Monday 6th September, 2010

• Police say arrest 148 in Mozambique after food riots

  Reuters

  MAPUTO (Reuters) - Almost 150 people have been arrested in Mozambique in the wake of riots last week over soaring bread prices in which 10 people were killed, the country's state-run radio reported on...

• Taliban suicide bomber kills 17 in Pakistan

  Los Angeles Times

  Pakistan , killing at least 17 police and civilians and shattering the station and neighboring homes. About 40 people were wounded in the attack in Lakki Marwat, which sits on the main road between...

• South African nurses beaten during state worker strikes

  The Guardian

  South Africa 's public sector strike is intensifying after reports of nurses being beaten, stabbed and kidnapped for crossing the picket line.Union leaders are expected to make an announcement today o...

• 70 Dead in Congo's 2nd Weekend Boat Capsizing

  CBS News

  (AP) Updated at 9:05 p.m. Two boats capsized over the weekend in separate incidents on Congo's vast rivers, leaving 70 people dead and 200 others feared dead, and both vessels were heavily loaded a...

• Nigeria: Country Still Re-Paying Loans Obtained in 1960s - DMO

  All Africa

  Some of the loans Nigeria is currently re-paying were obtained immediately after the nation attained independence in October 1960, according to Dr Abraham Nwankwo, Director-General of the Debts Manage...

• Sudan: Armed Group Kills 50 in Darfur Market

  All Africa

  A UNAMID military team dispatched to assess the situation was told by IDP leaders that six of the inhabitants had been killed and over 20 injured. UNAMID sent three military medical personnel to the c...

• Nigeria: UN Body Apologises Over Claims on Ogoni Oil Spills

  All Africa

  Port Harcourt — The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) involved in investigating the extent of oil spills in Ogoniland has apologised for what it called a mistake on the part of one of ...

• Congo-Kinshasa: Outrage Grows Over Failure to Protect Civilians

  All Africa

  Geneva — Human rights groups are demanding an investigation into the U.N.'s failure to prevent a raid from occurring where nearly 200 women were systematically gang raped by armed groups in the ...

• Nigeria: Our Worries Over INEC's Data Machines -- Buhari's Aide

  All Africa

  The 120, 000 Data Capturing Machines [DCM] which the Independent National Electoral Commission is using for registration of voters do not have the requisite features to stop the sophistication of elec...

• Zambia: Economy Shows Resilience

  All Africa

  editorial AGAINST all odds, particularly the pressures that came with the global economic meltdown last year, Zambia has continued to show resilience in its economy and the country is certainly on it...

• Zimbabwe: Missionaries Concerned About Refugees in South Africa

  All Africa

  The Zimbabwean refugees are very concerned about the regularization measure decided on by the South African government, as the situation in their country has not changed," says Fr Mario Tessarotto, Sc...

• Zambia: Economy to Grow By 6.6 Percent

  All Africa

  THE Government has said the economy is expected to grow by 6.6 per cent this year, an upward revision from the earlier projection of five per cent. This has been attributed to the good performance of...

• Zambia: Lower Stockfeed Market Prices Cheer Women Poultry Farmers

  All Africa

  SMALL-SCALE female poultry farmers in Lusaka have expressed happiness at the prevailing market prices for stock feed which they have attributed to the 2009/10 bumper harvest. Speaking in an interview...

• South Africa: Exiled Thai Leader in Mining Deal

  All Africa

  Johannesburg — INTERNATIONAL investment group Global PS, chaired by exiled former Thai land prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, has announced a mining deal in SA. According to Forbes Magazine, t...

• Zambia: Sata's Inconsistent - Ronnie

  All Africa

  THE Government has said the U-turn by Patriotic Front (PF) president Michael Sata on mining taxes is a clear sign that the opposition leader is inconsistent on various national matters. Chief Governm...

• Zambia: 60 Chiefs Back Rupiah Banda's Growth Programmes

  All Africa

  SIXTY chiefs from Southern, Central and Luapula provinces have endorsed President Rupiah Banda's infrastructure development programme. Senior Chief Mukuni of Kazungula, who spoke on behalf of the tra...

• Nigeria: Halliburton- FG to Try More Suspects

  All Africa

  Abuja — The Federal Government will charge more suspects to court in the Halliburton bribery scandal as soon as it gathers more evidence linking them to the sleaze, a top official of the Ministe...

• South Africa: Anglogold to Lift Uranium, Gold Output

  All Africa

  Johannesburg — ANGLOGOLD Ashanti is working on technology to release 80-million pounds of uranium that is locked up in dumps, as it pushes ahead on major gold projects. The company aims to main...

• Nigeria: Voter Registration: Why INEC Chose Foreign Firms

  All Africa

  Abuja — Ahead of the award of the contracts by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to procure the Direct Digital Data Capture Machines (DDCM), an official of the commission has ...

• Nigeria: SEC DG Hints On Plans to Privatise NSE

  All Africa

  Abuja — Arunma Oteh, Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), at the weekend hinted of plans privatise the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE).

• Nigeria: Babangida Carpets PDP Over 'Zoning Confusion'

  All Africa

  Lagos — Former military president Gen. Ibrahim Babangida has demanded that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) should come out and explain clearly its position on the zoning arrangement for the p...

• Zimbabwe: Consumers Need Protection on Bread Price

  All Africa

  opinion Harare — The growing tendency by businesses to rip-off consumers at the slightest opportunity needs to be dealt with decisively if the economy is to sustain current recovery efforts. A...

• Africa: Media Leaders to Meet At AMLC 2010

  AllAfrica.com

  JOHANNESBURG: African media executives are preparing to meet in Tanzania from 26-29 September for the 2010 Africa Media Leadership Conference (AMLC). This year's summit plans to focus on identifying a...

• Nigeria: Aero Loses Offshore Oil and Gas Operations to Caverton

  All Africa

  Lagos — Aero Contractors rotary wing, which carries out over 35 per cent of offshore shuttle services for oil and gas companies, has lost a major Shell contract to Caverton Helicopters and multi...

• Africa: The Students And Young Professionals African Liberty Academy 2010 - Talking Freedom in East Africa.

  AllAfrica.com

  analysis "I've looked helplessly at life on these streets every morning, where kids don't go to school and parents don't go to work. I've looked on and thought that there was no hope for these folk, ...

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