Tag: state
Residents From 15 States File Petitions to Secede From the United...
As of Saturday November 10, 2012, 15 States have petitioned the Obama Administration to secede from the United States of America in order to create...
Obama, Romney to Make Their Final Case on Last Day of...
President Barack Obama andRepublican challenger Mitt Romney make a frenetic dash to a series of crucial swing states on Monday, delivering their final arguments...
Indian Company Invests $55m In Ethiopian Steel Project
Aarti Steel Plc has inaugurated a one billion birr ($55 million) steel producing factory in Ethiopia's Oromia Regional State, in a somewhat unusual foreign...
Somalia: The end of a Failed State?
What does Somalia's first presidential election in 40 years mean to a nation seeking to filter itself from the shadows of a war-torn failed...
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi Dead at Age 57
Meles Zenawi, Ethiopia’s charismatic Prime Minister has died of an undisclosed illness after not being seen in public for weeks, Ethiopian authorities announced Tuesday....
State of Emergency Declared in Darfur Refugee Camp
International humanitarian organizations and the head of the Kassab IDP camp in Darfur, Eltaher Ismail, held a meeting yesterday in Kutum town, North Darfur....
Dlamini Zuma – Here to Serve the Continent
When South Africa's Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma spoke to a crowd of international journalists about her election as the new Chairperson of...
U.S. Secretary of State Clinton’s Africa Tour Raises Tensions With China
On July 30 US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton began a nearly two-week tour of Africa. During the course of the tour, Clinton will...
South Africa: President Jacob Zuma Laughs Alone
AFRICANGLOBE - President Jacob Zuma has an infectious laugh. His guffaws break the ice and disarm the tensest situation. At that precise moment no answers are demanded on the infamous arms deal or police corruption because the nation has the giggles and the President laughs loudest. An ambassador - clearly charmed - once remarked to me that it is a 'beautiful laugh' - and then laughed from his belly. The spell had been cast and from that moment on he had a crush on my President.
Nigerian Oil Production Hits Record 2.7 Million Barrels
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said that Nigerian oil production has risen from 2.4 million barrels per day (mbpd) to 2.7 mbpd...
Hillary Clinton Tours the African Frontlines of America’s War On Terror
She says she's here to strengthen democratic institutions and improve business ties, but her itinerary tells a different story. Hillary Clinton's 10-day, seven-country blitz...
Nigeria: Big Problems, an Even Bigger Future
Whether by accident or design, Nigeria is destined to become Africa's largest economy. The kind of economic growth it will experience in the coming...
Hillary Clinton to Visit Five African Countries
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will travel to Africa July 31 through August 10, 2012. During this trip, the Secretary will emphasize U.S....
White South African Found Guilty of Treason, Plotting to Kill Mandela
Leader of the White Supremacist Boeremag organisation, Mike du Toit, was convicted of treason by the High Court in Tshwane, South Africa on Thursday.
Judge...
Black America Silent While its Voting Rights are Being Threatened
An open letter to African America:
In the late '90s, the Internet belched forth a rumor that the Voting Rights Act was soon to expire...
George Zimmerman “Manipulating” System: Hopes to Get Away With Murder
George Zimmerman has filed a motion in Seminole County, Florida requesting a new trial judge—claiming current Judge Kenneth Lester is biased against him.
Is Mr....
