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. 


http://allafrica.com/stories/201310021259.html

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.