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By Ochereome Nnanna, THIS article was published on Thursday October 17, 2002 shortly after the International Court of Justice ceded Bakasi Peninsula to Cameroun. Prof Walter Ofonagoro, who is making a presentation today at the Nigerian Institute for International Affairs, … read more »
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Ethiopia will hold a state funeral for late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who died Monday after 21 years in power, with regional heads of state expected to attend, officials said Saturday. During the funeral, to be held on September 2, … read more »
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South Africa beat New Zealand by eight wickets to finish third at the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2012 on Saturday in the third-fourth position playoff at the Endeavour Park in Townsville. South Africa and New Zealand had earlier lost … read more »
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Amnesty International yesterday said that Gambia had executed nine death row prisoners, after President Yahya Jammeh vowed to carry out all death sentences by mid-September. “Amnesty International has received credible reports that nine persons were executed last night (Thursday) in … read more »
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Johannesburg: Julius Malema, the former president of the African National Congress youth wing, on Saturday said that South African police had no right to fire the live bullets that killed 34 miners this week. “They had no right to shoot,” … read more »
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Police in Zimbabwe say they have arrested at least 12 people in unrest over the firing of a popular Canadian doctor from a rural hospital in the impoverished northeast. Witnesses said Friday hundreds of villagers demonstrated outside the hospital run … read more »
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delegation of representatives bow to pressure from BDS group; deputy int’l relations minister fans the flames suggesting that This past week, South African-Israeli relations sunk to one of their lowest points since the “new” South Africa began in 1994. The … read more »
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Police shot dead more than 30 at Marikana mine; Brutal images shock post-apartheid South Africa; President Zuma cuts short Mozambique trip; World platinum prices spike, Lonmin shares slump. The killing by police of more than 30 striking platinum miners in … read more »
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Tension reigned Thursday in oil-rich Gabon where the main opposition said its television station was torched after violent clashes between its supporters and police in the capital Libreville. But the government said police gave a “measured reaction” to Wednesday’s unauthorised … read more »
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South Africa-based Zimbabwean businessman and academic, Mutumwa Mawere, has thrown his hat into the Zimbabwe Presidential race as leader of the newly formed United Movement for Democracy. UMDP is predominantly made up of breakaway MDC99 structures. Influential and brave former … read more »
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Malta’s navy recovered two bodies and rescued around 160 African migrants from two boats which got into trouble on the Mediterranean Sea, an armed forces spokesman said Thursday. Two more migrants were missing after they fell overboard. The first group … read more »
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Nigeria’s ambassador to the United States outlined his government concerns about the United States listing Boko Haram as a terrorist organization. Nigeria is opposed to the U.S. State Department listing Boko Haram as a “Foreign Terrorist Organization” for a number … read more »
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By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor As the electioneering campaigns for Election 2012 heat up, we don’t expect to see anything remarkably different from the strategies used by the functionaries of the various parties, especially the NPP that is hell-bent on … read more »
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Cape Town – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has castigated Western leaders, saying that they could use Zimbabweans to fight against each other in their endeavour to “exploit” the country, according to a report on Friday. According to the Herald online, … read more »
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Johannesburg – There has been widespread condemnation for the Swazi royal family after it emerged that three wives of Swazi King Mswati III are planning a lavish Las Vegas gambling holiday. The Mail&Guardian reported that the wives would be part … read more »
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The last time Kenyans voted for a president, allegations of electoral fraud triggered weeks of inter-ethnic violence that claimed more than 1,000 lives and pushed East Africa’s biggest economy towards civil war. Heading into next year’s presidential election, the country … read more »
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BRITAIN’S Supreme Court has emphatically ruled in RT (Zimbabwe) & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] UKSC 38 (25 July 2012) that people should not be forced to lie about their true beliefs or lack of … read more »
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The chief executive of private-equity group Basileus Capital was shot dead in his Cape Town office, it was reported on Friday. Moneyweb online reported that Julian Williams was shot in his office on Lower Long street on Thursday. His shooter … read more »
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Tiisetso Maloma I’m sure most of you saw an article on Mandela’s birthday; titled “Mandela sold blacks out” Read it HERE. I could feel the pain the fella was spilling into the post. Either you sympathized with it; were disgusted … read more »
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Two men accused of killing honeymoon bride Anni Dewani are expected to appear in the Western Cape High Court today for a pre-trial conference to assess readiness ahead of the trial. Xolile Mngeni and Mzwamadoda Qwabe allegedly killed the bride … read more »
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Political analyst Emmanuel Akwetey said Ghanaian democracy and institutions will not be affected by the sudden death Tuesday of President John Atta Mills. Akwetey, executive director of the Institute for Democratic Governance said Ghanaians have learned to be guided by … read more »
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Zimbabwean prime minister Morgan Tsvangirai says long-time ruler Robert Mugabe is ready to give up power if he loses the next election. Mr Tsvangirai made the comments in New Zealand, part of a tour to ask numerous countries to end … read more »
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GAO, Mali: The armed Islamist groups who have occupied northern Mali, sharing out key towns, are all acting under the aegis of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), according to regional security sources. Northern Mali’s main cities and administrative regions, … read more »
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa – Conservative U.S. Christian groups are setting up fronts in Africa to fight for anti-gay and anti-abortion legislation to promote their convictions, a report by a Boston-based think-tank said Tuesday. It accuses evangelical stars such as … read more »
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JERUSALEM: A final planeload of illegal migrants from South Sudan is to leave Israel for home on Wednesday, bringing to a close a six-week sweep against them, an Israeli official said. “Since the start of the operation to expel the … read more »
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Indeed, if Africa is to have a ‘win-win’ relationship with China, there is an urgent need to engage China through regional organisations and the African Union AS THE fifth China-Africa summit closed in Beijing, China’s foreign minister was already hailing … read more »
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By Michael Keating Listening to Niger’s President Mahamadou Issofou’s recent interview on Al Jazeera one comes away with the impression that everything in Niger is fine except for the terrible things that are going on across its borders: gun drunk … read more »
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Britain and the EU are preparing to lift sanctions on Robert Mugabe and his closest henchmen in an effort to persuade the Zimbabwean President into holding free and fair elections. A review of the measures that have banned the 88-year … read more »
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The verdict is due in the trial of two farmworkers accused of killing South Africa’s white supremacist leader Eugene Terreblanche in 2010. Chris Mahlangu, 29, and an 18-year-old boy deny charges including murder and robbery with aggravating circumstances. There is … read more »
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