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Africa RSS FeedsZimbabwe: Mbeki Tries to Break Cabinet Deadlock - Former President Thabo Mbeki will travel to Zimbabwe on Monday to try to assist in a political deadlock over the agreed upon unity government in that country....Feed Source: allafrica.com South Africa: ANC Rivals Step Up War of Words - More senior African National Congress (ANC) members are expected this week to side with former defence minister Mosiuoa Lekota's breakaway group as the rebels develop the momentum needed to hold a national convention.... Congo-Kinshasa: Are Rwanda And DRC Heading for War? - Is Rwanda about to invade the Democratic Republic of Congo? That was the big question last week as tension and military activity continued to build up rapidly in eastern Congo.... Somalia: Pirates Issue New Threat - Somali pirates holding a Ukrainian ship for the last 16 days have threatened to blow up the MV Faina in the next 36 hours if ransom is not paid.... Africa: Global Crisis Requires New Grouping, Including Continent - September and October are shaping up to be hard months in a precarious year ? characterized by a meltdown in financial, credit, and housing markets; the continuing stress of high food and fuel prices and the dangers for poverty and malnutrition; and anxieties about the global economy.... South Africa: Unknown Illness Identified - The virus which has caused the death of three people has been provisionally identified as the rodent-borne Arenavirus.... Nigeria: Investors Panic As Oil Falls - Nigerian businessmen who operate foreign accounts are worried over the continuous backpedaling of the global financial future even as the crisis over the weekend led to the stunning collapse in oil markets sending a barrel of crude plunging below $78.... Africa: $20 Billion Capital Fleeing Continent Yearly - Report - A new report says that capital flight from sub Saharan Africa reached an astonishing $607 billion between 1970 and 2004 and that total is continuing to the present day to the tune of between $20 billion and $28 billion a year.... Kenya: Banks Warn On Mobile Money Transfers - The banking fraternity is crying foul over what it described as unfair and increasing competition from money transfer operators.... Uganda: Army Warns Somali on Terror - THE army yesterday warned the Somali community living in Uganda to cooperate with security agencies to avert the looming terror attack.... Nigeria: Senators, Reps' Disagreement Delays Yar'Adua - THE inability of the Senate and the House of Representatives to agree on the final figures in the 2008 Budget Amendment Bill which has been pending before the National Assembly for over three months, may have delayed the submission of the 2008 Supplementary Budget proposed by President Umaru Yar'Adua.... Nigeria: Power Sector - AC Asks Yar'Adua to Probe Obasanjo - The Action Congress (AC) has called on President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua to direct the anti-corruption agencies, especially the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to probe the role played by former President Olusegun Obasanjo in the alleged frittering away of $16 billion in the power sector between 1999 and 2007.... Somalia: Stealing From the Rich - What is it that makes Pirates different from other brigands; why do dacoits of the sea excite the imagination where the land-bound highwayman invokes fear and loathing? To explain, we cite the curious case of the Pirates of Puntland.... Kenya: Local Interest in Obama Far From Misplaced - The considerable interest in the US presidential election around the world may partly reflect just its entertainment value.... Congo-Kinshasa: Ban Calls On Rebels, Army to Immediately Cease Fire - Voicing "increasing concern" at developments in the border areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on rebels and the Congolese Government to immediately observe an effective ceasefire and cooperate with United Nations peacekeepers to achieve a separation of forces.... Zimbabwe: Food Crisis Now a 'National Disaster' - HUMANITARIAN organisations want the government to declare the current situation in the country -- particularly in the two Matabeleland regions -- a national disaster, to speed up the allocation of resources to needy communities.... Zimbabwe: Mugabe's Opponents Mock Cabinet 'Wish List' - THE MDC yesterday angrily dismissed as "Mugabe's giant act of madness" President Robert Mugabe's announcement of the allocation of government ministries to Zanu PF and the two MDC formations.... Somalia: Clashes At Red Sea Between Soldiers, Pirates - Fighting erupted Sunday between a group of pirates holding Somali ship and soldiers loyal to Somalia's semiautonomous state of Puntland between the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean, according to eyewitnesses.... Nigeria: Govt to Institute Yearly Know Your Status Week On HIV - The Vice President, Goodluck Jonathan yesterday stated that in recognition of the importance of HIV counseling and testing in HIV prevention and the need for Nigerians to know their HIV status, the Federal Government would institute a yearly know your status week to kick-off this year starting from December.... Cameroon: Red Cross Tasks Rotary Club On Displaced Bakassi Residents - The president of the Nigerian Red Cross, Chief Rochas Okorocha,at the weekend enjoined the Rotary Club of Abuja and other humanitarian service organisations to come to the aid of the displaced Bakassi residents who are presently undergoing destitution and deprivation.... Nigeria: Power Probe Outcome - No More Excuses Not to Probe Obasanjo - The Action Congress (AC) has called on President Umar Musa Yar'Adua to direct the anti-corruption agencies, especially the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to investigate the role played by former President Olusegun Obasanjo in the frittering away of 16 billion dollars on the country's power sector between 1999 and 2007, following the report of the House Committee that probed the expenditure.... Rwanda: No Fear of Losing French From the Classroom - Last week a cabinet meeting decided that henceforth English language would be used as the medium of instruction in schools.... Nigeria: Police Ready for Planned Protest By Ijaw Youths - The Nigerian Police Command in Bayelsa State at the weekend put its men on red alert over threats by rival factions of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) to shut down government activities in the state on today.... Nigeria: Soludo - 11 Countries Seek Nigeria's Safety Model - Eleven countries are consulting Nigeria on how to manage the effects of the on-going global financial crisis in their respective countries, the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo has said.... Nigeria: Apathy, Low Voter Turn-Out Mar Lagos Council Poll - Election into the 20 constitutionally recognised Local Government Areas as well as the 37 Local Council Development Authority (LCDA) of Lagos State was held yesterday amid voters' apathy across the state.... Uganda: Cinema Boom Turns Streets Into Schools of Drama - What does it take to produce great actors? A combination of talent, training, exposure, luck and several other things are what in the end may help an aspiring actor to become a Hollywood star.... East Africa: 20 Injured in Train Accident Between Djibouti And Ethiopia - A train accident occurred between Ethiopia and Djibouti, on Sunday, sent several people with non life-threatening injuries, according survivors.... Nigeria: Financial Crisis - EU Leaders Guarantee Interbank Loans - European leaders, yesterday, agreed to guaranty interbank loans across the euro zone countries.... Nigeria: Global Financial Meltdown - Country Panics - The market fundamentals of the Nigerian capital market are strong with many quoted companies still posting mouthwatering profits.... Kenya: Michuki Blasts IMF On Crisis - The International Monetary Fund should have anticipated and acted to address the crisis destabilising global markets, Finance Minister John Michuki said on Saturday at the IMF annual meeting in Washington.... |