May 16
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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... Read more »
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Race for African Union Head Heats Up [analysis]
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... Read more »
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Africa May Struggle to Extract Groundwater, Experts Say
SciDev.Net
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... Read more »
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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... Read more »
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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. Read more »
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Captured Rebel 'Eligible for Amnesty'
New Vision
A Lord's Resistance Army commander captured at the weekend is eligible to apply for amnesty, a Ugandan government legal adviser said on Tuesday, but a United Nations official said... Read more »
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Traders Resist Rice Price Rules
IRIN
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... Read more »
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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,... Read more »
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Continent Must Diversify to Create More Jobs - Okonjo-Iweala [interview]
IMF
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... Read more »
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Ruling Party Election Victory a Precursor to Change? [analysis]
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... Read more »
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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... Read more »
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IRIN
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),... Read more »
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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... Read more »
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Where Is the Money to Help Poisoned Children? [analysis]
IRIN
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... Read more »
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Treat the Mother - Save the Baby
IRIN
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. Read more »
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Sex Toys in Jails - Relief or Anti-Gay Gadgets?
RNW Africa
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... Read more »
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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... Read more »
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Announcement of U.S.$8 Billion Loan From China Draws Skepticism
Sudan Tribune
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. Read more »
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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.... Read more »
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Singer Urges Government to Tackle Sahel Hunger
AlertNet
Communities in West Africa's drought-ridden Sahel region need urgent help to avert a hunger crisis of the scale that hit East Africa last year, Senegalese singer and humanitarian... Read more »
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Migration, Militias, Coups and Climate Change [analysis]
AlertNet
The world is suddenly paying attention to the oft-ignored North African country of Mali, as it is racked by its most recent in a long string of crises: a coup d'etat. Read more »
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Minister Urges Eviction of People Who Support Gays
SW Radio
Local Government Minister Ignatius Chombo has urged traditional chiefs to banish "people who support homosexuality" from their communities and take away their land. Read more »
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South Africa Urged to Deal With 'Chaos' At Local Border
SW Radio
South Africa has been urged to deal with the situation at its border with Zimbabwe, which an activist has described as 'chaos'. Read more »
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South Africa Headed for AU Stalemate With Noting Up Its Sleeve [analysis]
iMaverick
Unless the South African government gets its head out of the sand over the next chairperson of the AU, there'll be another stalemate in Lilongwe - and our already battered... Read more »
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Carbon Survey Aims to Help Reduce Nation's Greenhouse Gas Emissions
UN News
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is helping Tanzania determine how much carbon is stored in forests and forest soils, in an effort to reduce greenhouse... Read more »
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