June 9, 2012

• Africa: Crunch Clashes Come Early in Africa (CAF)
• Africa: Latest Results - Africa's World Cup Qualifiers (CAF)
• South Africa: Springboks Beat England in Rugby Test (SAPA)
• Kenya: Leaders Must Lead Peace Efforts Ahead of Polls - Kibaki [document] (Capital FM)
• Kenya: DHL Upbeat About Prospects After Oil Find (Capital FM)
• Kenya: Stars Out to Thrive Against the Odds (Capital FM)
• Angola/Liberia: National Team Hold First Training Session in Monrovia (ANGOP)
• Kenya: Court Blocks Sale of Railways Property (Capital FM)
• Angola: Cazenga Municipal Hospital Receives Cuban Doctors (ANGOP)
• Kenya: Marambii Exits NBK With Pride (Capital FM)
• Angola: National Team Seek First Win in World Cup Qualifying Stage (ANGOP)
• Kenya: Brands of China African Showcase Set for July (Capital FM)
• Angola: Runner Sayovo Calls on Disabled to Practise Sports (ANGOP)
• Angola: Participants Recommend Training of Cultural Managers (ANGOP)
• Cote d'Ivoire: UNESCO Reopens Office in Abidjan [press release] (U.S. Embassy Abidjan)
• Angola: Cuban Physicians an Added Value - Official (ANGOP)
• Cote d'Ivoire: Bilateral Cooperation with U.S. [press release] (U.S. Embassy Abidjan)
• Cote d'Ivoire: ' The Economy is Back,' Says Economy and Finance Minister [press release] (U.S. Embassy Abidjan)
• Tunisia: UN Special-Rapporteur Crépeau Calls for Enshrining Migrants' Rights in the New Constitution (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Angola: Delegations at Regional Fisheries Commission Meeting (ANGOP)
• Morocco: Govt's Commitment to Answer Letters Rogatory About Assets of Ben Ali and His Son-in-Law (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Angola: CPLP Higher Education and Technology Under Debate (ANGOP)
• Angola: Health Minister Discourages Early Weaning (ANGOP)
• Cote d'Ivoire: More Reactions on Infighting Within the Ruling RHDP Coalition [press release] (U.S. Embassy Abidjan)
• Cote d'Ivoire: Policemen Stage Street Demonstration in Abidjan [press release] (U.S. Embassy Abidjan)
• Tunisia: Agreement on Creation of First Free Open-Source Software Support Centre in Arab Region (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Angola: Minister Satisfied With the Nation's Participation in Families Meeting (ANGOP)
• Cote d'Ivoire: U.S.-Ivorian Cooperation Highlighted by the International Visitor Leadership Program [press release] (U.S. Embassy Abidjan)
• Kenya: Doctors at Gertrude's in Strike Threat (Capital FM)
• Kenya: All Must Accept Poll Results - Uhuru (Capital FM)
• Cote d'Ivoire: Oil Discoveries to Boost Hope for Future Wells and Curb Unemployment [press release] (U.S. Embassy Abidjan)
• Eritrea: 'Human Rights' - a Maxim of the Forces of Deceit! (Shabait)
• Kenya: Kenya Airways Earns Sh14 Billion in Rights Issue (Capital FM)
• Liberia: Local Authorities React to Criticism That They Failed to Stop Cross-Border Mercenary Attacks [press release] (U.S. Embassy Abidjan)
• Cote d'Ivoire: Gbagbo's Lawyers Ask the ICC to Postpone His Hearing [press release] (U.S. Embassy Abidjan)
• Egypt: 29 Attempts of Double Voting Abroad - Foreign Ministry (Aswat Masriya)
• Eritrea: Development Accomplishments in the Homeland Springboard to a Bright Future - PFDJ Secretary (Shabait)
• Nigeria: Bigots, Hooligans Test Polish Image at Euro 2012 (This Day)
• Eritrea: Student Festival Conducted in Barentu City at Regional Level (Shabait)
• Kenya: Baraza to Face Tribunal From July 2 (Capital FM)
• Nigeria: ACN/CPC Merger - No Deal Yet, Says Buhari (This Day)
• Kenya: Leaders Proclaim Peace in Mombasa (Capital FM)
