Middle East North Africa - Restricting speech restricts Arab freedom

IFEX - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

The sight of hundreds of thousands of Arabs marching on the streets of a number of Arab countries, demanding their dignity and rights, will remain among the iconic images of the twenty-first century. The willingness of so many citizens to take such tremendous risks to their own lives, with thousands dying for their freedom, stunned a world long accustomed to the image of the resigned, ...

Obamas Africa tour leaves ancestral homeland of Kenya as loser

The Guardian - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Kenya .Not even a relatively peaceful election earlier this year is enough to tempt Obama back to his ancestral homeland. The big problem is the winner, Uhuru Kenyatta, who is facing charges of crimes against humanity at the international criminal court (no matter that the US is yet to sign up to the ICC).At least the ...

Uganda Media takes a hit in presidential grooming affair

The Africa Report - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

A siege on media houses by Ugandan security forces entered a second day on Tuesday, as they searched for a letter by an army commander that claimed President Yoweri Museveni was grooming his son to be ...

Man accused of rape and murder that shocked South Africa is released

Baltimore Sun - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

African prosecutors dropped charges on Tuesday against one of the two men charged with raping, mutilating and killing a teenage girl in a crime that outraged a country hardened by some of the world's highest rates of sexual violence. Prosecution spokesman Eric Ntabazalila said the man had been released from custody because there was not enough evidence to take him to trial. The victim, ...

Kenya to decide next week on future of Mombasa refinery

Reuters - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

By Joseph Akwiri MOMBASA | Tue May 21, 2013 12:53pm EDT MOMBASA May 21 (Reuters) - The future of east Africa's only oil refinery could be decided next week when a report is due on whether to upgrade the aging Kenyan plant or turn it into a storage facility, the country's energy regulator said on Tuesday. Fuel distributors have long complained about the poor quality products from ...

In Uganda fury over a generals letter reveals battle over the presidents political legacy

Canada.com - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

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 ...

Kenya Sh180 for Roads Repair

All Africa - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

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 ...

Kenya No More Strikes

All Africa - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

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 ...

President at home on trial abroad How Kenyas new leader is coping

Christian Science Monitor - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

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 ...

UN chief promotes education gender empowerment during final day of Mozambique visit

UN News Centre - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon with students at Sansão Muthemba Secondary School in Polana Caniço, Maputo, Mozambique. UN Photo/Eskinder ...

Uganda leaders legacy at stake in generals case

San Diego Union-Tribune - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

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 ...

South Africa plans water pipeline to supply northern coal mines

Mine Web - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

- 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 ...

DR Congo waits on funding for Grand Inga

The Guardian - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

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 ...

Former Prez Kufuor back home from South Africa Switzerland

Ghana News Agency - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Accra, May 21, GNA - Former President John Agyekum Kufour on Monday returned home from South Africa and Switzerland after engagements to woe investors to ...

Fighting in eastern DR Congo kills 19

The Courier Mail - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

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 ...

Central Africa In Africas Great Lakes Region Peace Dividend Must Follow Peace Deal

All Africa - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

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 ...

South Africa Green Light for Eskoms Sere Wind Farm

All Africa - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

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 ...

Kenya cases International Criminal Court Presidency decides on new composition of Trial Chamber V

API - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

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Ratification of Mozambique Petroleum Law Seen By Year-End

Neftegaz - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

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 ...

Uganda news editor cries foul over raid

Middle East Times - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

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 ...

Is the African Union equipped to serve Africas people for another 50 years | Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja

The Guardian - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

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 ...

Kenya Technology goes on errand in Nairobi

The Africa Report - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

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 ...