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Turmoil erupts as Tunisias prime minister resigns
Tunisia's political uncertainty continued on Tuesday after the moderate Islamist prime minister resigned following his failure to appoint a technocrat, caretaker government to end the long-running political crisis. The political stalemate prompted an international ratings agency to downgrade Tunisia's credit rating, putting further strain on its struggling economy. Jebali's move ...
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Tunisia PM unveils new coalition government
Larayedh on Friday said the government would serve only until an election is held before the end of the year. The new government is led by the Ennahda party, backed by the centre-left Ettakatol and the secular Congress for the Republic led by President Moncef Marzouki – the same parties that were in the previous cabinet. Larayedh replaced Hamadi Jebali, who stepped down after the ...
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Curfew in place as Nigeria presses Boko Haram insurgents
The Nigerian military Saturday ordered a partial curfew in the city of Maiduguri amid a government offensive against Islamist militants. The 24-hour curfew was implemented in neighborhoods considered to be Boko Haram strongholds in the northeastern city, in a region that has been a hotbed of the Boko Haram guerrilla movement. The military said in a written statement it had the rebels on the run ...
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Cardinal Onaiyekan Nigeria is in Jeopardy
Nigerian Prelates Meet With European Union Representatives to Discuss Rise in Corruption and ViolenceBy John NewtonROME, May 03, 2013 (Zenit.org) - NIGERIA'S leading bishop has told the European Parliament and other politicians that his country is being jeopardised by "the twin monsters of corruption and insecurity".In a meeting organized by Aid to the Church in Need, Cardinal ...
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US Military Officials Call Sex Abuse In Ranks Serious Problem
Top U.S. military officials have vowed to root out sexual abuse, a persistent problem in all branches of the armed forces. The victims of sexual battery, harassment and stalking are mostly female members of the military, but gay men and others also have reported assaults. In some cases, the perpetrators turned out to be officers tasked with preventing abuse. Sexual misconduct in the ranks ...
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Nigerian Military Says It Captured Dozens of Boko Haram Militants
ABUJA -- Less than five days after the Nigerian armed forces began a massive attack on militants in the north, Nigeria's Department of Defense says 65 suspected Boko Haram militants have been arrested and ten have been killed. The Nigerian military says Boko Haram militants are fleeing their camps. Some are in search of fuel while others are running from the armed forces that are ...
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Opinion War is over but hard work in Somalia begins
Somalia out of the abyss of lawlessness, the latest attempt has been the most successful. The war is virtually over but the hard work of reconstructing the country begins. Igad member countries and especially the countries that sent in troops will be tested by the power struggles that are already emerging. Setting up governance structures and leadership that is acceptable to the majority of the ...
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Cuban Vice President Cabrisas Tours Angola Culture-Historical Sites
Luanda, May 18 (Prensa Latina) The Vice President of the Council of Ministers of Cuba Ricardo Cabrisas, who is on a working visit to Angola, visited here today Dr. Antnio Agostinho Neto Memorial and the Museum of Military History. Accompanied by the Ambassador of Cuba in Angola, Gisela Garcia, the senior official received explanations on the value of the pieces they cherish in their rooms of ...
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Tunisia increases security as Salafists vow to defy ban
There was a heavy police presence at tollbooths along the main highway from the capital to the central city of Kairouan on Saturday, where the Salafists vowed to hold Sunday's gathering, Agence France-Presse correspondents reported. Police were singling out for checks the private minibuses that ply between Tunisian towns, with special attention paid to men with beards – as sported by ...
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Kerry urges Nigeria to respect human rights in Boko Haram offensive
Female student stands in a burnt classroom at Maiduguri Experimental School, a private nursery, primary and secondary school burnt by the Islamist group Boko Haram to keep children away from school in Maiduguri, northeastern Nigeria on May 12, 2012. (PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/Getty ...
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Da Silva leads Zambia Open
Johannesburg – Adilson da Silva made three bogeys before the turn at Lusaka Golf Club on Saturday, but the Brazilian fought back with a potent second loop and claimed a one-stroke lead at the Zambia ...
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Ivory Coast army arrests militia leader
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) -- Officials in Ivory Coast say the military has detained a militia leader accused of grave crimes during the country's 2010-11 postelection violence whose forces had been illegally occupying a national ...
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Nigeria says 10 rebels killed in northeast 65 arrested
LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's military said on Saturday it had killed 10 insurgents and arrested 65 more as part of an offensive meant to wrest back control of parts of its remote northeast from an Islamist group seen as the main security threat to Africa's top oil ...
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Somalia President Hassan - the Current Political Scramble Is What the Government Cautioned
Mogadishu (Sh.M.Network) the president of the federal republic of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud during the opening ceremony of an educational center funded by the Turkish government touched on the situation of the Juba regions. The president said that his government was in the process of reconciliation process between communities living in the region for the past 5 months and warned of any ...