• South Sudan: China's Role in Preventing Conflict in the Country (Sudan Tribune)
• Nigeria: CBN Governor Turbans as Danmajen Kano (This Day)
• Cote d'Ivoire: The Arrest By Togolese Police of Gbagbo's Former Top Adviser Has Triggered Mixed Comments [press release] (U.S. Embassy Abidjan)
• Egypt: Katatni Calls Upon Bodies to Nominate Constituent Assembly Members (Aswat Masriya)
• Kenya: President Discloses That He Has a Preferred Successor (Capital FM)
• Kenya: Autoxpress in a Multi-Million Expansion Plan (Capital FM)
• Tunisia: UGTT - 'We Reject That Talks on Social Claims Be Postponed' (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Kenya: France Powers Govt With Sh8.3 Billion Loan (Capital FM)
• South Africa: Regulation of State Employees' Business Interests a Welcome Move [press release] (DA)
• Kenya: Nairobi on Heightened Security Alert (Capital FM)
• Tunisia: Symposium on Governance and Social Accountability (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Kenya: Arabuko Students Sent Home After Rioting (The Star)
• Tunisia: Nation to Host, for First Time, E-Security Fair (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Tunisia: Prime Ministry Denies Information on PM's Planning to Visit Ramallah in July (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Mozambique: Political Parties Support Rapid Release of Election Results (AIM)
• Africa: Commonwealth Secretary-General Expresses Serious Concern Over Death Threats at Asma Jahangir [press release] (Commonwealth)
• Mozambique: Govt Adopts Code of Conduct on Piracy (AIM)
• Mozambique: Government Committed to Reforms to Facilitate Investment (AIM)
• Lesotho: Commonwealth Secretary-General Welcomes Peaceful Transition in the Country [press release] (Commonwealth)
• Mozambique: Autogas Launches New Tariff (AIM)
• Mozambique: CPLP Conference in Maputo to Focus on Food Security (AIM)
• Rwanda: Govt Launches New Anti-Malaria Strategy (New Times)
• South Sudan: The Truth Behind Dutch Diplomacy [opinion] (RNW Africa)
• Zimbabwe: MDC Chief of Staff's Case Deferred [press release] (MDC)
• Uganda: Malnourished Children Overwhelm Mbale Clinic [press release] (RNW Africa)
• Nigeria: Pentavalent Vaccine Launched (GAVI)
• South Africa: ANC Northern Cape New Provincial Leadership Announcement [press release] (ANC)
• South Africa: IFPYB - Fire Bheki Cele and Appoint a Career Police Officer as National Commissioner [press release] (IFP)
• Somalia: Local,Ethiopian Troops Battle Al Shabab Near Garbaharay (Shabelle)
• Sudan: Pressure Builds for Sudanese Talks Breakthrough [analysis] (ISS)
• Tunisia: Govt-ILO Future Partnership Programme Identified (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• South Africa: Archbishop Makgoba Calls on Government to Work With Russia and China on Syria [press release] (ACSA)
• South Africa: IFP to Host Rally in Kwamashu This Sunday [press release] (IFP)
• Comoros: Indian Ocean Islands Link Up Via Agriculture Web Portal (SciDev.Net)
• Tunisia: Opening Works of Third Congress of South-North Mediterranean Dialogue (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Tunisia: Mohamed Ghariani, Former S.G. of Disbanded RCD Heard By Examining Magistrate (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Tunisia: Government to Adapt Participatory Approach in Education System Reform - PM (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Zimbabwe: Multicurrency Regime - Shoppers Fleeced! [opinion] (Sokwanele)
• West Africa: U.S. Increases Emergency Assistance to the Sahel [press release] (U.S. Embassy Pretoria)
