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Africa robbed of about R500bn each year through illicit capital outflows

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By Setumo Stone 22 MAY 2015, Business Daily (South Africa) AFRICAN leaders have hammered their corrupt colleagues and crooked business people for robbing the continent of as much as R500bn through illicit capital outflows. A discussion on the topic on Thursday was prompted by a report which former president Thabo Mbeki tabled during a Pan African Parliament sitting. Mr … [Read more...] about Africa robbed of about R500bn each year through illicit capital outflows

Igad, global leaders accused of inaction over South Sudan crisis

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By AGGREY MUTAMBO,  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015, Daily Nation (Kenya) A global human rights lobby is accusing regional leaders and the international community of looking the other way as South Sudan plunges into renewed fighting. A new situation report by Amnesty International says South Sudan’s war merchants, from both the government and rebels' sides, have been raping, killing … [Read more...] about Igad, global leaders accused of inaction over South Sudan crisis

Ethiopia goes to the polls: What’s at stake?

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 By William Davison, Correspondent MAY 22, 2015, Christian Science Monitor Voters in Africa’s second-most populous nation will vote this weekend in the country’s first election since 2010. Will demand to improve poor public services and rising costs affect the outcome? ADDIS ABABA, ETHOPIA — This weekend, Ethiopians will participate in their fifth election since … [Read more...] about Ethiopia goes to the polls: What’s at stake?

Twin grenade attack hits Burundi capital as protesters defy police crackdown

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2015-05-22, France24 Attackers hurled twin grenades into a crowd in Burundi's capital late Friday, killing three people, the latest in almost month of deadly violence triggered by the president's bid for a third term. Thousands of anti-government protesters earlier battled police in the capital Bujumbura, defying one of the heaviest pushes by security forces to end weeks of … [Read more...] about Twin grenade attack hits Burundi capital as protesters defy police crackdown

Suicide bomber kills 21 at Saudi Shi’ite mosque, Islamic State claims attack

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DUBAI | BY SAMI ABOUDI, Fri 22 May 2015, Reuters A suicide bomber killed 21 worshippers on Friday in a packed Shi'ite mosque in eastern Saudi Arabia, residents and the health minister said, the first attack in the kingdom to be claimed by Islamic State militants. It was one of the deadliest assaults in recent years in the largest Gulf Arab country, where sectarian tensions … [Read more...] about Suicide bomber kills 21 at Saudi Shi’ite mosque, Islamic State claims attack

China says U.S. South China Sea actions ‘irresponsible, dangerous’

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BEIJING/WASHINGTON | BY Sui-Lee Wee and David Brunnstrom, Fri 22 May 2015,  Reuters China said on Friday it was "strongly dissatisfied" after a U.S. spy plane flew over part of the South China Sea this week near where China is building artificial islands, and called on the United States to stop such action or risk causing an accident. The U.S. flight on Wednesday was … [Read more...] about China says U.S. South China Sea actions ‘irresponsible, dangerous’

Even ANC voters say the ruling party is performing badly

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By Qaanitah Hunter/Mmanaledi Matasboge/Thulani Gqirana, 22 MAY 2015, Mail & Guardian (South Africa) After much soul-searching in the wake of last year’s gruelling general elections, the ruling party is facing another bleak electoral battle – its own research reveals that its voters “think we are performing badly” in combating crime and corruption, and in creating … [Read more...] about Even ANC voters say the ruling party is performing badly

Resentment builds among Angola’s poor

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BY JOE BROCK, MAY 21 2015, Business Day (South Africa) A HALVING of oil prices last year has increased hardship in Angola, one of the world’s most unequal countries, and stirred resentment towards President Eduardo dos Santos, the leader of Africa’s second-largest crude exporter for the past 36 years. Angola’s government, which relies on oil sales for 95% of … [Read more...] about Resentment builds among Angola’s poor

Gaza unemployment world’s highest as 60% of youth find themselves jobless

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By Khaled Abu Toameh, 05/22/2015, Jerusalem Post While about 43% of PA’s expenditures are spent in Gaza, only 13% of its revenues come from Gaza Blockades and war has strangled  the Gaza Strip’s economy and the unemployment rate is now the highest in the world, according to a report published Friday by the World Bank. The report is to be presented to the Ad Hoc … [Read more...] about Gaza unemployment world’s highest as 60% of youth find themselves jobless