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Somalia hands over ONLF rebel leader to Ethiopia: group 

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September 1, 2017 | Reuters  ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Somali authorities have handed over to Ethiopia a senior official of the ONLF rebel group, which is fighting for the secession of Ogaden from Ethiopia, the group said. Abdikarin Sheikh Muse, an executive committee member who lived in the Somali capital Mogadishu, was detained by security in Galkayo in Somalia’s … [Read more...] about Somalia hands over ONLF rebel leader to Ethiopia: group 

Cambodia’s opposition leader Kem Sokha ‘arrested for treason’

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Prak Chan Thul Phnom Penh  | 2 September 2017 | The Independent Incident marks escalation in campaign against critics, independent media and any potential threats to Prime Minister Hun Sen's hold on power Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha has been arrested in the capital Phnom Penh on suspicion of treason, according to the government. The arrest marks a new … [Read more...] about Cambodia’s opposition leader Kem Sokha ‘arrested for treason’

‘They convicted me of nothing’: freed Sudanese rights activist vows to fight on

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 Hannah Summers | Saturday 2 September 2017 | The Guardian As eight-month prison ordeal on charges of spying and treason ends with a pardon, Mudawi Ibrahim Adam says he will continue human rights work An award-winning human rights activist jailed by the Sudanese government after he was accused of spying and treason has been released following eight months in … [Read more...] about ‘They convicted me of nothing’: freed Sudanese rights activist vows to fight on

‘There was no food poisoning. It is not food poisoning, no!’

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African News Agency Reporter | 1 SEPTEMBER 2017 | The Independent (South Africa) Gweru ‑ President Robert Mugabe on Friday, said his deputy, Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s sickness three weeks ago was not a result of “food” poisoning. Mugabe told close to 30 000 Zanu-PF supporters in Gweru on Friday afternoon, that they had conducted all tests on possible “food” … [Read more...] about ‘There was no food poisoning. It is not food poisoning, no!’

Staff changes ahead of Kenya’s repeated election in 60 days

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 AGENCY STAFF | 01 SEPTEMBER 2017 | Business Day Nairobi — On Friday, Kenya’s electoral commission vowed to make staff changes ahead of a new presidential vote ordered by the country’s supreme court, which said it had failed to conduct a valid election last month. Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairperson Wafula Chebukati took note of the … [Read more...] about Staff changes ahead of Kenya’s repeated election in 60 days

African tour ends

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REEM LEILA | Sunday,03 September, 2017 | Al-Ahram Weekly President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi completes a tour intended to signal a new role for Egypt in Africa, writes Reem Leila President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi’s African tour ended on 18 August with bilateral talks with Idriss Déby, the president of Chad. Al-Sisi arrived in the Chadian capital N’Djamena on 17 August. His … [Read more...] about African tour ends

US names Yamamoto acting Secretary of State for Africa

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KEVIN J. KELLEY | THURSDAY AUGUST 31 2017 | Daily Nation NEW YORK A career diplomat with extensive experience in the Horn has been appointed to the State Department's top Africa post on a one-year term. News website allafrica.com reported Wednesday that Donald Yamamoto, a former US ambassador to Ethiopia and Djibouti, will take office next week as acting Assistant … [Read more...] about US names Yamamoto acting Secretary of State for Africa

No Country for Civilians

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JASON PATINKIN | AUGUST 31, 2017 | Foreign Policy The sudden exodus from war-torn South Sudan is the largest Africa has seen since the 1994 Rwandan genocide. This is what a nation without civilians looks like. KAJO KEJI, South Sudan — Brig. Gen. Moses Lokujo stood in the ruins of Loopo, a strategic hilltop village in South Sudan’s lush southern Equatoria region. Less than … [Read more...] about No Country for Civilians