• Tunisia: Trade Deficit Worsening in First 5 Months of 2012 (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Tunisia: 'TuNur' Project to Make the Country Largest Exporter of Solar Energy in the World (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Tunisia: Govt's Support to Palestinian Workers (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Africa: Commonwealth Signs 'Significant' Agreement With IDEA [press release] (Commonwealth)
• Tunisia: 'General Electric' Willing to Carry Out Strategic Projects in the Country (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Tunisia: President Marzouki Leaves for Geneva (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Egypt: Petroleum Minister Urges Establishing Medium, Small Petrochemical Industries (Egypt Online)
• Zimbabwe: China in Massive Investment Drive (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Egypt: Govt Urges Swift Move to End Bloodshed in Syria (Egypt Online)
• Zimbabwe: Local Coaches Not Yet 'Lekker' [opinion] (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Egypt: FM - Govt Condemns Terrorism at All Forms (Egypt Online)
• Zimbabwe: BNC to Float U.S.$21 Million Rights Offer to Restart Mining Operations (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Egypt: FM Spokesman - 150,000 Expatriates Voted in Runoffs So Far (Egypt Online)
• Zimbabwe: Sata's Antics Get Into Overdrive (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Egypt: Schulz - The Country Has Natural, Human Resources to Make It Economic, Regional Power (Egypt Online)
• Zimbabwe: West Playing Into Mugabe's Hands [opinion] (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Egypt: Abul-Naga - U.S.$250 Million to Finance the Two Power Stations of South Helwan and Banha (Egypt Online)
• Zimbabwe: Elections - 32 Years of Going Nowhere? [opinion] (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Egypt: CBE - Gross Domestic Debt Hits EGP 1.18 Trillion in March (Egypt Online)
• Zimbabwe: Capital Injections Breathe Life Into Ariston Holdings (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: RFHL Directors to Step Down (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Egypt: HPEC Referred Statements of Accounts of First Round's Candidates to Central Auditing Organization (Egypt Online)
• Egypt: Tantawi Invites Parliament to Meet to Elect Constituent Assembly Members Tuesday (Egypt Online)
• Egypt: Ganzouri Orders Start of Sinai Development Project (Egypt Online)
• South Africa/Botswana: Bafana Bafana Ready for Botswana in WC Qualifier (SAFA)
• Zimbabwe: SADC Should Ensure Country Stays on Track (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: The Military Has No Political Role to Play [opinion] (SW Radio)
• Egypt: Stock Exchange Gains EGP 1 Billion (Egypt Online)
• Africa: Malawi Gives Up African Union Summit Over Bashir (Sudan Tribune)
• Zimbabwe: Banking Sector Crisis Undercuts Economy (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Egypt: Cabinet Approves Establishment of New Container Terminal in East Port Said (Egypt Online)
• South Africa: Banyana Banyana Coach Cautions the 18 Selected Players Not to Relax (SAFA)
• Congo-Kinshasa: More Funding Crucial as UN Agency Assists Civilians Fleeing Violence (UN News)
• Malawi: Electricity Supply Company Seeks Diesel Generators (TradeInvest)
• Mali: With More Than Three Million at Risk, IFRC Appeals for Funding as Food Crisis Worsens [press release] (IFRC)
• Egypt: Country's Exports to Economic Gatherings Rose 5.5 Percent in 2011 (Egypt Online)
• Zimbabwe: The Kimberley Process Should Redefine 'Blood Diamonds' [opinion] (SW Radio)
