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Pirates kill Syrian captain in Somalia

the_karaoke_man@yahoo.com (Marc And Susan Sutton) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:16:51 GMT

Somali pirates killed Syrian captain after attack on Panama- flagged ship going to Mogadishu on Thursday, officials from Somali government said.

Mugabe: Archbishop Tutu talks 'devilish'

the_karaoke_man@yahoo.com (Marc And Susan Sutton) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:15:44 GMT

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has described Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Archbishop Desmond Tutu's description of Zimbabwe as a "bread case" as "nonsense and devilish talk". He said his ailing country has enough food to feed its people now that the drought is over and blamed the West for its crisis.

Morocco: 24 terrorists arrested

the_karaoke_man@yahoo.com (Marc And Susan Sutton) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:14:38 GMT

Twenty four people have been arrested in Morocco on suspicion of their links to terrorist cell. According to the Interior Ministry, the suspects were detained in cities and towns around the country.

Niger's Prime Minister resigns

the_karaoke_man@yahoo.com (Marc And Susan Sutton) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:13:33 GMT

Niger's Prime Minister Seini Oumarou and two ministers have resigned ahead of legislative elections due in October, state media said on Thursday. Oumarou, who is the strong candidate of his MNSD party in the western Tillaberi region, said that he was resigning because he needed time to organise his campaign.

Gambia president to enforce death penalty

the_karaoke_man@yahoo.com (Marc And Susan Sutton) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:12:15 GMT

The Gambian leader, President Yayha Jammeh has vowed to enforce death penalty so as to prevent or discourage escalating rate of murder incidents in the country.

Ghana frees 1,021 prisoners

the_karaoke_man@yahoo.com (Marc And Susan Sutton) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:11:10 GMT

Ghana's President John Mills granted pardon to1, 021 prisoners on the occasion of the centenary birthday of Dr Nkrumah. Beyond the humanitarian gesture, the move will also help ease the congestion at many of the country's prisons, a situation that has created a major strain on justice delivery in the country.

South African president addresses UN

the_karaoke_man@yahoo.com (Marc And Susan Sutton) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:10:00 GMT

South African President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday delivered his first address to the United Nations General Assembly since coming into power. In his inaugural speech, Zuma said the end of apartheid should serve as an example of the ability for cooperation on the global stage.

Floods kill 17 in Tunisia

the_karaoke_man@yahoo.com (Marc And Susan Sutton) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:11:31 GMT

Heavy rains and flash floods have killed 17 people in southern Tunisia. Most of the victims were killed when the roofs and walls of their homes collapsed. Others were carried away by flood waters that rose to more than six feet in some areas. Six members of a particular family were among those killed.

West Africa under threat by drug cartels

the_karaoke_man@yahoo.com (Marc And Susan Sutton) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:10:13 GMT

South American drug cartels are invading the West African region with the help of local criminal groups to find their way to the European market. Some senior officials in the region have been indicted for the illegal trade including the son of former President Lansana Conte who openly admitted to the illegal business.

German students volunteer in Malawi

the_karaoke_man@yahoo.com (Marc And Susan Sutton) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:09:03 GMT

Construction work for school blocks in Malawi's Lakeshore district of Mangochi is on course, a development that would help shelter otherwise helpless children from the area of Senior Chief Makanjira from the on-coming rains, said Michael Studnitz, Co-founder and Chairman of the German NGO Reisende Werkschule Scholen.

Chad-Cameroon pipeline to be rerouted

the_karaoke_man@yahoo.com (Marc And Susan Sutton) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:39:05 GMT

Work to modify a portion of the Chad-Cameroon Pipeline route will soon begin following the signing in Yaoundé, Cameroon of the last protocol agreement to finance the feasibility studies of the Geo-technical aspects of the Lom-Pangar dam in the East Region of Cameroon.

Kenya criticizes US on Somalia raid

the_karaoke_man@yahoo.com (Marc And Susan Sutton) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:37:49 GMT

Kenyan Foreign Minister, Moses Wetangula, has criticised last week's raid by US forces in Somalia in which a suspected al-Qaeda member was reportedly killed. Wetangula told said that he felt uncomfortable when the United States conducted operations in the region without sharing information.

