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Africa RSS FeedsZimbabwe: Mugabe Outflanks His Rivals Again - ZIMBABWE's power-sharing talks are hanging in the balance, with the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) saying Zanu (PF)'s intention to convene parliament on Tuesday would be a "clear repudiation" of the framework for dialogue....Feed Source: allafrica.com Côte d'Ivoire: Another UN Resolution, Another Controversy - For Siméon Konan of the non-governmental organisation Initiative for Peace (Initiative pour la paix), based in Côte d'Ivoire's financial centre of Abidjan, efforts to bring peace to the West African country leave something to be desired -- a recent United Nations Security Council resolution on Côte d'Ivoire notwithstanding.... Somalia: Militia Captures Key Southern Port - Fighting between clan militias and the Islamist group al Shabaab in southern Somalia killed at least 20 people, Radio Garowe reported Thursday.... Kenya: Anti-Corruption Czar Urges Amnesties - People accused of corruption should be offered amnesty, former Ethics chief John Githongo said on Wednesday.... Africa: Proving Ground for International Criminal Court? - The International Criminal Court (ICC) is using Africa as a guinea pig, and is too selective when it comes to arresting, indicting and prosecuting perpetrators of war crimes and crimes against humanity.... Nigeria: Service Chiefs Dropped in Military Shake-Up - PRESIDENT Umaru Yar'Adua appointed, yesterday, a new Chief of Defence Staff and new Service Chiefs for the Army, Navy and the Air Force, after dropping the incumbents.... Zimbabwe: Major Party to 'Defend Mandate' in Parliament - MDC Secretary General Tendai Biti said they will attend the swearing-in ceremony of elected members of parliament and senators next week, although they remain adamant it's still not yet time to convene parliament because of the inconclusiveness of the power-sharing talks.... Southern Africa: Zimbabwe Criticism of SADC Grows - Zimbabwe's National Association of NGOs has added its voice to the growing chorus of criticism aimed at the Southern African Development Community -for failing to facilitate an end to the Zimbabwean crisis at the weekend summit in South Africa.... Côte d'Ivoire: Anti-Xenophobia Law Gets Lukewarm Reception - Human rights organisations are wary of a new law against xenophobia, racism and tribalism adopted by the Ivorian parliament. Certain organisations fear it will lead to infringements on freedom of speech.... Botswana: Khama Too Powerful, Says Academic - University of Botswana (UB) lecturer, Log Raditlhokwa, says that the Botswana government is distrustful of the country's intelligentsia so it fails to utilise its intellectual resources to develop the country.... Liberia: Supreme Court Intervenes in Senate's Saga - More than of half of the 30-member House of Senate voted, late last week, to suspend Senate President Pro-Tempore, Isaac Nyenabo, on various charges including betrayal of trust manifested by administrative inadequacies, lapses, and gaps".... Somalia: Fighting Forces Civilians to Flee Kismayo IDP Camps - Fighting between Islamic insurgents and forces of the local administration in Somalia's port city of Kismayo entered a second day on 21 August, displacing hundreds of families, with dozens killed, sources told IRIN.... Liberia: Taylor Re-Appears in Court - After being delayed for the past two days since the Special Court for Sierra Leone resumed from its annual judicial recess in The Hague, former Liberian president, Charles Taylor appeared in court yesterday.... Nigeria: Govt Accused of Killing 20 Militants - The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has accused the Joint Task Force (JTF) of extra-judicial killings.... Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai Wants to 'Run Government' - Zimbabwe's Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has said that his Movement for Democratic Change party will accept nothing short of a powerful prime minister position.... Chad: Longing and Gratitude - the Refugee Experience - It is pitch black; the sun has not yet risen, but Achta Abakar Ibrahim is kneeling outside her straw home in Djabal refugee camp in southeastern Chad, praying to God.... Namibia: UN Report Lambasts Govt for Hate Speech - THE United Nations has rapped the Namibian Government over the knuckles and demanded that hate speech against minority groups must stop.... Somalia: Al-Shabab Snubs Djibouti Peace Deal - In a teleconference he held for the local media on Wednesday night Sheikh Moqtar Robow Abu Mansur has avowed that the Djibouti peace deal jointly signed by Somali government and the major opposition group, Alliance for the reliberation of Somalia was "futile"... Nigeria: Anti-Corruption Body Investigating Event for Obama Supporters - The Director-General of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Prof (Mrs) Ndidi Okereke- Onyiuke, was yesterday questioned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over her involvement in the "Obama for Africa" campaign.... Nigeria: Ruling Party Warns of Coup Plot - The ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday raised alarm over secret plots by some group of persons in collaboration with some foreign entities to "sabotage the nation and reverse the progress we have so far made as a democratic nation."... Nigeria: Stock Exchange Head Detained Over Obama Funds - The Director-General Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE), Prof. Ndidi Okereke-Onyiuke, was yesterday quizzed and detained by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) over her role in the fundraising saga for the US Democratic Party's Presidential candidate Barrack Obama.... Liberia: Embassy in Rome Accused of Illegally Selling Passports - Report reaching this paper says that the Liberian Embassy in Rome is currently engaged in an illegal sale of Liberian passports and birth certificates amongst others.... Nigeria: Yar'Adua Makes Sweeping Changes in the Military - Two days after scrapping the offices of Chief of Staff and Deputy Chief of Staff in the Presidency, President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua has appointed new service chiefs as he continues to make strategic changes in his government.... Kenya: Rights Body Report 'Doctored' - The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights was put on the spot on Wednesday over the credibility of a report tabled before the commission of inquiry into post-election violence.... Congo-Kinshasa: Peacekeepers Deployed After Rebel Attacks - United Nations peacekeepers and soldiers from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been jointly deployed in the eastern provinces of Ituri and Orientale to protect civilians after attacks by the rebel group known as the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA).... Uganda: MPs Ask for Explanation of Wakiso Deal - Members of the National Resistance Movement Parliamentary Caucus yesterday signed a petition to the party Chief Whip calling for Security Minister Amama Mbabazi to explain his role in the NSSF Wakiso land transaction.... Kenya: Gathering Storm of Expectations in Nairobi Slum - For the first time in its 60 years of existence, there is a ray of hope for the one million inhabitants of Kibera, one of the world's most densely-populated slums.... Rwanda: Former U.S. Senator to Support Country - The former Secretary for the United States Department of Health and Human services, Senator Tommy Thompson, has pledged to support Rwanda's efforts in promoting the health welfare of Rwandans.... Somalia: UN Human Rights Expert Welcomes Accord - The United Nations Independent Expert on human rights in Somalia has welcomed Monday's signing of a peace agreement between the country's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and an opposition group, calling it "a hopeful sign" in the war-torn nation.... Swaziland: Low Input Funding Means Low Yields - Erratic weather and a prolonged dry spell caused Swaziland to record its lowest ever maize harvest in April 2007; although the 2008 harvest was double the size, it is still not enough, and a lack of funds to meet the zooming price of inputs means people might have to go hungry again next year.... Copyright © 2008, Chicago Best Price. All Rights Reserved. |