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Africa RSS FeedsNigeria: Tip-Off Leads Task Force to Boko Haram Arms Cache - [This Day] The Security Joint Task Force (JTF) has discovered a large cache of arms and ammunition in Kano State, bolstering recent progress in its bid to halt the terrorist activities of Boko Haram Islamic sect and some aggrieved members of the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger-Delta (MEND)....Feed Source: allafrica.com Sudan: Bashir Accuses Foreign NGOs of Exploiting Darfur - [Sudan Tribune]
Khartoum -
The Sudanese President Omer al-Bashir has accused foreign groups of profiting from the crisis in Darfur, vowing to fully implement a deal aimed at ending years of insurgency and dependency on aid in his country's western region.... Somalia: Al Shabaab Launches Suicide Bomb Attack - [RFI]
Al-Qaeda linked al Shabaab rebels says they carried out the suicide car bomb attack in the Hotel Muna in Hamarweine district in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, on Wednesday which killed at least 15 people and wounded 20 more including six members of parlaiment.... Ghana/Zambia: We Were Unlucky, says Assistant Coach Appiah - [CAF]
Ghana Assistant coach Kwesi Appiah blames ill-luck for their lone goal loss to Zambia in the semi final clash of the 2010 Orange Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday in Bata.... Mozambique: Death Toll From Storms Rises - [AIM]
Maputo -
The known death toll from tropical depression "Dando" and cyclone "Funso", which hit southern and central Mozambique in January, has risen from 37 to 40, according to the government spokesperson, Deputy Justice Minister Alberto Nkutumula.... Congo-Kinshasa: Top UN Official Calls for More Peacekeepers for Polls - [UN News]
The top United Nations peacekeeping official today stressed the need to boost the mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to facilitate the next phase of elections in the vast, impoverished country and protect civilians in areas where national authorities are not present.... Mali: Tuareg Rebellion Sparks Humanitarian Crisis - [UN News]
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced deep concern over the outbreak of fighting between Government forces and Tuareg rebel groups in northern Mali, stressing that he was particularly troubled by the large-scale humanitarian consequences of the conflict.... Cote d'Ivoire/Mali: Gervinho Steps Up to Carry Elephants to Finals - [allAfrica.com]
Cote d'Ivoire have sealed their place in the final of the Cup of Nations with a deserved 1-0 victory over Mali in their semi-final in Libreville on Wednesday.... Mali/Cote d'Ivoire: Elephants Look to Defence in Solid Afcon Campaign - [allAfrica.com]
Libreville -
Solid defence has proven the key to the progress of Cote d'Ivoire to the African Nations Cup final - more than the star-studded attack they possess.... Malawi: Rising Prices and Looming Maize Shortages - [IRIN]
Lilongwe/Johannesburg -
Malawi's maize-growing central and southern regions have not had good rains, prompting concerns about possible shortages of the staple in the coming months.... Somalia: American Rap Star Visits Country - [WFP]
Rome -
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has been hosting rap music star Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, on a field visit to Somalia and Kenya to see at first hand the fight against hunger in the Horn of Africa.... Kenya: Traditional Weather Prediction Incorporated Into Forecasts - [AlertNet]
In Essong'olo village, some 32 km west of Kenya's Kisumu city, Japheth Olukune Akhati and his neighbours are busy tilling their small plots of land in preparation for planting. It hasn't rained for a few months here, and the skies are still azure blue. But thanks to traditional knowledge, the farmers know it might rain in three weeks' time, and they want to be ready.... Liberia: The Confirmation Circus - [New Democrat]
The Capitol Building is resembling a circus playground, where the President's nominees storm with their cheering squads as they appear before the Senate to be confirmed or rejected.... Kenya: 'Gold Mining Beats School Any Day' - [IRIN]
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At a waterlogged gold mine in western Kenya's Migori District, 14-year-old Jacob*, one of 15,000 children toiling in the region's pits, scours the water for glistering flakes, a job he says beats going to school on an empty stomach.... Somalia: Fighting Displaces Thousands in Somaliland - [IRIN]
Hargeisa/Nairobi -
More than 1,000 families (about 6,000 people) have been displaced from the town of Buuhoodle and nearby villages in eastern Somaliland after heavy fighting on 8 February between the Somaliland Army and clan militias loyal to the newly created Khatumo State, locals told IRIN.... South Africa: Asylum-Seekers Resort to Border Jumping - [IRIN]
