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Africa RSS FeedsSudan: Prosecutor Accuses Darfur Rebels of War Crimes - The International Criminal Court (ICC), which is already considering charges against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir arising out of the war in Darfur, has now been asked to examine evidence that Darfur rebel commanders have committed war crimes....Feed Source: allafrica.com Nigeria: Attack on Oil Pipeline Causes Major Setback - Nigeria's crude oil export has suffered another major setback as United States oil major Chevron yesterday declared a force majeure on its Escravos crude oil exports, until the end of the year, due to last Friday's militant attack on its pipeline.... Zimbabwe: Row Erupts Over Constitution Changes - AS ZIMBABWE's rival political parties drift further apart on the implementation of their power-sharing pact, a new row has erupted over the unilateral drafting of a proposal to amend the constitution by President Robert Mugabe's negotiation team.... Somalia: Fighting Threatens Aid, Warns UN Chief - The deteriorating security situation in Somalia poses a serious threat to the delivery of humanitarian aid to millions of desperate people in the Horn of Africa country, the Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned in his latest report to the Security Council today.... Africa: Govts 'Ignore' Civil Society on Health - Health experts and activists have heavily criticised African governments for failing to collaborate with civil society organisations (CSOs) on health research and health policy development.... South Africa: Zimbabwe's Cholera Crosses Border - Zimbabwe's cholera epidemic has crossed into South Africa, with four confirmed diagnoses in a total of 68 suspected cases in the border town of Musina, according to aid workers.... Africa: Key Countries 'Not Keeping Health Research Promises' - Several key African countries have done "very little" to invest in health research since pledging to do so at a world meeting of health and science ministers in Mexico four years ago, say critics.... Cameroon: Freed Hostages Return Home - Seven French hostages of the 10 that were released recently by Bakassi rebels have returned to France, The Post has learned.... Ethiopia: Disappointed But Not Defeated - She fought alongside men in the Ethiopian liberation struggle. She fought for a free and fair society. But today, Yewubmar Asfaw feels that Ethiopia's revolution has failed to deliver a fair share of political power to women.... Liberia: Top Africom Commander Visits Johnson-Sirleaf - A senior officer assigned with the United States/African military command, AFRICOM, based in Germany has given a positive view of the Liberia's security sector.... Nigeria: Desertification - 35 Million Affected in the North - The House of Representatives has pledged its readiness to partner with the Agricultural Development Company (International) Ltd, Israel and the Federal Ministry of Environment under the Desert-To-Food Programme to eradicate the menace of desertification.... Zimbabwe: Mbeki Convenes Talks on Constitutional Changes - THE facilitator of the inter-party talks, former South African president Cde Thabo Mbeki, has scheduled a meeting of the negotiators in South Africa next week to discuss the draft Consti-tutional Amendment Number 19 Bill.... Somalia: Hardline Islamist Leader Tells Kenya Not to Send Its Troops - Sheik Hassan Dahir Aweys, radical Islamist leader of a Somali opposition faction, has warned Kenya against sending its troops to Somalia to join the African Union peacekeepers who are already here, local media reports said on Thursday.... South Africa: Business Lags on Climate Change, Says Minister - The private sector had been slower than some of its overseas counterparts in appreciating the consequences of climate change for business, Environmental and Tourism Affairs Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk said yesterday.... South Africa: Retailers Left Out of China Quota Talks - THE trade and industry department is to hold talks today on the possibility of extending quotas on Chinese clothing and textile imports, but retailers, who are affected most, will be excluded.... Rwanda: Jail Ex-Minister for Life, Says Prosecutor - Life imprisonment, maximum sentence envisaged by the Rwandan penal code, was requested Tuesday against the former Minister for Justice, Agnes Ntamabyariro, on trial in Rwanda since June 2006 after being arrested in Zambia in 1997.... Uganda: Fuel Companies Blamed for Shortage - MOTORISTS yesterday accused dealers of hoarding petroleum products to keep the price high.... Rwanda: Kagame's Aide Arrives in France - The Director of State Protocol Rose Kabuye, who was recently arrested in Germany, was yesterday transferred to France.... Nigeria: Govt Declines to Cut Fuel Prices - Hopes that the falling crude oil prices would lead to cheaper petroleum products in Nigeria have been dashed by the Federal Government.... Somalia: UN Chief Deplores Latest Acts of Piracy Off Coast - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced his concern at new acts of piracy off the Somali coast this week amid reports of a series of attacks or attempting hijackings in recent days in a region already notorious for the practice.... Sudan: UN Chief Concerned Over Fresh Darfur Fighting - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged all sides to the Darfur conflict to refrain from hostilities as the United Nations tries to verify "troubling reports" of aerial bombings by Sudanese military forces and renewed fighting in recent days across the war-torn region.... Guinea Bissau: Cholera Contained But Source Still Unknown - After more than six months of battling cholera in Guinea-Bissau the epidemic is now under control health officials say, though they admit they have not identified its root causes or put in place measures to prevent future outbreaks.... Equatorial Guinea: Torture is Rife in Prisons, Says UN Expert - Detainees kept in police custody in Equatorial Guinea are victims of systematic torture, and prisoners suffer inhuman conditions, an independent United Nations human rights expert said in a press statement today, blaming a break down in the country's judicial system.... Mozambique: Two Incidents Halt Voting - Although no incidents have been reported from the vast majority of polling stations during the municipal elections taking place on Wednesday, the Electoral Administration Technical Secretariat (STAE), the electoral branch of the Mozambican civil service, told AIM that disturbances forced a halt to voting in two places.... Congo-Brazzaville: Flooding Raises Health Risks - The torrential rains experienced in Brazzaville every year at this time spread sewage in the streets and sometimes bury houses in sand carried along by the ensuing floods.... Namibia: National Assembly Approves U.S. Grant - FOLLOWING weeks of controversy, the National Assembly yesterday approved a N$3 billion development aid grant from the US government, known as the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) compact, with a minor amendment.... Africa: Scientist-Policymaker Misunderstandings 'Hindering Research' - Tense relations between scientists and policy-makers are a barrier to ensuring science achieves its potential impact on health in Africa, delegates at the Global Ministerial Forum on Research for Health heard.... Congo-Kinshasa: General Babacar Gaye - Monuc Through Its Mandate Continues to Assist the Fardc - The security situation is calm overall today. The CNDP, in accordance with its declaration of yesterday, started withdrawals on the Kanyabanyonga-Nyanzale and Kabasha-Kiwanja axes.... Nigeria: Judicial Workers Threaten Strike Again - Members of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) are poised to embark on fresh nationwide strike again.... Nigeria: We Can't Sell Petrol At N50 - FG - It is simply not possible to sell fuel at N50 per litre, the government has flatly argued, despite the lower price of crude on the international market, which should benefit consumers.... Copyright © 2008, Typojoe.com. All Rights Reserved. |