Nov
22

African News Update – Enabling rhythms

Enabling rhythms
Congo band shines despite disability and poverty

Sage, onion… or gold? South African thief tries new chicken stuffing
A South African jewellery firm worker is caught trying to steal gold from his employer by stuffing it in a cooked chicken.

Are you ready for Angola?
Friday is the draw for the 2010 Nations Cup. What does holding the event in Angola mean to you?

Family affair
Is North Africa succumbing to dynastic rule?

Zimbabwe: Ministers Face Chop, as Biti Acts on Comptroller and Auditor-General Report (AllAfrica.com)
The idea of immunity to these guys is good. It will put to rest the Tug of political power that has gone on since 2001. Our brothers will cling to power no mater what the nation determine by vote. The only lubricant is “immunity”.

Rebels Inc in DR Congo
Is a feared militia based in DR Congo run from Europe?

Yacht pair plead for ransom talks
A British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates say via video footage that they fear they may be killed within a week.

Sierra Leone police enlist youths
Sierra Leone is to enlist youths as crime-fighting volunteers in the crime-ridden capital, Freetown, police say.

Ivory Coast to face Ghana in African Nations Cup (Reuters via Yahoo! Sports)
Ivory Coast and Ghana will meet at the African Nations Cup in Angola with Chelsea striker Didier Drogba facing his club mate midfielder Michael Essien.

In pictures: Algeria joy
Algerian joy as win over Egypt secures World Cup place