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Uganda: Confusion as NRM registers members

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By MARTINS E. SSEKWEYAMA & DAN WANDERA, Friday 22 May 2015 , Daily Monitor (Uganda) BUKOMANSIMBI/LUWEERO- NRM party leaders in Bukomansimbi District have disagreed over the ongoing registration exercise of its members with one camp accusing the other of registering non-members. Hajj Idi Lubyayi, the party district chairperson, claims some party members, who are … [Read more...] about Uganda: Confusion as NRM registers members

A new brute takes over Palmyra’s notorious Tadmur Prison

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Fri, 05/22/2015 - France24 The fall of Palmyra to ISIS has sparked two divergent narratives in two different worlds: a colossal loss for one, liberation for the other. And therein lies the variance between the world -- and its historic legacy -- as we see it, and the way the enemy does.While international headlines have focused on the mounting alarm over the fate of Palmyra’s … [Read more...] about A new brute takes over Palmyra’s notorious Tadmur Prison

Italy says over 900 migrants rescued at sea, one dead

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Thu 21 May 2015, Reuters More than 900 migrants were rescued in one day from three overcrowded boats en route to Europe from North Africa, an Italian coast guard official said on Thursday. One body was recovered. All the rescues were carried out on Wednesday, the official said, with no details about the one death or the migrants' nationalities. No boats had yet been … [Read more...] about Italy says over 900 migrants rescued at sea, one dead

Ethiopia’s newest opposition party builds its base among urban youth

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 By Aaron Maasho, 19 MAY 2015, Christian Science Monitor In Ethiopia's first national elections since long-serving Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, opponents hope to win seats in urban areas.  ADDIS ABABA — The leader of Ethiopia's newest opposition party hopes discontent among urban youth will win him support in a weekend election that could otherwise be a clean sweep for the … [Read more...] about Ethiopia’s newest opposition party builds its base among urban youth

Clearly identify risks Africa faces

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BY ROWENA HAY, MAY 20 2015, Business Daily (South Africa) IT IS time for Africans to speak coherently about the environmental and social threats they face, building on and adapting established global risk models. Individual efforts in disaster risk reduction do make a difference and can eventually secure political will and public support. It is about how we manage the risks … [Read more...] about Clearly identify risks Africa faces

Zimbabwe: Mystery over $3,5bn govt funds

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NDAKAZIVA MAJAKA  •  20 MAY 2015 • Daily News (Zimbabwe) THE supervisor of government accounts and financial controls, the Comptroller and Auditor-General (CAG), has made a shocking revelation that President Robert Mugabe’s administration cannot account for $3,5 billion which was earmarked for civil servants’ salaries. In a report for the period to December 2012 that was … [Read more...] about Zimbabwe: Mystery over $3,5bn govt funds

Rwanda: Over 700 for inaugural Diaspora Youth Forum

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By COLLINS MWAI, 21 May 2015, New Times (Rwanda) At least 700 Rwandan youth in North America will this weekend convene in Dallas, Texas for the inaugural Rwanda Youth Forum, an initiative that aims at engaging the youth living abroad in national development. The event, slated for May 23 and 24, is being organised by the Rwandan community in the US, with support from the … [Read more...] about Rwanda: Over 700 for inaugural Diaspora Youth Forum

Alert as Ethiopian forces enter Kenya take over police post

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By ANGIRA ZADOCK, TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015, Daily Nation (Kenya) Kenyan security agencies have been put on high alert after about 50 heavily-armed Ethiopian soldiers and police officers crossed the border and reportedly took over a police station. Police said the incident at Illeret Police Station in North Horr came just a week after surveyors had completed demarcating the … [Read more...] about Alert as Ethiopian forces enter Kenya take over police post

Deadly bombing at UN compound in South Sudan

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2015-05-21, France24 Four civilians were killed on Tuesday when two mortar bombs exploded inside a UN compound in the town of Melut in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state, as rebel forces and government troops battled for control of a strategic oil hub. Eight more people were injured in the blast on Tuesday evening, the UN misssion in South Sudan said in a statement, adding … [Read more...] about Deadly bombing at UN compound in South Sudan

Burundi president appeals for ethnic harmony, soldier killed

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BUJUMBURA | BY Goran Tomasevic and Edmund Blair, Wed 20 May 2015, Reuters Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza appealed for ethnic harmony on Wednesday, addressing fears that weeks of political unrest could trigger another bout of bloodletting between Hutus and Tutsis in the heart of Africa's Great Lakes. In an address on national television, Nkurunziza, who is under … [Read more...] about Burundi president appeals for ethnic harmony, soldier killed