Archive For: The Crunch
May 7 , 2015 In the aftermath of the Mediterranean migrant crisis, European Union foreign policy Chief Federica Mogherini has had talks with the U.N. With about 900 people drowning en route Europe from Libya in April, Mogherini has stressed that a bigger cooperation network of all countries in the region is necessary to tackle ... Read More
May 7 , 2015 The women and children rescued from Boko Haram have begun to tell their stories, especially relating their various means for survival in the camp, and recounting their rescue experiences. Asama Umoru said “When the military jet went past, we heard shots. The Boko Haram fighters said we should stand in ... Read More
May 7 , 2015 Guinea has a new coach in the person of Luis Fernandez. Fernandez will oversee the activities of Guinea’s national men’s team, as stipulated in his 20 month contract which has been signed and sealed by all necessary parties. Fernandez who previously coached teams such as Paris St Germain, will take charge ... Read More
May 6 , 2015 The U.S has closed their Ebola treatment center in Monrovia, Liberia, a gesture that shows the country’s fight against the deadly virus is paying off. America had recalled most of its troops who were in the country to fight the outbreak after cases dropped drastically, with the last recorded case ending ... Read More
May 6 , 2015 Desmond Tutu, famed for his advocacy anf campaigns against the apartheid regime in his country South Africa, recently visited India to see his friend the Dalai Lama, ahead of the Tibetian spiritual leader’s eightieth birthday which comes up on July six. During his visit, Desmond Tutu told Tibetan children in Dharamsala, a town in ... Read More
May 6 , 2015 About one hundred and twenty three artifacts from ancient Egyptian which were smuggled to the United States following the 2011 uprising have been recovered and returned to Egypt. They were found during a five-year investigation by the U.S. government’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which had their sight set on an international criminal network dealing ... Read More
May 6 , 2015 The Nigeria quartet of Blessing Okagbare, Regina George, Dominique Duncan and Christy Udoh have set a new national record in the 4 X 200M after they arrived ahead of the Jamaican and Bahamas teams, at the IAAF/BTC World Relays on Saturday, second of May in the Bahamas Queen of the tracks, ... Read More
May 5 , 2015 Egypt beat the drums for peace with the third International Festival for Drums and Traditional Arts, which ended in Cairo on the 25th of April. The purpose of the event was to bring together performers from around the world under the slogan “Drums Dialogue for peace”. A colourful opening ceremony for ... Read More
May 5 , 2015 Nigeria has headed back into the news, but this time, with reports regarding the rescue of a completely unexpected number of people, previously held hostage by terrorist group Boko Haram. So far, over 400 girls and women have been freed during an army operation in northeastern Borno, as the Nigeria military ... Read More
May 4 , 2015 Both Christians and Muslims in Ethiopia have come together to mourn the deaths of 30 compatriots shot and beheaded by Islamic State militants in Libya. Ethiopia’s Christians and Muslims have long been relatively peaceful and so the killings have shocked the entire nation. In the capital Addis Ababa, Abune Matiyas, the ... Read More
