Tunisian "Sexual Jihad" to increase moral of fighters

Over in Tunisia and Syria women offer themselves off to fighters for establishment of Islamic rule. The girls believe it is supposed to improve their moral when they fight. A family of a 17 year old girl with mental health issues was interviewed. The mother said their daughter was brainwashed by a group of women to do this. The way people determine if the act is working or not is the interceptions of Facebook. If they are able to post freely then the men are fighting harder, and if they are cut off from Facebook or other websites then they need more girls to go out and offer themselves to the men to raise their moral once more. After explaining this, the older women are able to recruit more young girls. Some times the girls get arrested but the group simply recruits more. 

Mobutu Sese Seko's body to return to Congo, says Kabila

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-24651970

The Democratic Republic of Congo's government will repatriate the body of ex-ruler Mobutu Sese Seko in agreement with his family, President Joseph Kabila has said.Mr Mobutu is buried in Morocco, where he died in 1997 after being overthrown in a rebellion by Mr Kabila's father.He was a hated figure among many Congolese, but the country has been hit by instability since he was ousted.Mr Kabila's gesture is seen as an attempt to promote reconciliation.

Three officers killed in Daqahleya

Author: Basil El-Dabh
Source: Daily News Egypt
Date: Oct. 28, 2013
Link: http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2013/10/28/three-officers-killed-in-daqahleya/

Summary:
Three officers were killed yesterday morning by armed assailants in the security checkpoint of Daqahleya Governorate. The gunman fired from a nearby bridge. All three officers sustained wounds from the head and chest. The people who shot them were four masked men on motorcycles. There have been no arrests yet. The funeral procession for the 3 men was in the Nile delta. 

Morocco's culture aids its economy

Author: Sylvia Smith
Date: Sept. 11th
Source: BBC Africa
Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14829617

Summary:
In parts of Morocco that used to be rat-infested and an eye-sore have now been transformed into a "clean and environmentally aware city." This was started in 1978 by the mayor Mohamed Benaissa. He did this to encourage civic pride in the town. This benefited the country by bringing in foreign tourists. They have also gotten donations from Gulf country to build a library, hospital, clinic, school or central centre.

Ghana Supreme Court upholds John Mahama's win

Ghana's Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by the opposition to annul President John Mahama's narrow victory in last year's disputed election.

The NPP had alleged that Mr Mahama won the election fraudulently, a charge his NDC party denied.

NPP leader Nana Akufo-Addo told the BBC he was disappointed but accepted the verdict and urged his supporters to do likewise.

Ghana is generally seen as a beacon of democracy in the region.

The case was broadcast live on television and radio in a rare sign of judicial transparency in Africa, says the BBC's Akwasi Sarpong in the capital, Accra.The problem will keep growing if they don't find a resolution.So even though he won the case.i believe that there is more coming.

Inflation Rate Fell to 8% in September-NBS

Alexandria Ferguson

TITLE: Inflation Rate Fell to 8% in September-NBS

AUTHOR: OKECHUKWU NNODIM

SOURCE: The Punch

http://www.punchng.com/business/business-economy/inflation-rate-fell-to-8-in-september-nbs/

According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the inflation rate in the country fell from 8.2% to 8% in September.  The decrease of inflation was caused by slower rate of increase in food prices.  “In September, the CPI, which measures inflation, rose by eight percent year-on-year, 0.2 percentage points lower from 8.2 percent recorded in August. The year-on-year rate for the headline index continues to trend downwards from the nine per cent recorded in January 2013,” the NBS stated in the report.  The NBS stated that the rate of increase in food prices averaged for the second week in September as produce from the ongoing harvest continued to put downward pressure on the food sub-index.

Tunisian security kills islamists

Tunisian security forces have killed at least nine suspected Islamist militants who are blamed for a deadly attack on a police patrol, officials say. They say at least three other suspects were arrested in the operation in the Mount Taouyer area, 44 miles west of the capital, Tunis. Two policemen died when they were attacked in the area on Thursday. Interior Ministry spokesman Mohamed Ali Aroui said the militants belonged to the Salafist Ansar al-Sharia group. The group has been declared a terrorist organisation by the government and the interior ministry spokesman told reporters on Saturday that the three-day operation "has been a success".

