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Archives for June 2015
Zimbabwe offers new exchange rate: $1 for 35,000,000,000,000,000 old dollars
Friday 12 June 2015, The Guardian (UK) Central bank discards local currency after years of hyperinflation which at one point reached 500 billion per cent Zimbabweans will start exchanging “quadrillions” of local dollars for a few US dollars next week as President Robert Mugabe’s government discards its virtually worthless national currency. The southern African country … [Read more...] about Zimbabwe offers new exchange rate: $1 for 35,000,000,000,000,000 old dollars
SA must take lead at AU summit on key human rights abuses
Karim Lahidji & Jacob Van Garderen, 11 JUN 2015, Mail & Guardian (South Africa) SA's hosting of the African Union summit brings a responsibility to address the continent's most pressing human rights and humanitarian issues. South Africa’s hosting of the 25th Summit of the African Union is not only an honour; it also brings with it a great responsibility to … [Read more...] about SA must take lead at AU summit on key human rights abuses
Ten questions for Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng
Angela Quintal, 11 JUN 2015, Mail & Guardian (South Africa) This week Mail & Guardian editor Angela Quintal finally sat down with South Africa's top judge for a frank two-hour interview. It took nine months, at least two postponements and plenty of patience, but this week Mail & Guardian editor Angela Quintal finally sat down with South Africa’s top judge in … [Read more...] about Ten questions for Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng
Egypt’s Sisi cannot sustain one-man show
BY AHMED FETEHA AND SALMA EL-WARDANY, JUNE 11 2015, Business Daily (South Africa) EGYPT’s parliament has been shut for three years, leaving President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to function as a one-man legislature. He invited his 90-million constituents to e-mail him with their concerns. Citizens could submit their "inquiries about Egyptian affairs" and Mr Sisi would address them … [Read more...] about Egypt’s Sisi cannot sustain one-man show
Uganda: Lawyers demand release of social media critic
By ANDREW BAGALA, Thursday, June 11 2015, Daily Monitor (Uganda) KAMPALA- Lawyers representing social media government critic Robert Shaka have asked court to direct the police to unconditionally release him or present him before court after spending more than three days in custody. Shaka was arrested on Monday by Special Investigations Division detectives and has been … [Read more...] about Uganda: Lawyers demand release of social media critic
Museveni social media critic sent to Luzira
By Anthony Weska & Ephraim Kasozi, Friday, June 12 2015, Daily Monitor (Uganda) Kampala - After spending three days in police custody, Robert Shaka, the alleged critic of President Museveni on social media, was last evening arraigned before Buganda Road Court and charged before being sent to Luzira prison. Mr Shaka, an IT specialist, was charged with offensive … [Read more...] about Museveni social media critic sent to Luzira
Migration, Burundi expected to dominate African Union summit
FRIDAY, 12 JUNE 2015, Daily Nation (Kenya) JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - Leaders gather in Johannesburg on Sunday for the African Union summit, with the global migration crisis, xenophobia and turmoil in Burundi expected to dominate an event that often avoids confronting thorny issues. The continent's heads of state will meet for two days in the upmarket business and retail … [Read more...] about Migration, Burundi expected to dominate African Union summit
Drugs, divorce and despair: Somalia’s forgotten male war victims
By Katy Migiro,Thu 11 Jun 2015, Reuters NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Men in war-torn Somalia suffer high rates of drug addiction, divorce and mental illness, researchers said, urging donors to do more to support men and strengthen families. In Somali culture, men are expected to provide all household needs, from food to security. But many women have become … [Read more...] about Drugs, divorce and despair: Somalia’s forgotten male war victims
3 American Foreign Policy Options That 2016 Presidential Candidates Need to Choose Among
Ian Bremmer, Author, 'Superpower: Three Choices for America’s Role in the World; 06/10/2015, The Huffington Post "Vulnerable nations still depend on us to deter aggression from their larger neighbors," says Marco Rubio. "Oppressed peoples still turn their eyes toward our shores, wondering if we can hear their cries." "The world is slipping out of control," warns Jeb Bush. … [Read more...] about 3 American Foreign Policy Options That 2016 Presidential Candidates Need to Choose Among
Darker Than Blue: Policing While Black in N.Y.C.
By Matthew McKbight 2 June 2015, The New Yorker Samuel Battle’s first three attempts to become a police officer were rejected because he allegedly had a heart murmur. Before his fourth attempt, Battle went to an independent doctor, and, in 1911, after receiving a clean bill of health, he became the first black officer appointed to the metropolitan New York City Police … [Read more...] about Darker Than Blue: Policing While Black in N.Y.C.