» by Bill January 4th, 2010 at 10:06 am » Comments (3)

Zuma is still married to wives #1 and #2. From the BBC- Senior figures from the ruling ANC, the trade union movement and the South African Communist Party are expected to ...more »

» by Bill December 30th, 2009 at 6:29 am » Comments (0)

Maybe the country needs a 25th amendment. Nigeria's new chief justice has been sworn in in the absence of President Umaru Yar'Adua, who is in hospital in Saudi Arabia with a ...more »

» by GI Korea November 23rd, 2009 at 5:00 pm » Comments (3)

It is interesting that a country that can't afford to pick up its own trash is able to hire North Koreans to build a gigantic monument: The statue shows a muscular ...more »

» by GI Korea July 11th, 2009 at 3:36 pm » Comments (3)

US President Barack Obama may not like the idea of a Free Trade Agreement with South Korea, but he is saying that Korea's economy is one Africa should emulate: During his ...more »

» by GI Korea May 15th, 2009 at 8:05 am » Comments (1)

Via the ROK Drop Forum comes news that the South Korean Navy continues to be active in anti-piracy operations off the coast of Africa: South Korean and American warships stopped a ...more »

» by Bill May 4th, 2009 at 8:31 am » Comments (1)

Will the regime in Pyongyang issue a public thank you? From AP- NAIROBI, Kenya – South Korean snipers hovering in a helicopter Monday chased away pirates pursuing a North Korean freighter, ...more »

» by GI Korea April 18th, 2009 at 9:09 am » Comments (3)

Via reader tip comes news that the South Korean Navy has now begun playing Pirates of the Gulf of Aden: South Korean naval forces drove away pirates who were trying to ...more »

» by GI Korea April 16th, 2009 at 7:06 pm » Comments (6)

I just have to wonder why the techniques the SEAL team used to kill the three pirates earlier this week is being leaked to the media?: We also have some information ...more »

» by GI Korea April 12th, 2009 at 7:15 pm » Comments (19)

It is about time because this pirate circus was going on for too long: [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="300" caption=" FBI and USA government officials on the Maersk Alabama are seen at ...more »

» by GI Korea December 16th, 2008 at 9:30 am » Comments (16)

I was recently reading this article in Oh My News about a couple's ascent of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa.  The whole time while reading the article I kept wondering to ...more »

» by GI Korea November 16th, 2008 at 8:18 pm » Comments (25)

The hostage taking of Korean sailors continues off the coast of Somalia: A Japanese freighter, whose crewmen include five South Koreans, was hijacked by an armed group in waters off Somalia ...more »

» by GI Korea June 26th, 2008 at 1:28 am » Comments (3)

With the withdrawal of Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai from elections scheduled this week, it looks like Zimbabwe strongman Robert Mugabe will once again steal an election and remain in ...more »