June 05, 2009
South Africa: Zuma's Half-Million Jobs is Wishful Thinking
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In President Jacob Zuma's first address to the South African Parliament on the state of the nation this week, he promised to create half a million jobs in the next six months. It… Read more »
June 04, 2009
Africa: Continent's Leaders Should Stand Up For Justice [guest column]
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Next week representatives of the 30 African countries which are parties to the Rome Statute, which set up the International Criminal Court (ICC), will meet in Addis Ababa. Read more »
Botswana: Development Bank Lends Nation U.S. $1.5 Billion
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In a decision reflecting the consequences of the global economic crisis for Africa, the African Development Bank has granted Botswana the largest-ever assistance package of its… Read more »
Madagascar: Deposed President to Return?
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Deposed Malagasy president Marc Ravalomanana will return to the country this month, his supporters have said. Read more »
Egypt: U.S. Defends Key Obama Speech in 'Authoritarian' State
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President Barack Obama of the United States chose Cairo as the city from which to broadcast his historic appeal to the Muslim world on Thursday because Egypt is a "a strategic… Read more »
June 03, 2009
Africa: Petty Bribery Plagues Continent, Says Study
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Africans are among the most likely of the world's citizens to be forced to pay bribes - but they are also the most confident that their governments are trying to stop the practice,… Read more »
Mali: Al-Qaeda Group Executes Briton
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An Al-Qaeda affiliated group in Africa has executed a British citizen in Mali, news agencies are reporting. Read more »
June 01, 2009
Somalia: Teenagers With Guns Threaten Region [guest column]
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Seated on the leather carpet covering the floor of his living room, Mohamed Abdi Rahman is surrounded by friends and family members coming to convey their condolences over the… Read more »
Sudan: Darfuri Woman Refugees 'Live in Fear of Rape'
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Darfuri women who have fled as refugees to Chad live in fear of being raped and as a result ostracized by their families, says a new study. Read more »
May 29, 2009
Africa: How Michelle Obama Can Help Africa [guest column]
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When Michelle Obama, the first lady of the United States, visits Ghana with President Barack Obama in July, the powerful voice she has used to empower disadvantaged girls at home… Read more »
Liberia: Tolbert Educational Fund Launched
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An education endowment fund in honor of former Liberian president William R. Tolbert was launched in Monrovia Wednesday at a formal ceremony held at the Monrovia City Hall. Read more »
May 28, 2009
Africa: Human Rights Group Links Violations to Food Price Hikes
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A leading advocacy group has linked escalating food prices and the sharp rise in living costs across Africa to violations of human rights across the continent in the last year. Read more »
Chad: World Court Accepts Senegal's Pledge on Habr?
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The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has turned down a request that it order Senegal to keep the former president of Chad, Hissène Habré, within its jurisdiction… Read more »
Zimbabwe: To Give or Not to Give? [blog]
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Last week, United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told the South African Broadcasting Corporation that she was "not yet confident" that aid money to Zimbabwe would get… Read more »
Cameroon/Cote d'Ivoire: Soccer Stars Make Africa Proud in European Final
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Two Africans generated enormous support among soccer fans around the continent for the winning team in Wednesday's European Champions League final played in Rome. Read more »
Liberia: William R. Tolbert - 'In The Pantheon Of Great African Leaders' [document]
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Dr. Richard Tolbert, chairman of the National Investment Commission of Liberia and nephew of former president William R. Tolbert, recalled the many contributions of the former… Read more »
May 26, 2009
South Africa: Nation Enters First Recession Since Democracy
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Africa's biggest economy, that of South Africa, contracted by a shock six percent in the first quarter of this year, confiming that the country has slid into its first recession in… Read more »
Somalia: Naval Forces Report More Pirate Arrests
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European Union (EU) naval forces operating off the Somali coast have reported a series of successes in their patrols against pirates, arresting 16 suspects after two attacks in the… Read more »
Gabon: Bongo Illness Reports Spark Succession Debate
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The people of Gabon have been wondering for some days now about the state of health of President Omar Bongo Ondimba, reports Infos Plus Gabon of Libreville. Read more »
Africa: Diamond Magnate Calls for 'African Way' of Doing Business
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A South African businessman whose name is synonymous with the international diamond trade has told an African Union (AU) audience that the global economic crisis was caused by… Read more »
Liberia: An Encounter With Crime in Monrovia [blog]
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From Monrovia, AllAfrica's Boakai Fofana blogs on a recent experience with crime and of how a new initiative is helping to offset worries that it is growing. Read more »
May 25, 2009
Africa: More Political Freedom Brings More Wealth, Says Study
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African nations which expand their political freedoms also reduce poverty, according to a major new study published today. Read more »
May 23, 2009
Sudan: Obama Envoy Heads to China to Pursue Darfur Peace
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President Barack Obama's special envoy for Sudan, Major General J. Scott Gration, will hold a series of talks in the next week with a range of countries including China in an… Read more »
Madagascar: Rival Parties Agree on New Elections
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International mediators negotiating a resolution to the crisis in Madagascar have announced that the rival parties have agreed on an election within 14 months in which both the… Read more »
Somalia: African Union Calls for Sanctions on Eritrea
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The African Union (AU) has appealed to the United Nations Security Council to impose sanctions on Eritrea and other parties backing the insurgents fighting to overthrow Somalia's… Read more »