Museveni to address summit on Climate Change

the_karaoke_man@yahoo.com (Marc And Susan Sutton) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:36:40 GMT

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni is due to address the 64th, UN General Assembly summit on climate change on Wednesday. He is expected to high light challenges faced by Uganda and Africa including negative human activities and population pressure on the little available land.

Journalist arrested for accusing minister

the_karaoke_man@yahoo.com (Marc And Susan Sutton) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:34:09 GMT

The director of Le Temoin, a news magazine in Niger, Ibrahim Soumana Gaoh, has been taken into custody and accused of defaming the communications minister. Gaoh was arrested last weekend after the publication of an article implicating communications minister, Mohamed Ben Omar in a financial scandal

Millions face starvation in East Africa: UN

the_karaoke_man@yahoo.com (Marc And Susan Sutton) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:32:58 GMT

Poor crops harvest due to below-average rains coupled with conflict and displacement have worsen an already dire food shortage situation in the East African this year, a UN food agency report said. It said the situation could be worsened by El Niño, which usually brings heavy rains towards the end of the year.

Obasanjo’s killer gets one year in jail

the_karaoke_man@yahoo.com (Marc And Susan Sutton) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:14:47 GMT

A Spanish court has sentenced a doctor to a year imprisonment for the death of Stella Obasanjo - wife of former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo.

Malawi: Prisoners sue gov't over food

the_karaoke_man@yahoo.com (Marc And Susan Sutton) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:13:14 GMT

Four prisoners at the Maula Prison in the Lilongwe city of Malawi have dragged the Malawi Government to court for failing to provide them with adequate food and better conditions. Chrispin Sibande, a Principal Legal Officer with Malawi Human Rights Commission made the disclosure at a workshop.

S. Africa launches $1m info centre

the_karaoke_man@yahoo.com (Marc And Susan Sutton) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:04:55 GMT

A Visitor Information Centre worth over $1m (R7.6m) has been commissioned in Rustenburg, South Africa ahead of the much-awaited 2010 FIFA World Cup. The Centre is to assist tourists locate accommodation, road maps and other information easily.

Namibian men justify wife beating

the_karaoke_man@yahoo.com (Marc And Susan Sutton) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:14:20 GMT

Forty one percent of Namibian men believe that wife beating is justifiable while 32 percent of women think there is no problem with their husbands beating them.

HRW warns Italy about African immigrants

the_karaoke_man@yahoo.com (Marc And Susan Sutton) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:13:03 GMT

Human Rights Watch has alerted the EU to help prevent Italy from forcing African migrants boats back to Libya, where would-be asylum seekers are consigned to inhumane camps. "Italy flouts its legal obligations by summarily returning boat migrants to Libya," said Bill Frelick, refugee policy director at HRW.

Wrecked boat kills illegal immigrants

the_karaoke_man@yahoo.com (Marc And Susan Sutton) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:11:34 GMT

Eight people have been reported drowned and dozens of others missing after a boat carrying illegal immigrants sank between Morocco and Spain. According to Moroccan naval officials, about 60 clandestine immigrants, including women and children, were aboard the wrecked boat which was heading for Spain

Swine Flu outbreak hits Kenyan schools

the_karaoke_man@yahoo.com (Marc And Susan Sutton) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:09:48 GMT

Nearly 200 students in Kenya are feared to have contracted A/H1N1 flu as the epidemic rip through major secondary schools in that country, health officials said. More than 182 Students in five secondary schools in the country have been quarantined after they were found to have contracted the disease.

Let Nkrumah’s birthday unite us – Mills

the_karaoke_man@yahoo.com (Marc And Susan Sutton) — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:13:11 GMT

Ghana's President John Mills has urged Ghanaians to put aside their political and social acrimony and unite for a better Ghana. "Let this day, my brothers and sisters, be the day we begin to breathe new life into Dr. Kwame Nkrumah's vision of a strong, united Ghana. Let us grab this opportunity and rekindle our sense of national pride and self-worth."

DR Congo deports genocide suspect for trial

the_karaoke_man@yahoo.com (Marc And Susan Sutton) — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:55:29 GMT

A former mayor accused of taking part in the 1994 Rwandan genocide has been sent from the Democratic Republic of Congo to a UN-backed tribunal. Gregoire Ndahimana is accused of responsibility for the massacre of some 2,000 ethnic Tutsis sheltering in a church which was bulldozed in that country.