• Zimbabwe: Sata's Position on Country Incoherent [opinion] (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Angola: UNHCR Repatriates Almost 14,000 People - Steps Up Pace of Return Ahead of Deadline [press release] (UNHCR)
• Tunisia: Govt Presents Its Stand on Draft Final Declaration of Rio+20 Conference (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Africa: Saudis Invest in African Land (This is Africa)
• Africa: AGOA - 2012 U.S. Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum [press release] (U.S. Embassy Pretoria)
• Tunisia: Two-Day B2B in Italy (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Nigeria: Suicide Bomber Attacks Borno Police HQ (Daily Trust)
• Lesotho: Peaceful Transition but Disappointing Outcome for Women (Gender Links)
• Rwanda: Number of Congolese Refugees Transit Camp Passes 10,000 [press release] (UNHCR)
• Zimbabwe/Mozambique: Wounded Warriors Face Mambas (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: Kasukuwere Bulldozes His Way (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Kenya: Ministry Must Stop Maize Disease [opinion] (The Star)
• Kenya: Committee Opposes Slashing NSIS Budget (The Star)
• Zimbabwe: IPEC Orders Dismissal of Maphosa (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Kenya: Report on Mai-Mahiu Out (The Star)
• Zimbabwe: Plan to Rescue Troubled Banks (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Kenya: Meteorological Department Issues Alert Over Extended Cold Season (The Star)
• Zimbabwe: 'Foreign Investors See Value in Local Market' (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Kenya: 136,000 Get Poor Cash (The Star)
• Kenya: MRC Claims There's Plot to Kill Their Members (The Star)
• Kenya: Moragwa Thanks Her Rescuers (The Star)
• Kenya: U.S. Offers Sh2.8 Billion for Al Shabaab Commanders (The Star)
• Nigeria: NAHCO Increases Share Capital to N3 Billion (This Day)
• Kenya: Robbers Steal Sh1.2 Million in Raid (The Star)
• Kenya: KDF Does Not Negotiate With Terrorists - Haji (The Star)
• Kenya: Mungai Dropped (The Star)
• Kenya: City Residents Petition Mayor Over Buildings (The Star)
• South Africa: New Biometric Card to Boot Out Social Grant Fraud (BuaNews)
• Kenya: Eagerly Awaited Safari Rally Take Off at KICC Today (The Star)
• South Africa: Telkom Earnings Down 33 Percent (BuaNews)
• Nigeria: CBN Moves to Revamp Finance Houses' Operations (This Day)
• Nigeria: Olaitan Oyerinde - Rest Not in Peace [opinion] (Vanguard)
• Kenya: Women in the Maritime Sector Fundraising Gala (The Star)
• Kenya: Juniors Fight for Barcelona Slots (The Star)
• Kenya: Man Buried Next to Cow (The Star)
• South Africa: Gauteng's Economy Goes Green (BuaNews)
• Kenya: Turkana Fishermen Want Better Roads, Storage Facilities (IRIN)
• Kenya: Demolitions Loom in Kiembeni Wetland (The Star)
• Kenya: CCK to Re-Start SIM Registration (The Star)
• Kenya: Sh1 Billion Water Projects for Kericho, Keroka, Isebania, Sirari (The Star)
• Kenya: Koops Impressed (The Star)
• Angola: MINSA Trains Technicians on Child Malnutrition (ANGOP)
• South Africa: Gauteng to Prioritise Small Business (BuaNews)
• Kenya: Muranga Disabled Children Exploited (The Star)
• Kenya: Orphanage Risks Bar in Teso (The Star)
• Kenya: Irrigation Dries Up River in Tigania East (The Star)
• Angola: State Secretary for Human Rights Works in Zaire (ANGOP)
• South Africa: Labour Minister to Attend ILO Conference (BuaNews)
• Kenya: DCs Reshuffled to Avert Clashes With County Leaders (The Star)
• Kenya: IOC to Live Stream Olympics on Their Youtube Channel (The Star)
• Kenya: Machakos Wiper Official Calls for Civic Education (The Star)
