South Africa want to continue hosting the Pan African Parliament
by Jean-Jacques Cornish Finally, 12 years after its inception, Africa’s continental legislature provides the the delicious introduction that has had punsters slavering: Things are going from bad to wors at the PAP. South Africans have been asking since 2004 what their government was thinking bringing the Pan African Parliament here. The body is one of […]
Deadly protests at Ethiopia government responds violently
Activists and witnesses in Ethiopia say nearly 100 people were killed by security forces cracking down on anti-government protests in recent days. The protests began late last year over a government plan to lease a forest to private foreign developers. Ends intro The Ethiopian government is cracking down on dissidents with deadly force. Witnesses say […]