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Gabon opposition chief faces treason case
Mr Obame leads the one-year-old National Union party, uniting many of Gabon's main opposition parties. In the August 2009 presidential election, Mr Obame stood as an independent candidate, losing out to interim President Ali Bongo. The Gabonese opposition leader in January created international headlines as he declared himself winner of the elections held 17 months earlier. The declaration ...
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Concerns over Congos ill-prepared elections
Congo Kinshasa (DRC) authorities plan to hold the 5 December constitutional deadline to hold elections, but observers warn the vast country is in no way prepared to do ...
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Uganda opposition wins Kampala mayor vote
In the first-ever significant opposition election victory, Erias Lukwago was declared winner of the polls in Kampala, the capital of Uganda. But the powers of the mayor's office have been ...
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Huge Uganda election funding questioned
A 3 February press statement by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) stated that a team from the Fund would visit Uganda in June 2011 to examine an economy that has experienced skyrocketing prices and hard currency shortage in a dash for Mr Museveni to win elections. Several government and donor sources suggest President Museveni and his ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party may have ...
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Tanzania cultural sector to get major boost
A well-funded "major programme" to support the cultural sector is close to be approved. The programme would fund Tanzanian entrepreneurs in the cultural field and help conserving national ...
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Congo halts oil exploration in Virunga Park
The government of Congo Kinshasa (DRC) has suspended the highly controversial oil exploration programme in the unique Virunga National Park, a World Heritage ...
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Uganda Presidents campaign still soft-handed
Foreign election observers may hold the Ugandan President back from the typical intimidation during elections, many Ugandans hold. The European Union (EU) is among those having an observer mission in the country. According to Graham Elson, deputy European election observer mission leader for the Ugandan polls, the EU is spending euro 4 million on it mission. Ugandans on 18 February are to choose ...
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Rough election climate emerges in Uganda
This month's general elections in Uganda, widely expected to be won by President Yoweri Museveni, are held in a rough climate, with the opposition crying fraud and the army getting ...
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Large-scale logging underway in DR Congo
New decisions by the Congo Kinshasa government, lifting a 9-year moratorium, mean that up to 25 million hectares of rainforest could be sacrificed for industrial ...
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African Union chief No comment on North Africa
The opposition of Equatorial Guinea today denounced President Teodoro Obiang Ngeuma, who is also the current African Union (AU) President, for keeping quiet on the North African ...
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Doing business in Africa becoming easier
Foreign investments in Africa are strongly increasing as the continent displays on of the world's highest growth numbers. African analysts hold that this is a consequence of improved business environments in ...
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Africa receives least health aid
New research reveals that the part of development aid directed towards health issues has increased strongly during the last two decades. But Africa receives far less health aid than less challenged developing countries, compared to ...
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On Africa Day UN chief says continent39s future full of opportunity and hope
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon with students at Sansão Muthemba Secondary School in Polana Caniço, Maputo, Mozambique. UN Photo/Eskinder ...
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ANC Africas economic independence is still an ideal
The 50th anniversary of the forming of the Organisation for African Unity (OAU) is a good opportunity to assess the progress made in living up to the founding principles of African unity, the ANC said on Saturday. ANC spokesperson Jackson Mthembu said this assessment should include what still needed to be done to achieve an integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa. May 25, known as Africa ...
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African Unity at 50 the dominant narrative of Africa Rising and its impact on the press
As African leaders meet in Addis Ababa to chart Vision 2063, a blueprint for the next 50 years, optimism about the possibilities seems limitless. After an unprecedented decade of booming growth rates, improving infrastructure, and some strides in social indicators, Africa seems poised to finally take off. With the optimism, pressure is bearing down on the press to "promote" a single ...
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Angola President Odebrecht Leader Assess Companys Functioning
Luanda - Angolan Head of State Jose Eduardo dos Santos, Friday in Luanda met with the "Odebrecht" CEO, Marcelo Odebrecht, with whom he analysed the performance of the Brazilian Building company operating in Angola, for about 30 years. At the and of the audience, held at the presidential palace, the businessman said that he assessed with President the execution degree of the projects ...
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South Africa Towards an African Telescope Network
South African scientists, with government backing, are working on a project to recycle disused telecommunications dishes spread out over a number of African countries in order to create an African network of radio telescopes. In June last year, the board of the African Renaissance Fund, which is located in South Africa's Department of International Relations and Cooperation, approved ...
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Southern Africa Former Journalism Lecturer Threatens Justice Minister With Lawsuit
A former journalism lecturer at Zambia's largest public institution of learning, Clayson Hamasaka, has threatened the country's Justice Minister, Wynter Kabimba, with a lawsuit for the alleged "great humiliation and traumatic experience" his family has suffered at the hands of the ruling party. Mr. Hamasaka is threatening legal action against Mr. Kabimba because he alleges ...
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Zambia Govt Blocks KCM
GOVERNMENT has opposed a decision by Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) to retrench 2,000 from the current 8,263 workforce. KCM yesterday announced its intention to cut down on the labour force, citing the downward trend in the copper prices in the last one year. But Government opposed the decision and engaged the mining firm over the matter which could have a negative effect on the workers if ...
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Angola Palestine Ambassador Highlights Presidents Leadership
Luanda - The ambassador of Palestine to Angola, Najah Al Rhman, on Friday here highlighted the leading role of the Angolan Head of State, Jose Eduardo dos Santos, due to his contribution to the implementation of policies and strategies towards stability in the African continent. The diplomat expressed his stand in the ambit of the commemorations of the 50th anniversary of the African Union ...
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Angola Afrikanas Female Band in Lubango City Festivities
Lubango - Afrikanas female music band are the main attraction of the musical show set for May 31, in Lubango City, southern Huila Province, for the commemorations of the 90 years of the foundation of Huila capital city, being marked on the same day. According to the event promoter, Guelmo Cruz, it is the fourth edition of the "Lubango Music Festival" that will comprise several ...
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Uganda Kipsoi Lighting Up His Village
Ronald Kipsoi runs a solar energy distribution business, which has made him a man to be reckoned with in Kaseko trading centre in Kapchorwa. "I sold my plot of land in Benet Sub County and raised sh15m with which I bought 12 solar plates at sh1.4m each," recounts Kipsoi. He then went on to chop trees and erect poles, from which he started supplying 20 houses in the trading centre with ...
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Angola Group Os Lambas Releases Cd in Namibe
Namibe - A CD titled "Permanencia" by musical band "Os Lambas" was put up for sale Friday in the south-west Namibe province. The local fans expressed the wish and availability to get a copy of album autographed by the singers Nagrelha and Bruno King (BK). Speaking to Angop, the leader of the Group "Os Lambas", Nagrelha, said to be happy with the local turnout. ...
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Kenya CCK Gets Directive On Toll Free Emergency Number
Nairobi - The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has been directed to initiate dialogue with operators of telephone companies to facilitate an emergency toll free number. Justice David Majanja issued the directive on Friday during the hearing of the case lodged by civil society activist Okiya Omtatah who wants the government to create an emergency response number. Justice Majanja added ...
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Southern Africa to get infrastructure master plan
The long-awaited launch of the Regional Infrastructure Master Plan for the Southern African Development Community (SADC) later this year is expected to guide development in key infrastructure such as road, rail, ports and ...
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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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