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At the Beitbridge border post between Zimbabwe and South Africa, asylum-seekers from all over the continent used to jostle with Zimbabwean migrants to gain entry into a country widely perceived as a place of freedom and safety.... Ghana/Zambia: The Torment of Asamoah Gyan - [allAfrica.com]
The torment of Asamoah Gyan will be double after another vital penalty miss for Ghana and their resultant elimination from a major tournament.... Rwanda: New Genocide Cases a Milestone for Domestic Prosecutions - [ISS]
On 6 April 1994, Rwandese president Juvenal Habyarimana and Burundian president Cyprien Ntaryamira were killed in a plane crash. The two were travelling from Tanzania to Rwanda following a heads of state summit in Dar es Salaam. After the crash widespread violence erupted in Rwanda resulting in the deaths of approximately 800 000 people over the next 100 days. Although it has been alleged that the plane was shot down, to date the perpetrators have not been identified. The targets of the Rwandan genocide we... East Africa: Sudan Conflict Challenges Kenya - [African Arguments]
Kenya has, over the past few years, enjoyed cordial relations with Sudan: taking in countless refugees both from what is now South Sudan and from Darfur, including tens of thousands of Sudanese migrants in the vast Kakuma Refugee camp in its north west.... Africa: Oil Companies Lobby for Less Transparency - [Global Witness]
More transparency is needed in the oil, gas and mining industries to prevent the international scramble for Africa's natural resources from fuelling still deeper corruption and instability, according to a new report from Global Witness published today.... Sudan: Khartoum and Juba Sign Memo to Repatriate 300 to South Sudan - [Sudan Tribune]
Khartoum -
The Sudanese government and its counterpart in South Sudan have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to transport more than 300 southern citizens living in north Sudan back to their country.... South Africa: Seeking Justice for HIV-Positive Journalist - [Health-e]
Human rights and civil society groups will picket the Qatari news network, Al Jazeera, next week to call for the reinstatement of a South African journalist who was thrown out of Qatar after it was found that he has HIV.... South Africa: Global Fund Crisis - Govt Projects Face Closure - [Health-e]
South African recipients of money from the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria (GFATM) have pleaded with the health minister to intervene as they continue to wait for overdue funds.... Malawi: Cholera Outbreak Hits South - [IPS]
Nsjane -
They survived floods and witnessed the horrific scenes of their houses, livestock, household items and gardens being swept away at the end of January.... Egypt: A Dangerous Habit, Spreading of Democracy - [iMaverick]
The current furore over Egypt's highly public effort to put a group of NGO staff members working at the International Republican Institute in Cairo (including the son of a US cabinet member) on trial because they have been working on democracy issues and electoral training may actually belong at the feet of Ronald Reagan. What could the writer possibly mean?... Uganda: Scrutinizing New Oil Company-Govt Deal - [African Arguments]
Last Friday (4th Feb), the Ugandan government finally signed Production Sharing Agreements with UK based Tullow Oil.... Senegal: Day of Reckoning - It's the Economy Stupid! - [African Arguments]
The Senegalese people are extremely disillusioned. In 2000, they enthusiastically went to the polls to elect Abdoulaye Wade as their president. Wade had campaigned as an agent of change, but change never came to Senegal throughout his decade in power. Now the only change he wants to make is to the constitution, so that he can retain his hold on power.... Sierra Leone: Nation Drafts a Development Plan for the Next 50 Years - [IPS]
Freetown -
Fifty years ago when Sierra Leone gained independence after 150 years of colonial rule, with it came a feeling of optimism that along with a newfound control of its governance, the country would profit from its ample endowment of natural resources, like timber, fish, minerals and oil.... Sudan: New Weapons From China and Russia Fuelling Conflict - [AI London]
Arms sales from China and Russia are fuelling serious human rights violations in Darfur, Amnesty International said today.... Somalia: Kenyan Forces Claim to Kill Rebel Commander - [Nation]
An Al-Shabaab commander is among 14 militants reported dead after they were ambushed by Kenyan troops in Southern Somalia, the military claimed on Wednesday.... Copyright © 2012, FreeMailingListInformation.com. All Rights Reserved. |