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Displaced young adults are living in a graveyard in Liberia’s capital Monrovia

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By GABRIELLA JOZWIAK, Friday 01 May 2015, The Independent (UK) In a battered cemetery in the centre of Liberia’s capital, dozens of young adults sleep in tombs that they have emptied by hand Anyone would guess it was a prison. Its four-metre-high walls are topped with coiled barbed wire and punctuated with watchtowers. Its tall metal gates are locked. Yet a glimpse … [Read more...] about Displaced young adults are living in a graveyard in Liberia’s capital Monrovia

Italy rescues thousands of migrants in Med in huge weekend operation

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By Rosie Scammell in Rome and Alessandra Bonomolo in Noto, Sicily, Sunday 3 May 2015, The Guardian (UK)  More than 5,500 people rescued off the coast of Libya on Saturday and Sunday in more than a dozen separate operations led by the Italian navy  The Italian coastguard has coordinated one of its largest rescue operations to date, saving 5,500 people … [Read more...] about Italy rescues thousands of migrants in Med in huge weekend operation

Ethiopian Israelis ask: What would have happened to this soldier?

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By HAYAH GOLDLIST-EICHLER, 05/04/2015, Jerusalem Post  Community demands that needs be addressed seriously by authorities; Some say there should not be comparisons made with the Baltimore riots. Damas Pakada, the Israeli soldier of Ethiopian descent who was attacked by a police officer and volunteer last Sunday in Holon, was accused of attacking the officer … [Read more...] about Ethiopian Israelis ask: What would have happened to this soldier?

New Zanu PF war breaks out

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By Tendai Kamhhungira, 3 May 2015, Daily News (Zimbabwe) HARARE - In a move that is set to open a new battle front in President Robert Mugabe’s warring Zanu PF, the party’s embattled national commissar, Saviour Kasukuwere (pictured), stands accused of defying his superiors and attempting to impose a rejected candidate in a Harare constituency in next month’s … [Read more...] about New Zanu PF war breaks out

Brutalised Eritreans faced with a terrible choice

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By Sinead O'Shea, 30 APR 2015, Mail & Guardian (South Africa) They must either live in misery or risk death by leaving a country that is in the grip of a highly repressive regime. COMMENT Horror has been expressed at the latest migrant drowning catastrophe in the Mediterranean. Little has been said, however, about Eritrea. But 22% of all people entering Italy by … [Read more...] about Brutalised Eritreans faced with a terrible choice

Mubarak era business tycoon offers LE4.6 bn for reconciliation with government

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By Waad Ahmed, Sunday 3 May 2015, Ahram (Egypt) One of the most prominent cases against the business tycoon involves exporting natural gas to Israel below market rates, resulting in losses to Egypt  Egyptian business tycoon Hussein Salem sent on Sunday a request to the country's premier to pay the government LE4.6 billion (half his fortune valued at LE8 billion) in exchange … [Read more...] about Mubarak era business tycoon offers LE4.6 bn for reconciliation with government

Uganda: Two MPs escape lynching over land

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By JULIUS OCUNGI, May 4  2015, Daily Monitor (Uganda)  AMURU. In what makes land disputes in Acholi a matter of national concern, two Members of Parliament escaped lynching at the weekend over another fight involving more than 6,000 hectares of land in Amuru District.A group of more than 10 people from one family in Apaa Ogali village, Amuru Sub-county, attempted to lynch … [Read more...] about Uganda: Two MPs escape lynching over land

Kenya marks World Press Freedom Day as Media Council holds awards ceremony

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By ABIUD OCHIENG, MONDAY, MAY 4, 2015, Daily Nation (Kenya) The Media Council of Kenya has organised the Journalists’ Convention and its Fourth Annual Journalism Excellence Awards gala which will take place in Nairobi Monday. The theme of the Journalists’ Convention is ‘Digital Media and Knowledge Society: Inclusivity, Development and Public Remit.’ The convention will … [Read more...] about Kenya marks World Press Freedom Day as Media Council holds awards ceremony

Saudi Aramco Restructured

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Saturday, May 02, 2015, Saudi Gazette Muhammad Bin Salman heads the new 10-member council; Al-Nasser acting CEO The Kingdom has created a new 10-member supreme council for state-run oil company Saudi Aramco, headed by the Kingdom’s deputy crown prince, according to a statement on Aramco’s website. “The council is chaired by Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, who is also … [Read more...] about Saudi Aramco Restructured