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Archives for June 2015
Bashir barred from leaving SA shores
14 JUN 2015 16:37 Mmanaledi Mataboge & News24, Mail & Guardian (South Africa) Sudan's president Omar al-Bashir has been ordered to remain in South Africa. Sudan’s president Omar al-Bashir was ordered to remain in South Africa pending the finalisation of an application for the South African government to arrest him, the high court in Pretoria ruled on … [Read more...] about Bashir barred from leaving SA shores
Bashir banned from leaving South Africa
BY STAFF WRITER, JUNE 14 2015, Business Day (South Africa) The High Court in Pretoria extended an order on Sunday preventing Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir from leaving South Africa until it made a final decision on calls for his arrest on a warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague. Judge Hans Fabricuis postponed the hearing until 11.30am on Monday … [Read more...] about Bashir banned from leaving South Africa
Migrant Deaths Are Indictment of African Leadership, Zuma Says
Rene Vollgraaf, 13 June 2015, Bloomberg The deaths of migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe amount to an indictment of leadership in Africa, South African President Jacob Zuma said. “In recent times, we have all witnessed painful and shameful images of our African brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers and children dying during unsafe passage … [Read more...] about Migrant Deaths Are Indictment of African Leadership, Zuma Says
Young Men in Senegal Join Migrant Wave Despite Growing Prosperity at Home
BY DREW HINSHAW, 14 June 2015, The Wall Street Journal Allure of Wealth Drives Deadly Trek KOTHIARY, Senegal—Less than a month after mourning a neighbor killed on the 3,000-mile migrant trail to Europe, Ibrahima Ba set off on the same treacherous road. The 27-year-old was supposed to build a future in this stable corner of rural Africa, using money sent from his father in … [Read more...] about Young Men in Senegal Join Migrant Wave Despite Growing Prosperity at Home
Why Saudi Arabia can’t get a nuclear weapon
By Fareed Zakaria, 11 June 2015, The Washington Post Of the many unnerving aspects of the future of the Middle East, a nuclear arms race would top the list. And to feed that unease, Saudi Arabia has been periodically dropping hints that, should Iran’s nuclear ambitions go unchecked, it might just have to get nuclear weapons itself. This week, the Saudi ambassador to London … [Read more...] about Why Saudi Arabia can’t get a nuclear weapon
British spies removed from operations after Russia and China crack codes to leaked Snowden files
By Nicola Harley, 14 Jun 2015, The Telegraph (UK) MI6 has been forced to pull spies out of operations due to Russia and China cracking encrypted documents stolen by US whistleblower Edward Snowden Britain has had to remove its spies from live operations after Russia and China allegedly cracked top secret files stolen by US whistleblower Edward Snowden, a source … [Read more...] about British spies removed from operations after Russia and China crack codes to leaked Snowden files
China is immensely important partner in Africa’sdevelopment
By Zhang Chuanshi, 14 June 2015, People's Daily JOHANNESBURG, June 13 -- China has acted as an immensely important partner inAfrica's development all the time, Mark Suzman, president of Bill & Melinda GatesFoundation, told Xinhua in an exclusive interview. "China is an immensely important partner in Africa's development. It has been...overmany decades. And certainly … [Read more...] about China is immensely important partner in Africa’sdevelopment
International court calls for South Africa to arrest Sudan president AFP , Sunday 14 Jun 2015
Sunday 14 Jun 2015, Ahram (Egypt) The International Criminal Court has called for South Africa to arrest Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, who is reported to have arrived in Johannesburg for a summit of the African Union that starts Sunday. Bashir is wanted by the ICC, of which South Africa is a signatory, over alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during … [Read more...] about International court calls for South Africa to arrest Sudan president AFP , Sunday 14 Jun 2015
Uganda: The tough work ahead for the Opposition coalition
By Eriasa Mukiibi Sserunjogi. Posted Sunday, 14 June 2015, Daily Monitor (Uganda) Whoever is expected to seriously challenge President Museveni in the coming election was either present or represented at the bloated press briefing at Hotel Africana in Kampala on Wednesday where the founding of The Democratic Alliance (TDA) was made public. The mood was … [Read more...] about Uganda: The tough work ahead for the Opposition coalition
Kagame urges broader debate on ‘third term’
By:EUGENE KWIBUKA, 14 June 2015, The New Times (Rwanda) President Paul Kagame has challenged RPF cadres to broaden and deepen the ongoing debate on third term, saying that each side needed to provide more convincing arguments. Kagame made the call yesterday while speaking at a retreat that drew 600 top cadres of the ruling Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF-Inkotanyi) party in … [Read more...] about Kagame urges broader debate on ‘third term’