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Africa RSS FeedsKenya: Ocampo Dismisses Appeal Requests By Hague Court Suspects - [Nation] International Criminal Court Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo has dismissed requests by Kenyan suspects to be allowed to appeal the decision confirming their cases....Feed Source: allafrica.com Zimbabwe: Meeting Aborted As Mugabe, PM Clash - [Zimbabwe Standard]
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A National Security Council (NSC) meeting slated for last Friday was cancelled after a fierce clash between President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai over the composition of the attendees following the expiry of the term of office of one of the service chiefs, authoritative sources confided to The Standard last week.... Somalia: Kenya Takes Control of Two Key Al Shabaab Towns - [RFI]
Kenyan forces have taken over two al Shabaab controlled towns after two airstrikes left the towns of Hosingo and Badade, in Southern Somalia, under the control of Kenyan forces and the Somalia's Transitional Federal Government.... Senegal: Students Call for President to Step Down - [IPS]
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The friends of slain Senegalese student protester, Mamadou Diop, say that the 32-year-old master's student was against injustice and that is why he was protesting against President Abdoulaye Wade's bid for a third term of office.... Nigeria: Niger Delta Militants Blow Up Pipeline, Threaten South African Firms - [Vanguard]
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AFTER cessation of hostilities for some months in the Niger Delta, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, weekend, threatened to bomb telecommunications giant MTN, SACOIL and other investments by South Africans in Nigeria over alleged interference of President Jacob Zuma in its struggle for justice in the oil producing communities.... Ghana: Number of People Living With HIV to Increase - [Public Agenda]
Despite the ongoing extensive anti-HIV/AIDS campaigns, the total number of people living with HIV in Ghana is projected to increase to 317,872 by 2015 from 272,780 in 2010, states the Ghana AIDS Commission in its National HIV& AIDS Strategic Plan 2011-2015.... South Sudan: Juba Looks South to Export Oil - [African Arguments]
Across South Sudan demonstrations have been held in support of President Salva Kiir's decision to shutdown its 350,000-barrel daily oil production.... Africa: The West Can Put a Stop to Food Speculation - [RNW Africa]
Countries presently suffering from food shortages - especially those in Africa - need to start producing more food. And they already have the capability to do so. According to Dr Dirk Bezemer, modern agricultural techniques can indeed increase production, but only if the governments of the affected countries are prepared to lend their full support.... West Africa: Donors Learning Funding Lessons - Slowly - [IRIN]
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This year donors are stepping up more quickly to meet Sahel's humanitarian needs compared to 2010, when they were slow to respond. However, they are still at fault for taking a quick-fix approach rather than addressing long-term disaster prevention and resilience needs, say aid groups.... Liberia: Sirleaf Assures Inclusive Government - [Heritage]
President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has again assured all Liberians that the government will be inclusive, saying the government is not composed of only senior ministers. "Other appointments are coming," she promised.... Zambia: Govt to Scrap School Fees - [Times of Zambia]
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GOVERNMENT has said it plans to completely scrap all fees in schools but is currently constrained by the huge amounts of money being spent on the purchase of maize through the Food Reserve Agency (FRA).... Uganda: Besigye, Supporters Disagree On Guns - [Independent]
Being allowed to hold rallies recently after a long unofficial ban meant the jury was always out on opposition leader Kizza Besigye. Would he pull crowds? Would his message resonate with the public? Or would he self-destruct?... Niger: Three Million Children Threatened By Hunger - [IPS]
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Women have been left in charge of many of the households in the village of Zamkoye-Koïra, in western Niger, as food shortages have driven male family members to leave in search of work elsewhere.... Egypt: Chinese Feed Illegal Ivory Trade - [IPS]
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The illegal trade in ivory continues in Egypt, with ivory products sold openly in local tourist markets by traders who operate with impunity, a new study by the conservation group Traffic has found.... Libya: African Union Appoints Envoy to Tripoli - [ISS]
