Babies in Gaza die from winter cold amid displacement crisis 
GCC urges global support for Syria, condemns regional instability 
Mossad chief pushes for strikes on Iran to halt Houthi attacks 
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait to establish joint business council 
Gaza death toll surges to 45,338 as Israeli airstrikes kill five journalists in fresh attacks 
Canadians appreciated for supporting Africa
By Godfrey Olukya 5-12-2012 Canada's minister of International Cooperation, Julian Fantino has appreciated Canadians for their generous support to help...
Democratic republic of Congo suspends popular radio
By Godfrey Olukya 5-12-2012 Several media and humanitarian organizations have condemned authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo for suspending...
UGANDA-SOUTH SUDAN SIGN BI-LATERAL PACT
By Godfrey Olukya 5-12-2012 The governments of Uganda and South Sudan have today signed a bi-lateral agreement that will see...
The Cost of a Nation of Incarceration
Nationwide, the numbers are staggering: Nearly 2.4 million people behind bars, even though over the last 20 years the crime...
Finally, The Four Amigos Have Been Vindicated
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW By Senator Rev. Rubén Díaz 32nd Senatorial District, Bronx County, New York Tel. 718-991-3161 You...
18 Eritreans disappear in Uganda
By Godfrey Olukya 4-12-2012 18 Eritrean national football team players who had come to play participate in a competition in...
Transport in Kenya paralyzed by taxi operators’ strike
By Godfrey Olukya 4-12-2012 A good number of workers in Kenya's capital Nairobi and other towns did not turn up...
Why Not a Senate Conservative Conference?
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW By Senator Rev. Rubén Díaz 32nd Senatorial District, Bronx County, New York Tel. 718-991-3161 As you...
Shia Muslims construct 11 new mosques
By Godfrey Olukya 3-12-2012 The Muslim community of the Shia sect has this year constructed twenty news mosques in various...
Libya to continue supporting African countries
By Godfrey Olukya 3-12-2012 The Libyan government has pledged to continue supporting the Muslim community in Uganda and Africa at...
Citywide Peace December Lighting Ceremony
By Sheikh Moussa Drammeh 12/1/2012 Bronx, New York- The city welcomes 2012 Peace December in a jubilantly diverse ceremony. Hosting...
No toilet at mosque, worshippers help themselves in bush
By Godfrey Olukya 1-12-2012 The Muslim community on Buvuma island located in the second biggest fresh water lake in the...
Benefits of praying at night
By Godfrey Olukya 1-12-2012 Muslims have been advised to always pray a night. According to one of the leading...
60 yr old defiler’s punishment appreciated by parents in Malawi
By Godfrey Olukya 29-11-2012 Parents in Malawi have appreciated court for sentencing a 60 yr old man to seven years...
Kenyan general appointed to head UN troops in Liberia
By Godfrey Olukya 29-11-2012 A Kenyan general was yesterday appointed as force commander of United Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) by...
USA message spices Mauritian’s independence celebrations
By Godfrey Olukya 29-11-2012 A message from the world's leading country spiced up Mauritania's independence celebrations. USA's secretary of state,...
Tanzania’s president opens regional
By Godfrey Olukya 28-11-2012 President Jakaya Kikwete today opened the Third Meeting of the First Session of the Third East...
Foreign investor in Uganda defiles 8 Ugandan girls
By Godfrey Olukya 28-11-2012 A Chinese national, who came as an investor in Uganda has been arrested by police...
catholic church in Uganda introduces mass weddings
By Godfrey Olukya 28-11-2012 The Catholic church in Uganda has introduced mass wedding to help low income earners to get...
South Sudan president vows to fight poverty
By Godfrey Olukya 27-11-2012 South Sudan president Salva Kiir Mayardit, has vowed to fight poverty in the country by the...
Commander hails AMISOM troops
By Godfrey Olukya 27-11-2012 The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) Force Commander Lt. General Andrew Gutti last evening made his...
East African Community heads of states meet in Nairobi
Godfrey Olukya 27-11-2012 The Heads of State of the five EAC Partner States, including Kenya Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda ...
10 tips to guide parents when buying toys
A Toy can be a Joy… By Umm Ammarah Every year parents spend billions on toys and gadgets and manufacturers spend millions on marketing it....
One of the “gifts” of comprehensive immigration
Over 50,000 Illegal Aliens Received Amnesty, Work Permits under Obama's DACA Program HI, All Community members/Activists/politicians. There are roughly...
WANTED HELP FOR BANGLADESH
ALLIANCE OF SOUTH ASIAN AMERICAN LABOR (ASAAL) P.O. BOX 1698, NEW YORK, NY 10008 E-mail: womenofasaal@gmail.com WANTED HELP FOR BANGLADESH ????????????? June...
Malala Yousafzai was shot for exercising her fundamental right to an education
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton 1900 M Street, NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20036 Hon. Hillary Clinton As you know,...
Africa: A Stream Cannot Rise Above Its Source
, All Africa BY JANAH NCUBE AND ACHIENG MAUREEN AKENA, 22 NOVEMBER 2012 ANALYSIS Who funds the African Union? Africans can...
COMESA summit comes to an end
By Godfrey Olukya 24-11-2012 The 16th COMESA summit has closed with members agreeing to collectively play a role in ensuring...
I am writing to you to support of adding Halal food to the New York Public School Lunch System
Chancellor Dennis M. Walcott New York City Board Of Education, 52 Chambers Street New York, NY 10007 Dear Chancellor Walcott,...