78 killed, attack on villages

Some 78 people have been killed and scores wounded in an attack on villages in South Sudan's Jonglei state, the local MP told the BBC. The attackers were believed to be members of David Yau Yau's rebel group, said MP Deng Dau. Jonglei is badly affected by ethnic rivalries and disputes over land and cattle ownership. More than 1,500 people are estimated to have been killed in the area since South Sudan's independence in 2011. Tens of thousands have also been left homeless by the fighting. 

Cameroon Views and Values

 Views and values were expressed last Friday at the Private library at Vatican's Apostolic Palace. After thirty minutes in camera people exchanged gifts. Paul Biya asked the Pope for a bronze Statue of Virgin Mary. Then the Pope offered the President a medal. After the exchanging gifts Paul presented the first lady Chantal Biya. After taking leave of the Pope, the President held talks with the representative of the Secretariat of State of the Vatican Monseigneur Dominique Mamberty.  In the end of the speech, Paul Biya offered the representative of the Vatican Secretary a gift with a religious significance.

http://allafrica.com/stories/201310211318.html

Serge Ambomo: Sheffield's indomitable lion seeks sanctuary

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/boxing/24502333

Ambomo was one of Cameroon's five-man boxing team at London 2012. "As soon as I got on the plane to come to England, I knew I was saved," he says, suggesting he was not planning to return even then."I feel like I've been born again. "The light-welterweight felt "blessed" to be part of the greatest show on earth and was looking forward to the competition. But then, he says, the team's officials took his passport away and told him he would not get it back unless he won a medal. Ambomo bringing home the gold secures the very first gold medal for Congo as a country. After winning the gold medal Ambomo did not want to go back to Congo as he asked to move into the UK. But with 25,000 applicants a year to move to the UK making more money wasn't a good enough reason to move into the UK for them. But as an Olympian the UK accepted him.

Child Rapist Punished by Cutting Grass

Joseph Lee

TITLE: Kenyans accuse police of ignoring gang rape

SOURCE: BBC News

AUTHOR: N/A

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-24477488

Three men in Kenya raped a 16-year old girl while she was walking home from her grandfathers funeral in Western Kenya, and their punishment was to cut some grass. The attackers broke her back and now she is confined to a wheelchair. Kenyans say it is shocking and unbelievable that the police are going to practically ignore such a violent crime and give the attackers such a light sentence.

12 Dead near Alexandria

Joseph Lee

TITLE: Egypt boat capsize 12 migrants die off Alexandria 

SOURCE: BBC News

AUTHOR: N/A

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-24496737

Friday morning a boat sank with forty Syrians four Egyptians and seventy-two Palestinians on it. At least twelve have been confirmed dead from drowning and one hundred sixteen survived. The boat capsized near the Egyptian port neat Alexandria.
The people on the boat were refugees who paid large sums of money to risk their lives trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea. 

Banned Film

Director Bekolo's made the film "How Do You Know It's Time to Go?' It is about the disappearance, just a few days before the elections about their president. The film is about the country's leader Paul Biya. People in Cameroon was not please with the Cameroonian government, so they banned the film from being screened in the country. Bekolo was recently returned to Cameroon after years teaching film in American universities,and still plans to show his film to all who want to see it.

http://allafrica.com/stories/201310091413.html

Kenya: Politician 'cleans toilets for a living'

Author: N/A
Source: BBC News- Africa
Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-24445431

         This businessman in the picture above goes by the name of Moses Gichangi. He was recently elected to serve on the county assembly as a politician. What makes him special is that while being a politician he still never gave up his day of cleaning toilets, and shoe shining. He says he never gave up his old job because he wanted to remain a role model to the young men that he was mentoring. Before becoming a politician he picked 10 youngsters and they came together and formed a environmental group. He chose to work the 6 am shift and even though that consist of him cleaning off vomit from the previous nights drunks, he still manages to come to work everyday. He must work the mornings because the county assembly meets in the afternoons.

