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Archives for June 2015
Europe’s migrant crisis: Is the answer for UN to authorize use of force?
By Howard LaFranchi, Staff writer, 10 JUNE 2015, Cristain Science Monitor Under such an authorization, EU countries could destroy the boats that smugglers are using to ferry thousands of migrants to southern Europe. EU officials have said only vessels with no passengers would be targeted. UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. — When the world was confronted with a sudden uptick in piracy in … [Read more...] about Europe’s migrant crisis: Is the answer for UN to authorize use of force?
South China Sea not a US political playfield
By Zhao Minghao, June 08, 2015, People's Daily (China) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe recently said he would raise the issue of China'sconstruction work in the South China Sea at the G7 summit in Bavaria, Germany, on June-7-8. Before that, US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter had said China's reclamation workin the South China Sea was "out of step" and required "an … [Read more...] about South China Sea not a US political playfield
Mediterranean migrant crisis: The Libyan human trafficker making $50,000 a week
Kim Sengupta, Wednesday 10 June 2015, The Independent (UK) For a young man of 23 from an impoverished background, Zouhar would seem to have done well. He has bought land, a house for his family, and a new car for himself. This, however, is a rather modest reflection of his earnings, which are no less than $200,000 (£129,000) a month. Zouhar is a trafficker of … [Read more...] about Mediterranean migrant crisis: The Libyan human trafficker making $50,000 a week
The Guardian view on Eritrea: a regime of terror
Editorial, Wednesday 10 June 2015, The Guardian (UK) The EU may be saving lives in the Mediterranean but it is turning a blind eye to the political repression in Africa’s worst dictatorship Europe’s response to the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean has rightly – if belatedly – focused on saving lives. Not a week goes by now without thousands of … [Read more...] about The Guardian view on Eritrea: a regime of terror
Time for Mugabe to rest
STAFF WRITER • 9 JUNE 2015 • Daily News (Zimbabwe) HARARE - As President Robert Mugabe lulls himself to self-delusive deep slumber while the ship of State flounders, the nation is practically on its knees with nothing, absolutely nothing, but official stealing working in Zimbabwe. The economy is waffling through a permanent state of fragility, unemployment is nearing … [Read more...] about Time for Mugabe to rest
Uganda set for Africa’s largest privately owned solar plant
BY MATT SMITH, 09 JUNE 2015, Business Day (South Africa) DUBAI — Access Infra Africa, a Dubai-based company, will launch what it says will be Africa’s largest privately owned solar plant in Uganda this year, part of plans to develop electricity projects in 17 African countries, mainly based on renewable energy. The company will spend $500m in the next three years on … [Read more...] about Uganda set for Africa’s largest privately owned solar plant
Update: Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia agree to form supreme trilateral council
Wednesday 10 Jun 2015, Ahram (Egypt) On the fringes of the African economic summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, Cairo, Addis Ababa and Khartoum move to cement economic and political coordination between the three Nile nations Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, Sudanese President Omar El-Bashir, and Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn agreed Wednesday to form a … [Read more...] about Update: Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia agree to form supreme trilateral council
Israel-Linked Spy Virus Discovered At Hotels Used For Iran Nuclear Talks
EYDER PERALTA, 10 JUNE 2015, NPR Earlier this spring, the cybersecurity firm Kaspersky was testing an advanced antivirus software on one of its computers when it stumbled on something big: As the Moscow-based company puts it, it was "one of the most skilled, mysterious and powerful" spy viruses in the world. The piece of software was so sophisticated that it left few … [Read more...] about Israel-Linked Spy Virus Discovered At Hotels Used For Iran Nuclear Talks
Mugabe was ‘fast asleep’: Nigerians
FUNGI KWARAMBA CHIEF WRITER • 8 JUNE 2015, Daily News (Zimbabwe) HARARE - The cheeky Nigerian journalists who recently embarrassed President Robert Mugabe when he attended the inauguration of that country’s new leader, President Muhammadu Buhari, say the nonagenarian was “fast asleep” just before they accosted him so he looked confused. In a hard-hitting posting on … [Read more...] about Mugabe was ‘fast asleep’: Nigerians
African conflicts set to dominate agenda at AU summit
09 JUN 2015, Mail & Guardian (South Africa) The upcoming AU summit in South Africa will likely see issues such as Boko Haram and the Burundi protests steal attention away from development talks. The leaders of the 54 members states of the African Union (AU) will be meeting for their 25th ordinary summit just after the expected launch in Egypt on Wednesday of a Tripartite … [Read more...] about African conflicts set to dominate agenda at AU summit