Congratulations on your steadfast support for Burmese Muslims.
Dear President, Thank you very much for your speech in Myanmar. I am so proud you are our...
Museveni opens COMESA summit calling for African countries’ unity
By Godfrey Olukya 23-11-2012 Uganda's. president Yoweri Museveni has today opened the 16th COMESA summit calling for African countries to...
Uganda’s oil is to be refined from within the country
By Godfrey Olukya 23-11-2012 Ugands's president Yoweri Museveni has revealed that the National resistance Movement (NRM) Government has resolved to...
UPDATE ON CITY RECOVERY AND ASSISTANCE OPERATIONS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 22, 2012 No. 438 www.nyc.gov The Following is an Update of City Government’s Storm Response as...
MCR PERSON (S) OF THE WEEK
Arrest Made: Brooklyn Store Owner Homicides Remarks by Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly Wednesday, November 21, 2012 Press Conference...
THE DAY OF AASHURA (10TH MUHARRAM) & HISTORICAL EVENTS
Although the month of Muharram is a sacred month as a whole, the 10th of Muharram is the most sacred...
Rwanda and Uganda request rebels in Congo to stop fighting
By Godfrey Olukya 22-11-2012 M23 rebels fighting against Democratic republic of Congo (DRC) government have been ordered to stop fighting...
Nigeria: Eagles to Earn N15m Each for Nations Cup Title
19 NOVEMBER 2012 Photo: 2010 FIFA OC. File Photo: A Super Eagles fan. Each Super Eagles star could earn as much...
Senegal: Helping Returnees Turn a Profit in Senegal
21 NOVEMBER 2012 Dakar — One in four Senegalese migrants returns home within five years, according to the French National...
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Africa: Illicit Financial Flows – a Constraint On Poverty Reduction in Africa
Association of Concerned Africa Scholars (Washington, DC) BY JANVIER D. NKURUNZIZA, 21 NOVEMBER 2012 ...
Simotas Moderates “Astoria: Then and Now”
For Immediate Release November 21, 2012 Contact: Samantha Darche, 718-545-3889 Simotas Moderates “Astoria: Then and Now” Interfaith Center Hosts Discussion...
Fall of Goma angers Congolese
By Godfrey Olukya 21-11-2012 Congolese in most parts of the country have been angered by the fall of Goma city...
Headsmen in Nigeria shot at by gunmen
By Godfrey Olukya 21-11-2012 Twelve Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria have been admitted to hospital after being shot and seriously injured...
Sierra Leone elections were free and fair
By Godfrey Olukya 21-11-2012 The recently held general elections in Sierra Leone have been declared by European Union observation team...
Africa: Rich Presidents of Poor Nations – Capital Flight From Resource-Rich Countries in Africa
Association of Concerned Africa Scholars (Washington, DC BY LÉONCE NDIKUMANA AND JAMES K. BOYCE, 20 NOVEMBER 2012 ANALYSIS Recently some African...
Uganda hosts COMESA
By Godfrey Olukya 20-11-2012 Uganda is hosting the 16th Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) conference that...
ADL Strongly Condemns Alleged Anti-Muslim Hate Crime in Queens
Contact: Todd Gutnick (212) 885-7755 David Robbins (212) 885-7715 adlmedia@adl.org ADL STRONGLY CONDEMNS ALLEGED ANTI-MUSLIM HATE CRIME IN QUEENS...
UN security council issues statement on Congo
By Godfrey Olukya 19-11-2012 UN security council president, Hardeep Singh Puri has issued a statement on the situation in...
To Set the Record Straight
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW By Senator Rev. Rubén Díaz 32nd Senatorial District, Bronx County, New York Tel. 718-991-3161 To...
ISNA URGES PRESIDENT OBAMA TO HELP RESTORE CEASE FIRE IN GAZA
ISNA SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT (Washington, D.C/November 16, 2012) The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) calls on President Obama and his...
Rebels in Congo take over a town
By Godfrey Olukya 18-11-2012 M23 rebels in the Democratic republic of Congo have taken over Kibumba town in the country's...
Reptiles in Uganda are being smuggled to Europe
By Godfrey Olukya 16-11-2012 Uganda wild life authority, with the help of the police have started hunting for people who...
Over 100 rebels killed in Congo
By Godfrey Olukya 16-11-2012 Authorities in eastern democratic republic of Congo have claimed that over one hundred M23 rebels were...
German assists flood victims in Chad
By Godfrey Olukya 16-11-2012 The government of German has come to the assistance of some of the over 600,000 floods...
Uganda closes border post with Congo, some Congolese complain
By Godfrey Olukya 14-11-2012 The closure of Uganda border to Democratic republic of Congo by Uganda government has been...
World bank reviews aid to Uganda because of corruption
By Godfrey Olukya 14-11-2012 The world bank has issued a statement about the rampant corruption in Uganda which has led to...
Red Cross distributes aid to 80,000 refugees in South Sudan
By Godfrey Olukya 15-11-2012 The International committee of Red Cross, ( ICRC ) has distributed aid to 80,000 refugees in...
Women in Darfur taught about dangers of FGM
By Godfrey Olukya 15-11-2012 United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has trained 160 women in central Darfur about the dangers...
The Four Amigos, The Four Independents, and Simcha Felder. What’s the Difference? Are They Colorblind?
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW By Senator Rev. Rubén Díaz 32nd Senatorial District, Bronx County, New York Tel. 718-991-3161 The Four...