Most Libya war detainees held by rebels - U.N.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Libyan revolutionary brigades accused of torture still hold captive three quarters of detainees from the country's civil war as a lack of judicial police prevents the ...
View ArticleAttacks against journalists in Somalia must stop
Security will not be achieved in government-controlled areas until those who are responsible for attacks on media workers and activists are held to ...
View Article3 Africa terror groups may collaborate
The top U.S. commander for Africa says he is increasingly concerned about the likelihood that terrorist groups in Somalia, North Africa and Nigeria want to coordinate their training, funding and ...
View ArticleIsraeli police pose as drunks, prostitutes to entice African refugees to steal
Undercover Tel Aviv police, posing as drunks and prostitutes, have begun arresting refugees and asylum seekers by luring them to steal wallets and other ...
View ArticleSomalia - Somaliland reporter arrested, beaten in custody; two others released
Mohamed Abdi, Journalist (CPJ/IFEX) - New York, February 28, 2012 - The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns last week's arrest and brutal assault of Mohamed Abdirahman, a journalist in ...
View ArticleMorocco - Student handed one year prison sentence for posting cartoon of the...
Espaol (RSF/IFEX) - 29 February 2012 - Reporters Without Borders is disturbed by Morocco's recent newspaper censorship and attempts to suppress online free expression. Distribution of the ...
View ArticleMadagascar fails to adopt amnesty law
Madagascar has missed a Wednesday deadline set by a regional body for the adoption of an amnesty law that would clear the way for ousted leader Marc Ravalomanana to return ...
View ArticleEast Africa key to Altech’s profits
Allied Technologies’ (Altech) operations in east Africa are poised to contribute to a third of its parent company’s annual earnings, according to Craig Venter, chief executive of the ...
View ArticleZimbabwe "sick and tired" of Implats ownership delays
Zimbabwe's empowerment minister, Saviour Kasukuwere, launched a verbal attack on Implats CEO, saying on Wednesday he was "sick and tired" of the company's failure to comply with ...
View ArticleAlgeria ex-army chief Lamari dies
Former Algerian army chief Mohamed Lamari, who was long considered one of the country's most influential figures and led a fierce crackdown against Islamist groups in the 1990s, died Monday ...
View ArticleAfrica to turn ‘brain drain into brain gain’
Nigeria has set aside $5 million for diaspora activities and prescribed a stipend of $2,500 to be paid to any member of its massive number of experts based abroad who decides to return home in a bid ...
View ArticleUN Condemns Murder of another Journalist in Somalia
United Nations, Feb 29 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations condemned the murder of Abukar Mohamed Kadaf, the director of a radio station called Somaliweyn in Mogadishu Wednesday. Mohamed Kadaf is the ...
View ArticlePirates kidnap two in attack off Nigeria
Armed pirates have opened fire on a cargo ship in an attack off the Nigerian coast, kidnapping the captain and chief engineer and robbing the crew before escaping, a maritime watchdog ...
View ArticleWhat the analysts are saying
One year after a popular uprising toppled its former dictator, Libya’s new transitional government has failed to provide coherent state leadership and control, analysts say. A continuing ...
View ArticleSouth Africa captain AB De Villiers wants to tighten grip on New Zealand
Hashim Amla . The victory the tourists an unassailable 2-0 lead in the ODIs, and after taking the Twenty20 series 2-1 they hold a psychological advantage over the hosts ahead of the three-Test ...
View ArticleBashir trying to scuttle Sudan peace deal
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday accused Sudan's leader of trying to scuttle a historic peace deal that created the world's newest country last ...
View ArticleGabon President Bongo Launches Ambitious Development Agenda
Gabon's President Ali Ben Bongo Ondimba has launched an ambitious development program, which, he says, will totally transform the country's economy and infrastructure to better the lives of all Gabone
View ArticleNegotiations to Free Jailed Journalists in Ethiopia Near End
A senior European diplomat said Wednesday that negotiations for the release of two Swedish journalists imprisoned in Ethiopia are in the final stage.
View ArticlePolio Constitutional Debate Brews in Nigeria
A constitutional debate is under way in Nigeria over whether the government can prosecute parents who refuse to have their children vaccinated against polio, or if it has the power to force parents to
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