Islamist Party In Tunisia To Step Down

Ennahda - Tunisia's islamist party,thrown  into power by the Arab Spring, has agreed to step down after months of political struggle with opposition. In three weeks the Ennahda government is to give over power to an independent government that will lead the country through elections in the spring. The deal comes as part of negotiations to restart Tunisia’s democratic transition after opposition groups, protesting the assassinations of two of their politicians, stalled work on a new constitution and an election law this summer. The move comes less than three months after the Islamist government of President Mohamed Morsi of Egypt, also elected during the Arab Spring uprisings, was ousted by the military. 

Egyptian Gunmen Kill 2 Police Officers and 1 Soldiers

Gunmen killed 2 police men and 1 soldier in Egypt's northern Sinai on Monday, officials said, in the latest attack to hit the volatile peninsula. These men attacked several on their way to work, and wounded a 3rd officer, then got away by car. Later that officer died in a military hospital. Also on Sunday a bomb went off targeting army vehicles in the same area. No injuries occurred, but these attacks have been going on for a while. With more than 100 policemen and soldiers killed, so the military is stepping up to take care of militant hideouts. This all happened because the Islamist president MOhammed Morsi was ousted last July. 

Congo explosions: Soldiers jailed by Brazzaville court

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-24035538

Corporal Kakom Kouack Blood, was sentenced to 15 years' hard labour for wilfully setting fire to the depot in the capital, Brazzaville.Twenty-six others blamed at the time on a short-circuit that caused a fire.The explosions wounded more than 2,300 and left 17,000 homeless.Explosion was so powerful that homes and buildings miles away got windows blown in roofs damaged & people blown away.The criminal court in Brazzaville also sentenced the former deputy secretary general to the national security council to five years' hard labor for his role in the explosions.

Alexandria Ferguson

TITLE: IMMIGRATION ARRESTS MAN FOR IMPERSONATING JOURNALIST

AUTHOR: ENIOLA AKINKUOTU

SOURCE: The Punch

http://www.punchng.com/metro/immigration-arrests-man-for-impersonating-journalist/

48-year-old Nick Udeh was arrested by the Nigerian Immigration Service, Lagos State Command, for impersonating a journalist.  Udeh presented fake documents to get favors from the Comptroller of the command, Mr. Julius Ogbu.  Udeh, along with others, posed as employees of Newswatch Magazine.  He was caught when the comptroller referred him to command’s pubic relations officer, Muyiwa Odunubi.  After claiming a written letter of his, Udeh pleaded for mercy.  He said, “I have never been an employee of Newswatch magazine.  I know that in the media, some people blackmail. But this one is totally out of it.”

Kofi Awoonor: Remembering a Ghanian poet

Date: 9/22/13
Source: BBC Africa
Link:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-24213762
Author: Elizabeth Ohene
Summary:            

     




     Kofi Awoonor was born in Wheta, on March 13 1935. As a young man he loved dance, music, and rhythm, he was the life of the party. He also had a good way with words and could to his way in and out of things. He was famous for his poet, writer, acting, dramatist, teacher, politician, diplomat, and statesman skills. Now at 78 he probably wasn't the same ladies man that he was during his younger days, but he still has the same passion for Ghana, writing, and the black community as a whole. It is sad to end his legacy with such a gruesome death form an al-Shabab operator. Also what makes this death so unfit for this legend is that he was killed in the publics eyes. Kofi was attending a literary arts festival in Nairobi when he was killed in a siege at a Kenya shopping centre by a terrorist that was part of the al-Shabab.

Fezzan: No state, Three peoples.

Author: Mathieu Galtier
Date: Sept. 22, 2013
Source: Libya Herald
http://www.libyaherald.com/2013/09/22/fezzan-no-state-three-peoples/#axzz2foMyLlvd

Summary:

Since the death of Qaddafi, the people of Fezzan have been divided into three main ethnic groups: Arabs, Tebus, Tuaregs. Without state authority, each group is trying to make their own rules. Each one lives in a specific location. For example, in the Qaheera area, the Arabs, Tebus, and Tuaregs each have their own block. Last year, a neighboring tribe got in a fight with the Tuaregs, but the situation got under control. Everyone is staying on their own block, but now their is a security problem because the police don't want to go in that area. Criminals have better weapons than them, so they are afraid.