Climate Research Centres for Africa soon

the_karaoke_man@yahoo.com (Marc And Susan Sutton) — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:54:20 GMT

Germany and her SADC partners have plans to establish Regional Science Service Centres for Climate Change and Adapted Land Use in Africa. The aim is to complement scientific capacities in the region with the long-term intention of establishing "Regional Science Service Centres" and research programmes

Kenya: ICC proposes a three-tier approach

the_karaoke_man@yahoo.com (Marc And Susan Sutton) — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:52:01 GMT

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DRC: Rebels want information minister out

the_karaoke_man@yahoo.com (Marc And Susan Sutton) — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 22:27:23 GMT

The Mai Mai militias in the Democratic Republic of Congo are demanding the resignation of information minister, Lambert Mende, for insulting them. However, the Kabila government has denied the charge against its member.

Madagascar: UN invites disputed president

the_karaoke_man@yahoo.com (Marc And Susan Sutton) — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 22:23:04 GMT

Madagascar's disputed head of state would be addressing the United Nations General Assembly next week. Andry Rajoelina, 35, would also attend the summit on climate change in the US, according to a statement released on Saturday by his interim authority in Antananarivo, the Island's capital.

Somalia: AU calls for more weapons

the_karaoke_man@yahoo.com (Marc And Susan Sutton) — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 22:21:06 GMT

The African Union (AU) has called on the international community to provide more weapons to the Somalia Western-backed government to battle Islamist militants.

Ghana celebrates Kwame Nkrumah

the_karaoke_man@yahoo.com (Marc And Susan Sutton) — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:36:05 GMT

Ghana would be joined by hundreds of people from across Africa, America, Europe, Asia, The Caribbean, Pacific and other parts of the world to celebrate the centenary birthday of that country's first President, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, which falls on Monday, September 21, 2009.

Senegal: Wade wants a third term as president

the_karaoke_man@yahoo.com (Marc And Susan Sutton) — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:33:57 GMT

The cloud of suspicion hanging over Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade's third term race settled when he announced on Voice of America (VOA) that he would contest in 2012. Senegal's constitution allows only two terms for a president and Wade is currently serving his second which expires in 2012.

US rejects Nigeria choice for Ambassador

the_karaoke_man@yahoo.com (Marc And Susan Sutton) — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:32:22 GMT

The United States of America has rejected Tunde Adeniran as the country's ambassador to US. Adeniran was refused as Nigeria's choice for ambassador after his son was arrested last month with two others for alleged gang rape in Baltimore, USA. Washington has since communicated its decision to Abuja.

Thunder kills five students in Cameroon

the_karaoke_man@yahoo.com (Marc And Susan Sutton) — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:30:50 GMT

Five students have been killed in Cameroon by thunder which struck their school. The thunder is reported to have struck Government Secondary School, Mbetpaw in Bamali, Ndop Centre in the Ngokentunjia Division, in the North West Region of Cameroon killing the five students and injuring over 35 others.

Missionaries appeal for food aid in Kenya

the_karaoke_man@yahoo.com (Marc And Susan Sutton) — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:29:09 GMT

Catholic missionaries working in the northern part of Kenya are appealing for food aid from government, international and local donors to feed famine stricken people in the arid area of Maralal northern Kenya.

Somalia: AU condemns suicide attacks

the_karaoke_man@yahoo.com (Marc And Susan Sutton) — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:27:46 GMT

The African Union has condemned a suicide bombing at the main base of AMISOM in Mogadishu, which left at least nine AU peacekeepers including the deputy commander of AMISOM and other officials from the weak transitional government dead.

Egypt: American couples sentenced

the_karaoke_man@yahoo.com (Marc And Susan Sutton) — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:26:37 GMT

Two American couples have been convicted of human trafficking and sentenced to two years imprisonment on Thursday by a Cairo court. The couples claimed they were only trying to adopt children in Egypt, which is a predominantly Muslim country

Somalia: Int. community condemn attack

the_karaoke_man@yahoo.com (Marc And Susan Sutton) — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:25:22 GMT

The European Union, the InterGovernmental Authority on Development, the League of Arab States, the United Nations, Norway and the United States all condemn in the strongest terms Thursday's cowardly suicide car bombings on the AMISOM Force Headquarters in Mogadishu.

