Report One - Preliminary Results On the Run for Parliamentary Elections
On October 12, 2011 the run for the parliamentary elections started and the candidacy applications for the parliamentary elections were submitted to the candidacy points in the governorates countrywide.
View ArticleReport Two - Preliminary Results On the Run for Parliamentary Elections
The second day for receiving candidacy applications for the parliamentary elections was very peaceful. The observers of the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) did not observe any violence or...
View ArticleSomalia: Agencies Act to Stop Malaria Outbreak
The United Nations and its partners are escalating their response measures to prevent a malaria outbreak in Somalia, where two million people already suffering from drought, famine and conflict are at...
View ArticleAgencies Act to Stop Malaria Outbreak
The United Nations and its partners are escalating their response measures to prevent a malaria outbreak in Somalia, where two million people already suffering from drought, famine and conflict are at...
View ArticleBafang - Poultry plant commissioned
The multi-billion plant that has capacity to produce more than 3,000 chicken a day is also receiving government financial backing of FCFA 500 million.
View ArticleSomalia: Kenyan Troops Target Southern Ports
Kenyan military planners have targeted the capture of Kismayu and two nearby secondary ports to cut off billions of shillings earned by al Shabaab to finance their insurgency.
View ArticleLibya: UN Human Rights Office Calls for Probe Into Gaddafi's Death
The United Nations human rights office today called for a probe into Muammar Qadhafi's death to determine whether he was killed during fighting or after his capture.
View ArticleKibaki Gambles On Regional War With Al Shabaab
As the Kenyan army ventured deeper into Somalia, in its first cross-border campaign in 44 years, a regional grand strategy to deal with Al Haraka al Shabaab al Mujahideen is beginning to emerge.
View ArticleBiya Wins Diaspora Votes, Takes an Early Lead
With the results in all the 10 regions of the country already released, incumbent Paul Biya is leading in nine of the ten regions, losing only in Fru Ndi's region of origin, the Northwest where he...
View ArticleLibya: Govt Urged to Investigate Whether Al-Gaddafi Death Was a War Crime
Amnesty International today urged the new Libyan authorities to ensure a full, independent and impartial investigation into how Colonel Mu'ammar al-Gaddafi died, saying if he was deliberately killed in...
View ArticleGovt Orders Chinese Firm to Reinstate 2,000 Sacked Workers
The Zambian Government has ordered a Chinese mining company that fired 2,000 workers over pay dispute to immediately reinstate them.
View ArticleSomalia: 16 Soldiers Killed in Mogadishu
African Union troops have lost 16 soldiers this week as they battle the last remnants of al Shabaab still holed up in Somalia's capital Mogadishu.
View ArticleSouth Sudan: UN-Backed Peace Talks Seek to End Violent Ethnic Clashes in...
Two ethnic communities that had previously engaged in violent attacks in South Sudan took part in a series of United Nations-backed peace talks which seek to put an end to conflict in the country's...
View Article45 Killed in Ethnic Clashes
45 people have been killed and many injured since Tuesday in the tribal clashes that broke between two sub-tribes of the Misseriya clan in Balila area of South Kordofan.
View ArticleEquatorial Guinea: Govt Strengthen Ties With Obiang
South Africa and Equatorial Guinea have agreed to work together to increase trade between the two countries.
View ArticleVigil Activist Granted Last Minute Reprieve From Deportation
An active member of the London based protest group, the Zimbabwe Vigil, who was facing being deported from the UK this week, was on Thursday night granted a last minute reprieve.
View ArticleUganda: Deployment of US Troops to Help Fight LRA - A Just Cause!
President Obama's decision to deploy a small cadre of US troops to help Ugandan forces track down and destroy the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) is a step in the right direction. For too long, Joseph...
View ArticleNorth Africa: Reforms Needed in Higher Education to Meet the Needs of Young...
A new report released today, Breaking Even or Breaking Through: Reaching Financial Sustainability While Providing High Quality Standards in Higher Education in the Middle East and North Africa,...
View ArticleThe 2011 National Golden Games Being Held in Bloemfontein Off to a Good Start
The two-day 2011 National Golden Games took off successfully on Thursday, 20 October 2011 in Bloemfontein, Free State Province. Being held under the theme: "Celebrating Active Ageing", the 2011 Golden...
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