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Sudan Voter Education Campaign Draws Tightened Restrictions from State Authorities

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:41:23 +0100

Sudan Voter Education Campaign Draws Tightened Restrictions from State Authorities:

Civil society groups seek support for free expression, open political activity to encourage voter turnout for 11-13 April election

Gunmen attack Western aid agency in Pakistan

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:41:23 +0100

Gunmen attack Western aid agency in Pakistan:

Source: Reuters ISLAMABAD, March 10 (Reuters) - Suspected Islamist militants attacked the office of a Western aid agency in Pakistan on Wednesdaywith a bomb and gunfire killing up to 5 people,…

Uganda: PM Explains How Chopper with Aid For Landslide Victims Crashed

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:41:23 +0100

Uganda: PM Explains How Chopper with Aid For Landslide Victims Crashed:

THE weather was bad as we left Lwakhakha. I told my colleagues not to worry because death is instant in a plane accident. They became cheerful, Prime Minister Apolo Nsibambi, admitted in Mulago…

Rwanda: Kagame Addresses Royal Commonwealth Society

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:41:23 +0100

Rwanda: Kagame Addresses Royal Commonwealth Society:

President Paul Kagame, yesterday, on his second day of a working visit to England, addressed the Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS) on the role of the youth in the development in Rwanda, Africa and the…

Panel cites womens critical role in building sustainable peace in Afghanistan

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:41:23 +0100

Panel cites womens critical role in building sustainable peace in Afghanistan:

Source: UNICEF NEW YORK, USA, 9 March 2010 – More than eight years after the fall of the Taliban regime, the women of Afghanistan still face enormous challenges. Perhaps the greatest of these are…

U.S. Woman Accused In Terrorist Plot

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:41:23 +0100

U.S. Woman Accused In Terrorist Plot:

A Pennsylvania woman has been charged with plotting to kill a Swedish man and trying to recruit jihad fighters via the Internet.

Chile earthquake: Aid received from some 20 countries - Govt

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:41:23 +0100

Chile earthquake: Aid received from some 20 countries - Govt:

Date: 10 Mar 2010
Source: UN Country Team in Chile

Group: One-Third Of Worlds Jailed Journalists In Iran

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:41:23 +0100

Group: One-Third Of Worlds Jailed Journalists In Iran:

A third of the worlds jailed journalists are imprisoned in Iran, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.

Biden Condemns Israeli Settlement Plans

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:41:23 +0100

Biden Condemns Israeli Settlement Plans:

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has condemned Israeli plans to build 1,600 more homes on occupied land where Palestinians seek statehood.

Zimbabwe: Moyo Remains Speaker of House, Says Court

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:41:23 +0100

Zimbabwe: Moyo Remains Speaker of House, Says Court:

Tsholotsho legislator Professor Jonathan Moyos bid to nullify Mr Lovemore Moyos election as Speaker of the House of Assembly failed after the High Court yesterday threw out the challenge.

Nigeria: Jonathan Should Prioritise Electoral Reform - Buhari

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:41:23 +0100

Nigeria: Jonathan Should Prioritise Electoral Reform - Buhari:

The first priority of Acting President Goodluck Jonathan is to conclude the electoral reform programme and ensure that a credible Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) is put in place because…

UN agency punished Somalia whistleblower

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:41:23 +0100

UN agency punished Somalia whistleblower:

LONDON (Reuters) - The United Nations Ethics Committee has upheld complaints by a former employee of the U.N. Development Programme who said he suffered retaliation from the UNDP for alleging that…

United Nations seeks $59 mln for refugees in Congo

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:41:23 +0100

United Nations seeks $59 mln for refugees in Congo:

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations is asking rich nations to help raise $59 million to support refugees who have fled clashes in the cobalt-rich Democratic Republic of Congo.

US apologises to Libya for dismissive comments

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:41:23 +0100

US apologises to Libya for dismissive comments:

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department apologized on Tuesday for dismissive comments its spokesman made about Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafis call for jihad, often translated as armed…

South Africa: Nelson Mandela Bitterly Attacked by Ex-Wife

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:41:23 +0100

South Africa: Nelson Mandela Bitterly Attacked by Ex-Wife:

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has launched an astonishing attack on Nelson Mandela, accusing the former president of failing black people.

Gambia: Court Remands Rights Defender

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:41:23 +0100

Gambia: Court Remands Rights Defender:

The Kanifing Magistrate Court on March 8, 2010 remanded Edwin Nebolisa Nwakaeme, a local human rights defender and a Director of Programmes of the Banjul-based Africa in Democracy and Good Governance…

Nigeria: State Governor Blames Army for Massacre

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:41:23 +0100

Nigeria: State Governor Blames Army for Massacre:

Plateau State Governor Jonah John Jang has blamed the army for last Sundays killings in the Jos South Local Government Area of the state.

Nigeria: Former President Calls for Impeachment of YarAdua

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:41:23 +0100

Nigeria: Former President Calls for Impeachment of YarAdua:

Former Head of State, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, has joined the growing number of Nigerians calling for the removal of President Umaru Musa YarAdua, maintaining that the only viable option out of the…

Rwanda: Kagame Promises Evidence Against Former First Lady

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:41:23 +0100

Rwanda: Kagame Promises Evidence Against Former First Lady:

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has said his government will send evidence to France to prove that Ms Agathe Habyarimana, the widow of the assassinated president Juvenal Habyarimana, participated in…

Irish police arrest seven over cartoonist plot

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:41:23 +0100

Irish police arrest seven over cartoonist plot:

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish police arrested seven people on Tuesday in connection with an alleged plot to murder a Swedish cartoonist over a drawing depicting the Prophet Muhammad with the body of a…