• Angola: Macau Sets Up Secretariat to Strengthen Govt/China Relations (ANGOP)
• South Africa: Portfolio Committee Impressed With Zonderwater Prison (BuaNews)
• Kenya: Eight Houses Burnt in Lwakhakaha (The Star)
• Kenya: Kirinyaga Wife Who Burnt Husband With Hot Water Arrested (The Star)
• Kenya: IEBC Not Bound to Agree With All Views, Says AG (The Star)
• Angola: Construction Minister Unveils Road Infrastructures (ANGOP)
• South Africa: Govt Has Much to Offer Investors - Report (BuaNews)
• Kenya: Imports Cost Govt Sh1.3 Trillion in 2011 (The Star)
• Kenya: Gospel Singer Case Dropped (The Star)
• Kenya: I Haven't Ruled Out Deal With G7 - Mudavadi (The Star)
• Angola: Parliament Deputy Speaker Meets Chinese Official (ANGOP)
• South Africa: Medupi Helping Build Economy - Zuma (BuaNews)
• Kenya: CRA Holds Public Hearing in Bungoma (The Star)
• Kenya: Kilifi Guard Killed in Night Attack (The Star)
• Kenya: Heated Exchange in Court Over Billionaire's Property (The Star)
• Kenya: Alarm as Disease Chews More Maize (The Star)
• Kenya: Cabinet Approves Two-Thirds Gender Rule (The Star)
• Kenya: Raila to Hold Weekend Rallies in Nakuru, Naivasha (The Star)
• Kenya: Historian to Sue Over Murang'a Shrine Fence (The Star)
• Kenya: Driver at Kimunye Tea Factory Still Missing (The Star)
• Kenya: Government to Give Cash Rewards to Deaf Athletes (The Star)
• Kenya: Kosgey Steps Up Pro-Raila Campaigns (The Star)
• Cote d'Ivoire: UN Condemns Deadly Attack on Peacekeepers (UN News)
• Kenya: National Bank Gets New Boss as Marambii Exits (The Star)
• Kenya: Monitor Students When Out, Meru Teachers Told (The Star)
• Kenya: Why Raila Deserves to Play the Reformist Card [opinion] (The Star)
• Kenya: Pace of Criminal Justice System Reforms is Too Slow, Say Lobby Groups (The Star)
• Kenya: Moi Varsity Student's Killing Sparks Protest in Eldoret (The Star)
• Kenya: Miraa Ban Hurting Nyambene Farmers (The Star)
• Zimbabwe: Mugabe Motorcade Accidents Claim Two Lives (SW Radio)
• Kenya: TJRC Gets Three Months to Bring Curtains Down (The Star)
• Kenya: KMTC to Offer More Degrees (The Star)
• Kenya: Tullow to Involve Turkana Residents in the Exploration of Oil (The Star)
• Kenya: Air Travel to Kakamega to Resume as Strip Repaired (The Star)
• Sudan: Govt, South Sudan Break Off Talks, No Deal in Sight (New Vision)
• Nigeria: Suicide Bomber Kills Six At Police Headquarters (This Day)
• Uganda: Pastor Kayanja Court Case Temporarily Halted (New Vision)
• Kenya: Lavish Spending in Election Budget (The Star)
• Kenya: 5,000 Tonnes of Sugar Destroyed in Mombasa (The Star)
• Kenya: Hippo Kills Man in Night Attack (The Star)
• Uganda: Cranes Face Physical Examination (New Vision)
• Kenya: Maize Crop Destroyed in Kilifi (The Star)
• Kenya: Father Accused of Defiling Daughter Walks Scot-Free (The Star)
• Sudan: No Positive Outcome on Abyei Talks (Sudan Tribune)
• Kenya: CJ Tells Judges to Protect Democracy (The Star)
• Kenya: Malindi Water Tariffs Set to Go Up From July (The Star)
• Kenya: Paul Bitok Tournament in Eldoret Attract 55 Teams (The Star)
• Kenya: Cops in Turkwel Protest Over Working Conditions (The Star)
• Kenya: Three Jailed Over Donkey Meat (The Star)
• Kenya: Gang Steals Millions Worth of Coffee From Kirinyaga Factory (The Star)
• Uganda: No Salary Increment for Civil Servants - Museveni (New Vision)
• Kenya: Regulator to Push for Inter-Sacco Borrowing (The Star)
• Kenya: The Artist Movie's Glamourous Launch (The Star)
• Kenya: MPs' Concern Over Sh1.4 Trillion Debt (The Star)
• Kenya: Tuju Stoning Fiasco Trio Charges Dropped (The Star)
• Uganda: Jackie Lands Sisqo Gig (New Vision)