Category: Africa News
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Why democracy may have to wait in the Central African Republic
BANGUI, (IRIN) – Insecurity and a lack resources could derail elections in the Central African Republic, crucial for the return to normality after almost two years of intense conflict. Already delayed once, the parliamentary and presidential polls – now scheduled for July and August – are provoking a debate over what should come first: national…
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Heading to The Hague – Uganda reacts to surrender of top LRA man
KAMPALA, (IRIN) – Dominic Ongwen, a senior commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a longstanding Ugandan rebellion, will soon be transferred to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague to face trial on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Abducted by the LRA at the age of 10 Ongwen, who rose…
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Boko Haram and Nigeria’s elections
NAIROBI, (IRIN) – The terrible news keeps on coming from Nigeria’s embattled northeast. Two suspected child suicide bombers reportedly [ http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/11/child-suicide-bombers-nigeria-market ] blew themselves up in a crowded market on Sunday – the second such attack in two days linked to Boko Haram in which young girls were strapped with explosives. Meanwhile, the Islamic extremist…
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DR Congo: Security Council condemns massacres of civilians, attacks on peacekeepers
NEW YORK, / PRN Africa / — The United Nations Security Council has condemned in the strongest terms the massacres perpetrated against civilians on 20 November near the city of Beni in North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as well as the ongoing attacks targeting peacekeepers. “These attacks have increased to…
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UN Chief welcomes appointment of Burkina Faso interim president
NEW YORK, / PRN Africa / — United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has congratulated the people of Burkina Faso on the signing of the Charter of the Transition and on the appointment of former foreign minister Michel Kafando as Transitional President. The Charter of the Transition will provide the legal framework for a civilian-led transition…
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Uganda’s flagging male circumcision drive
KAMPALA, (IRIN) – Limited funding and personnel, as well as misconceptions and cultural beliefs, are some of the challenges hindering Uganda’s goal of circumcising at least 4.2 million men by 2015 in a bid to lower the country’s HIV/AIDS incidence. Just 26 percent, about 1.4 million, of the men targeted under the Safe Male Circumcision…
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Zambia jails air force commander for corruption
LUSAKA – A Zambian court on Monday convicted the country’s former air force commander Andrew Sakala of corruption, opening the door to a possible 15 year jail term. Lieutenant General Sakala was found guilty of pocketing around a quarter of a million dollars that was earmarked for covert security operations ahead of the 2011 elections.…
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Mistrust of government spurs Ebola spread
NAIROBI, (IRIN) – Decades of corruption, deep-rooted mistrust of government and weak public services in Liberia have hastened the spread of the Ebola virus, and much more needs to be done to bridge a communication gap between government and citizens, say civil society groups and analysts. On 30 August, authorities lifted an enforced quarantine on…
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South Africa opens space for traditional rulers to claim land
BABANANGO/JOHANNESBURG,(IRIN) – The pace of land reform in South Africa has long been criticized as too slow, but experts and black South Africans still awaiting restitution, fear that the recent reopening of the land claims process may not only delay outstanding claims further but could actually reverse the limited progress that has been made in…
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Madagascar back in the US trade fold
ANTANANARIVO, (IRIN) – As anticipated, the US government has reinstated preferential trade status for Madagascar on its 54th independence day anniversary, providing hope for the country’s embattled economy. [ http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2014/June/President-Obama-removes-Swaziland-reinstates-Madagascar-for-AGOA-Benefits ] The 2000 African Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA) offers developing countries duty-free access to some US markets, with the strict proviso that their governments…
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