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Africa RSS FeedsNigeria: President Appoints New Security Chiefs - PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday approved sweeping changes in the nation's Armed Forces, with the sacking of all service chiefs, Inspector General of Police, IGP, and Director-General of the State Security Service, SSS....Feed Source: allafrica.com Côte d'Ivoire: Parties Reach Deal on Final Voters' List for Polls - The agreement reached on the final list of voters for next month's long-delayed presidential polls signals a major breakthrough in Côte d'Ivoire's electoral process, the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the West African nation said today.... Sudan: U.S. Ramps Up Diplomacy Ahead of Referendum - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday that Washington is stepping up diplomatic efforts to prepare Sudan to peacefully accept the south's "inevitable" secession in a January vote.... Somalia: Insurgents Close TB Clinics, Kill 15 in New Attacks - At least 15 people have been killed, 30 others injured after fighting between Al-Shabaab and Somali government backed by AU/AMINOM erupted in Somali capital of Mogadishu on Monday Night, Radio Garowe reports.... Rwanda: Ban Ki-Moon Meets Kagame Over Report - The United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, left the country, yesterday, after holding talks with President Paul Kagame and other Government officials over a UN report alleging that Rwandan troops could have committed human rights abuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo.... Somalia: Pirates Seize Ship Off Coast - Early on the morning of 8 September, the Merchant Vessel (MV) OLIB G, flagged Malta, was pirated in the East part of the Gulf of Aden.... Rwanda: UN Chief Discusses Human Rights Report With Kagame - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today concluded a visit to Rwanda during which he spoke with President Paul Kagame and other Government officials about their concerns regarding the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) human rights report compiled by the United Nations.... Uganda: Al-Shabaab Issues New Terror Threat - Ugandan security is on full alert ahead of IDD festivities, which mark the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadhan slated for tomorrow.... Nigeria: Nation Shocked by Sacking of Military Chiefs - Most Nigerians who spoke with LEADERSHIP last night expressed shock at the sudden removal of the service chiefs, the Inspector-General of Police, Ogbona Onovo as well as the director-general of the State Security Service (SSS), Alhaji Afakriya Gazama by President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday.... Nigeria: Sect Frees 721 Prison Inmates in Attack - The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Prisons Service, Mr. Olusola Ogundipe, has revealed that 721 out of the 759 inmates at the Bauchi Prisons escaped, following an attack by the Boko Haram sect.... Kenya: UN Environment Agency Backs Action to Regulate E-Waste - Kenya is set to become the first East African nation to regulate the management of electronic waste, also known as "e-waste", following a conference run by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).... Mozambique: Call for Inquiry into Police Behavior Linked to Riots - The anti-corruption NGO, the Centre for Public Integrity (CIP), on Wednesday issued a damning report on the behaviour of the Mozambican police force during the riots against price rises that shook Maputo and Matola last week.... Congo-Kinshasa: UN Prolongs Patrols to Deter Attacks on Civilians - The United Nations peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Wednesday said it was extending by another week an operation designed to enhance the protection of civilians in the eastern areas of the country where members of illegal armed groups raped some 240 people recently.... Somalia: Somaliland Interior Minister 'Worried' About Galgala Militants - A Cabinet minister in Somalia's separatist region of Somaliland has expressed his worries about a group of militants fighting against Puntland government, Radio Garowe reports.... Africa: Stronger Will Needed From Governments to Save Poorest Children - "Herding goats is tough with the thirst, sun, loneliness and hunger each day. And it can last forever. You herd as a girl, then as a wife, as a pregnant woman, as a mother and even as a grandmother," says Rukia Ibrahim whose 13-year-old younger sister was married off to a herdsman.... Sudan: North-South Situation 'Ticking Time Bomb Of Enormous Consequence' - Clinton - An excerpt from a question-and-answer session following a speech by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, DC:... Africa: Africa's Women Turn 50 - Five decades ago, 17 African countries threw off the brutal and degrading yoke of colonialism. The 50th anniversary of African national liberation is an opportunity to critically reflect on the era of post-colonial Africa, which began with luminous hope but has been marred by a leitmotif of grinding disappointment and failure. No one has suffered more from the continent's post-colonial misfortunes and misadventures than its women.... Côte d'Ivoire: Deal on Voters' List Prompts Hope for Elections - This daily press review is compiled by the Information Section of the Public Affairs Office of the American Embassy in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. ... Nigeria: Militants Free Hundreds in Attack on Prison - Suspected members of an Islamist sect have raided a prison in northern Nigeria, freeing 732 inmates, including members of the extremist group.... Kenya: Internet Still Too Expensive - In recent years, three major undersea fibre optic cables have landed in the country at a huge cost to investors, including the government.The advent of the cables has accorded Kenyan users higher data speeds through direct connections to other continents.... Ghana: E-Zwich, Another White Elephant? - The government of Ghana, through the Central Bank, in 2008 deployed a national electronic payment platform, christened e-zwich, in its bid to reduce cash handlings, ensure personal safety in payment systems, and to eliminate inflationary price rounding-up practices, as is fast becoming the global trend.... Zimbabwe: Critics Blast National Healing Organ a Failure - The National Healing and Reconciliation Organ, set up under the coalition government, has been described as a failure by participants who attended a workshop in Bulawayo over the weekend.... Congo-Kinshasa: Lubanga's Lawyers Insist Stay of Proceedings is Irreversible - In what is likely to be the final submission before appeals judges decide on the way forward in the appeal against the release of Mr. Thomas Lubanga, defense attorneys have insisted that the stay of proceedings imposed by trial judges was "irreversible".... Rwanda: Over 3,500 Tonnes of Marijuana Seized Since Last Year - Over 3,500 tons of marijuana was impounded and 2,670 people arrested since last year, according to a latest police report on drug trade and consumption.... Uganda: Lobby Groups Reject Licensing of Journalists - In a letter to the President, IFEX members and four other organisations called on the government to withdraw the proposed amendment and revise other existing laws related to free expression:... South Africa: Campaign to Get Banks to Help Debt-Ridden - The campaign, which will run until December, encourages people to seek help from their bank first before going into the formal debt review process, and suggests a bigger role for banks, which have long sparred with the regulator over process. The debt review system established by the National Credit Act in July 2007 has been plagued by disagreement, largely between lenders and the regulator about process.... South Africa: Arms Deal Investigation Could Take Another Five Years - After more than 10 years, investigations into allegations of corruption in the multibillion-rand arms deal - including R480m allegedly involving British and German manufacturers - are languishing and could take at least another five to 10 years to finalise.... Zambia: MP Mpombo is Scared - MMD - THE MMD in Masaiti District has said Kafulafuta Member of Parliament (MP) George Mpombo's challenge of his expulsion from the ruling party is a mark of cowardice and proof that he has no capacity to re-contest the seat.... Nigeria: We Will Go to Court If You Run - Turaki Vanguard Tells Jonathan - Turaki Vanguard, a political organization championing the Presidential ambition of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has called on President Goodluck Jonathan not to run for the country's presidency so as not to undermine the Peoples Democratic Party's principle of zoning.... Nigeria: Time to Tell Us - ELECTIONS have been confirmed for January 2011. We expected that politicians would have deemed it important to start engaging the people in discussions about their future, about the competence they are providing as leaders and their expectations from those they lead.... Copyright © 2010, JayKay's Link Exchange. All Rights Reserved. |