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Somalia: UN Threatens the Somali Democratic Movement[Fahamu] Is the authority of the UN and regional bodies divine, such that it cannot be challenged by the Somali people? The only 'crime' the Somali democratic movement has committed is to dare dream of freedom in the land of its birth.
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 12:08
Somalia: Somalia - No Justification for Ratifying the Draft Constitution
[Fahamu] Widespread opposition to the document stems from the way it was formulated in secret without public mandate or the input of Somali civil society, intellectuals and constitutional experts.
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 12:08
Sudan: Mbeki Arrives in Khartoum to Meet Sudanese Leaders Over Talks With Juba
[Sudan Tribune] Khartoum - African Union's (AU) mediator for Sudan and South Sudan, Thabo Mbeki, arrived in the capital Khartoum on Thursday's evening as part of his efforts to encourage the two sides to return to talks.
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 12:07
South Sudan: Govt Must Not Put All 'Egg' On the UN & AU Baskets
[Sudan Tribune] The African Union backed talks between Sudan and South Sudan was about to begin this week, but signs are that one party in the conflict (Khartoum), is still dragging its feet, whether to attend the much publicized talks with the Republic of the South Sudan or stay out altogether. They have started to blow hot and cold at the same time. This is how: they have introduced another element called security, an indicator that the issues of boundary demarcation and Abyei are to wait until the question of security
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 12:04
Africa: Leadership Key to Eliminating Hunger in Continent
[New Times] For too long, Africa has been looked at with disdain, or referred to as the 'hopeless continent'. Drought, famine, repression, civil war and tribal conflict have been rife. However, developments in the recent past show that the tide is turning.
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 09:02
Rwanda: Leadership Not About Personal Gain, Says Don
[New Times] Leadership should not be considered a personal achievement but an opportunity to deliver services for the common good of the people, Dr George Njenga, the Founding Dean of Strathmore Business School, said yesterday.
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 09:02
Rwanda: Devise New Ways to Combat Graft - PM
[New Times] New strategies are required to fight corruption, Prime Minister, Dr Pierre Damien Habumuremyi, said yesterday at the opening of a one-day meeting on the role of parliament and their partners in fighting the graft.
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 09:00
Rwanda: Effectiveness and Efficiency in Service Delivery
[New Times] Effective and efficient are common words in business cycles that they have become clichés. Something is effective if it is adequate to accomplish a purpose; producing the intended or expected result.
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 09:00
Sudan: Repression Intensifies After Border Violence - Human Rights Watch
[HRW] New York - Sudan has stepped up harassment of journalists, censorship, and arrests of political opponents in the wake of recent fighting with South Sudan, Human Rights Watch said today.
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 08:30
Tanzania: Dar Economy On Sound Footing
[Daily News] FINANCE and Economic Affairs Minister William Mgimwa has reiterated that the country has enough foreign reserves, dismissing as baseless claims that the government is 'broke'.
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 06:12
Tanzania: Football Fraternity Mourns Mafisango
[Daily News] SOCCER followers and fans in the region woke up to sad news on Thursday that Patrick Mafisango, a versatile Simba SC midfielder, who scored 12 goals for them in the just-ended season, was no more.
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 05:57
East Africa: Give and Take Needed to Solve EALA Dispute
[Observer] Uganda's major political parties have so far failed to agree on representation in the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) despite several rounds of meetings.
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 05:43
Kenya: Kibaki's 47 Stir Storm in Parliament
[Capital FM] Nairobi, Kenya - Internal Security Minister George Saitoti has defended the appointment of 47 County Commissioner who were picked by President Mwai Kibaki last Friday.
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 05:38
Kenya: Cabinet Okays Punitive Traffic Amendments
[Capital FM] Nairobi, Kenya - The Cabinet has approved proposed amendments to the Traffic Act that are geared towards dealing with traffic offenses which account for 25 percent of accidents in the country.
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 05:36
Bracing for a Massive Influx of Returnees
In the wake of border tensions the United Nations is airlifting 12,000 southerners from a Sudanese frontier town into South Sudan. But they are returning home in the midst of an economic crisis that has the U.N. warning it may appeal for more funding to scale up humanitarian operations.
