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CAMBODIA: “Mystery disease” not so mysterious
PHNOM PENH, 13 July 2012 (IRIN) – Cambodia has begun nationwide surveillance for a severe form of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), a common viral illness that usually affects infants and children younger than 5 years old and is rarely life-threatening, health officials confirmed on 13 July. Since April more than 50 children have…
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Egypt’s new president begins struggle for power
CAIRO — Islamist Mohammed Morsi became Egypt’s first freely elected president on Saturday June 30, 2012 launching his four-year term with a potentially dangerous quest to wrest back from the military the full authority of his office. The outcome of the impending battle between Egypt’s first civilian president and its powerful generals will redraw the…
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Judges sentence Charles Taylor to 50 years
By MIKE CORDER | Associated Press LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Former Liberian President Charles Taylor was sentenced to 50 years imprisonment Wednesday for arming and supporting murderous rebels in Sierra Leone in return for “blood diamonds,” a landmark sentence activists hope will send a clear message to despots around the world that they will be…
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Joint Cops Probe Barotse, Caprivi Secessionist Big Guns
Amid accusations of interrogations continues… By Mwala Kalaluka in Lusaka and Risco Lumamezi in Katima Mulilo ZAMBIAN security agencies have co-opted their Namibian counterparts in probing the connection between secessionist calls (heavy hitters) in Namibia’s Caprivi Region and Zambia’s Western Province, according to sources. But Caprivi’s United Democratic Party leader Mr.Mishake Muyongo says dialogue and…
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Uganda captures LRA senior commander
A senior commander in the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army has been captured by the Ugandan army, a spokesman has said. Caesar Achellam was seized on May 12, 2012 following a struggle between Ugandan soldiers and a group of 30 rebels. The commander, whom Ugandan officials say is a top rebel military strategist, was captured in…
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Barotse impasse needs interaction, wisdom – KK
By CHIMWEMWE MWALE and CLAVER MUTINTA says the Barotseland impasse between Government and the Barotse Royal Establishment (BRE) and the Barotse National Council (BNC) requires collective rational interaction and the wisdom of all Zambians. And United Party for National Development (UPND) President Hakainde Hichilema has called for meaningful dialogue between the BNC and BRE…
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Newspaper journalist charged with criminal defamation
GAMBIA: Mamadou S. Jallow, a reporter of privately-owned The Daily News newspaper is facing criminal defamation charges, for allegedly defaming Mamadou Lamin Baldeh, a local chief in the western part of The Gambia. Media Foundation for West Africa’s (MFWA) sources reported that Jallow was charged on January 9, 2012, three days after he was arrested…
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Zambia: Politicians urged not to politicise the Barotse Agreement
The Bishops Council of Zambia has cautioned opposition politicians not to aggravate the Barotse agreement by politicizing the issue. In a statement released to ZANIS in Mufulira recently, Council President Bishop Peter Chinyama said the Barotse agreement is a serious matter that can bring serious political tension and division in the country if not well…
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