In October 2011, the African Union's (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) at its 297th meeting authorised the opening of an AU liaison office in Tripoli. Following the AU Summit last weekend in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the Chairperson of the Commission Jean Ping appointed Mr Mondher Rezgui, a Tunisian diplomat as his special representative and head of the AU Liaison Office to Libya (see AU Press Release, 1st February).... Mali/Gabon: 'Les Aigles' Have 'Nothing to Lose' in Afcon Semi-Final - [allAfrica.com]
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Mali were the first to admit they did not convince in getting past co-hosts Gabon and taking an African Nations Cup semi-finals berth, but made no apologies for their progress.... Ghana/Tunisia: Captain's Injury Worries Black Stars for Afcon Semi-Final - [allAfrica.com]
Ghana were made to fight hard but will be delighted with how they applied themselves to defeat Tunisia 2-1 after extra time to advance to the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals.... Egypt: Cautious Peace Follows Clashes - [Aswat Masriya]
A state of cautious peace fills the area surrounding the Ministry of Interior, early Monday, following clashes between protesters and security forces.... South Sudan: Juba Tells Bashir Not to Beat the Drums of War - [Sudan Tribune]
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The Vice president of South Sudan Riek Machar dismissed statements made by Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir in which he raised the prospects of war between neighboring states.... Nigeria: Anxiety Over Mend Fresh Attack in Bayelsa - [The Moment]
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THERE are fears in Bayelsa State by residents over fresh attack on oil pipelines which the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND), yesterday, claimed responsibility for.... Liberia: Ivorian Soldiers Raid Village - [New Dawn]
Reports reaching this paper say Ivorian soldiers on Friday raided a Liberian village called Nicko, about 12 km west of Toe Town (a border town) in Grand Gedeh, adopting one person and making away with several items, including gallons of gasoline.... Liberia: Gay Law Rests With Sirleaf - Foreign Minister - [New Dawn]
Foreign Minister- designate Augustine Ngafuan says the passage of any homosexual law in the country is squarely within the domain of President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf.... Sudan: Malaria, Malnutrition On the Rise After Violent Clashes - [Sudan Tribune]
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16-year old Nyayan Giet lies helpless on a metallic bed in a maternity ward at Walgak Primary Health Care Center (PHCC) as she quietly stares at at roof with no ceiling. Her husband and a relative closely monitor her condition.... Kenya: Drought Puts Traditional Weather Forecasters On the Defensive - [AlertNet]
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Nomadic communities living off the dry terrain of northern Kenya have relied for generations on the powers of village elders to predict the weather. But the divinations of traditional forecasters were confounded by an unexpectedly severe drought in 2011, threatening herders' livelihoods.... Ghana: Former President Scolds African Governments - [Public Agenda]
Former president John Agyekum Kufour has blamed the poor performance of farmers and the consequent devastating food deficit in Africa on successive African governments. According to him, good governance and knowledge as well as the political will needed to adopt and pursue holistic and integrated agricultural, food and nutrition policies were missing.... Tanzania: 'A Woman's Friend Is a Woman' - Veteran Tanzanian MP - [Public Agenda]
At 72 years, Hon Anna Margareth Abdallah has an enormous of experience as a Member of Parliament (MP). She has had eight terms of five years each in Tanzania's Parliament and is still a member of the house which she first entered when she was 32.... Egypt: Country Passing in 'Dangerous State' - Advisory Council Chief - [Egypt Online]
Head of the Advisory Council Mansour Hassan said on Friday that Egypt is currently passing through a dangerous stage. Therefore, we need to accelerate and unite efforts to weather this tense phase and reach political and security peace easily, he added.... Egypt: Kidnapped Americans Released - Tourism Minister - [Egypt Online]
Two American women kidnapped by gunmen in Sinai Peninsula on Friday have been released, Minister of Tourism Mounir Fakhry Abdel-Nour said on Friday.... Egypt: 2,532 Injured in Interior Ministry Clashes - Health Ministry - [Egypt Online]
The people who were wounded in clashes near the Interior Ministry headquarters hit 2,532 in number, the Health Ministry said in a statement on Friday.... Africa: Health Organization Aims to Eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases - [State Department]
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The World Health Organization (WHO) is intensifying efforts to prevent, control and eliminate neglected tropical diseases, ailments that plague the developing world. The new WHO campaign aims to eradicate at least 10 of these illnesses by 2020.... Copyright © 2012, Twitter Giveaway. All Rights Reserved. |