IspNews.net | 18-May-2012 03:39
Sudan: UN Security Council Demands Progress on Abyei, Extends Peacekeeping Mandate
[UN News] In a new resolution, the Security Council today extended by six months the mandate the United Nations peacekeeping force for Abyei, an area contested by South Sudan and Sudan, and demanded that the two countries finalize the establishment of an administration for the area in line with an agreement signed last year.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 22:51
Africa: U.S. Looks to cut Non-Humanitarian Aid to Nations That Host Bashir
[U.S. House] Washington, D.C. (May 17, 2012) - As part of an ongoing effort to bring Sudanese President Omar Bashir to justice, the House Appropriations Committee today adopted an amendment cutting off non-humanitarian aid to any nation that allows the indicted war criminal into their country.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 20:56
Burundi: U.S. Soldiers Help Prepare Soldiers for Upcoming Deployment
[U.S. Africa Command] Mudubugu, Burundi - Texas National Guardsmen had the opportunity to share best practices with Burundi soldiers preparing for an upcoming deployment during a visit to Mudubugu, Burundi, March 26-April 6, 2012.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 19:10
Judge Maraga On Defence Over Bribe
[The Star] JUSTICE David Maraga yesterday reacted to allegations of bribery leveled against him by the Rift Valley Law Society. And to show how serious he took the issue, Justice Maraga, who is only the second judge to be vetted publicly, took the Bible and swore by it stating that he has never taken a bribe. "As an elder of SDA church in Nairobi, I know what it means to swear falsely. I want to declare before this board and before the nation watching, that in the name of the living God in heaven and the God of the u
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 18:47
30,000 At Risk As Taso Closes Treatment Centers
[New Vision] An estimated 30,000 HIV/AIDS patients are at risk following the closure of The AIDS Support Organisation (TASO) outreach centres countrywide.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 17:55
Mozambique: Compensation Agreed for Pirate Victims
[AIM] Maputo - The Spanish-Mozambican fishing company Pescamar, which operated the "Vega 5", a vessel seized by Somali pirates in the Mozambique Channel in December 2010, has finally agreed to compensate the 12 survivors of the "Vega 5" crew, reports Thursday's issue of the Maputo daily "Noticias".
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 17:27
Govt Postpones National Census to 2013
[New Vision] The government has postponed the enumeration exercise for the 2012 Population and Housing census due to lack of funds.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 17:21
UPDF Hosts African Army Commanders
[New Vision] African military chiefs Wednesday visited the UPDF Peace Support Operations Centre in Singo and witnessed the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers undergoing training for the mission in war-torn Somalia.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 17:21
Rwanda: Doctor Arrested Over Surgical Instruments Found Inside Woman
[New Times] Police have arrested a medical doctor in connection with the case of a woman whose life was saved by medics in January this year after they removed several surgical tools, including three gloves, a syringe and cotton, from her uterus.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 17:00
Amnesty or Prosecution for War Criminals?
[IRIN] Kampala - The arrest of a senior Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) commander has reignited debate in Uganda about what to do with alleged war criminals: let them go, to encourage other rebels to surrender; or prosecute them in the name of accountability and justice.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 16:47
U.S. Army Meets 36 African Land Force Chiefs
[U.S. Africa Command] Kampala - Land force chiefs and senior officers from 36 African nations and U.S. Army Africa gathered in Uganda's capital of Kampala in May 2012 to discuss national security interests.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 16:24
Police, DPP Guilty of Abusing Their Powers
[Observer] Eleven terrorism suspects who have been in detention at Luzira in connection with the monarchist riots of September 2009 have been acquitted after Justice Ralph Ochan ruled that the state had failed to prove its case against them. Another 14 had been released after the trial started this year. In his ruling, the High Court judge noted that the Police and the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) had mishandled the case right from the start. He also agreed with the defence lawyers that the state had viol
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 15:35
MPs Get Secret Pay Rise
[Observer] Lawmakers abolish constituency fund, but share the Shs 2.9 billion
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 15:28
Teachers' Salaries - Who Is Hiding Their Head in the Sand?
