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Mali Prospects for Improved Human Rights
Whether it concerns training the Malian Army in the laws of war (an aspect included in the European Union's training program to be extended to four battalions of the Army), or the fight against corruption (which played a significant role in giving rise to the current crisis and deprives the country of resources required for respecting social rights), or the setting up of a "truth, ...
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Tunisia feminist arrested for defacing mosque
A young woman was arrested in Tunisia on May 19 after she spray-painted the name of a feminist group on the wall of a mosque. Amina Tyler was jailed when she wrote "Femen" on the exterior of a mosque in the town of Kairouan. Femen is an international group whose members have drawn attention by appearing topless in public; Tyler was fully ...
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UN expanding mine action work in Mali
UNMAS Mali is training and working with local Malian military and police to clear landmines and unexploded ordinance in the northern part of the country. Photo: UNMAS/Marc ...
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Tunisia Salafist spokesman released on bail
Ansar al-Sharia spokesman Seifeddine Rais, detained in the Tunisian city of Kairouan at the weekend as police enforced a government ban on its annual congress, was released on bail on Wednesday, ...
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EU approves sending border security advisers to Libya
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union governments approved a mission on Wednesday to help Libya improve its border security in response to concerns that Islamist militants and weapons move freely across the North African country's ...
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Nigeria In Olive Branch To Boko Haram Frees Their Women Obama Skips Kenya On Africa Trip Museveni At Center Of Media Crisis African Union Locks Out Activist Groups
By Global Information Network (GIN) May 21 (GIN) – Fulfilling a demand by the insurgent Boko Haram rebel organization, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has agreed to release from jail some suspects and all women "held in connection with terrorist activity." The decision was aimed at enhancing peace efforts in Nigeria, according to the defense ministry. Talk of an ...
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Nigeria statistics chief has almost figured out the economy
A woman and two children stand along the Jos-Maiduguri road in the city of Maiduguri, northeastern Nigeria, May 19, 2013. Nigeria has more than 160 million people, 200 languages, 36 states and 774 local government areas. (AFOLABI ...
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EU to Send Civilian Mission to Libya
Brussels, May 22 (Prensa Latina) The European Union (EU) approved today sending a civilian mission to Libya, which will begin to gradually deploy in June to support security on its borders, according to EU sources. Through a statement, the European Council reported that the EUBAM Libya mission will support the Libyan authorities in enhancing the security of the country's land, sea, and air ...
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Assurances over condition of Algeria leader fail to convince
ALGIERS, Algeria -- Official assurances about the improving health of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, hospitalized in France in April, have failed to convince many Algerians, as analysts warn that hiding such details is harder than it ...
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A Chat With Nigerians Will You Die For Nigeria I No Go Die For Naija By Chalya Princess Miri-Gazh
Since time immemorial, people have been known to die for all kinds of causes – some religious, political, personal, emotional, social, economical etc. As far as I know, only Jesus died for the world and by the world, I mean for all the human beings in the world and not for the terrain. Martin Luther King died for his belief in his cause to stop racial discrimination against black ...
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Fighting in Sudans Darfur region displaces 300000 U.N. aid chief
OUTSIDE EL FASHER, Sudan (Reuters) - About 300,000 people have fled their homes due to a surge in fighting in Sudan's Darfur region this year and are now living in terrible conditions and short of food, the United Nations aid chief said on ...
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AP PHOTOS Nigeria mourns and prepares to bury writer Chinua Achebe at his familys rural home
Police officers stand guards under a giant poster of late author Chinua Achebe, as part of an event in Awka, Nigeria, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. People gathered Wednesday to celebrate the life of author Chinua Achebe, who died in March at the age of 82. His family plans to bury the literary icon Thursday in his home village of Ogidi. (AP Photo/Sunday ...
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Polio cases found in Kenya and Somalia officials say
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The World Health Organization says the Horn of Africa is experiencing an outbreak of polio with cases confirmed in Kenya and Somalia.WHO said Wednesday that a 4-year-old girl near the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya and two of her contacts tested positive for polio, the first confirmed cases in Kenya since July 2011. A case in Somalia was confirmed earlier this month.In ...
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Morocco Speaker of the Basque Parliament Receives Speaker of the Sahrawi National Council
Vitoria - The Speaker of the National Council, a member of the National Secretariat of The POLISARIO Front, Mr. Khatri Adouh, received Thursday in the Basque capital Vitoria, by the Speaker of the Parliament of the Basque Ms. Bakrtpeixo Tejeria. the meeting discussed bilateral relations, which ties Western Sahara and the Basque, and studied ways to strengthen and develop these relations. They ...
