News: On 12th September 2013, the Guardian Newspaper quoted the Director of National Food Security in the Tanzania Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Karimu Mtambo saying at least five regions are facing food shortages including the city of Dar-es-Salaam yet Tanzania has sufficient food stocks and several regions have registered surplus produce. Comment: Tanzania has announced it has enough food surpluses in its stores to fight hunger. It has also…

News: Recently US Senators have met to hammer out a draft resolution that authorizes an American strike on Syria. The duration of the operation is set to 60 days, which can be further extended by 30 days. The draft resolution, which is to be soon voted by Congress, is a response to Obama's bid to seek approval from US law makers. On September 1st 2013, US President Barack Obama said,…

News: The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called the Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and opposition leader Khaleda Zia on August 23, 2013. He urged them to hold talks for a peaceful resolution to the on-going political crisis surrounding the next general elections. He said the UN wanted to see a free, fair and credible election participated by all parties and that it was closely monitoring the political situation in…

Event: On Sunday 1st of September 2013, the Sunday Nation Newspaper published a head line under the title 'Police mint millions as Kenyans die on roads'. The paper revealed that law enforcers in Kenya collude with cartels to break traffic rules. Senior and junior police officers collect at least Sh 9 million daily from PSV cartels, giving them the green light to break the law and ruin the lives of…