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Rwandan major general to lead U.N. peacekeepers in Mali
Ban Ki -moon said Monday. Kazura will assume command July 1, when the transfer of authority from the African-led International Support Mission in Mali to the U.N. "blue helmet" peacekeepers is to occur, the United Nations said in a release. Until this appointment, Kazura was the commandant of the Rwandan Defense Forces Combat Training Center since December 2011. In April, the U.N. ...
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Is West now looking past Darfur genocide to engage Sudan
Darfur province, where the war is now a decade old, fresh fighting has forced more people from their homes since January than in the last two years ...
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In Libya chaos is taking a toll on freedom of press speech
BENGHAZI, Libya - Shortly after Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi was toppled in 2011, a 31-year-old activist had a tattoo put on his arm with the date marking the start of the uprising and rebranded himself a journalist. He put down his gun and carried his cameras everywhere he went, reporting for a wire service. He captured photos of militias kidnapping police, soldiers and taking control of ...
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11 killed during Islamist attack on school in Nigeria
Africa 's top oil producer and second-largest economy.Sunday's attack will raise fears that, as with past surges, a month-long offensive by government troops has merely pushed militants into hiding or across borders ...
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Official trial of Libyas Gadhafis son spy chief ex-premier set for August
TRIPOLI, Libya - A Libyan official says the trial of ousted dictator Moammar Gadhafi's son, his spy chief and his last prime minister will take place in August. Al-Seddik al-Sur of the state prosecutor's office told reporters Monday that Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, Abdullah al-Senoussi and ex-premier al-Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi, along with ex-spokesman Milad Daman, will be tried for crimes ...
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Cameroons Queen of the Mountains runs from poverty to fame
To win Cameroon's annual Race of Hope and its prize money, athletes must complete a grueling course up Mount Cameroon, an active volcano that is also West Africa's highest peak. To earn the title of King or Queen of the Mountain, a racer must win three times in a row. One woman has overcome poverty and illiteracy to become the only competitor in the race's history to earn its ...
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Nigeria prepares for flood season
Nigeria is preparing for its annual flood season while still recovering from last year's floods that killed hundreds of people, officials said. The Nigerian Meteorological Agency said this year's rainfall, which has already begun and will last until September, will be just as bad as last year's, which caused an estimated loss of $17 billion in property, infrastructure and ...
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Year After Church Bombings Kaduna Struggles to Rebuild
ABUJA -- Sectarian violence has plagued central Nigeria for decades and tens of thousands of people have been killed. Many mosques and churches are still rubble and in some cities the population has segregated itself out of fear. It is the first anniversary of triple church bombings that sparked sectarian riots in the central city of Kaduna. There is no roof on this mosque in Kaduna and no ...
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Italians note uptick in illegal immigration
As warm weather brings calmer seas, thousands of illegal immigrants are attempting to flee northern Africa for Europe, immigration officials say. That has caused some immigration centers to run far above normal capacity -- and has made for some tragic consequences on the Mediterranean Sea, the Italian news agency ANSA reported Monday. Sunday night, seven immigrants attempting to get to Italy ...
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Ban appoints Rwandan General as military chief of UN integrated Mali mission
the appointment of Major General Jean Bosco Kazura as Force Commander for the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). Major General Kazura, of Rwanda, is to assume command on 1 July, when, in accordance with UN Security Council resolution 2100 (2013), and subject to review by the Council, the transfer of authority is to take place from the African-led ...
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Ethiopia and Egypt remain on edge over Nile dam
ADDIS ABABA // The foreign ministers of Egypt and Ethiopia cancelled a press conference yesterday after meeting in Ethiopia's capital, raising doubts that tensions over a dam Ethiopia is building on the Blue Nile River will subside soon. Egypt and Ethiopia began a sharp exchange of words after Ethiopia last month started to divert Nile waters as part of the construction of its massive ...
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Secretary-General Appoints Major General Jean Bosco Kazura of Rwanda Commander of United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Major General Jean Bosco Kazura of Rwanda as the Force Commander for the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali ...
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Chad Johnson released from prison
30 days in jail when a Florida judge felt Johnson was not taking his probation hearing seriously. But today,Judge Katherine McHugh ruled that Johnson can be released after serving seven days, according ...