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Nigeria Insurgents Fight With Libyan Weapons - Army
Abuja - The troops deployed to flush out Boko Haram insurgents from Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states, yesterday, encountered intense resistance from sect members who were armed with sophisticated weapons from Libya. This came as the National Assembly, yesterday, endorsed the proclamation of a state of emergency in the three states by President Goodluck Jonathan. A senior military official told ...
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Liberia Officials Declared False Assets
The Liberia Anti Corruption Commission or LACC has released the names of several government officials who lied about their wealth when they declared their assets. LACC Cllr. Francis Johnson Allison named National Port Authority or NPA Managing Director Matilda Parker, the Port of Buchanan Operations Manager Oretha Zeon, Ministry of Internal Affairs Comptroller Blayon Brown Sarlee and Charles ...
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U.S. Herakles farms halts Cameroon palm oil development
YAOUNDE | Wed May 22, 2013 1:28pm EDT YAOUNDE May 22 (Reuters) - A company owned by New York venture capital firm Herakles Capital has suspended work on a giant palm oil plantation in Cameroon after protests by environmental groups and villagers, highlighting opposition to land acquisitions in Africa. Herakles Farms, which also has operations in Ghana, said it halted development of its ...
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UPDATE 2-Protesters halt oil flows on Libya Zueitina pipeline -sources
Wed May 22, 2013 1:00pm EDT (Adds congress statement on disruptions, paragraphs 3-5) By Ghaith Shennib TRIPOLI May 22 (Reuters) - Protesters have turned off a valve on a pipeline carrying oil to the eastern Libyan terminal of Zueitina, industry sources said, as politicians called for tougher action against those who attack oil facilities following a spate of disruptions. The move by the ...
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Libya Talking Points Emails Put Petraeus Back In Spotlight
Former CIA director and retired Gen. David Petraeus helped shape the first draft of "talking points" about the Sept. 11, 2012, Benghazi attacks, according to emails released by the White House and analyzed ...
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FirstRand No to Nigerias Enterprise
Johannesburg - South Africa's FirstRand is no longer considering an acquisition of Nigeria's Enterprise Bank, although it is still keen on rivals Keystone and Mainstreet, its chief executive said on ...
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Mali Benchmarks Needed To Hold Elections in July
Mali burst onto the international scene in January 2012 when disgruntled fighters returning from Libya renewed their interest in a separate state carved from territory in northern Mali. Their success in destabilizing the north led to a March coup, UN resolutions, the formation of an ECOWAS force, a French intervention, kidnapping and chaos in Amenas, Algeria, internal displacement of more than ...
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Amid signs of turmoil S Sudan says oil will flow
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) -- Following a lengthy Cabinet meeting, South Sudan's government spokesman said Wednesday that the country will continue to export oil through Sudan and that there had been only a temporary slowdown in ...
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Morocco sets final spread on tap of 2022 and 2042 Eurobonds
By Abhinav Ramnarayan Wed May 22, 2013 11:41am EDT LONDON, May 22 (IFR) - The Kingdom of Morocco has set a final spread on a tap of its 2022 and 2042 US dollar bonds. The sovereign, rated BBB-/BBB-, has set a final level of 220bp over US Treasuries for a tap of its USD1bn 4.25% December 2022 note and of 237.5bp over US Treasuries for a tap of its USD500m 5.50% December 2042 note. Initial ...
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Somalia beyond the famine
Under-fives were especially vulnerable (file photo) NAIROBI, 22 May 2013 (IRIN) - Over one million people in Somalia are currently food insecure, according to a ...
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Ghana Museums Ladies Association donates to Accra Psychiatric Hospital
Accra, May 22, GNA - The Ghana Museums and Monuments Board Ladies Association, on Tuesday donated items worth GH 630.00 to the Accra Psychiatric Hospital (APH), in ...
Sudan Spotlight
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Sudan and the South
In January of 2011 the future of Sudan as a unified country will be decided. A referendum is due to be held in South Sudan that will decide whether the regional government of the area, which accounts for around a third of Sudan, should break away from the rest of the country and become a fully-independent nation.
South Sudan has a long history of being at odds with the rest of the country and this conflict of interests has been attributed in Western media to the fact that northern Sudan is primarily Muslim and Arab dominated, whereas South Sudan is made up of indigenous African cultures and ethnicities, this view has been reinforced by the ongoing violence in Darfur, a region of Sudan where a genocide is occurring and has led to President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan being charged with war crimes by the International Court at The Hague, a charge that the government in Khartoum categorically denies. Read more
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