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Archives for June 2015
MasterCard sets up shop in Somalia
JUNE 05 2015, Mail & Guardian (South Africa) CAPE TOWN — MasterCard Worldwide this week started issuing credit cards in Somalia in a bid to tap the $1.6bn annual remittances business that has been disrupted by US and UK banks suspending their services on fears of inadvertently being involved in money laundering or terrorist financing. MasterCard is linking up with … [Read more...] about MasterCard sets up shop in Somalia
Two terms only for African leaders, says Zuma
By Linda Ensor, 05 JUNE 2015, Business Day (South Africa) THERE is growing consensus within Africa that its leaders should not serve more than two terms and that the days of coup d’etats are gone, President Jacob Zuma said on Thursday when opening the World Economic Forum. He stressed the importance for African countries to have programmes to incorporate young people into … [Read more...] about Two terms only for African leaders, says Zuma
View of the Nile
4 June, 2015, Al-Ahram (Egypt) Doaa El-Bey reports on Egypt's agenda during today's meeting of the Nile Basin countries "Given that Egypt's present strategy is to boost its cooperation with Nile Basin states in various fields, it is keen to participate in the Nile Basin meeting to present its vision for a mechanism of cooperation among member states in the future." So … [Read more...] about View of the Nile
The Syria hospital siege that turned into a massacre: Jisr al-Shugour breakout was less of a ‘victory’ than Damascus claims
Robert Fisk, SATURDAY 06 JUNE 2015, The Independent (UK) Assad's regime needed to win a psychological war at Jisr al-Shugour, and defeat is not a word used by Damascus. Robert Fisk reports from Syria on how a massacre during an Islamist attack on a hospital was transformed into a victory First the Islamist gunmen picked off the Syrian checkpoints around Jisr al-Shugour, … [Read more...] about The Syria hospital siege that turned into a massacre: Jisr al-Shugour breakout was less of a ‘victory’ than Damascus claims
Nigeria’s favourite satirist goes global after ambushing Robert Mugabe
Marianne Thamm for Daily Maverick, part of the Guardian Africa network, Friday 5 June 2015, The Guardian (UK) Following her sharp questions for Zimbabwe’s president, Adeola Fayehun is being hailed as part of a new generation of African journalists holding leaders to account. Daily Maverick reports Adeola Fayehun’s ambush of ageing Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe … [Read more...] about Nigeria’s favourite satirist goes global after ambushing Robert Mugabe
EU envoys criticize suspension of BBC service in Rwanda
Kigali, Fri 5 Jun 2015, Reuters European Union ambassadors criticized on Friday the suspension of the local BBC radio service in Rwanda over a row related to a BBC program on the 1994 genocide, saying the suspension undermined free speech. The service was suspended in October after a documentary by the broadcaster questioned official accounts of the genocide, in which … [Read more...] about EU envoys criticize suspension of BBC service in Rwanda