Category Page for: Africa

South Africa President Jacob Zuma to marry third wife

» 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 »

Nigeria gets ‘illegal’ new chief justice

» 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 »

North Korea Builds Monument In Senegal

» 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 »

Obama: South Korea A Model for Africa

» 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 »

ROK Navy Continues Anti-Piracy Operations

» 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 »

South Korean warship rescues North Korean vessel attacked by pirates

» 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 »

ROK Navy Intercepts Attempted Pirate Hijacking

» 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 »

Details Emerging of SEAL Operation Against Somali Pirates

» 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 »

American Hostage Held By Pirates Rescued By Navy SEAL Operation

» by GI Korea April 12th, 2009 at 7:15 pm » Comments (20)

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 »

More Kilimanjaro Global Warming Fear Mongering

» 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 »