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Archives for May 2015

Burundi takes 18 suspects in failed coup to court

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BUJUMBURA | BY Njuwa Maina, Sat 16 May 16, 2015, Reuters Burundi took 18 people suspected of involvement in a failed coup against President Pierre Nkurunziza to the high court on Saturday, relatives of some of the accused said. Earlier, about a hundred demonstrators took to the streets of Bujumbura to protest against Nkurunziza's decision to seek a third term, defying the … [Read more...] about Burundi takes 18 suspects in failed coup to court

B.B. King And The Majesty Of The Blues

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MARK ANTHONY NEAL, 16MAY 2015, NPR More than 25 years ago, Stanley Crouch wrote the sermon "Premature Autopsies," which was dutifully delivered by Trinity United's Rev. Jeremiah Wright (likely around the same time he met a young Barack Obama) on Wynton Marsalis's 1989 recording Majesty of the Blues. The centerpiece of Crouch's sermon, which challenged perceptions that Jazz … [Read more...] about B.B. King And The Majesty Of The Blues

Kerry, Chinese leaders square off over South China Sea

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Kirk Spitzer, Special for USA TODAY , May 16, 2015 TOKYO – If Secretary of State John Kerry traveled toBeijing to pick a fight over the South China Sea, he appears to have found one. "The determination of the Chinese side to safeguard our own sovereignty and territorial integrity is as firm as a rock, and it is unshakable," China Foreign Minister Wang Yi said after a meeting … [Read more...] about Kerry, Chinese leaders square off over South China Sea

Israeli government to pay African refugees $3,500 to leave

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Jon Stone, Friday 15 May 2015, The Independent (UK) The Israeli government will pay $3,500 grants to African refugees to encourage them to leave the country, it has said. The country’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the move was designed to “protect the Jewish and democratic character” of the Middle Eastern state. The country’s coalition cabinet voted unanimously … [Read more...] about Israeli government to pay African refugees $3,500 to leave

Nigerian child suicide bomber kills several at crowded bus station

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Agencies in Potiskum and Maiduguri, Saturday 16 May 2015, The Guardian (UK) A young girl detonated explosives hidden under her clothes as she approached the gates of Damaturu bus station in northeast Nigeria  A young girl on Saturday carried out a suicide attack at a bus station in Damaturu in northeastern Nigeria, killing seven people and injuring 31, witnesses and … [Read more...] about Nigerian child suicide bomber kills several at crowded bus station

Burundian chaos shows anger against long-time African rulers

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BY AGENCY STAFF, MAY 15 2015, Business Day (South Africa) THE RIOTS and announcement of a coup that followed Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid for a third term highlight a rising trend in Africa of public protests against leaders who try to prolong their stay in office. "People believe if they take to the streets they will be heard," Yolande Bouka, a researcher … [Read more...] about Burundian chaos shows anger against long-time African rulers

Egypt court issues preliminary death sentence to Morsi in ‘jailbreak case’

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Saturday 16 May 2015, Ahram (Egypt) Court sent its initial ruling of death against Morsi on charges of murder and attempted murder in 2011 prison escape case to grand mufti for review Cairo Criminal Court on Saturday issued a preliminary death sentence to former Islamist president Mohamed Morsi and 105 other defendants in the trial known in the Egyptian media as the … [Read more...] about Egypt court issues preliminary death sentence to Morsi in ‘jailbreak case’

Airstrikes ‘won’t deter migrants’

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15 MAY 2015, Patrick Kingsley, Mail & Guardian (South Africa)  More than just military action is needed in Libya to curb desperate refugees and hungry smugglers. In the small Libyan port of Zuwara, one of the main points of departure for migrants seeking to reach Italy, dozens if not hundreds of fishing boats line the quay. It’s an innocuous sight: blue wooden … [Read more...] about Airstrikes ‘won’t deter migrants’

Europe’s tide of migrant tragedy can be stemmed only in Africa

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 By Natalie Nougayrede, Friday 15 May 2015, The Guardian (UK) While the EU argues over those drowning in the Mediterranean, it overlooks the need to work with the sub-Saharan countries that people are fleeing One day in October 2013, Enrico Letta, the then prime minister of Italy, stood in front of 302 coffins lined up inside a ventilated room on the island … [Read more...] about Europe’s tide of migrant tragedy can be stemmed only in Africa

Warring Zanu PF finished: Gumbo

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By Fungi Kwaramba, Chief Writer,  15 MAY 2015, Daily News (Zimbabwe)   HARARE - Liberation struggle stalwart Rugare Gumbo (pictured) says Zimbabweans who hold an increasingly dim view of both the future of the country and post-congress Zanu PF are justified to do so as President Robert Mugabe is now “evidently” no longer capable of keeping the “centre together”. In an … [Read more...] about Warring Zanu PF finished: Gumbo