Angola Willing To Help Portugal

Angola is trying to help Portugal as they go through a financial crisis. It is estimated that their economy is going to shrink by 2% each year and Angola's is supposed to increase by 12%. So they are working together so that it will benefit both economies. They are giving Portugal a 107bn bailout but they have to agree to open up new economic reforms. Angolan companies own 3.8% of the companies in Portugal's stock exchange. Overall they want to take their financial crisis to strengthen their relationships with neighboring countries.

Libyas militias are heavily armed and won't be ignored. With the militia being mixed with young, and old men they are threatening a second revolution is there are ignored any further. There are multiple militias in libya, and they have people from every where, from former rebels, convicts, and people who were unemployed.

Syria conflict has reached new levels of brutality - UN

syria's war has reached "new levels of brutality", the UN says, with evidence of fresh suspected massacres, sieges and violations of children's rights.

children have been taken hostage, forced to watch torture and even participate in beheadings, it says; others have been killed while fighting.

It says it suspects there are "reasonable grounds" to believe chemical weapons have been deployed.

It urges foreign powers not to increase the availability of arms in Syria.

Why gunmen have turned off Libya's oil taps

Armed groups in Libya are currently blocking key oilfields and ports - hijacking the government of its main source of revenue and leading to some fuel shortages and blackouts.

Deputy Oil Minister Omar al-Shakmak admitted the situation was a worry for foreign oil companies which operate the oilfields.However, as Libya has always imported most of its fuel, the frenzied buying is often sparked by rumours of shortages.

But there have also been more electricity cuts in recent weeks.

In the early months of summer, officials blamed the blackouts on fuel-powered generators being stolen and electricity stations being attacked by gunmen.

However, as Libya has always imported most of its fuel, the frenzied buying is often sparked by rumours of shortages.

But there have also been more electricity cuts in recent weeks.

In the early months of summer, officials blamed the blackouts on fuel-powered generators being stolen and electricity stations being attacked by gunmen.

Ghanaian poet among dead in Kenya mall shooting

John Dramani Mahama on Sunday said in a statement: "I am shocked to hear the death of Professor Kofi Awoonor in the Nairobi mall terrorist attack. Such a sad twist of fate."

Kwame Dawes, a cousin of Awoonor as well as a poet who was in Nairobi at the time of the attack, said Awoonor and his son were separated when the shooting started.

"I think the son went to pick up something at the mall. Professor Awoonor was in the parking garage waiting for him," Dawes told the AFP news agency. 

"The son was shot while he was inside the mall. We don't know at what point the professor was shot."

Guns Seized In Cameroon

Summary By: Aries Sanders

Recently in Cameroon they have seized some 5400 fire arms of Kalashnikov-mark. These guns were pick-up on a vehicle on its way to Borno State in Nigeria. The owners of the guns are unknown but they think there where a terrorist group. Results in this gun usage there was a recent killing of almost 50 militants around Maiduguri,killing the leader of the sect, Abubakar Shekau. Investigation is still in progress and they say their close. 

http://www.cameroonpostline.com/Content.aspx?ModuleID=1&ItemID=10554

New Direction For Art In Cameroon

Summary By: Aries Sanders

CEMAC (Creating aA Directory For Arts And Culture) has invited different arts and culture to enter all pieces in their organization just to pretty much spread all culture and great talent. This organization was first launched in 2006 but it is still very undeveloped. People in Cameroon are still working on networking trying to get the word out about their organization so that they will have a better variety of work. For the artwork that is bought it will go toward other organizations that are in need. This program is for the better of their people and they are hoping lots of people start recognizing it.

http://www.africancolours.com/african-art-news/20/cameroon/creating_a_directory_for_arts_and_culture.htm

Cameroon Leading Voter Cards

Summary By: Aries Sanders

In Ngoketunja lots of the people that live there are taking up a very important thing and thats voting. Already 40,811 have registered to vote out of 45,707 people. Chairman of ELECAM said that Ngoketunja is toping the charts with all the citizens in Cameroon for the most registered voters. He says that the election will be September 30th and shall be very interesting. There will be 216 poll stations in public schools and other public areas. People in Cameroon are very excited and cant wait to see the outcome of this election.

http://allafrica.com/stories/201309201025.html

Tunisian Man Blows Himself Up While Making Bomb

A man in tunisia was a suspected religion extremist. While in his rented home near Tunisia's capital (Tunis), he blew himself up while making a bomb. The man has yet to be identified, but his pregnant wife was seriously injured in the explosion last Friday. Another bombing in Tunisia took place that week, but harmed no people. These sudden bombings are said to be linked to leftist politician Mohammed Brahmi's assassination. That same day another man blew off his hand while handing out explosives in Menzel Bourguiba, 43 miles from Tunis. 

