The UN's illusion of protection in eastern DR Congo

Accra, May 24, GNA – President John Dramani Mahama on Friday by Executive Instrument declared Monday, May 27 as a statutory public holiday.

AFPAU endorses Nigeria for Security Council un non-permanent seatNigerian TribuneTHE African Union (AU) has unanimously endorsed Nigeria's candidature for the non-permanent seat of the United Nations (UN) Security Council, giving the country the opportunity to be elected back-to-back into the council since independence in 1960.The African Union backs Niger after deadly terror attacksAfrique en Ligueall 373 news articles »

The mortuary that symbolises Egypt's post-revolutionary chaos

Militant leader Mokhtar Belmokhtar masterminded the two suicide bombs in Niger on Thursday which killed 20 people, a Mauritanian news agency reports.

Montreal GazetteStatins may undo fitness benefits of exerciseIndian ExpressAn important new study suggests that statins, the cholesterol-lowering medications that are the most prescribed drugs in the world, may block some of the fitness benefits of exercise. No one is saying that people with high cholesterol or a family history of heart ...Some statin drugs do seem to raise users' risk of diabetes, study suggestsCalgary HeraldDiabetes risk higher due to statin useiTech PostCould Statins Raise Diabetes Risk?WebMDMedical News Today -Myjoyonline.com -HealthCanal.comall 26 news articles »

The Nigerian army says it has destroyed a number of camps used by militant Islamist group, Boko Haram, in the north-east of the country.

Myjoyonline.comAn HTC One without Sense is not an HTC OneZDNetSummary: Some people think they want a plain vanilla Google version of the HTC One. For those of us who have a One and use it daily, this makes very little sense and after you see all that may be missing you may change your opinion too. Matthew Miller ...Samsung Galaxy S4 hits 10million milestone in first monthMyjoyonline.comSamsung Galaxy S4 featuresVancouver Sun (blog)Samsung Touts Galaxy S 4's Quick RiseInformationWeekAFP -Indiatimes.com -Reuters Indiaall 858 news articles »

The Facebook character stirring up Zimbabwe politics

[Ghanaian Chronicle]The General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God Church, Rev. Dr. Paul Frimpong Manso, has hailed President John Dramani Mahama for his recent appointment of a five-member inter-ministerial task force on illegal mining, popularly known in the local language as 'galamsey.'

[Ghanaian Chronicle]Kumasi -The Government and Hospital Pharmacists Association (GHOSPA) says the government's decision to set up a committee to look into its grievances, amounted to political interference.

[Ghanaian Chronicle]Kumasi -The District Chief Executive (DCE) of Atwima Kwanwoma, Mr. Anthony Agyeman Nyame, has been cited for procurement malpractices in breach of the Local Government Act, 1993 and the Public Procurement Act, 2003 (Act 663).

[Ghanaian Chronicle]After a lot of business insight and expert advice, Hope City Limited (the company incorporated to execute and manage the HOPE City Project) has decided to relocate the proposed multi-billion dollar ICT enclave, better known as the HOPE City Project.

[Ghanaian Chronicle]Governments, civil society and the private sector should ensure and strengthen the contributions of forests, trees and agroforestry systems to food security and nutrition, said participants in the first-ever International Conference on Forests for Food Security and Nutrition, organised by the FAO.

[Ghanaian Chronicle]Takoradi -The National Coordinator of the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP), Mr. Seidu Adamu, has observed that though the programme was consistent with the developmental strategies of the government, and resonates well with many national institutions and the general public, there was no clear government policy or legislation that guaranteed its status.

Nehanda RadioDali Tambo has lunch with the MugabesMail & Guardian OnlineA "People of the South" episode catches Robert Mugabe over lunch with his wife and children, talking of love, family, politics and Tony Blair. Dali Tambo's late father was close to Mugabe but it took him three years to land the interview. (AFP). Click here ...Mugabe's bid to airbrush dark legacyZimbabwe IndependentZimbabwe State House: Another Lions' DenZimEye Zimbabwe'My people still need me': MugabeNew Zimbabwe.comall 10 news articles »

Cape Coast, May 24, GNA – Media personnel in the Central Regional have formed a network to stimulate accountable governance and service delivery among Metropolitan and Municipal Assemblies (MMAs)  in the region .