"Calm returns after four days of riots against UN"

Soyinka raises alarm
NOBEL Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, yesterday raised alarm over what he called gradual drifting of the country "towards a total mockery of constitutionalism".

Calm returns after four days of riots against UN, French peacekeepers
Business resumed as usual with cars and taxis back on the streets of Cote d’Ivoire on Friday after protesters demanding the departure of UN and French peace troops called an end to four days of riots by lifting roadblocks and going home..

A Canadian Ban on US Rapper? 50 Cent Solutions to One Dollar Problems
There is political opportunism, scapegoating, and desperation, but Toronto Liberal MP Dan McTeague has raised (or rather lowered) the bar with his suggestion that Immigration Minister Joe Volpe ban New York-based rapper 50 Cent from entry into Canada for a series of concerts beginning in December. What is equally surprising is that Toronto’s "leftist" mayor David Miller endorses such a reactionary move.

'Blonde is beautiful' mystique
"Is it politically correct for us to see King Kong?" a friend joked when the latest version of the movie classic opened. A movie clip that shows Kong staring mesmerized at the fair Ann Darrow, played by Naomi Watts, caused me some uneasiness because it's hard not to see the subliminal racism in a story about a big black beast falling tragically in love with a pale blonde beauty.

Mbeki says AU summit to resolve Darfur unrest
The African Union summit set to take place in Khartoum next week will hopefully contribute towards finding a faster resolution to the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region, President Thabo Mbeki said on Friday.

Khartoum unsuitable to elect African judges
In an assessment report released on the eve of African Heads of State and Government summit in Khartoum, Sudan, the Coalition of African Jurists, National Human Rights Institutions, and NGOs yesterday declared that the process of electing judges for the proposed African Court on Human and Peoplesí Rights is ìsubstantially flawed.

Soyinka accuses Obasanjo of impeachable offences
A STRIDENT call has been made by Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, on President Olusegun Obasanjo to change his ways and desist from unconstitutional acts inimical to the good health of the nation. Failing this, according to the literary icon, Obasanjo risks the wrath of Nigerians and ultimately is in danger of being impeached from office. Indeed, Soyinka said yesterday, if matter gets to that head and the National legislators fail to heed the call to impeach the President, the citizenry would begin plans to compel them to act.

UGANDA: Drought forces Sudanese herdsmen into northeast
An estimated 2,000 armed herdsmen from drought-hit parts of southern Sudan have moved into northeastern Uganda in search of pasture and water, Ugandan officials said on Friday.

40 killed as rustlers raid village
Eight Kenyan herdsmen were among 40 people killed when Ethiopian raiders attacked a remote village in Turkana and drove away over 500 animals at the weekend.

Rwanda demobilises over 50,000 ex-fighters in 11 years
Rwanda has demobilised 55,000 former fighters from different groups involved in the country`s civil war since the 1994 genocide, according to the chairman of the national demobilisation and social reintegration commission, Jean Sayizonga.