Democratic Republic of Congo Gets Boost for HealthCare

NAIROBI, 31 March 2013 (IRIN) – The British government has announced a major new programme aimed at providing essential healthcare to six million people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The five-year, US$270.7 million project will focus on rebuilding health facilities, training health workers, and supplying drugs and equipment. Civil war has destroyed much… Continue reading Democratic Republic of Congo Gets Boost for HealthCare

Dominique Strauss-Kahn Friends Trying To Pay Off Accuser’s Family In Africa

With friends like these, maybe sexual assault allegation can disappear! The Post reports that the friends of former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn are contacting the overseas relatives of his accuser, “offering them money to make the case go away since they can’t reach her in protective custody… The woman, who says she was sexually assaulted… Continue reading Dominique Strauss-Kahn Friends Trying To Pay Off Accuser’s Family In Africa

Strauss-Kahn Accuser’s Journey from Rural Guinea to New York

Mouctar Bah (AFP) TCHIAKOULLE, Guinea — Nestled in the mountains of northern Guinea, accessible only by foot, lies the birthplace of the maid who says Dominique Strauss-Kahn tried to rape her in a New York hotel. With no electricity nor phone lines, the village of Tchiakoulle could not be further from the bright lights of… Continue reading Strauss-Kahn Accuser’s Journey from Rural Guinea to New York

Nafissatou Diallo, Guinean Woman Sexually assaulted by IMF Chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn

 A hotel maid, Nafissatou Diallo, who says IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn tried to rape her was due to testify before a New York grand jury on Wednesday, as the French presidential hopeful faced growing pressure to resign. A lawyer for the 32-year-old African widow dismissed a suggestion by Strauss-Kahn’s defense counsel that the incident at… Continue reading Nafissatou Diallo, Guinean Woman Sexually assaulted by IMF Chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn

Police Grab 29 Legon Molesters for Questioning

Twenty nine students of the University of Ghana, Legon have been handed over to assist in the investigations into the molestation of Amina Haruna, 25, who is suspected to have stolen a laptop and mobile phones from the Mensah Sarbah Hall of the university. The students, who are all residents of the Annex B (Okponglo)… Continue reading Police Grab 29 Legon Molesters for Questioning

Legon Authorities to Screen Fingering Boys

Joy Online The Legon Police say they are currently screening a number of students of the University of Ghana, suspected to have been involved in molesting Amina Haruna, an alleged thief who the police said had earlier been arrested twice for the same offence on the Legon campus. The university has also indicated in a… Continue reading Legon Authorities to Screen Fingering Boys

Mob Justice: If It Happens at Legon, Imagine What Goes on at Mmaa Nse Hwee

][ad#GBAF-1-text] The urban dictionary defines mob justice as “When a large angry mob takes justice into their own hands. Usually ends with somebody getting hanged, torched or pitchfork’d. A common method of dispensing justice in the more rural areas of a country” Mob justice is a social and public health quandary in several communities in… Continue reading Mob Justice: If It Happens at Legon, Imagine What Goes on at Mmaa Nse Hwee

Hope in the City of Joy

Charlize Theron In 2009, I visited the Democratic Republic of Congo for the first time and I remember feeling utterly overwhelmed. It was a trip that really opened my eyes or, should I say, slapped me in the face with the realities of the country. I had heard so much about the violence, particularly against… Continue reading Hope in the City of Joy