Libya wants UK help to halt Syria arms smuggling

Author: BBC News
Date: September 17th, 2013
Source: BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24129896

Summary:

Libya's Prime Minister has requested Britain's help in getting rid of weapons in the country to prevent Syria from getting any. Ali Zeidan, Libya's PM, met with Britain's PM, David Cameron yesterday to talk. Britain said they would be able to help, on the account that Libya had been through some "huge challenges." Zeidan suggested that Libya and Britain co-operate in removing weapons from Libya. The British agreed and said they would do everything they could to help. There has yet to be specific details on the proposed help.

Acid Attack on Catholic Priest

Joseph Lee

TITLE: Acid attack on Catholic priest in Zanzibar: police

SOURCE: Fox News

AUTHOR: N/A

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/09/13/acid-attack-on-catholic-priest-in-zanzibar-police/

      A priest by the name of Amselmo Mwangamba was walking down the same street in the picture above when suspects threw acid on him, which burned his face, arms and chest. A witness says he left an internet cafe and came back screaming begging for help, then he was rushed to the hospital. 

      Last week two young women were attacked in a similar malice way, and their attackers were never caught. Police believe the same faces are behind both crimes. There is a $6,000 (Converted into USD) reward leading to the arrested of a suspect in either attack.

Pastor Arrested for Sodomy

Joseph Lee

TITLE: 3 Arrested Over Sodomy Pastor

AUTHOR: Vincent Kubi

SOURCE: Daily Guide

http://www.dailyguideghana.com/?p=95577

          Pastor Prince Mark, in the photo above, has been charged with infecting a fourteen year old boy with HIV. Along with Pastor Prince Mark getting arrested a policeman, and a nameless suspect have also been arrested for unreleased information. It is believed that one of the persons detained actually helped Pastor Prince Mark resolve a different sodomy case.
          After being severely beaten by the police, one of the suspects confessed to being apart of a robbery clan. This is all that is known of the case as of right now.

Nyaope, A South African Drug Addiction

Joseph Lee

TITLE: South Africa's craze for heroine-marijuana cocktail

AUTHOR: Will Ross

SOURCE: BBC News

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-24137003

          Young people in South Africa are addicted to a drug called nyaope, which is a mixture of marijuana with low grade heroine sprinkled on top, in which people smoke to get a cheap high of $2 (converted into US dollars.) Once you try the drug, addicts believe you are instantly addicted. Some users want to quit but cannot because their body will be sick without it since they've been using for so long.
          Although they drug contains heroine, it is still in the process of becoming an illegal substance, the government is having a hard time prosecuting cases involving the drug. There have been reports of police working with the drug dealers.
          In order to prevent further use, the government has funded nonprofit organization helping drug addicts rehabilitate.

40 Soldiers Feared Dead in B’Haram Ambush

Alexandria Ferguson
TITLE: 40 Soldiers Feared Dead in B’Haram Ambush

AUTHOR: FIDELIS SORIWEI, ABUJA

SOURCE: The Punch

http://www.punchng.com/news/40-soldiers-feared-killed-in-bharam-ambush/

According to a highly placed military source, 40 soldiers of the Nigerian Army were killed in a Boko Haram ambush, north of Borno State.  In addition to 40 soldiers being killed, 65 soldiers were reported missing as a result of the attack from the Islamic militants.  The attack took place in Kasiya Forests.  The troops were left to face the exceedingly armed insurgents.  The troops were attacked from several different directions and aerial support was not provided to the soldiers.  The Army spokesman said the invading troops of the Nigerian Army killed 150 of the insurgents and lost 15 men in the encounter, adding that nine other soldiers were still missing.   He said that the insurgents were well armed with anti-aircraft and anti-tank weapons mounted on their vehicles.

