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Kenya Seventeen in Court Over Cruelty to Parliament Pigs
Nairobi - Seventeen protestors who staged the 'Occupy Parliament' demonstration using 31 live pigs last Tuesday have been charged with cruelty to animals. The activists, among them photographer Boniface Mwangi, however declined to take a plea and were released on a cash bail of Sh20,000 each or Sh10,000 surety bail. The demonstrators were charged with three counts of breach of peace, ...
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Kenya Restive North Sees Shifting Power Risks
Garissa-Nairobi - The presence of foreign militias in parts of northeastern Kenya, and their collusion with security officials and business people there, may be to blame for a rise in insecurity in the region, where multiple gun and grenade attacks have been reported over the past two years. But securing northern Kenya is increasingly vital to the government, with the badlands growing in ...
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South Africa Gupta Plane Scandal - Govt Report Released
Aircraft parked at South Africa's Waterkloof Air force Base which is considered a national key point. Cape Town - The police and NPA were responsible for deciding whether the Gupta family would be prosecuted for the irregular landing of their plane at Waterkloof Air Base, Justice Minister Jeff Radebe said on Sunday. "That's the decision of the national police commissioner ...
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Angola Angola Cuba Study Mechanisms to Co-Ordinate Co-Operation
Luanda - The Angolan and Cuban authorities have been studying mechanisms for a better co-ordination of the existing bilateral co-operation, as well as for the strengthening of relations, said Monday in Luanda the Angolan Foreign Affairs minister, Georges Chikoti. The minister, who was speaking to the press after a meeting with the vice president of Cuba's Council of Ministers, Ricardo ...
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Angola 26th Session of Permanent Representatives Committee Opens
Addis Ababa - The 26th ordinary session of the African Union Permanent Representatives' Committee (PRC) opened Sunday in Addis Ababa with an agenda focusing on the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the continental organisation on May 25. Gathered at the «Medium Conference Hall», at the African Union (AU) headquarters, the African representatives' session was presided ...
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Angola National Museums Respond to Countrys Cultural Needs
Luanda - The national director of museums, Americo Kunonoca, last Saturday in Luanda considered satisfactory the degree of functioning of national museums, having into account the role they play in conveying values and knowledge about the country's historical cultural reality. Speaking to ANGOP, in the ambit of the International Museum Day, marked on May 18, Americo Kunonoca revealed that ...
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Angola BDA Wishes to Reinforce Partnership in Benguela
Luanda - The Angola Development Bank (BDA) intends to reinforce its partnership with central Benguela province entrepreneurs, through publicising opportunities it offers and terms required. This was announced by BDA official, Fernando Simões, Friday in Luanda during a workshop held on the fringes of the Benguela International Fair. The official on the occasion said BDA has so far ...
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Kenya Wheat Farmers Shift to Other Crops As Price Drops
WHEAT farmers in Uasin Gishu County have started shifting to other crops due to poor prices of the commodity offered by the government. Most farmers have shifted to planting maize and other crops after the price of a 90kg bag of wheat started coming down drastically. The 90-kg bag of wheat costs Sh3,300 at the Cereals Board, a price that has discouraged farmers compared to the high cost of ...
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Why is Africas healthcare so far behind the rest of the world
As a continent, Africa won't achieve most of its health-related Millennium Development Goals. Cash and access continue to be major impediments to healthcare in the ...
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Namibia Botswana connect to 5.12 terabit cable
Last week, the powerful WACS submarine fibre optic cable was landed in Swakopmund, Namibia. Now, the work has started to make WACS provide high-speed telecom services to consumers in Namibia and ...
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AU Highlights Progress in Africa in Economic Growth Peace Democracy
Addis Ababa, May 20 (Prensa Latina) Africa is facing a variety of problems, but over the last 50 years has witnessed substantial progress in economic growth, a consolidation of peace and improved democracy, stressed African Union (AU) authorities here today. In the second and final day of the 26th Ordinary Session of ambassadors prior to the 21st AU summit to be held in Havana, attendees ...
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Zimbabwe mining chamber criticises minerals proposals
HARARE – Zimbabwe's mining chamber said tighter proposed State control over the sale of minerals would hit Anglo American Platinum and Impala Platinum Holdings, slow down foreign investment and stunt growth in the industry. Zimbabwe's Mines Ministry in March produced a draft Minerals Policy, which seeks to increase state participation in exploration, mining and the selling of ...
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I believe there will be a Games bid from Africa says Ng Ser Miang
May 20 - Ng Ser Miang, the Singaporean International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president who last week launched his election campaign to replace Jacques Rogge in the most powerful position in world sport, has said he believes a Games bid from Africa is on the horizon. Speaking ...
