The overwhelming approval of a Provisional Constitution for Somalia by the representative body convened for that purpose – a key step toward ending the Horn of Africa country’s long transition to stable governance – was hailed today by United Nations officials. “The Secretary-General welcomes the adoption,” a spokesperson for Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told reporters at […]
Aug 12 2012 | Posted in
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From the Daily Marverick The latest African Economic Outlook paints a promising picture for the continent, but crucially, it also warns that the scourge of youth unemployment will impact severely on the capacity of African states. The latest African Economic Outlook (AEO) has been released, and it’s optimistic. A joint project of the African […]
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Johannesburg — Political killings in South Africa are not about political dominance but about getting to the trough first. “Some of these guys literally come out of severe poverty and if they get kicked out they will be back there.” said deputy CEO of the SA Institute of Race Relations Frans Cronje. “The stakes are […]
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Can mobile gender courts’ swift justice tackle impunity in the DRC’s remote regions? Since 1996, as many as 500,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been victims of rape and sexual violence, according to UN estimates. To compound this, these brutal crimes, which have devastated countless lives and communities in the DRC, […]
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Speaking for the first time since her election to the chair of the African Union Commission, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma told a gathering of the ANC Women’s League that she would not be a lackey of South Africa’s own interests in her new position. Pretoria — The ANC Women’s League convened at the Pretoria City Hall on […]
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By Susan Muhindi TWO Iranian nationals arrested over terrorism links were yesterday charged afresh after the state preferred more charges against them. They were initially charged with two counts. According to the charge sheet, the two put an explosive substance at the Mombasa Golf Course with intent to harm golf players in June. The […]
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By John Chuks Azu President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday told an Abuja High Court hearing a suit against his alleged 2015 re-election bid that his stay in office could legally go beyond eight years under certain conditions. Jonathan was responding in a suit asking the court to declare him ineligible to run for re-election because […]
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We couldn’t agree more with President Mugabe’s advice that Africa should pursue African solutions to African problems failing which we should engage the UN system, as inviting outsiders would only bring misery and destruction. Addressing the 19th Ordinary Session of the African Union General Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia this week, President Mugabe counseled fellow […]
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By Francis Ugwoke After years of concerted efforts, the international maritime community, including Nigeria, appears to have forced pirates to a retreat, with a 54 percent fall in attacks on ships as at June this year. Francis Ugwoke reports For a very long time, pirates operating in different parts of the globe have held […]
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Nairobi — The Catholic Bishops of Kenya have strongly reacted to an article appearing on the Daily Nation newspaper of Friday July 13 2012 titled Kenya Joins Global Birth Control Push. According to the newspaper, Kenya is among countries that have signed up to a new Sh356 billion global drive to promote family planning services […]
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