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Africa RSS FeedsAfrica: New Hague Prosecutor Defends Victims - [allAfrica.com] Cape Town - The Gambian lawyer who is about to become chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) has hit out at suggestions that the court has a bias against Africa....Feed Source: allafrica.com Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood Candidate Faces Mubarak PM in Run-Off - [RFI]
Cairo -
The Muslim Brotherhood's Mohamed Moursi will face off against Mubarak-era prime minister Ahmed Shafiq in the second round of Egypt's presidential election, according to unofficial results Friday.... Kenya: Hague Court Rejects Leaders' Bid to Escape Trial - [Capital FM]
Nairobi -
The cases against Uhuru Kenyatta, Francis Muthaura, William Ruto and Joshua arap Sang are set to go ahead after the International Criminal Court rejected appeals challenging the court's jurisdiction to try them over crimes against humanity.... Sudan: Juba-Khartoum Talks to Resume - [UN News]
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the announcement of the Governments of Sudan and South Sudan to resume talks in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, next week, under the auspices of the African Union High Level Implementation Panel.... Lesotho: Contest for Lesotho Presidency a Three-Horse Race - [allAfrica.com]
Cape Town -
Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili's 14-year rule of the country will be hotly contested when the population goes to the polls tomorrow. Mosisili faces a great deal of discontent as recent polls list him among Africa's most despised leaders.... Africa: Australia, South Africa to Share World's Biggest Telescope - [SKA Organisation]
Amsterdam -
The Members of the SKA Organisation today agreed on a dual site solution for the Square Kilometre Array telescope, a crucial step towards building the world's largest and most sensitive radio telescope.... South Africa: Battle for Presidential Succession Opens Up - [Af Conf]
The battle for succession in the African National Congress is getting nastier as its outcome looks more uncertain. Supporters of the main protagonists fight their battles, firstly within the ANC structures, then in the security services, the courts and the state broadcasting service.... Zimbabwe: UN Rights Chief Urges Peaceful Polls - [UN News]
On her first-ever visit to Zimbabwe, the top United Nations human rights official has urged President Robert Mugabe to ensure that the country's next elections will be free and fair and held in a peaceful atmosphere.... Egypt: Poll Stations Closed, Ballot Counting Begins - [Aswat Masriya]
The second day of the first round in Egypt's presidential elections ended at 9 pm. Ballot counting is scheduled to start tonight at subcommittees in different Egyptian governorates.... Mali: Food Aid Taking Too Long to Reach Needy - [IPS]
Segou -
Her neat, bright yellow headscarf matches the rest of her outfit, but contrasts with her weary expression. Sokona Soumounou sits a little apart from the crowd queueing for assistance from the World Food Programme in the southern Mali town of Ségou.... West Africa: Sharp Price Hikes Cause Alarm - [IRIN]
Dakar/Ouagadougou -
Unexpectedly sharp price rises in April for local cereals like millet, rice and maize in parts of Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad mean many vulnerable people in the drought-hit Sahel could find it even harder to get enough to eat.... Madagascar: A Decaying Health Sector - [IRIN]
Antsohihy -
The Basic Health Centre or Centre de Santé de Base (CSB) II in Anjalajala, near Antsohihy, the capital of Madagascar's northern Sofia Region, is housed in a recently renovated building and its status as a CSB II promises the availability of a trained doctor. But the doctor left for Antananarivo, the capital, in 2002 and has not been replaced, and whenever the remaining nurse is absent, services stop.... Ethiopia: Poor Rains Prompt Calls for More Food - [IRIN]
Addis Ababa -
Aid agencies are calling for more food assistance for areas in southern and northeastern Ethiopia where erratic rains have adversely affected the mid-February to May 'Belg' crop.... Kenya: Babies Miss Out On TB Immunization - [IRIN]
Isiolo -
Thousands of infants born in remote northern parts of Kenya in the past six weeks risk contracting tuberculosis (TB) due to a vaccine shortage, with medics warning that the effects could be severe in areas where there is already little access to maternity and vaccination services.... Liberia: Former Warlord Prince Johnson Fears Hague Court - [New Democrat]
The one-time leader of the Independent National Patriotic Front of Liberia (INPFL), now senator of Nimba County, Thursday claimed that the Independent Human Rights Commission (INHRC) has announced plans to forward him and others listed in the TRC report for prosecution to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for trial.... Somalia: Leaders Agree to End Political Transition Process - [RFI]
Somali leaders, meeting in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa over the last three days, have finally agreed to end the political transition process and set a date for the creation of a parliament and a new president.... Egypt: Cairo's Street Artists Defy Authorities With Graffiti Protest - [RFI]
