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Fresh diplomatic drive to defuse Egypt crisis
Cairo – Two high-profile US senators were Tuesday to hold talks in Cairo, the latest push in a growing diplomatic flurry to defuse a crisis sparked by the military’s overthrow of Islamist president Mohammed Morsi. Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham arrived on Monday evening for talks with main players in the stand-off between Morsi’s…
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NGOs under pressure in Egypt
CAIRO, (IRIN) – The conviction in Egypt of 43 NGO workers this week for working illegally has turned the spotlight on an increasingly restrictive environment for NGOs, including those in the humanitarian sector. Furthermore, the next couple of weeks are expected to see the approval of a new bill by Egypt’s upper house, the Shura…
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Responding to Namibia’s drought crisis
JOHANNESBURG, (IRIN) – Namibia, already the driest country in sub-Saharan Africa, is experiencing a severe drought, with some regions receiving the lowest seasonal rainfall in three decades, according to figures released by the country’s meteorological service this week. President Hifikepunye Pohamba declared the drought a national emergency on 17 May, following an Emergency Food Security…
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Mugabe signs new Zimbabwe constitution into law
By Reagan Mashavave (AFP) HARARE — President Robert Mugabe signed Zimbabwe’s new constitution into law Wednesday, clearing the path to crucial elections later this year. The 89-year-old, who has ruled Zimbabwe since independence from Britain in 1980, signed the document two months after it was overwhelmingly approved by Zimbabweans at a referendum. “This is a…
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Nigerians on the run as military combat Boko Haram
KANO, (IRIN) – Tens of thousands of residents of northeastern Nigeria’s Borno State have fled their homes – thousands of them into neighbouring Niger and Cameroon – following airstrikes by Nigerian fighter jets on Boko Haram (BH) camps from 15 May. The attacks on BH camps in northern parts of Borno close to the borders…
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Vaccination systems are failing children in Africa, say UCT experts
African children are still dying in large numbers as a result of failing vaccination systems for preventable disease in many regions, University of Cape Town experts have said in the latest issue of PLOS Medicine. PLOS Medicine is an open-access, peer-reviewed medical journal. In Africa, issues of vaccine supply, financing and sustainability require urgent attention…
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Obama proposes end of monetized food aid
JOHANNESBURG, (IRIN) – In a major development, President Barack Obama has proposed an end to the sale of US food aid in developing countries, with options for buying food locally and cash transfers, among other radical reforms to the system. USAID has accounted for more than half of the world’s food aid every year for…
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Swazi editor faces jail
One of Swaziland’s few independent source of news, The Nation magazine, has been found guilty of “contempt by scandalizing the court” following its publication of two articles in 2009 and 2010 that criticised Chief Justice Michael Ramodibedi, according to a media release from the Media Institue of Southern Africa. Editor of the monthly magazine, Bheki…
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Namibia – Zambia Customs Sign MoU
By Dominic Sikopo Customs authorities of the Republic of Namibia and Zambia have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will strengthen ties between two sister countries on custom related matters. Namibia Customs and Excise Commissioner Mr. Beaven Simataa, told the gathering at the meeting held in Katima Mulilo of Namibia this month that the…
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Swazi government sells food aid
MBABANE, (IRIN) – Swaziland’s government has sold maize donated by the Japanese government to feed hungry Swazis for US$3 million and deposited the money in the Central Bank of Swaziland. The nearly 12,000 metric tons of donated maize was sold by the Ministry of Economic Planning and Development in 2011, but the sale was not…
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