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Africa RSS FeedsSierra Leone: Taylor Speaks at Sentencing Hearing - [Special Court for Sierra Leone] Convicted former Liberian President Charles Taylor expressed his "sadness and deepest sympathy for the atrocities and crimes that were suffered by individuals and families in Sierra Leone," today, but told the Judges at his sentencing hearing that he was not responsible for the crimes committed by rebel forces and that his prosecution for war crimes and crimes against humanity was motivated by politics....Feed Source: allafrica.com Africa: Race for African Union Head Heats Up - [ISS]
The African Union's (AU) Eight-member Ad hoc Committee of Heads of State and Government (Committee of Eight) met in Cotonou, Benin on 14 May 2012, to discuss the election of the Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson and members of the AU Commission.... Africa: Africa May Struggle to Extract Groundwater, Experts Say - [SciDev.Net]
Algiers -
Vast groundwater resources have been revealed in Africa by the first continent-wide quantitative maps. But the resources may not be easily accessible because of political and technical challenges and costs, say experts.... Somalia: Country Enters 'Critical Stage' as Transition Ends - [UN News]
Somalia is entering its "most critical stage" as the end of its transitional governing period approaches in August, a United Nations envoy said today, calling for the international community to boost their efforts to help the east African country through its peace and national reconciliation process.... Kenya: Woman Dies After Mombasa Grenade Attack - [allAfrica.com]
A woman has died after a grenade attack in Mombasa, police told AFP on Wednesday - a day after armed men attacked a restaurant in the Kenyan port city.... Sierra Leone: At UN-Backed Court, Charles Taylor Denies Role in Atrocities - [UN News]
Convicted former Liberian President Charles Taylor told the United Nations-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) today that he was saddened by the atrocities and crimes committed in Sierra Leone, but denied that he aided the rebels who committed the abuses.... Africa: More Nations Hit Agricultural Investment Target - [SciDev.Net]
Nairobi -
The number of African countries delivering on the Maputo Declaration to boost investment into agricultural and rural development to ten per cent of their national budgets is growing, a conference in Kenya has heard.... Africa: Research Coalition to Boost Internet Access in Rural Africa - [SciDev.Net]
An international group of research organisations are collaborating on a project to boost Internet access in rural Sub-Saharan Africa.... Cote d'Ivoire: Traders Resist Rice Price Rules - [IRIN]
Abidjan -
South of the Sahel, where drought, high food prices and other factors have pushed some 16 million into hunger, 320,000 people in Côte d'Ivoire are also grappling with food insecurity. A combination of forces is causing region-wide high prices for rice, but the government's efforts to make the staple food cheaper lack teeth and are proving difficult to impose.... Libya: ICC Considering Request to Try Qadhafi's Son in National Court - [UN News]
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is currently considering a request by the Libyan authorities to try the son of former leader Muammar al-Qadhafi in their national courts, Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo told the Security Council today.... Africa: Continent Must Diversify to Create More Jobs - Okonjo-Iweala - [IMF]
Washington, DC -
Arican countries should rebuild their fiscal buffers and diversify their economies away from commodities in order to protect themselves from another possible global downturn, says Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.... Algeria: Ruling Party Election Victory a Precursor to Change? - [Chatham House]
Many observers were watching the Algerian national assembly elections of 10 May 2012 to see whether they would buck the regional trends of securing large majorities for Islamist parties.... Congo-Kinshasa: Thousands Flee Fighting in East - [UN News]
The top United Nations refugee official today voiced his alarm at new inflows of refugees into Rwanda and Uganda, fleeing fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).... Congo-Kinshasa: North Kivu in Turmoil Again - [IRIN]
Gisenyi -
In the last few weeks fighting between government troops and "mutineers" has ended three years of relative peace in North Kivu Province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and thousands of refugees have been streaming across the border to Rwanda.... Zambia: President Joyce Banda Names New Cabinet - [SANF]