Somalia: Nine peacekeepers killed

the_karaoke_man@yahoo.com (Marc And Susan Sutton) — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:24:08 GMT

Nine AU peacekeepers died after suicide car bombings at AMISOM headquarters base in Mogadishu - Somalia capital - on Thursday noon, said Uganda Military Spokesman Felix Kulayigye. Officials from AMISOM and Somali government were meeting in the base where Al-Shabab militants exploded two AU cars.

Liberian president sues newspaper for libel

the_karaoke_man@yahoo.com (Marc And Susan Sutton) — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:22:54 GMT

The Liberian leader president Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has filed a lawsuit against the New Broom newspaper for libel, amounting to $5 million in damages. The paper recently accused president Sirleaf of receiving US$2 million as kickback to favor a company for control of the Cavalla Robber Plantation in the south eastern region of Liberia

Nigeria partners Brazil in energy production

the_karaoke_man@yahoo.com (Marc And Susan Sutton) — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:21:08 GMT

The Nigerian government has said it has a well worked out plan to increase oil and gas business relationship with Brazil. This plan began August when Nigeria's President Musa Yar'dua led a Nigerian business delegation on an official visit to Brazil.

S. Africa prisons choked to brim

the_karaoke_man@yahoo.com (Marc And Susan Sutton) — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:19:58 GMT

There are over 160,000 convicted and awaiting-trial prisoners in incarceration facilities designed to accommodate 114,000 in South Africa. Meanwhile, prisons officials on Wednesday said overcrowding in jails was on the decrease but received a backlash from Auditor-General Terence Nombembe.

Somalis in Diaspora offer expertise

the_karaoke_man@yahoo.com (Marc And Susan Sutton) — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:18:49 GMT

The United Nations Development Programme Somalia (UNDP Somalia) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have launched a joint initiative to tap into key technical expertise among the Somali diaspora in a bid to help rebuild key governance foundations in parts of the country.

Gays crucial to fight HIV/AIDS in Malawi

the_karaoke_man@yahoo.com (Marc And Susan Sutton) — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:17:37 GMT

The walls could soon collapse against homophobia in Malawi's fight against HIV/AIDS following government's acknowledgement that the war against the pandemic cannot be won without the involvement of the country's gay community.

Sasol pushes investment despite downturn

the_karaoke_man@yahoo.com (Marc And Susan Sutton) — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:15:28 GMT

South Africa's world renowned petrochemicals company, Sasol, has kept capital expenditure high despite a 39 percent fall in full-year profits on the back of the poor global economy.

Kenya: 35 killed in dawn raid

the_karaoke_man@yahoo.com (Marc And Susan Sutton) — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:14:20 GMT

Death and destruction visited a sleepy tiny village when armed raiders killed 35 people including 8 children and scores of women. An unknown number of people have also been admitted at various hospitals with serious injuries. The raid occurred in Laikipia district's Kanampiu House area on Tuesday morning.

SA gets coal on its face

the_karaoke_man@yahoo.com (Marc And Susan Sutton) — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:13:04 GMT

South Africa, on the verge of a power crisis, has pushed power security and access above its green fight.

South Africa to miss ARV's target

the_karaoke_man@yahoo.com (Marc And Susan Sutton) — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:11:45 GMT

The South African government will not be able to meet its target of providing life-prolonging treatment to 80 percent of people with HIV by 2011. At the moment close to 700 000 people are accessing the drugs representing 50 percent of the people in need of anti-retroviral drugs.

16 African migrants dead, 49 missing - UN

the_karaoke_man@yahoo.com (Marc And Susan Sutton) — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:09:27 GMT

At least 16 African migrants have drowned and 49 others are missing and presumed dead in the Gulf of Aden in three separate incidents involving smuggling boats over the last 48 hours, the United Nations refugee agency reported on Tuesday.

Zimbabwe, Algeria sign co-operation deal

the_karaoke_man@yahoo.com (Marc And Susan Sutton) — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:07:38 GMT

The third Algeria-Zimbabwe Joint Commission of Cooperation wrapped up in Harare, Zimbabwe, with the finalization of several cooperation agreements in various fields, which covered areas such as energy, science and technology.

US varsity honours Chinua Achebe

the_karaoke_man@yahoo.com (Marc And Susan Sutton) — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:04:19 GMT

Internationally famous Nigerian author, Chinua Achebe, has been named to a professorial chair at one of the greatest universities in the United States, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) said.