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Africa RSS FeedsZimbabwe: Presidential Polls Set For June 27 - The second round of Zimbabwe's presidential elections, in which the first-round winner, Morgan Tsvangirai, will challenge President Robert Mugabe, will be held on June 27....Feed Source: allafrica.com Sudan: North and South Reach Peace Deal On Oil-Rich Region - North and Southern Sudan have reached a tentative agreement on Abyei, ending a new round of fighting over the area in the recent past. It includes an immediate ceasefire and the removal of armed groups from Abyei town.... Chad: Aid Groups Face Dilemma Over EU Protection - Faced with frequent armed robberies, many aid groups in eastern Chad say the European Union Force (EUFOR), deployed there since February, is not doing its job of protecting them.... Nigeria: New Anti-Corruption Tzar Appointed - Speculations as to the fate of Mallam Nuhu Ribadu as the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) were laid to rest yesterday.... Nigeria: 100 Die in Lagos Explosion - No fewer than 100 people, including two school children, were in the early hours of yesterday killed by a fire incident which erupted from a pipeline at Ijagun, Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos, razing down several houses, including a secondary school.... Uganda: Displaced Want Better Services - Some internally displaced people interviewed by Saturday Monitor say they will not go back to their originalhomes, but not because of the fear of brutal rebel attacks, but because of the lack of roads, schools and hospitals.... Cameroon: U.S. Ambassador Wants Corrupt Politicians Arrested - The US Ambassador to Cameroon, Janet Garvey, has encouraged the arrest of more embezzlement suspects and the empowerment of ELECAM to ensure credible elections.... Zimbabwe: Bulawayo Court Overturns Police Ban of MDC Rally - A police ban on an MDC victory rally set for White City Stadium on Sunday has been overturned by the High Court in Bulawayo.... Zimbabwe: Mugabe Fires Attorney General Gula-Ndebele - Robert Mugabe axed one of the country's last remaining independent figures in the judiciary on Friday.... South Africa: Townships in Turmoil Raise Fears That Xenophobia Will Spread - Violence against foreigners has flared up over the past week in Alexandra, a township in northern Johannesburg, South Africa, leaving two dead and more than 60 injured. Up to 1,000 people are still seeking refuge at a local police station and there are fears that xenophobic attacks will spread.... Zimbabwe: Mugabe Allies Against Run-Off - PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe's close allies are opposed to the looming presidential run-off which they fear will fuel political violence and economic disintegration.... Zimbabwe: Inflation Surges to 355,000 Percent - YEAR on year inflation for the month of March surged to 355 000% from the February figure of 165 000% as prices rose on the back of increased money supply to finance the 2008 harmonised elections.... Namibia: Billions Flow Into Unlisted Companies - The economy is expected to benefit from an investment of some N$1.4 billion into local unlisted companies by the end of the year.... Malawi: Aid Not Conditional on Signing Trade Deal - The European Commission (EC) has assured Malawi that the country will continue receiving cooperation aid even if it does not sign an economic partnership agreement (EPA) with the European Union.... Namibia: Killer TB in Country - EIGHT cases of the deadly extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) have been confirmed in Namibia by international experts.... Kenya: Food Shortages Hit Mt Elgon Amid Torture Claims - The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) has called for an investigation into allegations of torture committed by security forces deployed in the clash-torn Mt Elgon district in western Kenya.... South Africa: 'Xenophobia' Added to Union's Grievance List - THE Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu), which is organising protest action across the country tomorrow, has added xenophobia to its list of concerns.... South Africa: Task Team to Probe Attacks - The cabinet has decided to urgently establish an interdepartmental task team to investigate the causes of the attacks on foreigners in Alexandra township and elsewhere.... Nigeria: Govt to Release N80 Billion Agricultural Fund - The Federal Government would by next week, release N80 billion to the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources, for the development and implementation of programmes designed to shore up food sufficiency.... Namibia: Drug Resistant TB Strain Confirmed - After months of suspicions, the Ministry of Health and Social Services on Thursday confirmed the country's first eight cases of extensively drug resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB), which is resistant to four TB drugs.... Ghana: Opposition Attempt to Distance Itself from Past - Yesterday, May 15 2008 passed off unheralded like any other normal day on the calendar. It was the day nineteen years ago when in a fit of anger about what he perceived as the injustice in the military, ex-Flt. Lt.... Zimbabwe: Mbeki 'Confronted' Mugabe on Violence - Report - SOUTH African President Thabo Mbeki last week confronted President Robert Mugabe on post-election violence after a probe team he sent to Zimbabwe uncovered shocking evidence of largely state-sponsored brutality against opposition supporters in rural areas.... Rwanda: Number of Aids Patients Goes Down - UN Report - The number of people living with HIV/AIDS has reduced from 191,437 in 2006 to184,859 in 2007, a United Nations General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) country progress report has said.... South Africa: Zuma Trial Likely to Start Early Next Year - AFRICAN National Congress (ANC) president Jacob Zuma's corruption trial will not formally start on August 4, but his supporters plan to bring Pietermaritzburg to a halt in solidarity when he appears in the high court for a postponement.... South Africa: Where is Our HIV Prevention Campaign? - While science battles to find an HIV vaccine, there have been real advances in the field of HIV prevention. So why isn't South Africa taking advantage of these?... Somalia: Security Council Calls for Plans for Peacekeepers - The Security Council today called on Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to continue contingency plans to deploy a possible United Nations peacekeeping operation in strife-torn Somalia and to relocate its political office from neighbouring Kenya.... Kenya: Food And Security Top Cabinet Meeting Agenda - The Grand Coalition Cabinet meeting on Thursday failed to reach a decision on how to handle Mungiki and other armed groups.... Rwanda: Kagame Concludes Visit to Israel - President Kagame returns to Kigali Friday following a three-day visit to Israel where he took part in several events to mark the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the State of Israel including a reception hosted by President George Bush.... Sudan: Fighting Forces UN Mission to Evacuate Staff - The United Nations has evacuated most of its staff from the Sudanese town of Abyei, located in a disputed oil-rich area, amid continued shooting between Government forces and the former southern rebels with whom they reached a peace deal in January 2005.... South Africa: Cabinet Opposes Drastic Electricity Price Hike - On the eve of a top-level summit today called to deal with SA's electricity crisis, power utility Eskom appears to have lost support even from the government in its plea for an immediate and drastic 53% hike in electricity tariffs.... Copyright © 2008, Magic Maldives. All Rights Reserved. |