Mob Lynches Three Nigerians for Kidnapping in Bissau

Alexandria Ferguson

TITLE: Mob Lynches Three Nigerians for Kidnapping in Bissau

AUTHOR: AGENCY REPORTER

SOURCE: The Punch

http://www.punchng.com/news/mob-lynches-three-nigerians-for-kidnapping-in-bissau/

Three Nigerians have been lynched by an angry mob of young rioters on Tuesday in Bissau.  The mob was driven to lynch the trio because of their act of kidnapping a young boy.  An AFP journalist saw two of the Nigerians’ bodies in the morgue.  Hundreds of young angry rioters armed with stones and bottles were able to grab one of the suspects out of the police car.  The policemen stood by impotently as the mob attacked the suspect.  While attacking the suspect, the crowd chanted, “Death to Nigerians! Enough is enough, stop! The Nigerians must leave!”  In an unsuccessful attempt to disperse the crowd, the police fired warning shots and tear gas.  Nigeria’s embassy was surrounded by security for protection.  Many Nigerians tried to obtain safety and protection at the Nigerian embassy.  Many shop-owners in the city have closed due to the massive act of violence.

Nairobi airport fire: FBI blames electrical fault

Kenya asked the FBI to help with the investigation to allay concerns that the airport may have been attacked.

The fire gutted the arrivals terminal at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.

It forced the closure of the airport, leaving many passengers stranded.

The fire was brought under control after about four hours.

The airport is a regional hub, serving more than 16,000 passengers daily,

Kenya's Uhuru Kenyatta requests ICC trial 

Foreign Minister Amina Mohamed said Mr Kenyatta had fully co-operated with the ICC, but the circumstances had changed since he won the presidency in March.

President Kenyatta is accused of crimes against humanity following the country's 2007 post-election violence.

His trial is set to start in The Hague next month. He denies all charges.

Some 1,200 people died and 600,000 were forced from their homes during the 2007 conflict.

Pakistan Taliban head Hakimullah Mehsud 'open to talks'

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The Leader of the Pakistani Taliban, Hakimullah Mehsud: "The government needs to sit with us, then we will present our conditions"

Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud has told the BBC he is open to "serious talks" with the government but says he has not yet been approached.

In a rare interview, he denied carrying out recent deadly attacks in public places but said he would continue to target "America and its friends".

The chief loosely controls more than 30 militant groups in the tribal areas.

After being elected PM in May, Nawaz Sharif announced he would open unconditional talks with the Taliban.

Profile: Anas al-Liby

Author: BBC Africa
Date: October 7, 2013
Source: BBC Africa
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-24418327

Summary:

The computer programmer, Anas al-Liby is on the FBI's "most wanted terrorists" list. He was captured yesterday as an operational combat officer for al-Qaeda. He is accused of being one of the mastermind behind the embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998, that killed 224 people. In 2000, he was indicted by a New York grand jury, but after that he was on the run until yesterday. A Human Rights Watch might document suggests that he was detained by the CIA in 2002. He was an activist against Muammar Gaddafi's rule and was given asylum in the UK for unclear reasons in the past.

Kenyan militant commander named as target of US Somali raid
Author: The Guardian 
Picture: 

The target of a failed US navy Seals raid in Somali at the weekend was a Kenyan who plotted attacks on parliament buildings and the UN headquarters in Nairobi, the Pentagon has confirmed.  Kenya's national intelligence service, leaked to media after last month's killings at the Westgate shopping mall, Abdulkadir is named as the lead planner of a plot sanctioned by al-Quaida's core leadership in Pakistan to perpetrate attacks in Kenya in late 2011 and early 2012. Unlike its Libyan counterpart, where a separate US raid led to the capture of an alleged al-Qaida leader, the Somali government did not initially object to the US operation. However, as the picture became clearer, some dissenting voices were raised.

Morocco Teens, Arrested for Kissing

Joseph Lee

TITLE: Morocco teens held for kissing photo on Facebook

SOURCE: BBC News

AUTHOR: N/A

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-24409323

A couple, aged 15 and 14, posted a picture kissing, outside of their friends house in Nador, on Facebook. They were arrested for violating public decency after a newspaper posted a photo of it starting a community outcry. They have court dates scheduled for next week. Parents in the community have been urged to keep a closer eye on their children to prevent this from repeating. Owner of Movement for Individual Liberties has posted a picture of her kissing a male activist and would like to have one million copycat photos. 

