Archives for June 2015
BY MARC SANTORA, 29 JUNE 2015, Business Day (South Africa) NEARLY half the population of the world’s newest nation, South Sudan, is in danger of going hungry. New atrocities are reported almost every day. And more than 1.5-million people have fled thei …
Egypt’s top prosecutor dies from injuries sustained in bomb attack Published: June 30, 2015
Monday 29 Jun 2015, Ahram (Egypt) This is the first successful assassination attempt against a state official since an upswing in violence following the ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in July 2013 Egypt’s top prosecutor Hisham Barakat died …
Mbabazi makes quiet return to Uganda Published: June 30, 2015
By Stephen Kafeero, Tuesday 30 June 2015, The Monitor (Uganda) KAMPALA- Presidential aspirant Amama Mbabazi yesterday returned to the country amid heavy police and military deployment on Kampala-Entebbe highway and nearby suburbs. In light of the poli …
Kenya: Raila seeks NYS probe but Uhuru tells him ‘keep off’ Published: June 30, 2015
By MOSES ODHIAMBO, MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2015, The Nation (Kenya) President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga disagreed over claims of corruption in the National Youth Service when they came face to face at a church function in Kisumu on Mon …
Robert Mugabe: Don’t try to choose my successor Zimbabwe’s president, 91, warns Zanu-PF members Published: June 30, 2015
ALASDAIR LANE, Monday 29 June 2015, The Independent (UK) Vice-presidential vultures are circling Robert Mugabe. First, his sacked VP Joice Mujuru formed a rival party to challenge the Zimbabwean leader. Now, his other VPs are said to be campaigning to …
Once a major continental force, South Africa’s military at a crossroads Published: June 30, 2015
By Ryan Lenora Brown, Correspondent, 29 JUNE 2015, Christian Science Monitor South Africa wants to re-establish itself militarily as an important player in Africa’s peacekeeping initiatives. But it has to overcome a small budget, and its own needs to p …
Will a ‘Perfect Storm’ Sink Europe? Published: June 30, 2015
Mohammed A. El-Erian, Chief Economic Advisor, Allianz, 06/29/2015, Huffington Post Dark clouds are lowering over Europe’s economic future, as three distinct tempests gather: the Greek crisis, Russia’s incursion in Ukraine and the rise of populist polit …
South Africa’s govt to appeal court ruling over Bashir Published: June 30, 2015
JOHANNESBURG, Mon 29 Jun 2015, REUTERS South Africa’s government will challenge a high court ruling that found the state erred in letting Sudan’s President Omar Hassan al-Bashir leave the country despite a court order barring him from doing so. Sudan’s …
Anti-austerity protests in Greece as bank shutdown bites Published: June 30, 2015
ATHENS | BY MICHAEL KAMBAS AND LEFTERIS PAPADIMAS, Mon 29 Jun 2015, REUTERS Tens of thousands of Greeks rallied on Monday to back their leftwing government’s rejection of a tough international bailout after a clash with foreign lenders pushed Greece cl …
Ian Bremmer on America’s Role in the World Published: June 29, 2015
June 25, 2015, Foreign Policy (US) In this Foreign Affairs Focus, author Ian Bremmer and Foreign Affairs Editor Gideon Rose discuss Bremmer’s new book, Superpower: Three Choices for America’s Role in the World, and the Obama administration’s record. Th …