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Benin–Nigeria Power Interconnection Project Sharing Energy in West Africa
The Electricity Authority of Benin-Nigerian Electric Power Authority power interconnection project, jointly financed by the African Development Bank, the West African Development Bank, and the Economic Community of West African States, is one of the sparkling flagship projects for regional integration and cooperation in West Africa. Financed under the West Africa Power Pool program, the project ...
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Daunting but Promising AfDB Report highlights Economic and Social Benefits of Green Growth for Africa
A new report released by the African Development Bank (AfDB) shows that investments in green growth are not only good for the environment but are also advantageous to economic ...
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Rebels attack Central African Republic towns killing at least 8 in continuing violence
BOUCA, Central African Republic - Residents say armed men invaded a remote village in Central African Republic and killed six people. The attack comes just days after rebels assaulted another nearby town, where they killed two people. Residents in Bouca say four vehicles full of armed gunmen entered the village on Friday, where they shot six people. Witnesses said the men did not speak Sango, ...
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Uganda Busoga Needs Special Devt Programme - Kadaga
The Government should come up with a special development programme for the Busoga region to bring it up to the level of other areas, Rebecca Kadaga, the Speaker of Parliament has said. "It has been our long time desire to have a special programme for Busoga. As far back as 2003, we designed the Busoga Zoning programme. It was launched by the President in 2004 but unfortunately it was never ...
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Uganda New Local Govt Commissioners Sworn in
Acting Deputy Chief Justice Steven Kavuma has urged freshly appointed members of the Local Government Finance Commission to uphold the qualities the appointing authority saw in them. "Your appointment is a clear manifestation of the confidence the appointing authority has in each of you, because of your dedication to work and leadership skills. So, I call upon all of you to uphold the ...
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South Africa Green Light for Eskom Wind Farm
The National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) has granted Eskom a licence for its Sere wind farm in the Western Cape, the power parastatal said on Monday. "This is an exciting milestone in Eskom's move towards a cleaner energy mix," Eskom CEO Brian Dames said in a statement. "Sere is our first, large-scale, renewable energy project. It demonstrates our commitment to reducing ...
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Angola Tocoist Bishop Against Legalisation of Abortion
Luanda - The bishop of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the World Church (Tocoist Church), Afonso Nunes, last Sunday here said he is against the legalisation of abortion, stressing that his congregation will do everything it can to stop this decision in Angola. The cleric said so during a service in the ambit of the 12th anniversary of the institutionalization of the Tocoist Children International Day ...
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Rwanda MPs Want Public Broadcaster Off Govt Budget
The yet to be legally instituted Rwanda Broadcasting Agency (RBA) must be productive and quickly wean off the central government budget, lawmakers said yesterday. The agency is affiliated to Ministry of Local Government (Minaloc). The lawmakers were reacting to the ministry's 2013/2014 budget estimates and Medium Term Expenditure Plan (MTEF) presented to Parliament by the Permanent ...
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Rwanda Diaspora Converge in London for Rwanda Day
Hundreds of Rwandans are today expected to participate in the fourth Rwanda Day event scheduled to take place in London, UK. President Paul Kagame is expected to grace the function. During the event, 13 institutions from four different sectors in Rwanda will take part in an exhibition which will showcase the country's progress. They include financial institutions, real estate and ...
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Rwanda Two Prominent Studios Closed Over Tax Arrears
Authorities of Nyarugenge Sector, have closed two of the country's top music production studios over failure to pay their taxes. Ibisumizi Studio owned by rapper Emery Gatsinzi, commonly known as Riderman and Unlimited Records run by a series of producers, were closed by authorities of Nyarugenge Sector. The Biryogo-based studios were until yesterday still closed with a notice signed by ...
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Rwanda Change With Stability and Continuity - a Political Homework. Part Xiii
As pointed out in the previous article, the many readers of these series have raised legitimate concerns over the change homework facing our country, and to them time is of essence. Essence in that, the longer this debate lags on, the more anxiety and uncertainty it creates not only among Rwandan compatriots, but also foreign investors as well as friends of Rwanda. I did highlight my own ...
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Angola MPLA Shows Solidarity With Victims of Drought in Cunene Province
Mbanza Kongo - At least sixty tonnes of cassava will soon be distributed to the families that have been affected by the drought in the southern Cunene Province, in an initiative of the northern Zaire Province MPLA party committee. The campaign to gather this donation took place last Saturday in Wolongo locality, in Mbanza Kongo Municipality, in Magave farm, an event that had the participation ...
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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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