TP Mazemebe secure Confederation Cup semi-final place

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24081929

Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of Congo surged into the African Confederation Cup semi-finals with a 4-2 victory over Algeria's Entente Setif in Lubumbashi. Three of Mazembe's goals came from their Tanzanian duo of Thomas Ulimwengu, who scored twice, and Mbwana Samata who also found the net. Playmaker and captain Tresor Mputu was the other marksman for Mazembe who top Group B with 10 points from five matches.Mazembe are the team to beat in the second-tier African competition this season. The mix of stars from DR Congo, Zambia, Tanzania, Ghana and Mali are particularly hard to beat at home, having scored 12 goals in four Confederation Cup outings.

Wild Place Project helps conserve endangered animals

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-23405618

The first part of a wildlife conservation park has opened in Congo with endangered animals from Madagascar, east Africa and the Congo. Visitors can see much larger animals in a safe environment rather than in the wild. They also have a barefoot trail where you are able to walk on pebbles, bark, and moss. The project is laid out in zones allowing visitors to step from Madagascar to the edge of Africa and into secret Congo. This is an extremely exciting first step on a wonderful journey towards creating the world-class National Wildlife Conservation Park," said Dr Bryan Carroll, CEO of the Bristol, Clifton and West of England Zoological Society.  When the wild life reserve is finished it will be home to tigers, bears, wolves, and more.

Ethiopian lion kills keeper at Addis Ababa zoo

Ethiopian lion kills keeper at Addis Ababa zoo (Summary by Christine Henske)
16 September 2013
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-24115251



An endangered Abyssinian Lion, which are found in Ethiopia, killed a zoo keeper by biting him in the neck.  The zoo keeper, a man named Abera Silsay, who was 51, was in the enclosure to clean out the lion’s cages but forgot to close the door to the lion’s sleeping chambers.  Mr. Silsay was attacked was for about 15-20 minutes and although guards tried to scare the lion away, he did not survive the attack.  Keeping endangered, yet dangerous, animals in captivity requires specialized training for those who work with them. 

TITLE: Police Arrest 32-year-old Man for 10 Murders

AUTHOR: ENIOLA AKINKUOTU

SOURCE: The Punch

http://www.punchng.com/metro/police-arrest-32-year-old-man-for-10-murders/

The Lagos State Police Command arrested 32 year old Adigun Muda for connection to ten adolescent murders.  These murders took place in the Mushin and Fadeyi areas of the state.  Punch Metro says the Muda was arrested at South Africa Visa Application centre on Billingsway, Ikeja.  Muda is an alleged leader of Black Axe cult, according to police authorities.  He has been linked to ten adolescent murders between years 2010 to 2013.  Previously being wanted by the police, Muda was able to obtain a motion for bail application and was released under disputable circumstances.  After being released, Muda went after the individuals who teamed up with the police to have him arrested.  Without a doubt, Muda murdered the previously mentioned adolescents in the area and was then declared wanted by the police.

Tunisian Rappers Arrested

On September 2nd rappers Weld El 15 and Klay BBJ were arrested for defaming police. They were sentenced that Friday to 1 year and 9 months in African prison. The rappers defense was the police stopped one of their shows and put Weld El 15 in the hospital for 15 days. This incident was believed to be a response to their song "Boulicia Kleb" or "Police are dogs", where in this music video police are shown roughing up demonstrators. Police simply responded, "There is no excuse for insulting policemen, they attacked us in the name of freedom of expression, and deserve their punishment." 

Sudan: Oil will keep flowing

Author: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Date: Sept. 3, 2013
Source: New York Times

Summary:
President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan told President Salva Kiir of South Sudan that they would get oil. This statement was important because he had ordered their oil shut off.This is because they were accused of supporting rebel movements in his country. They met and talked about this last Tuesday, and the order was never carried out. In the end they agreed to forget about their "obstacles". So oil will flow through South Sudan's pipe
lines. 

