over the leadership of Africa’s most populous nation.
He arrived …

US to review hasty inclusion of Nigeria to terror watch list

By NewsRescue • January 24, 2010

January 23rd, 2009
Guardian- WITH the intensity of criticisms within the US government circles and outside, the Americans may soon review the inclusion of Nigeria on its terror watch list of countries of interest, according to …

EU ‘grants’ Nigeria $1Bn; Nigeria rejects new ‘unfair’ trade deal with EU

By NewsRescue • November 20, 2009

November 20, 2009
Related: NewsRescue- How The IMF-World Bank and Structural Adjustment Program(SAP) Destroyed Africa
NewsRescue-
According to the BBC, the European Union will give Nigeria the sum of 1 billion US dollars as a ‘peace and anti …

Ancient ’200,000BC’ Human Metropolis Found in Africa

By NewsRescue • November 10, 2009

Ancient Human Metropolis Found in Africa
By Dan Eden for viewzone.
They have always been there. People noticed them before. But no one could remember who made them — or why? Until just recently, no one even …

African Civilizations of ancient America

By NewsRescue • November 1, 2009

BLACK CIVILIZATIONS OF ANCIENT AMERICA (MUU-LAN),MEXICO (XI)
Gigantic stone head of Negritic African during the Olmec (Xi) Civilization
By Paul Barton
The earliest people in the Americas were people of the Negritic African race, who entered the …

Shell promises it will fight Nigeria if it hands fields to Chinese

By NewsRescue • October 31, 2009

October 29, 2009
NewsRescue- According to a new release on Reuters, Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSa.L) has promised to fight any possible efforts by the Nigerian Government to reallocate fields currently in its control to Chinese …

Female youth corps member strangled to death by her colleague, in Niger State, Nigeria

By NewsRescue • October 28, 2009

October 28, 2009

Tribune- A female member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Niger state, has been reportedly strangled to death by her male colleague . Nigerian Tribune learned that the …

Conflicts in Africa- Introduction

By NewsRescue • October 28, 2009

October 29, 2009
by Anup Shah, Global Issues

Despite decades of conflict, death and tragedy, coverage of issues in Africa has often been ignored, oversimplified, or excessively focused on limited aspects. Deeper analysis, background and context has …

What Maketh A Northerner? – North Nigerian

By NewsRescue • October 20, 2009

By Abubakar Suleiman
This is the story of my life. I am a black man and those that share my skin color know what a burden than can be. It is the shame of centuries of …

‘Israeli Role In the Darfur Incidents’- Sudan Vision Daily

By NewsRescue • October 20, 2009

SudanVision- The tragedy of Arab suffering that goes on in Southern Sudan has yet another act to be added. It seems as though this bleeding Arab country stands no chance of relieving those sufferings due …

‘Youth Corper raped to death in Nigeria’; the questions…

By NewsRescue • October 7, 2009

October 7, 2009; Update: October 28,2009
NewsRescue- A major headline in many Nigerian daily’s has been the very sad story of an alleged gang-rape that resulted in the death of a Nigerian youth corper serving in …

Nigeria Ekiti State Governor Torture Chamber (VIDEO)

By NewsRescue • October 1, 2009

The video shows how journalists duly accredited by Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to observe the controversial rerun of Ekiti State gubernatorial election were assaulted, beaten, bitten and maltreated by Ekiti state officials. …

Colonization Of The Middle East. Dejavu?

By NewsRescue • September 29, 2009

September 29, 2009
NewsRescue- It happened not too long ago. They held a meeting in Belgium at the invite of the very evil King Leopold II. The theme was- to colonize the dark Africa continent and …

Teaching Reverse Racism?- An objective assessment

By NewsRescue • September 20, 2009

September 20th, 2009
NewsRescue- According to an article in the Time magazine, a trend of many Afrocentric teachers in the United States, teaching ‘Reverse racism’, whereby students are made to appreciate the ‘Black’ race as the …

Trafigura oil company to compensate Ivory Coast’s 31,000 plus toxic poisoned

By NewsRescue • September 17, 2009

September, 17, 2009
Earlier: NewsRescue- Largest class action ever brought before the British courts- Toxic waste dumping in Abidjan
Aljazeera- Trafigura, an international oil company, could be close to offering compensation to 31,000 people who said they became ill …