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Quiet Mali town despite fighting nearby gathers to honor its renowned mosque
Jihadis tore up nearby Timbuktu but left locals here alone to re-mud their place of worship - the world's largest mud mosque, recognized by ...
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AQIM Reportedly Confirms Commanders Death in Mali
The militant group al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb is reported to have confirmed the death of one of its top commanders. The Mauritanian news agency ANI says it received a statement from the militant group, saying that Abdelhamid Abou Zeid was killed while fighting French and Chadian troops in northern Mali. The statement says other jihadists also were killed in the clash, including another ...
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Ethiopia could take World Cup qualifying hit due to ineligible player
FIFA is investigating Ethiopia and Togo for allegedly fielding ineligible players in World Cup qualifying. Possible sanctions against the pair would significantly affect Africa's qualifying competition for Brazil 2014 and give boosts to South Africa and Cameroon. Ethiopia has a five-point lead in Africa's Group A and qualified for the final playoffs Sunday with a 2-1 win over South ...
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Chad Johnson Released From Jail After Slap Incident
Chad Johnson is reportedly set to be released from a Florida jail on Monday almost one week after the disgraced NFL player was sentenced to serve 30-days for slapping his attorney on the backside in ...
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Ghana President Mahama on Ghanas Push to Defeat HIV and Aids
Geneva - In late 2002, Ghana became the first country to sign a Global Fund grant. This unique moment of partnership marked a historical turning point for how we behaved as global partners coming together to fight AIDS, TB and malaria, which had devastated the lives of so many of my fellow Ghanaians for too long. A sick population cannot generate the productivity needed to maintain the ...
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Former Bengal Chad Johnson released from jail
Former NFL star Chad Johnson is being released immediately from jail after apologizing to a judge for lack of respect when he slapped his attorney on the backside in court last ...
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Libya’s “growing” drugsHIV problem
The conflict destroyed many homes and lives TRIPOLI, 17 June 2013 (IRIN) - Doctors in Libya say they are seeing a "growing" number of patients with drug problems and a corresponding risk of HIV infection, in a post-Gaddafi era marked by limited law enforcement and government capacity. "Every month more people come to us needing help," said Abdullah Fannir, deputy director ...
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CWG Adjudged Nigeria’s ICT Solution Provider
Dr. Ernest Ndukwe (left) presenting the award to Dayo Abegunde of CWG Computer Warehouse Group (CWG) Plc, the leading Information Technology (IT) company in Nigeria with presence in Africa, won the 'ICT Solutions Provider of the Year' Award at the just-ended Beacon of ICT (BoICT) Awards organized by Communications Week of Nigeria. The annual Beacon of ICT (BoICT) awards was instituted ...
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Ivory Coasts Socgen profit jumps 46 percent in 2012
ABIDJAN, June 17 | Mon Jun 17, 2013 11:31am EDT ABIDJAN, June 17 (Reuters) - The Ivorian unit of Societe Generale reported a 2012 full year net profit 23.31 billion CFA francs ($47.43 million) on Monday, up from 15.98 billion CFA in 2011, according to a statement published on the West African BRVM bourse's website. The company will pay out a gross dividend of 6,350 CFA francs per ...
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UPDATE 1-Tunisia may spend over $1 bln to recapitalise banks
Mon Jun 17, 2013 11:10am EDT * Government to decide strategy on state banks by mid-September * Will set up asset management firm for tourism debt * New fuel pricing formula to be introduced next year * Tax reforms may reduce preferences for exports * Central bank to make exchange rate more flexible (Adds details of pledged economic reforms, context) By Andrew Torchia DUBAI, June 17 (Reuters) - ...
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Letter to the Editor U.S. must withdraw from Middle East North Africa
The messiah goes to Cairo to make a speech. And since then he has made the middle east hotter then ever. Now more and more arabs want to kill and destroy us. Congradulations to The messiah on ...
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Nigeria hires Citi and Deutsche Bank ahead of potential Eurobond
Mon Jun 17, 2013 10:56am EDT LONDON, June 17 (IFR) - The Federal Republic of Nigeria, rated BB-/BB-, has appointed Citigroup and Deutsche Bank to arrange a series of fixed income investor meetings ahead of a potential Eurobond issue, according to a market source. The roadshows will serve as an update on the Nigerian economy ahead of a potential issuance of securities at a date to be announced in ...
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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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