The State President Her Excellency the President Joyce Banda, pursuant to section 92(1) of the constitution of the republic of Malawi and in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by section 94(1) of the said constitution, has reconstituted the cabinet and appointed Ministers and Deputy Ministers, with effect from 26th April 2012, as follows:... Nigeria: Where Is the Money to Help Poisoned Children? - [IRIN]
Abuja -
Aid organizations and rights groups are putting more pressure on the Nigerian government to release a promised US$5.4 million in aid for lead-poisoned children, but government officials keep ducking the issue.... Africa: Treat the Mother - Save the Baby - [IRIN]
London -
The past decade has seen great advances in child survival, but while toddlers and small children are benefiting, the death rate for new-born babies remains stubbornly high.... Zimbabwe: Sex Toys in Jails - Relief or Anti-Gay Gadgets? - [RNW Africa]
Harare -
Sex was on people's minds at a recent debate in Zimbabwean senate. Adult toys are a way to suppress homosexual practices in prisons, said one MP. Her proposal is called "a joke" by a minister in the government of rabidly anti-gay President Robert Mugabe. But in this country where intercourse between men is illegal, many are not laughing.... Congo-Kinshasa: Hague Prosecutors Accuse Militia of Village Massacre - [RNW Africa]
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court argued in summing up Tuesday that two Congolese ex-militia leaders are guilty of a bloody massacre of villagers that claimed more than 200 lives.... South Sudan: Announcement of U.S.$8 Billion Loan From China Draws Skepticism - [Sudan Tribune]
Washington -
The announcement made by South Sudan last month of an $8 billion loan from China appears to have been overblown, according to officials in Juba as well as diplomats.... Rwanda: Conditioned Legalization of Abortion Divides Society - [RNW Africa]
Rwandan legislature recently approved a bill legalising abortion in cases of rape, forced marriage or incest. The government hails the move as the promotion of women's rights. Churches see it as a violation of the fundamental right to life. Abortion remains a sensitive issue in a country still recovering from the 1994 genocide.... Somalia: Gov't Forces Clash With Al Shabab Militants in Gedo Region - [Shabelle]
Garbahaarey -
Bitter fighting between the Islamist fighters of Al shabab aligned with Al Qaeda and TFG troops alongside with Ahlu Sunna militias broke out in the Somalia's southwestern region of Gedo overnight, killing two civilians, witnesses told Shabelle Media on Thursday.... Algeria: Increase of Women in Parliament Is a Step Towards Gender Equity - UN - [UN News]
The head of the United Nations entity mandated to promote gender equality today welcomed the increase in women's representation in Algeria's new parliament as a result of elections held last week, and stressed that it represented a step towards democratic reform and gender equality.... Congo-Kinshasa: Jacques of All Trades Keeps Refugee Camp Safe - [RNW Africa]
Goma -
Thousands have fled from Northern Kivu to escape renewed fighting between the Congolese army and rebels. This adds to an estimated two million displaced peoples in the Democratic Republic of Congo.... South Africa: Roadlink to Be Probed After Fatal Crash - [BuaNews]
Pretoria -
The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has urged all provincial and metropolitan traffic officers to provide evidence on Roadlink buses that have been discontinued, impounded or involved in crashes in the last five years.... South Africa: Six New Correctional Centres to Be Built, 12 More Planned - [BuaNews]
Cape Town -
Construction on six new correctional centres will get under way this year, with a further 12 in the pipeline, Correctional Services Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula said on Wednesday.... Libya: UN Security Council - Press Country On Impunity - [HRW]
Members of the United Nations Security Council should condemn attempts by the Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) to prevent accountability for serious and ongoing crimes committed in Libya.... Nigeria: My Husband Wants to Use Me for Ritual, Woman Tells Court - [Vanguard]
Ikorodu (Lagos) A trader, Temitope Folorunso, on Wednesday asked an Ikorodu Customary Court, Lagos, to dissolve her 12-year-old marriage, alleging attempt by her husband to use her for ritual.... Nigeria: Police Women Can Marry Without the Consent of Commissioner - Court - [Daily Trust]
Lagos -
A Federal High Court in Ikeja Wednesday declared as illegal and unconstitutional the provision of the Police Act that forbids a woman police officer from marrying a man of her choice without the approval of the Commissioner of Police in the command where she is serving.... Nigeria: Gunmen Kill Journalist in Benin - [Vanguard]
Benin -
A journalist with Radio Nigeria, Benin, Edo State, Mr. Sashua Edeghagba, was, yesterday, shot dead by suspected armed robbers.... Copyright © 2012, Residual Income Home Business Opportunity. All Rights Reserved. |
