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In Uganda fury over a generals letter reveals battle over the presidents political legacy
KAMPALA, Uganda - An army general's concern that officials are at risk of assassination if they oppose President Yoweri Museveni's alleged plan to have his son succeed him has stirred controversy in Uganda because it challenges the popular view of Museveni as a moderate leader, analysts said Tuesday. Police continued their search Tuesday of a daily newspaper's offices to find ...
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Kenya Sh180 for Roads Repair
The Kenya Rural Roads board will spend Sh180 million to repair roads in Narok county.Kerra's chairman Joe Wanyoike said every constituency will receive Sh30 million. The county has six constituencies.Wanyoike said they have released 75 per cent of the money. He was speaking during a courtesy call to Narok Governor Samuel Tunai after carrying out a routine inspection of ...
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Kenya No More Strikes
The Kenya National Union of Teachers yesterday said it will not give any further strike notice to the government over shelved allowances. Union officials Wilson Sossion and Mudzo Nzili asked the new education secretary Prof Jacob Kaimenyi to ensure the 2012 parliamentary approval is implemented. Speaking in Kapsabet during the Nandi Central Annual General Meeting, the Knut officials expressed ...
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President at home on trial abroad How Kenyas new leader is coping
Kenya's new president and deputy say they are cooperating with the International Criminal Court's investigation against them, but the ICC prosecutor says that's simply not ...
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UN chief promotes education gender empowerment during final day of Mozambique visit
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon with students at Sansão Muthemba Secondary School in Polana Caniço, Maputo, Mozambique. UN Photo/Eskinder ...
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Uganda leaders legacy at stake in generals case
Ugandan Police surround the offices of the Daily Monitor newspaper, preventing all journalists from leaving according to the paper's political editor, in Kampala, Uganda Monday, May 20, 2013. Ugandan police forcibly entered the premises of the independent newspaper to look for evidence against an army general who recently questioned the president's alleged plan to have his son succeed ...
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South Africa plans water pipeline to supply northern coal mines
- South Africa will begin building a 70-kilometer (44-mile) pipeline this year to supply water from a reservoir in the north to local coal mines, Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa said. The De Hoop Dam in Limpopo Province is almost complete and water storage has begun, the minister said today in Cape Town. Work on a separate pipeline that will supply other parts of the ...
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DR Congo waits on funding for Grand Inga
The dream of harnessing the mighty Congo River with the world's largest set of dams has moved closer, with the World Bank and other financial institutions expected to offer finance and ...
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Former Prez Kufuor back home from South Africa Switzerland
Accra, May 21, GNA - Former President John Agyekum Kufour on Monday returned home from South Africa and Switzerland after engagements to woe investors to ...
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Fighting in eastern DR Congo kills 19
NINETEEN people have been killed and 27 injured in fierce clashes between the army and M23 rebels in the restive eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the government says. Mortar fire rang out for a second day north of Goma, ahead of a visit by UN chief Ban Ki-moon to DRC on Wednesday as part of a tour that will take him to the volatile provincial capital. Government spokesman Lambert Mende told ...
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Central Africa In Africas Great Lakes Region Peace Dividend Must Follow Peace Deal
Washington, DC - Africa's Great Lakes region today has the chance to achieve something that has eluded its war-weary people for several decades. It can silence the guns, boost trust and trade between neighbors, educate millions of out-of-school children, empower women, and create economic opportunities that will help the countries forge a path to prosperity, good governance, and lasting ...
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South Africa Green Light for Eskoms Sere Wind Farm
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa has given state company Eskom a licence to go ahead with its Sere wind farm near Koekenaap in the Western Cape. "Sere is our first large-scale renewable energy project," Eskom chief executive officer Brian Dames said in a statement on Monday. "It demonstrates our commitment to reducing our carbon footprint and to investing in a ...
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Kenya cases International Criminal Court Presidency decides on new composition of Trial Chamber V
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Ratification of Mozambique Petroleum Law Seen By Year-End
The Mozambique government currently is revising its legal and fiscal packages for exploration and production, but anticipates its new petroleum law to be ratified by year-end in time for the upcoming licensing round, said Arsenio Mabote, chairman of the Instituto Nacional de Petroleo. Mozambique will seek to promote exploration in offshore areas 4, 5 and 6 in its upcoming licensing round. The ...
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Uganda news editor cries foul over raid
A police raid on a daily newspaper in Uganda is evidence of government-backed media harassment, the newspaper's managing editor said. Two radio stations were closed Monday and police raided the offices of The Daily Monitor, the largest independent newspaper in Uganda. Police spokeswoman Judith Nabakooba told Bloomberg News that authorities had a court order to search the newspaper's ...