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Somalia Government Claims Victory in Bakol Fighting
El Barde - News sources from El Barde in Bakol region report that a fierce battle occurred today at a place not far from the town of El Bar between government forces and Alshabab militia. Colonel Hassan Baidoa the commander of government forces in Bai and Bakol region who contacted Shabelle media in Mogadishu said that Alshabab militia launched an attack at a government base near the town. The ...
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South Africa South Africa Welcomes Prof Cyril Karabus
South Africa: Statement By the Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Marius Fransman, On the Occasion of Welcoming Prof. Cyril Karabus to South Africa, Cape Town International ...
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Somalia Jubaland Leaders Host IGAD Committee in Kismayo Meeting
Kismayo - A delegation from the Inter Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) arrived Saturday in the Somali southern port city of Kismayo and was warmly received by Jubaland President Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed Islam (Madobe) in Kismayo, Garowe Online reports. The delegation, led by IGAD General Secretary Mahboub Maalim, plans to hold meetings with Jubaland leaders and community elders in ...
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Africa With a Booming Economy Africa Looks to Re-Brand
The United Nations Economic Commission of Africa (UNECA) and African Union (AU) recently launched the "Economic Report on Africa 2013: Making the most of Africa's Commodities," written by Carlos Lopes, UN under-secretary-general and executive secretary of UNECA, and Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini-Zuma, Commission Chairperson of the AU. One main component of the report is the move ...
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Nigeria Imposes Curfew in Military Campaign
Nigeria's military has imposed a 24-hour curfew in parts of the northeastern city of Maiduguri, as security forces continue to pursue suspected Islamist militants in the region. The military on Saturday listed more than 10 areas in Maiduguri under curfew. The armed forces have locked down the city and closed roads. Maiduguri, the original home of the Islamist militant group Boko ...
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Kenya A new bundle of joy for Wagura despite 23 years with HIV
Asunta Wagura , upon the release of her autobiography, I saw on TV that she had given birth to twins. It struck me as odd for I did not notice the pregnancy. Then it occurred to me that for the whole time I interviewed her in her office, not once did she wake up from her ...
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Namibia Pohamba to Declare Drought an Emergency
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba is expected to officially declare a state of emergency soon in the face of the devastating drought that is ravaging the country. This was said by Prime Minister Hage Geingob during a meeting with regional governors on the implementation of the Cabinet decision on the Comprehensive Drought Relief Programme for the 2013/14 financial year in Windhoek yesterday. ...
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Zambia Arrest Protesting Students Sata Orders Police
President Michael Sata has directed Lusaka province police commissioner Joyce Kasosa to arrest all students protesting against the lifting of the fuel and maize subsidies. President Sata has also called for the expulsion of all students that protested this morning. The head of state sounded the order shortly before he laid ground for the construction works for Palabana University in Chongwe ...
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Namibia The Sky Is the Limit Even for Air Namibia
THE demand for air transport shows a steady increase over the past years, with passenger numbers and freight traffic growing by 45 percent and 80 percent respectively. Forward-looking predictions suggest that over the period 2010-2015, Africa will be the third fastest growing region in the world in terms of international traffic with an average growth rate of 6.1 percent compared to the global ...
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Zambia Use ICT to Curb Accidents RTSA Told
GOVERNMENT has challenged the Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) to collaborate with Information Communication Technology (ICT) stakeholders to find solutions to the increased road carnage. Transport, Works, Supply and Communications Minister Christopher Yaluma said in Lusaka yesterday that Government and the private sector should raise ICT awareness to facilitate improved road safety and ...
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Namibia Nam Competitiveness not Rosy
NAMIBIA was ranked among the bottom 30 countries worldwide in over 20 dimensions on the Global Competitiveness Index although it scored high when compared to the top 30 countries. This is revealed in the National Human Resources Plan (NHRP) which was launched by the National Planning Commission (NPC) in the capital yesterday. In a global economy, political and legal, educational, ...
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Security and Soccer in the City of Gold
In 1991, on the 11th of February, South Africa celebrated an immense moment of change as Nelson Mandela walked free from prison, then on the 25th of June 1995, the Springboks defeated the All Blacks and South Africa became the winners of the rugby world cup. These two events were indicative of the country’s potential, especially when set against the pessimism of the public and the global community at large.
South Africa has become a country used to exceeding expectations. When the ANC came to power in 1994 many South Africans expected violent reprisals, the 1994 genocide in Rwanda did nothing to allay these fears and South Africans flocked in numbers to the greener pastures of Australia, but the massacre never came, the reprisals never occurred, the white-owned property was never confiscated by the government. Read more
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