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Archives for June 2015
South Sudan: Economics of a failed state
27 Jun 2015, Aljazeera English We analyse why South Sudan, despite its vast oil wealth, is still suffering economically four years after independence. South Sudan is only four years old, but the world's youngest nation tops the rank of failed states worldwide. After decades of conflict with its neighbour Sudan, long-sought autonomy in 2011 was meant to be a dream come true, … [Read more...] about South Sudan: Economics of a failed state
A Search for Survival and Family Amid the Violence in South Sudan
By MARC SANTORA, 27 JUNE 2015, NEW YORK TIMES WAU SHILLUK, South Sudan — It had been more than a month since Theresa James had seen her two small children. She was only 13 miles away from them, across the Nile River, in what used to be a hamlet of 3,000 people. Then the town was bursting with 50,000 men, women and children seeking refuge from a civil war that continues to tear … [Read more...] about A Search for Survival and Family Amid the Violence in South Sudan
New regulation promises punishment for official incompetence
27 June 2015, People's Daily (China) BEIJING, June 26 -- The Communist Party of China (CPC) on Friday issued a newregulation aimed at ensuring poorly performing officials are demoted or sacked. While China has meted out tough punishments ranging from sackings to jail time forcorrupt officials, those who simply do their jobs half-heartedly rarely suffer … [Read more...] about New regulation promises punishment for official incompetence
Mugabe ‘manhandling’ of Moyo alarms ministers
GIFT PHIRI, NEWS EDITOR • 26 JUNE 2015 • DAILY NEWS (ZIMBABWE) HARARE - There were strong suggestions yesterday that Tuesday’s surprising freezing of voluble Zanu PF politburo member Jonathan Moyo from Cabinet could be a precursor to the long-mooted major executive reshuffle — a prospect that has put many ministers on tenterhooks. Well-placed sources told the Daily … [Read more...] about Mugabe ‘manhandling’ of Moyo alarms ministers
Young South Africans harbour new thoughts
BY JONNY STEINBERG, 26 JUNE 2015, BUSINESS DAY (SOUTH AFRICA) IT HAS been 19 years since Thabo Mbeki declared that "I am an African" and yet his speech sounds now as if it might have been made centuries ago. No current South African leader has the credibility to make poetry about being an African. The very idea is too fraught, too contested, too liable to provoke … [Read more...] about Young South Africans harbour new thoughts
‘Africa’s problem is poverty and hunger, not term limits’
By Henry Mukasa, Sunday 28 June 2015, The Monitor (Uganda) We have witnessed what I can call people’s power, several people making calls and signing petitions, urging you not to leave them, to continue as their leader. Why are you not listening to them? I think I am listening to them. I have always listened to my people. Even so in the context of the responsibility I have … [Read more...] about ‘Africa’s problem is poverty and hunger, not term limits’
The Shia vs Sunni schism deepens
Salah Nasrawi, 25 June 2015, Al-Ahram (Egypt) If we have any sense of history, the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East are sectarian in essence, writes Salah Nasrawi Like the summer heat, the fear of impending sectarian clashes is weighing on the Middle East these days. Compared with previous catastrophic wars, a sectarian flare-up looks much worse and could have profound … [Read more...] about The Shia vs Sunni schism deepens
Diaspora Eritreans rally against human rights abuses
Fatma Naib | 26 Jun 2015 | Aljazeera English Thousands of Eritreans gather in Geneva to protest against alleged rights abuses in their home country. Diaspora Eritreans have demonstrated in front of the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. The rally on Friday is in support of a recently released UN report that detailed widespread rights abuses … [Read more...] about Diaspora Eritreans rally against human rights abuses
Danish theme park in racist row
June 26 2015, The Independent (South Africa) Copenhagen - A Danish theme park has been accused of racism for its “Africa Land” section that includes attractions like “The Cannibal Pots” and “The Hottentot Carousel”, but said on Friday it would make no changes. Djurs Sommerland in central Denmark opened the area in 1993 and said that up until this week, when an anti-racism … [Read more...] about Danish theme park in racist row
Former Ugandan leader told not to hold meetings
BY ELIAS BIRYABAREMA, 24 JUNE 2015,BUSINESS DAY (SOUTH AFRICA) KAMPALA — Uganda’s police force on Wednesday barred a former prime minister from holding meetings to promote his challenge to President Yoweri Museveni for power, saying their party had not yet nominated a candidate. The east African country plans presidential elections between February and March next year and … [Read more...] about Former Ugandan leader told not to hold meetings