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Is the African Union equipped to serve Africas people for another 50 years | Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja
in 1963 (pdf) - needs to take stock of its strengths and weaknesses as an intergovernmental organisation designed to promote the pan-African agenda politically and economically. As articulated by the leading figures of pan-Africanism, that agenda consists of a three-dimensional project of political self-determination, economic self-reliance, and solidarity in the promotion and defence of African ...
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Kenya Technology goes on errand in Nairobi
Dash2do helps busy people with daily tasks through its online platform. Finding someone trustworthy to run an errand for you in Nairobi could be a problem of the past.At least, this is what one innovative Kenyan company is aiming for.Dash2do is an online platform with a portfolio of errand runners, drivers, tradespeople and artisans, all vetted by the company to carry out tasks for people with ...
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M23 rebels clash with Congo army for a 2nd day in the countrys east
GOMA, Congo - A Congolese military official says that fighting between the M23 rebels and the army continued for a second day near Congo's eastern provincial capital of Goma. Army spokesman Col. Olivier Hamuli said fighting in Mutaho, 10 kilometres (6 miles) east of Goma, broke out early Tuesday after M23 rebels tried to take back positions lost to the army in fighting Monday. The rebels ...
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South Africa Sheriff denied entry to auction Mandela ex-wifes belongings to pay debt
JOHANNESBURG - An auction to pay off a debt of Nelson Mandela's ex-wife failed to take place because no one would open her home to the sheriff. Officials and reporters gathered Tuesday outside the gated home of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. No one responded to the doorbell although a black car sped out of the gates. Madikizela-Mandela is loved by many for her role in the anti-apartheid ...
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Zimbabwe Supreme Court to Hear Petition On Election Date On Thursday
A court application compelling President Robert Mugabe to announce the date for elections will be heard as an urgent matter in the Supreme Court this Thursday. This comes after chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku threw out Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's appeal against a High Court application made by a Harare man, Jealousy Mawarire, that forces Mugabe and his coalition partners to ...
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Tanzania LTE Insurgent Challenger Smile Does a Hard Launch and Will Open Its Network On a Wholesale Basis to Other Operators
London - Smile Communications has put in place the first public roll-out in Africa of LTE in 800 MHz spectrum in Tanzania and has ambitious plans to roll out in the same spectrum in three more countries. This week it moved from soft to hard launch status in Tanzania and the other 3 countries will follow. Russell Southwood spoke to founder and CEO of the company Irene Charnley. Smile ...
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Tanzania IBM Says ICT Investment Inevitable for Efficiency Productivity in Economy
INCREASED investment in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is inevitable for enhanced efficiency and productivity in the national economy. According to IBM Africa Country General Manager David Sawe, "There is huge demand for ICT in organisations that aim at improving efficiencies and boosting profit." Giving a keynote address to the opening of a three-day training for ...
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Tanzania Banks Sector Register Improved Performance
BANKS in Tanzania posted impressive results in the first quarter of this year, painting a positive trend in the monetary sector since the 2008 global financial crisis that greatly affected their performance. The sector since the crisis had to deal with a non-debt-payment problem as clients were affected by the crisis and hence failed to honour their obligation. Many banks saw the increase of ...
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Nigeria Boko Haram DestructionNigerian Army gains grounds against Boko Haram with many arrested in Maiduguri Africa News
President Goodluck Jonathan ordered the deployment of Some 2,000 soldiers to 3 northern states last week amid declaring state of emergency in those states. The military said last week that it had carried out air strikes and destroying militants' bases in Sambisa game reserve, south of Maiduguri, and elsewhere in the north of the country. The army said yesterday in a statement that it has ...
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Self Help Africa Why Only Profits Can Cure Poverty
The importance of profiting from one's efforts ought to be an easy concept to embrace. It is why humans no longer live in caves. If an endeavor--any endeavor--produces more value than it consumes, it will not only pay for itself, but create the means for growth. In contrast, endeavors that persistently generate losses are destined to wither and die. Africa has long been a place where ...
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Three major African airlines to launch new regional player
West and central Africa may soon have a regional airline to connect the countries of the region and feed the three largest airlines in Africa, especially South African Airways, which has dominance on the continent, although it has indicated it will not provide financial support to such a venture.
There are exciting plans afoot in the African aviation industry the continent’s three largest airlines, South African Airways, Egypt Air and Ethiopian Airlines, considering the establishment of a regional airline in central and West Africa that would feed the larger airlines on loner routes or what they call ‘truck routes’. Read more
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