Cairo -
Cairo's graffiti artists offered a sarcastic rebuttal to city authorities on Thursday during the last day of voting in Egypt's presidential elections. Following plans to whitewash street art on Mohamed Mahmoud St, artists instead began the whitewashing themselves spelling out a cynical phrase in Arabic - "forget about the past, focus on the elections".... Africa: Africa Must Unite - But Behind Whom? - [Fahamu]
With the 54 leaders of the African Union due to try again to elect a new Chairperson of the AU Commission in July, isn't it time the African had a say in the election, rather than the outcome being influenced by outside interests?... Africa: AU Election Test of Continent's Unity and Commitment to Equality - [Gender Links]
Africa Day 2012 is being celebrated under the theme "Towards the Realisation of a united and integrated Africa and its diaspora." The theme is particularly significant as the election of the AU Chairperson in draws closer with a strong female contender, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Minister of Home Affairs in South Africa.... East Africa: EAC Seeks Fewer Currencies, More Members - [RNW Africa]
Kigali -
While the EU battles the euro crisis and security of its member states wobbles, East Africa is becoming ever more community-minded. A common market is developing. Considerations of a universal monetary unit are serious. And some can even foresee the formation of a political federation.... Africa: Livestock - Cure or Curse? - [AlertNet]
Lambasted for their voluminous greenhouse gas emissions, implicated in massive land degradation, and denounced for driving deforestation, livestock are supposedly the bad kids on the block - the black sheep of sustainable agriculture.... Africa: Promote Africa but Address Challenges Too, Says Zuma - [BuaNews]
Sandton -
While the African continent should promote Afro-optimism and Ubuntu, challenges such as possibly not meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) deadline must be addressed, says President Jacob Zuma.... Egypt: The Dynamics of the Election - [ISS]
Tshwane/Pretoria -
Fifteen months after President Hosni Mubarak was ousted, Egyptians went to the polls for their first free presidential election. 12 Candidates are contesting in the elections but there are three front runners, namely, former foreign minister and Arab League chief Amr Moussa, Muslim Brotherhood candidate, Mohammed Mursi and Muslim Brotherhood dissident, Abdelmumein Al Futuh.... Sudan: Wolf Again Implores Obama Administration to Do More - [U.S. Congress]
Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA) today again implored the Obama Administration to do more to address the looming humanitarian crisis on the border of South Sudan and Sudan.... South Africa: World Bank Discusses Eskom Inspection Panel Report - [World Bank]
Washington -
The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors discussed a Management Report on May 22 together with a Supplemental Note that responds to the Inspection Panel's (IP) investigation of South Africa's Eskom Investment Support Project (EISP). The request to the Inspection Panel raised concerns about potential harm from the Eskom project in the future and the Panel did not find instances of current harm stemming from non-compliance.... Somalia: Leaders Set Path to End Transitional Period - [UN News]
Leaders in Somalia have agreed to set up a Constituent Assembly that will adopt the East African nation's new constitution in line with an existing roadmap to end the current transitional governing arrangement by an upcoming deadline, the United Nations envoy for the country said today.... South Sudan: Populations Swells to 35,000 at Yida Refugee Camp - [UNHCR]
Juba, South Sudan -
The UN refugee agency is expanding aid operations for refugees in South Sudan's Yida camp, whose population has swollen to more than 35,000 people.... Egypt: U.S. Secretary Clinton on Historic Presidential Election - [State Department]
Today, the Egyptian people concluded a historic two days of voting in the first round of their presidential election, marking another important milestone in their transition to democracy. We look forward to working with Egypt's democratically elected government. We will continue to stand with the Egyptian people as they work to seize the promise of last year's uprising and build a democracy that reflects their values and traditions, respects universal human rights, and meets their aspirations for dignity a... Africa: Bill Gates on WHO Resolutions on Polio & Vaccines - [Gates Foundation]
Seattle -
Statement by Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, on the occasion of the World Health Assembly resolutions declaring completion of polio eradication a global emergency and endorsing the Global Vaccine Action Plan... South Africa: Cele to Challenge Report in Court - [SAPA]
Johannesburg -
Suspended police commissioner General Bheki Cele intends approaching a high court to challenge the validity of a board of inquiry report that recommends his dismissal.... Copyright © 2012, Internet Marketing. All Rights Reserved. |