THE WAY FORWARD

Nigeria
"They Tricked us Into Fighting Igbos During Civil War" - Middle Belt Group Says They Are Not Part of Northern Nigeria

THE United Middle Belt Youth Congress (UMBYC), a group at the forefront of mapping out the North Central geopolitical zone as Middle Belt has lampooned the north for lining up soldiers from the zone against the Igbos during the Nigerian civil war.

Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika
"We Killed Over 50 of Them" - Army Chief Says About Sect that Terrorises Nigerians

More than 50 people died during the fight between Nigerian forces and suspected Islamist gunmen in the country's north-east days before the Christmas day attacks on churches near the capital by that group, officials say.

Developing
Hope for World’s Poor: Mercy Ships Bring Medicare to Disadvantaged Children

Mercy Ships, a global charity organisation specialised in the provision of medical relief, training, and sustainable development to areas of natural disaster or chronic need, has given life to millions of poor people

Afghan girls
Rising Above Male Domination - Afghan Girls Fight Their Way to Equality

KABUL – It was known as the stadium of death. Ghazi Stadium was where the Taliban held public executions, stonings and mutilations during their brutal rule of Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001.

House
Economic & Social Stratification in Ghana - Upward-Bound Middle Class Moving Into Private and Quiet Gated Communities

"You have your privacy and live with people you can relate to. It's not like you have shoemakers or people that are far below your social strata," said Williams, who lives with his wife, an insurance company employee, and their three children.

EFCC's Lamorde
Lie Detector Tests for Staff Every Six Months - Nigeria's Anti-Graft Commission's Boss Vows to Cleanse Agency

Senator Lar, who described Lamorde as the doyen of EFCC said he "saw the EFCC at inception, saw it when it nose-dived. Today, people say the best EFCC does is just to arrest, once you get to the court you are set free. That is the end of it. It is not too good for the image of EFCC”, he said’. "Today, God has given you the opportunity to right the wrongs

Afghan woman
21st Century Cruelty Against Women? Saudi Arabia Beheads Woman for "Witchcraft and Sorcery"
Gaddafi's son
Other Side of Power: Gaddafi's Son, Who Once Traveled Freely, Tried to Enter Mexico With Forged Document

Mexico claims to have foiled a plot to smuggle one of Colonel Gaddafi's sons into the country. Government secretary Alejandro Poire said Mexican intelligence uncovered the plan to fly Saadi Gaddafi and other members of the family

Germans' enslavement of Namibians
Back to Reparations - Germans' Gruesome Crimes Against Namibians

According to The Namibian newspaper, there was a 2.8% decrease in the number of tourists visiting Namibia last year while some 984,099 visitors had gone through Windhoek airport

Flood
Crocodile Tears at Sodom and Gomorrah: Shoddy Disaster Management in Ghana

Accra, the city I call home, recently made it into the international headlines. We have had floods, people have died, homes and businesses were destroyed

Achebe
Buy One Get Two Free - The Politically Devalued Nigerian National Honors

A few years ago, a former minister died while standing trial on corruption charges. There was speculation about the way he died. In the days leading to his funeral, obituary writers had transformed him into an embodiment of the greatest virtues on earth. Decent Nigerians could only watch the charade in amazement.

India
Insanity in 21st Century - Most Dangerous Countries for Women in the World

Targeted violence against female public officials, dismal healthcare and desperate poverty make Afghanistan the world's most dangerous country in which to be born a woman, according to a global survey released on Wednesday.

Afghan woman
Imprisoned for Being Raped; Woman Must Marry Rapist to be Released - Justice According to Afghanistan Government

An Afghan woman jailed for adultery after she was raped by a relative is set to be freed – but only after agreeing to marry the man who attacked her. The case, which has highlighted the plight of Afghan women jailed for so-called moral crimes

Onumah
Time to Reclaim Nigeria: Essays 2001-2011 - a Book by Chido Onumah

I picked the call without hesitation and found out that my good friend and comrade, Chido Onumah, was at the other end. We had not spoken for a very long time and figured he had arrived in Accra

EFCC's Lamorde & Waziri
I Will Not Accept Excuses for Failure - Nigerian Corruption Fighting Agency's New Boss Warns Staff

Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde has charged all staff of the commission to brace up for  fresh and greater challenges in the arduous task of combating graft.

Rape victim
"I Chose to be Raped": Despicable & Shameful Violence Against Women in the Failing State of DR Congo

"I cannot forgive these rapists because they destroyed my life. Sometimes I feel like I don't have a desire to live on this Earth." Congolese mother-of-eight Clementine speaks in a quiet and hesitant voice.

Burqa
Nurse Sacked for Treating Muslim Women Who Wore Islamic Dresses

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — A male registered nurse and Vietnam war Army medic has sued the Detroit suburb of Dearborn, saying he was fired for disobeying a Muslim supervisor's order not to treat women wearing conservative Islamic dress.

Pirates
Yohohos and Bottles of Rum - Ordeal of Crew Members Held Hostage by Drunken Somalia Pirates

The crew held hostage for 10 months endured death threats, slow torture, verbal threats, and were deprived of food, clean drinking water. Mohamed Ait Ramdane's ordeal did not end when a ransom fell from the sky and the pirates left ship.

Kyle & Alyse Baddley
Husband for Sale - Wife "Sells" Playful Man for Not Spending Time With Her

Guys, be careful how involved you get with this season's awesome crop of video games. Your wife may try to sell you off. Kyle Baddley learned this the hard way earlier this month, when his wife Alyse got frustrated

Developing
Is End of Time Here? Dangerous and "Unprecedented" Weather Coming to Africa & the Rest of the World - Scientists
WASHINGTON (AP) — Think of the Texas drought, floods in Thailand and Russia's devastating heat waves as coming attractions in a warming world. That is the warning from top international climate scientists and disaster experts after meeting in Africa.
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