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Egypt: Presidential Elections – What Do the Military Want?
May 18, 2012
[Chatham House]
On 23 May, Egyptians head to the polls to elect the first president of the post-Mubarak era. Whilst this is likely to be the freest election in Egyptian history, the process faces a number of constraints….
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Zimbabwe: Security Forces Campaign for Mugabe
May 18, 2012
[Zimbabwe Independent]
THE military and police chiefs have launched a spirited campaign on behalf of President Robert Mugabe and Zanu PF ahead of the next do-or-die elections to regain ground lost to the MDC parties in the last polls….
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Sudan: Repression Intensifies After Border Violence – Human Rights Watch
May 18, 2012
[HRW]
New York -
Sudan has stepped up harassment of journalists, censorship, and arrests of political opponents in the wake of recent fighting with South Sudan, Human Rights Watch said today….
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Nigeria: Special Taskforce Uncovers Terrorists’ Hideout in Kogi
May 17, 2012
[This Day]
A Joint Task Force (JTF) comprising Police, State Security Service (SSS), Navy, Air-force and Army recorded a major breakthrough Wednesday in Kogi State as a key hideout of terrorists was discovered and dismantled with different kinds of dangerous items recovered….
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Uganda: MPs Get Secret Pay Rise
May 17, 2012
[Observer]
Lawmakers abolish constituency fund, but share the Shs 2.9 billion…
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Kenya: Woman Dies After Mombasa Grenade Attack
May 17, 2012
[allAfrica.com]
A woman has died after a grenade attack in Mombasa, police told AFP on Wednesday – a day after armed men attacked a restaurant in the Kenyan port city….
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Africa: Africa May Struggle to Extract Groundwater, Experts Say
May 16, 2012
[SciDev.Net]
Algiers -
Vast groundwater resources have been revealed in Africa by the first continent-wide quantitative maps. But the resources may not be easily accessible because of political and technical challenges and costs, say experts….
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Africa: Race for African Union Head Hots Up
May 16, 2012
[ISS]
The African Union’s (AU) Eight-member Ad hoc Committee of Heads of State and Government (Committee of Eight) met in Cotonou, Benin on 14 May 2012, to discuss the election of the Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson and members of the AU Commission….
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Nigeria: U.S. Never Predicted Nigeria’s Break up by 2015
May 16, 2012
[This Day]
New York -
The oft-repeated and much-quoted “prediction” by the United States that Nigeria would break up in 2015 is one of the greatest myths ever, THISDAY can report today….
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Congo-Kinshasa: Efforts Underway to Rehabilitate Agriculture Sector
May 15, 2012
[allAfrica.com]
The United Nations Development Programme’s Africa Human Development Report 2012 released today said the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has the potential to become sub-Saharan Africa’s breadbasket, yet it has the highest estimated prevalence of malnutrition in the world. Nearly 70 percent of the…
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