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