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Mauritania: President Shot in ‘Accidental’ Shooting
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Aziz is to be flown to Paris for medical treatment Sunday after being shot by a military unit, sources say. Aziz’s wound was not serious and his life is not in...
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Swaziland: King Proves Constitution Is Worthless
The current political crisis in Swaziland demonstrates one thing clearly: the kingdom’s constitution is not worth the paper it is written on. Nearly two weeks ago the Swazi House of Assembly passed a...
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Ghana: Mrs Rawlings Is NDP residential Candidate
Accra — History was made at the weekend as the former first lady of Ghana, Mrs Nana Konadu Adjemah Rawlings emerged as the first ever female presidential candidate in the country. Mrs Rawlings was...
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Rwanda: RGB, Minaloc, NISR to Partner in Data Collection
A tripartite agreement has been signed between the Rwanda Governance Board (RGB), the Ministry of Local Government (MINALOC) and the National Institute of Statistics (NISR) to join hands in gathering...
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Rwanda: Kagame Hosts German Delegation
President Paul Kagame, yesterday at village Urugwiro, hosted a 30-member delegation from the German state, Rhineland-Palatinate. The delegation, led by Roger Lewentz the Internal Affairs and Sports...
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Rwanda: Responsible Parenting Is the Foundation of a Strong Nation
THE Vice President of the Senate, Jean D’Arc Gakuba has called on parents to balance work and parenting responsibilities. She made the call while presiding over the commemoration of the first...
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Rwanda: Rwangombwa Named Finance Minister of the Year-2012
John Rwangombwa was yesterday named Finance Minister of the Year for Sub-Saharan Africa by Emerging Markets HSBC. The annual Central Bank Governor and Finance Minister of the Year Awards recognise...
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Rwanda: Private-Public Dialogue Opens
The government, in partnership with the private sector, on Friday launched a platform where the private and public sectors will come together to improve the business environment. The initiative dubbed...
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Rwanda: Our Dairy Sector Needs a Whipping
Rwanda’s dairy sector remains by a plethora of challenges, albeit consisting of an oasis of opportunities yet to be explored. It hasn’t taken off mainly due to lack of a clear national strategy...
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Namibia: Make Internet a Right
It is not for the first time that people discuss affordable access to the modern technologies in Namibia. The majority of our people are too poor to afford the prices of the monopoly business of MTC...
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Tom Cleverley reveals secret to his rise
Supersport : Manchester United midfielder Tom Cleverley admits his experience at the Olympics played a key role in his rise to prominence with England. Cleverley got his first taste of...
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Nigeria: Killings of Worshippers in Kaduna, Reprisal Attack – Defence...
Abuja — Against the backdrop of weekend’s killing of about 20 Muslim worshippers by unknown gunmen in Dogo Dawa area of Kaduna State and claims by the CNN and Aljazeera network’s report alleging that...
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Kenya: Two Killed as Separatist Group Leader is Arrested
Nairobi — Mombasa Republican Council (MRC) leader Omar Mwamnuadzi was arrested at dawn on Monday in a police operation that resulted in the death of two people. Coast Provincial Police Boss Aggrey...
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Namibia: Togolese President Praises Nam for Political Stability
THE President of the Republic of Togo, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, on Wednesday evening said his country and its people “stand with” Namibia in remembrance of Namibia’s heroes. The Togolese Head of...
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South Africa: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell – the ANC’s Own Sound Barrier
Deputy President and prospective presidential candidate Kgalema Motlanthe says he shared his life story with South Africa through a new biography to “generate debate and discussion”. But in what...
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Africa: New AU Chair to be Sworn In
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma will be sworn in as chair of the African Union Commission in Addis Ababa on Monday. It’s been a bruising battle to get her there, and now that she’s finally in charge she’s got...
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South Africa: Marikana Tragedy Marches Towards Platinum Rebellion
Close on a hundred wildcat strike leaders from mines in the North West, Gauteng, Mpumalanga and Limpopo met in Marikana this weekend. The resolutions adopted there included intensifying mine strikes,...
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Tunisia: Letter to Justic Minister Over Ongoing Religious Attacks
His Excellency Ali Laârayedh Minister of Interior Ministry of Interior His Excellency Noureddine Bhiri Minister of Justice Ministry of Justice Dear Minister Laârayedh and Minister Bhiri: I would like...
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Tunisia: Speaker Ben Jaafar Calls All Parties to Return to Negotiation Table
Tunis — National Constituent Assembly (NCA) Speaker Mustapha Ben Jaafar asserted that the solution to the current problems lies in dialogue and consensus, calling all parties to return to the...
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Tunisia: President Marzouki Reassures Tunisian Community in Kinshasa
Kinshasa — On the sidelines of his participation in the 14th Summit of La Francophonie, organised, on October 12-14 in Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), President Mohamed Moncef...
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