Tunisian ex-Soccer Player Extradited

The ex-Tunisian soccer player was sentenced to 10 years in prison in Belgium, 2003, for planning a suicide bombing for Al-Qaeda against a military base — which was also used by NATO — has been extradited to the United States with similar charges in an American court, the Justice Department stated Thursday. The player, Nizar Trabelsi, now 43, was indicted under seal, 2006, in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Prosecutors say Nizar traveled to Afghanistan in the spring, 2001, and met with Osama bin Laden and later Muhammed Atef, a chief military planner for the terrorist group. He is accused of obtaining chemicals in Europe to build a 1,000-kiloton bomb and joining others to scout the military base, Kleine Brogel Air Base, as a potential target for a suicide attack.

Rwanda Child Soldiers

Joseph Lee

TITLE: Rwanda denies M23 child soldier claims as 'ludicrous' 

SOURCE: BBC News

AUTHOR: N/A

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-24424868

The United States has backed out of aiding Rwanda because military officials believe they are recruiting minors into the M23. The M23 have forced thousands of civilians from their homes in East DR Congo. Rwanda officials say it is ludicrous to believe that they would have child militants. The M23 are also the organization that began the 1994 genocide.

Voters Showcase In Camroon

Double polls opened at 8am in Cameroon September 30th 2013. Twin legislative and municipal election was huge.Voters lists with passport photographs was elected on each polling stations for their names others  were placed in front of the polling commission for verification. For some polling stations there were complaints because some people in Cameroon did not register to vote and others didn't even show up. And also their was others who had valid voters cards but their names was not listed to vote. Of course since there was so many complaints the press got word of it and had the problems fixed. 


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Ivory Coast dismisses ICC warrant for Simone Gbagbo

Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-24179992

The wife of former President Laurent Gbagbo is being prosecuted for alleged crimes against humanity following disputed presidential polls in 2010.On Friday, Ivory Coast ministers voted to dismiss the ICC's arrest warrant.Some 3,000 people died in violence after Mrs Gbagbo's husband refused to accept defeat in a run-off vote.He is already awaiting trial at the ICC in The Hague on four charges of crimes against humanity. Mr Gbagbo, 67, who insists he is innocent, is the first former head of state to have appeared at the ICC. The West African ex-leader was ousted in 2011 with the help of French and UN forces backing President Alassane Ouattara. He and his wife were arrested in a bunker, five months after the elections, following a military assault on their residence in the main city, Abidjan.

Drought response lags behind need in southern Angola

Water is an important source used by africans to complete daily tasks such as cooking, drinking, and to wash themselves with. However angola has been stricken by a drought in certain areas so water sources are becoming more scarce. Most families have to make a three and a half hour trip to a well that was dug, and they go there twice a day for water. The drought has had an affect on the people and animals that they use for farming. Its estimated that it has affected 1.5 million people in 5 different cities in Angola. Distribution of food and water should be underway but they are still looking to receive government assistance.

Alexandria Ferguson

TITLE: Brothers in Court for Raping a 50-year-old Woman

AUTHOR: SAMSON FOLARIN

SOURCE: The Punch

http://www.punchng.com/news/brothers-in-court-for-raping-50-year-old-woman/

Two brothers have been arrested and are in court as a result of raping 50 year old woman, Victoria Ezechukwu.  These brothers, Uba and Nnanna Emehelu attacked Ezechukwu in the Orile area of Lagos.  The incident took place when Ezechukwu returned home from her shop.  She was said to have left the room and upon her return, Uba pounced on her, forcibly removed her dress, and raped her.  After the rape, the victim gripped onto Uba to keep from escaping before the police arrived.  This urged Nnanna to begin assaulting Ezechukwu with fist blows in hopes to free his brother from her grip.  The two brothers were they arrested by the police.

Islamists take pliers to the "padlocks of love."

Author: BBC
Date: 9/26/13
Source: BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-24274946

Summary:
The Telemy Bridge in Algeria used to be called the "bridge of suicides", because people kept throwing themselves off of it.To prevent this from happening any longer, local activist decided to turn the bridge into a "bridge of love". It worked. At first people near the bridge would put names of their loved ones on locks and attached them the fence of the bridge as a sign of love. But then people from the West (that's us) came over and put locks on as signs of young love. This angered many Salafist Muslims (the earliest type of Muslim) who cut the padlocks off at night and wrote scriptures from the Quran on the bridge instead.