Posts having tag: politics
NIGER CORRUPTION CASE 'POLITICAL' ! Mahamadou Issoufou was freed on bail after being ...
GABON OPPOSITION CALLS FOR STRIKE ! The election result led to huge protests in several ...
SENEGAL BATTLES RISING TIDES ! Dakar's growing population helps make the flooding worse ...
ZIMBABWE'S PM ALLEGES PERSECUTION ! The rally was held to mark ten years of MDC ...
UGANDAN KING POSTPONES TOWN RALLY ! Kampala is littered with debris after the king's ...
TENTATIVE THAW IN EU-ZIMBABWE TIES ! By Andrew Harding ...
S.A. INQUIRY INTO SOLDIER PROTEST ! The South African authorities are investigating how hundreds of soldiers were able to march on government buildings in a dispute over pay. More than 1,000 soldiers left their Pretoria barracks on Wednesday and approached the Union Buildings, which houses the president's office. Police ...
PROGRESS AT DARFUR PEACE TALKS ! The Jem rebel groups have not signed up to the deal At least four of the numerous rebel groups in Darfur have agreed to work together, says the US envoy to Sudan. Scott Gration said the deal ...
SOMALI INSURGENTS IN DEADLY RAID ! Civilians are often caught in the crossfire in Mogadishu More than 20 people have been killed in heavy battles in Somalia's capital after Islamist fighters launched a pre-dawn raid in the south of ...
SCORES OF MIGRANTS PERISH AT SEA ! By David Willey BBC News, Rome ...
CHOLERA 'MAY RETURN TO ZIMBABWE' ! Cholera 'may return to Zimbabwe' Many Zimbabweans rely on unsanitary water sources Zimbabwe is at risk of another outbreak of cholera later on because it failed to deal with causes of the epidemic that began last year, aid agencies say. Both Medicins Sans Frontieres (MSF) and the UN ...
SOMALI TOWN CLEARED OF RADICALS ! Islamist groups control much of southern Somalia Islamists fighting Somalia's UN-backed government have lost control of a town - the second such loss in recent days. Commanders from a local militia ...
TUNISIA REPORTER MOVE 'BODES ILL' ! The group says media freedom is already extremely limited A group of pro-government reporters has seized control of Tunisia's largest journalism union two months before a general election, ...
ZIMBABWE DRIVERS FACE TOLL ROADS ! Crashes are frequent on Zimbabwe's roads Motorists in Zimbabwe have begun to pay fees for using roads, after tollgates were put into operation. The government says the money raised will be ...
SA 'RACIST VIDEO' TRIAL TO START ! The video sparked student protests on campus Four white former university students in South Africa who allegedly forced black campus employees to eat food soaked in urine are going on trial. They ...
ERITRA TO PAY ETHIOPIA MILLIONS ! Tens of thousands of troops remain entrenched along the border An international tribunal in The Hague has ruled that Eritrea will have to pay Ethiopia millions of dollars in compensation for war ...
APARTHEID POLICEMAN LOSES JOB BID Wybrand du Toit wanted to rejoin the police service An apartheid-era South African policeman has lost a court battle to get his old job back. Wybrand du Toit was found guilty in 1996 of killing ...
ZAMBIA CLEARS EX-LEADER CHILUBA ! Mr Chiluba has been suffering from ill health Zambian former President Frederick Chiluba has been cleared of corruption charges after a long-running trial. He was accused of embezzling $500,000 during his 10-year presidency, but a judge ruled the funds could not be traced to ...
SOUTH AFRICA : TOWNSHIP REPORTS ! South Africa: Township reports South Africans living in the townships of Port Elizabeth share their views on President Jacob Zuma's first 100 days in power. You can read their views below: Asanda, 24, administrator: ...
HUNGER STRIKE BEFORE GABON POLL ! Ali-Ben Bongo is favourite to succeed his father One of the 23 presidential candidates in Gabon has begun a hunger strike to demand that the election be postponed. Bruno Ben Moubamba, an ...
