The order to kill the Nigerian Taliban leader, Mohammed Yusuf, came from the Presidency, according to the African blogger Chidi Opara reports (www.chidioparareports.blogspot.com) in touch with “well place security contacts in Abuja”.
Caulonia (Italy): "A KICK TO RACISM"
Caulonia, a small town near Reggio Calabria (southern Italy), wil host a special football 5-by-side tournament from August 3 to 5. All teams will be made by migrants and asylum seekers in Italy. The tournament will also host African citizens usually surviving in Rosarno. Here below you can find the program that includes meetings and […]
Habari! Travel between Italy and Africa
It is about to start this “Habari! a tragicomic journey from the slums of Nairobi to self-occupied Italy”. This is a laboratory test with lyrics and music (African percussion) by Valentina Acava Mmaka and Peter Kuria Asamba who want to focus on the contradictions of Italy and think about common themes (racism, work, art, poverty, […]
Nigeria: Mohammed Yusuf dies after arrest
The leader of the Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram, Mohammed Yusuf, died after being arrested by the Nigerian police. According to the BBC, “a Nigerian government minister expressed relief at the death of an Islam sect leader whose capture police announced on Thrusday”. Although Dora Akunnyili, the Information minister, “told the BBC the government “does […]
Burundi: MSD political party presentation
The MSD (Movement for Solidarity and Democracy) of former journalist turned politician Alexis Sinduhije has been presented yesterday in Bujumbura, the capital of Burundi. Here we republish some photos as they appeared on the Facebook page of the Movement. Alexis Sinduhije has been earlier this year because of his political activity. about the imprisonment of […]
Forum on Africa in Taormina presented in Milan
Presented in Milan on July 15, Taormina will host this year too, the third edition of the Forum on Africa to be held next 1 and 2 October 2009. There are three main themes for the 2009 edition of the Forum: telemedicine, education, food. The Forum ‘The development of Africa: an opportunity for Europe, Italy […]
Nigeria: Religious Crisis Spreads To Borno, Yobe, Kano
Here it is the report by the nigerian online daily independentngonline.com, by Sukuji Bakoji (Kaduna), Chesa Chesa (Abuja), Augustine Madu-West (Kano), Abdulkareem Haruna (Maiduguri), Godwin Egbara (Bauchi) Dele Moses (Ilorin) and Mohammed Abubakar (Damaturu). The North is on the boil from the grip of Islamic hardliners on rampage in Bauchi, Maiduguri, Potiskum, and Kano – […]
Nigeria: Islamists militants attack the North
“Over 100 dead bodies have been deposited at the premises of the police headquarters and more are still being brought in,” Ibrahim Bala, a local radio journalist, told AFP.
Nigeria: Italian online media reports of violences
The news of the violences in Nigeria has been reported by many Italian websites. Suspected militants have been arrested by the police while the curfew has been imposed in some cities in the north of Nigeria after two days of violences. Hundreds of people have been killed by a group of islamist militants protesting against […]
Nigeria: Soyinka sides with MEND
Professor Wole Soyinka, one of African most celebrated intellects, yesterday, sided with MEND (Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta). “Nigerian militants waging war on its government’s policies in the Niger Delta received celebrity backing Friday from a Nobel prize-winning playwright and author,” reported (AFP).