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Archives for April 2015
No military solution to boat migrant crisis: U.N. chief to paper
By Isla BinnieSun Apr 26, 2015, Reuters (Reuters) - There is no military solution to migrants drowning in the Mediterranean, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon said on Sunday, as European leaders search for ways to manage the flow of people leaving North Africa in rickety boats. Ban's comments came a week after more than 700 … [Read more...] about No military solution to boat migrant crisis: U.N. chief to paper
Armenian genocide: Turkey’s day of denial amid remembrance for a genocide in all but name
By Robert Fisk, Istanbul, Friday 24 April 2015, The Independent (UK) They were brave Turks and they were brave Armenians, the descendants of the murderers of 1915 and the descendants of their victims. They stood together outside the old Istanbul prison where the first 250 Armenians – intellectuals, lawyers, teachers, … [Read more...] about Armenian genocide: Turkey’s day of denial amid remembrance for a genocide in all but name
Migrant boat crisis: the story of the Greek hero on the beach
By Helena Smith in Athens, Saturday 25 April 2015, The Guardian (UK) One compelling image has come to represent all the Greek people who treated desperate migrants like fellow human beings It was an image that has come to symbolise desperation and valour: the desperation of those who will take on the sea – and the men who ferry human … [Read more...] about Migrant boat crisis: the story of the Greek hero on the beach
Hundreds die in Nepal quake
By Amanda Hodge, 26 April 2015, The Australian At least 1100 people are believed dead and untold others feared trapped under rubble in Nepal after an earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale hit the Himalayan nation, devastating historic buildings and triggering an avalanche at Everest base camp. “The death toll … [Read more...] about Hundreds die in Nepal quake
Mugabe will fall in 2018: Makoni
MUGOVE TAFIRENYIKA • 25 APRIL 2015 • Daily News (Zimbabwe) HARARE - Mavambo/Kusile/Dawn (MKD) leader, Simba Makoni, says a grand coalition of “progressive forces” including opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC, disgruntled Zanu PF stalwarts led by former Vice President Joice Mujuru and Dumiso Dabengwa’s Zapu would defeat President Robert Mugabe and Zanu PF in the … [Read more...] about Mugabe will fall in 2018: Makoni
South Africa: ANC rebukes its women’s league
By Qaanitah Hunter, Matuma Letsalo, MManaledi Matboge, 24 APR 2015, Mail & Guardian (South Africa) Political inaction, poor finances, disorganisation and a power battle are some of the problems facing the women's league. The ANC’s national executive committee (NEC) has lost patience with the ANC Women’s League. It was reprimanded for failing to run political … [Read more...] about South Africa: ANC rebukes its women’s league
Burundi president’s recalcitrance could upset fragile peace
BY PATRICK NDUWIMANA AND EDMUND BLAIR, APRIL 24 2015, Business Day (South Africa) ANY move by Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza to run for a third five-year term risks undermining the Arusha peace deal that has kept the country calm since civil war ended a decade ago, and could stoke tension in a region blighted by ethnic conflict. Mr Nkurunziza has yet to say whether he … [Read more...] about Burundi president’s recalcitrance could upset fragile peace
Tensions as Burundi president to launch contested re-election bid
By Agencies, Saturday, April 25 2015, The Monitor (Uganda) Burundi's president was Saturday set to declare his controversial bid for re-election during a ruling party congress taking place amid tight security and mounting tensions. The government of the landlocked central African nation has slapped a nationwide ban on demonstrations, following threats by the … [Read more...] about Tensions as Burundi president to launch contested re-election bid
Kenya: Uhuru cancels US trip after drama in the air
By Bernard Namunane, Aggrey Mutambo and Samwel Born Maina, FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2015, The Daily Nation (Kenya) President Kenyatta’s trip to the United States was cancelled last evening hours after his plane turned back to Nairobi on Thursday night following heavy fighting in Yemen. The jet, which is operated by the Kenya Air Force, had left Nairobi around 8pm destined for … [Read more...] about Kenya: Uhuru cancels US trip after drama in the air
West Africa battles mystery of ‘post-Ebola syndrome’
SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 2015, The Daily Nation (Kenya) The director of the World Health Organization (WHO) for the Africa region, Matshidiso Moeti (right) listens to a nurse during her visit to the Redemption Hospital in New Kru Town on the outskirts of the capital Monrovia, on April 22, 2015. Redemption Hospital, a 200-bed public health facility, was closed for regular … [Read more...] about West Africa battles mystery of ‘post-Ebola syndrome’