[Observer] Last Thursday, the ministry of Education and Sports landed in a spot of bother after Parliament realized that their proposed budget for the next financial year did not reflect a promised 30% increment in teachers' salaries.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 15:28
Sudan: Thousands Turn Out to Celebrate SPLA/M 29th Anniversary in Juba
[Citizen] Juba - An estimates of over six thousand people turned out yesterday in Dr John Garang mausoleum to celebrated the 29th anniversary of the SPLA/M in juba capital of the south Sudan. This is the 1st anniversary to be celebrated since the south seceded from Sudan last year July
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 15:15
South Sudan: Let Us Unite to Recover Our Occupied Lands Together
[Citizen] We people of South Sudan must be united in continuation of our march to total independence. While parts of our motherland including Abyei which was annexed to Sudan in 1905 by the British administrators to ease for them the burden of travel during inspection rounds and other parts like Kafia Kingi, Hofrat Nahas, Balballa, Panthou, Makinans, Kaka are still occupied by soldiers of Sudan whose leaders have always wanted anything good to be for themselves we cannot say we are totally independent.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 15:15
Kadaga Quiet On Presidential Bid
[Observer] The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has remained tightlipped on her plans for 2016, despite numerous calls by leaders in western Uganda and elsewhere urging her to stand for president.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 14:56
Somalia: Prime Minister Gaas Says Puntland Entitled to 'Constitution Response'
[Garowe Online] Mogadishu - Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Gaas said that the elders' conference in Mogadishu is continuing as planned and that the delays are not due to disagreement between Puntland and the Transitional Federal Government (TFG), Radio Garowe reports.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 14:15
Africa: Migrants Living With Aids in South Africa
[Health-e] "Solidarity for Survival" is an exhibition that shows the difficult living conditions that African foreign nationals who have come to seek refuge in South Africa endure. It is currently showing at Constitution Hill, in Johannesburg. Many of the difficulties these migrants face include the lack of access to health care.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 13:03
Sudan: Nation Rejects Humanitarian Surveys in Rebel-Held Areas of South Kordofan
[Sudan Tribune] Khartoum - The Sudanese government will not recognize humanitarian surveys conducted by foreign aid groups in rebel-controlled areas of South Kordofan State, an official announced on Wednesday.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 12:00
Sudan: UNSC Hears Progress Report On Relations Between North & South
[Sudan Tribune] Washington - The United Nations Security (UNSC) held a closed meeting on Wednesday to listen to a briefing by the UN Secretary General Special Envoy to Sudan and South Sudan Haile Menkerios via videoconference.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 12:00
Africa: IFJ Condemns Killing of Television Journalist
[IFJ] The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has today condemned the killing of Amon Thembo Wa' Mupaghasya, a director of Mupaghasya Community Television Centre in Uganda.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 11:47
South Sudan: Juba Trudges Ahead Despite Oil Row
[Capital FM] Nairobi, Kenya - South Sudan is trudging on with plans to develop its infrastructure amid unresolved oil issues with its northern neighbour; an inflation surge and recently imposed austerity measures to recoup revenue losses.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 09:43
Mauritius: SEC Seals Deal With Mauritius' FSC
[This Day] The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Wednesday signed a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Financial Services Commission of Mauritius, with the aim of further strengthening regulatory cooperation between the two jurisdictions.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 09:29
Africa: The Continent Can Feed Itself - UNDP
[New Times] East Africa and the rest of the continent must stop using food aid as a safety net and eliminate the hunger that is affecting a quarter of their people if they are to sustain their present economic growth, says a newly released report on food security in Africa.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 08:51
Rwanda: Ex-PM Rwigema in Race for EALA Seat
[New Times] Quiet campaigns and lobbying for the country's nine slots in the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) are in earnest ahead of elections on Friday.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 08:51
Rwanda: Examining the Benefits of Rusumo Hydroelectric Plant
[New Times] It was reported last week that Rwanda was gearing up for the construction of the Rusumo hydroelectric plant as announced by the Ministry of Infrastructure. Consistent with Rwanda's electricity master plan (2009-2025), this project will help address the issue of power shortage around the country, and provide job opportunities to the residents of Rusumo.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 08:51
Sudan: Imminent Rains Threaten to Bring Disease to Overcrowded Refugee Camps
[Christian Aid] Seasonal rains due in Sudan and South Sudan will exacerbate already dire conditions in refugee camps, restrict travel and access, and heighten the risk of disease, a group of leading humanitarian agencies warned today.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 08:38
Tanzania: Zanzibar Pushes to Join Island Alliance to Confront Climate Change
[AlertNet] Migombani - The East African archipelago of Zanzibar is attempting to win "environmental independence" from Tanzania by joining an organisation that promotes the sustainable development of islands in the Indian Ocean.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 08:35
Somalia: Gov't Forces Clash With Al Shabab Militants in Gedo Region
[Shabelle] Garbahaarey - Bitter fighting between the Islamist fighters of Al shabab aligned with Al Qaeda and TFG troops alongside with Ahlu Sunna militias broke out in the Somalia's southwestern region of Gedo overnight, killing two civilians, witnesses told Shabelle Media on Thursday.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 08:22
Tanzania: Country to Step Up War Against e-Goods Dumping
[Daily News] THE government has vowed to step up war against the escalating problem of dumping of obsolete electronic goods including computers, television sets and mobile phones in the country.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 06:14