Tag: africa

- "ICC Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda has through her inaction in the face of blatant disregard for law on the behalf of Israel."

The Asset Forfeiture Unit of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in South Africa has seized $5.7 million for yet another arms deal between South Africa and Nigeria, reported City Press, a Johannesburg-based newspaper...

- But China, if nothing else, is a country that hedges its bets. As Sofia covers so well below, the upward pressure on mainland China's labor costs has spawned.

- Ulson Gunnar reviews the age old debate of why nations intercede in foreign events, especially Africa. It is a complicated area because so many factors are involved.

- While we can't expect to become experts, we do have to arm ourselves enough to know when they are blowing smoke up our shorts.

The Counter Intelligence Agency (SACIA) said that it is investigating the possible links from law firms with terrorist cells across Southern Africa.

Numerous top world leaders attended Nelson Mandela's funeral in South Africa on December 4, 2013. Some reports estimate that 91 different world leaders and celebrities attended.

Please excuse the horrific quality video and repartee. This is VT's Kenya staff, finance, legal and security.

- Scores of unauthorized debit transactions appear to be eroding private individuals’ bank accounts.

Almost 5 years ago today, a top delegation of Sahrawi Freedom Fighters the Polissario Front visited Abuja and were received with the same hospitality we have always received those fighting for all that we hold dear, be it the MPLA Guerrillas of Cold War Angola or the heroic Comrades of Nelson Mandela; Anyone with the courage to demand the Freedom to live in his homeland with dignity and the Freedom to chart the course of his destiny.

Kenya's intelligence and security forces will struggle to avert bloody attacks like the one on a shopping mall last month as long as rank-and-file police officers can be easily bribed and rivalry among agencies hinders information sharing.

An Egyptian court will hear an appeal on October 22 against its decision to ban deposed president Mohamed Mursi's Muslim Brotherhood group and seize its funds, court sources said.

Though oil exports from a half dozen nations in Africa lead the world and fuel vehicles on every continent, Africa is one of the most "fuel poor" regions on earth.

Today's links on regional security issues for Africa...

2010 Treaty With Off World "Settlers" Begs Nuke First Strike....

How much does Foreign investors lose in South Africa. Few will dare to tell the truth and most media in South Africa will report using weasel words such as, firmer rand, softer currency and instead of weaker or down when reporting currency changes on television within the country of South Africa.

Barbary Coast pirates captured and sold more European slaves (1500 - 1800) than were African slaves going West

It was supposed to be a state-of-the-art city for 500,000 - but eerie footage shows how a Chinese-built urbanisation is at risk of becoming Africa's first 'ghost town'.

Defeated presidential contender Raila Odinga will on Friday file a petition challenging the result of Kenya's election, alleging collusion between the president-elect and the electoral commission, his allies said.

Defeated presidential contender Raila Odinga will on Friday file a petition challenging the result of Kenya's election, alleging collusion between the president-elect and the electoral commission, his allies said.

US military efforts in Africa will remain low-key and “small footprint,” and will be geared toward building relationships with African nations, a senior Defence Department official has been quoted as saying.

Moving well into the 1st quarter of 21st century, the global dimension for areas under influence of great powers has changed to a great extent

Mr. Zuma previously claimed that he would foot the majority of the bill for the renovations to his rural home in Nkandla, in KwaZulu Natal, where his four current wives and their children live.ade costs.

WORLD NEWS TOMORROW | WNT NEWS – Chinese President, Hu Jintao, offered on 19 July $20 billion in loans over the next three years to African countries.

When publications go bad. We are going primal on these ruthless rebels

“Stop the dying” was the order of the day in Entebbe, Uganda in late July 1994. An American Joint Task Force (JTF) was located on the fourth floor of the Entebbe Airport.

FEB 24 2011- Near the end of June this year the African continent will witness the historic crossing of the first land-based humanitarian aid relief convoy which will journey from Cape Town to the besieged and occupied Palestinian territory of Gaza.

Stupid it is Greed  By Tarik Jan for VT   Imperialism, as British economist John Atkinson Hobson wrote in 1902, “is the endeavour of the great controller...

AF-PAK NO LONGER TERRORIST HAVEN US MUST FOLLOW TERROR THREAT TO AFRICA By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER Whatever terrorist training was going on in Afghanistan and Pakistan...