“Italy did not defend the rights of its own citizens“, Giovanna Ortu, president of Airl, Italian association of deported people from Libya, said today to Africanews.it during a telephone interview. Italians of Libya are angry, disappointed and they feel neglected by their own government. “Italy – Mrs Ortu added – has stepped over the rights […]
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Libya: Frattini reply to Italian deported from Libya
“I have no reply to Mrs. Ortu nor to her incredible personal insults”, Italian minister for Foreign Affairs, Franco Frattini, said today in a press release published on the foreign ministry website (www.esteri.it). This reply comes after a protest carried out by Mrs. Giovanna Ortu in front of government building palazzo Chigi in Rome. This […]
Ethiopia: foreign minister Seyoum meets Italian counterpart Frattini
Italian foreign ministry secretary, Franco Frattini, has met in Rome the Ethiopian minister, Mesfin Seyoum. The meeting, just after a couple of weeks of the replacement of the Axum obelisque – for which the Ethiopian diplomacy thanked Italy during its intervention in the UN General assembly – represents a chance to stress how special the […]
Egypt: Italian foreign ministry confirms liberation
The Italian foreign ministry, mr. Frattini, has confirmed the liberation of Italian hostages taken in Egypt last 19 of September with other tourists. The news has been published on the Italian foreign ministry website. From Belgrade, where the ministry is for a mission, Frattini said that the liberation “is the result of an international partnership […]
Kenya: Obama mania hits the whole country
Every Kenyan now wants to be identified with the US democratic presidential candidate senator Barack Obama as traders cash in on the euphoria. Thousands of Kenyans are rushing to buy T-shirts, caps, badges, scarves and other apparel with Obama’s portrait. In fact the country’s prime minister Raila Odinga is now wearing a badge with Obama’s […]
South Africa: Mbeki resigns
South Africa president, Thabo Mbeki, has handed a resignation letter to the speaker of the National Assembly. This comes after his party, the ANC African National Congress, asked him to do so. “Today [Sunday] – Mbeki said in a national TV speech – I handed a letter to the honourable Speaker of Parliament Baleka Mbete […]
Kenya: tight security for Obama’s grandmother
Presidential candidate Barrack Obama’s home in Kenya is now being heavily guarded by the Kenyan police. The Kenyan government has set up a police post in the compound of Obama’s grandmother where his father was buried. Obama’s grandmother Sarah Obama is being guarded by 20 heavily armed Kenyan police officers in her rural home – […]
Tanzania: Albinos killed for their organs
In Tanzania Albinos people are being killed because of popular beliefs. Some of these are the fact that bones and organs of Albinos are believed to bring luck and money, whilst others believe their organs can cure diseases. Journalist Ruud Elmendorp reports in this video appeared on Facebook and Youtube.
Kenya: centre for handicapped animals
In Kenya even animals with disabilities have place to stay and get attentions. This is the “Kitale nature conservancy” and it is placed in western Kenya. What follows is a TV video by Netherland journalist Ruud Elmendorp. He details the activities of the centre, how it was created and more. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3SygOkX3nY&feature=player_embedded For handicapped animals only
"China is investing a lot. This is a good time for Africa", journalist Soumare
“In western Africa almost everything was controlled by French monopolies. Now China is taking their place. This is good because it makes the whole situation more dynamic and more infrastructures are now being built. This is something we need very much”. Journalist Ndiawar Soumare from Senegal said during the interview made over the phone by […]