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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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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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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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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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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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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Reports Say Gbagbo has Money in Bank Accounts [press release]
U.S. Embassy Abidjan
Le Nouveau Reveil (p. 1) carries a prominent story alleging that "more than 700 million FCFA (about US $1.3 million) has been discovered in a bank account belonging to Gbagbo."... Read more »
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Muted Applause for Ugandan Rebel's Arrest
IWPR
As the Ugandan military seeks to flush out Joseph Kony, leader of the rebel Lord's Resistance Army, LRA, analysts are downplaying the significance of last weekend's capture of a... Read more »
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Marching is for Everyone [analysis]
iMaverick
If you can avoid the rocks, marching is an essential pastime for all South Africans, writes musical comedian DEEP FRIED MAN, who is not averse to the occasional toyi-toyi himself. Read more »
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ANC Youth League Blames DA for March Clashes
SAPA
The ANC Youth League has blamed the DA for attacks that took place during a youth wage subsidy march organised by the opposition party in Johannesburg on Monday. Read more »
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16,000 Police Officers to Benefit From Election Security Training
Accra Mail
Sixteen thousand police officers across the country are to undergo a two week election security training programme. The programe funded by the UK's Department for International... Read more »
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Journalists Accuse Military Authorities of Tapping Their Telephones [press release]
MFWA
Journalists in Mali are accusing the military authorities of illegally tapping their telephones as a means of silencing critical opinion in the country. Read more »
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As Reps Debate Assisted Reproduction Bill, Experts Laud Initiative
Daily Trust
The appearance on May 2 of a bill on the floor of the House of Representatives to establish an authority for regulating assisted reproduction left most of the medical establishment... Read more »
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Citizen, 54 Arrested in U.S. for Identity Fraud
Leadership
54 year-old illegal immigrant of Nigerian origin, Bimbo Olumuyiwa Oyewole, has been arrested at his home in Elizabeth, New Jersey for using the identity of a man, his co-worker... Read more »
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Menace of Organised Crime in Abuja [opinion]
Daily Trust
A visitor to the Federal Capital Territory of Abuja, Nigeria, would expect a more decent approach to the treatment of citizens and respect for life and property, unlike what is... Read more »
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NDLEA Arrests 47 With 122kg of Illicit Drugs in Niger
Daily Trust
Niger State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) yesterday said that within the first quarter of this year, it arrested 47 persons with 122.585kg of illicit... Read more »
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DA Versus Cosatu - Any Victors? [analysis]
iMaverick
Now that the dust has settled in Braamfontein and the blue tide has retreated back over the bridge, we wonder what exactly the point of all of that was. Who won? The DA's march to... Read more »
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Lagos NBA Intervenes in Fashola, Doctors Face-Off
Daily Trust
The Lagos branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has said that it would intervene in the on-going dispute between the Lagos State government and doctors in the state with a... Read more »
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Times of Zambia
THE Lusaka magistrate's court yesterday moved to the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) as it cross-examined Margaret Sakala, a Ministry of Health chemistry and public analyst in... Read more »
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One Dead in Mombasa Restaurant Grenade Attack
Capital FM
A woman has died after a grenade attack in the Kenyan port city of Mombasa, police said Wednesday, a day after armed men opened fire and threw explosives into into a restaurant. Read more »
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Chief Justice Threatens Dismissal
New Dawn
Chief Justice Johnnie N. Lewis has threatened to fire court clerks if they are caught aiding jurors to serve in more than one trial in a year. Read more »
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Taylor Comments On Verdict, Others Today
New Dawn
Ex-president Charles Taylor is expected to speak on his conviction and reiterate claims that his trial had been politically motivated by western powers; an aide to the former... Read more »
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Policeman, Others Arrested for Vandalising Pipeline in Niger
Daily Trust
A police Corporal, Ahmed Sirajo, 29, alongside two others were yesterday arrested by members of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for allegedly vandalizing the... Read more »
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