Kenya uses Raspberry Pi Computers to keep Rhinos from going extinct

Title: Raspberry Pi aids cyber safety net for African Rhino
Link:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24014926\
Date: 9/4/13
Source: BBC-Africa

     The Raspberry Pi computer is really just a monitoring camera that was placed around different parts of the National Park in Kenya. They are there to help the park rangers keep an eye on parts of the park that they normally don't check. This project was created with a collaboration between Kenya Wildlife Service, and the Zoological Society of London.
"We manage around 8% of the total land mass of Kenya, these cameras will be critical in helping us monitor the well-being of rare animals and ensure their habitats remain protected from poachers," Said Patrick Omondi, deputy directer of wildlife conservation. Since the project has been going it has earned £500,000 from google earlier this year to help fund this project and get it off the ground. With this boost other cameras have been placed around the park to try and locate other places that aren't searched.

KSA promises to be Egypt's savior.

The Cairo government is a funder of Egypt's finances, but the Cairo government may experience difficulties because donors threaten to suspend their donations. This is because the other unions don't support their support of Saudi Arabia. As a result foreign affairs leader Prince Saud reassures Egypt they will not lose funding because of this because they are too important in the region. The Suez Canal is an important means of transportation which runs through Egypt, therefore interference with their economy would result in repercussions involving trade. Minister Al-Faisal believes everyone wants to have good relations with Egypt because of their importance to trade, therefore he says Arab contact is a positive thing. Regardless if they interact if sources are cut off to Egypt, "Arab and Muslim nations are wealthy in population and resources and will not shy away from offering a helping hand to Egypt.”

Democratic Republic of Congo: M23 rebel forces 'withdraw'

30 August 2013 Last updated at 12:17 ET
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23894783

In the article the Congolese and the M23 rebels have a dispute that needs to be settled between each other but are split Rwandan territory. But as the M23 rebels and the Congolese have things that need to be settled the Rwandans are getting fired at. Since the Rwanda territory is in the middle of the two unfriendly countries they aren't allowed to fire into the Rwandan territory but unfortunatly one of the two countries fired 23 bombs and rockets into the territory that held civilians which neither country is supposed to do. Both sides are pointing fingers at each other saying that they saw the other side do it so no one really knows what really happened or where the bombs and rockets really came from, But the Rwandan territory stated that they could not take the abuse any more whether its from one country or the other. So in result the M23 rebels chose to be the bigger country and remove their troops 3 miles off the frontline.

By; Andrew Weaver
9/3/13
Congo, SouthWest

How an Egyptian museum fares in ongoing violence.

Article Title: Saving Egypt's Heritage
Author: Nevine El-Aref
Date: 8/20/13
Source: Al-Ahram Weekly

Summary:

-Disputes between protesters supporting the deposed former president Mohamed Morsi and security forces ended in the destruction of property in the Malawi Museum in Upper Egypt. On August 14th, the pro-Morsi protesters broke in, damaged the property, and shot the guards with one dead. There is a mass of broken glass and damaged sarcophagi from ancient Egyptian kings. The curators discovered that 40 objects of the museum’s 1,080 are missing. The Malawi Museum put out a report on the International Council of Museum’s (ICOM) Red List for Egypt to stop the items from being illegally smuggled or traded. To take it a step further, the State Minister of Antiquities, Mohamed Ibrahim, encouraged the Malawi public to hand over any items they may have without being arrested.

Alexandria Ferguson

Author- TEMITAYO FAMUTIMI

Title- Cheers, jeers over teenager who flew in tyre hole

Source- The Punch

       On August 26, 2013, Nigeria’s most widely read newspaper, The Punch, featured a story about a teenage male who stowed away in the tyre hole of a plane.  People of Nigeria are responding to this situation in different ways over social media.

         Daniel Ikehina sneaked into the tyre compartment of a Lagos-bound Arik plane in Benin in hopes to fly to Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos.  Many Nigerians feel he should be punished for his actions, while others are amazed at his bravery.  Most Nigerians feel it is a mere example of how unsafe the airports are.  The Nigerians that feel this way are saying things like, “If that boy was carrying bomb, it means he would have succeeded in blowing up the plane. How can somebody be in an aircraft without being detected? We are in trouble in this country.”  Others feel that he should be commended and he should be accepted into the CIA or become a federal spy.

          This act was not safe at all, Ikehina could have died while aboard the tyre compartment.  Security needs to come up with a different approach of keeping passengers safe.  This could be an idea given to a terrorist and before we know it, planes are being blown up left and right.

http://www.punchng.com/i-punch/cheers-jeers-over-teenager-who-flew-in-tyre-hole/