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Talks underway to free Saudi super-tankerThe Saudi owners of the Sirius Star are in negotiations with Somali pirates who have demanded a ransom for the supertanker laden.
Source : Iol | 20-Nov-2008 13:06
Russia 'prepares for war'
Russia is reportedly sending more warships to combat piracy in the waters off Somalia, as the Saudi owners of the Sirius Star negotiated with the pirates holding their oil tanker.
Source : Iol | 20-Nov-2008 12:51
POLITICS-ETHIOPIA: Disappointed But Not Defeated
ADDIS ABABA, Nov 20 (IPS) - She fought alongside men in the Ethiopian liberation struggle. She fought for a free and fair society. But today, Yewubmar Asfaw feels that Ethiopia's revolution has failed to deliver a fair share of political power to women.
Source : IspNews.net | 20-Nov-2008 12:45
Kenyans seek justice for election violence
Senior politicians and business figures accused of masterminding post-election violence must be prosecuted, according to a poll.
Source : Iol | 20-Nov-2008 12:36
Notorious security firm eyeing Somali pirates
An American security company is planning to cash in on the rising threat of piracy in east Africa.
Source : Iol | 20-Nov-2008 12:21
Mauritius: The joys of travelling
With less and less people travelling and the current economic situation fraught with uncertainties, is travelling still an enjoyable experience? The incidents recounted below took place at SSR International airport last Sunday. And they go to show that if things have changed, they are not necessarily for the better
Source : AllAfrica | 20-Nov-2008 12:15
Mauritius: How can i help my child learn english? - The British Council's language clinic with "Dr Danny"
Hello and welcome back to the English Language Clinic. This week's question, and the title of this article, is one that I am asked more than any other. As a growing number of parents realise the immense importance of English to their child's future success and development, providing them with controlled and stimulating access to English is becoming a key concern.
Source : AllAfrica | 20-Nov-2008 12:15
Hardline Islamist Leader Tells Kenya Not to Send Its Troops
Sheik Hassan Dahir Aweys, radical Islamist leader of a Somali opposition faction, has warned Kenya against sending its troops to Somalia to join the African Union peacekeepers who are already here, local media reports said on Thursday.
Source : AllAfrica | 20-Nov-2008 12:03
Premier Arrives in Capital
Somali prime minister Nor Hassan Husein has returned to the Somali capital on Thursday morning, officials said.
Source : AllAfrica | 20-Nov-2008 12:03
East Africa: Disi Doubtful for Glo-Half Marathon
RWANDA'S top long distance runner, Dieudonne Disi has not yet confirmed whether he'll participate in the 2nd Glo Lagos International Half Marathon set for February 21, 2009 in Lagos, Nigeria.
Source : AllAfrica | 20-Nov-2008 11:07
Rwanda: Kibaki Pledges More Cattle to Farmers
Kenyan President, Mwai Kibaki has made a new promise to boost modern cattle farming in the Eastern Province.
Source : AllAfrica | 20-Nov-2008 11:07
East Africa: Business Community Urges Kibaki to Remove Trade Barriers
The Rwanda private sector has requested Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki to remove existing Non Tariff Trade Barriers (NTB) along the Northern corridor in order to ensure seamless trade flow among the two nations.
Source : AllAfrica | 20-Nov-2008 11:07
Uganda: Government to Add Vocational Studies to Education Programmes
THE Government is to include the teaching of vocational subjects in all education programmes, the education minister has said.
Source : AllAfrica | 20-Nov-2008 09:41
Pallisa Officials Implicated in Nusaf Mismanagement
PALLISA district officials have been blamed for politicising and interfering with government programmes geared at development and fighting poverty.
Source : AllAfrica | 20-Nov-2008 09:41
Police Disperse Gulu Rally
BUSINESS at St. Mary's Hospital, Lacor and Lacor trading centre came to a stand still on Tuesday. When the Police dispersed a rally organised by Gulu mayor Christopher Acire.
Source : AllAfrica | 20-Nov-2008 09:41
Uganda: Mukono Farmers Get 400 Million From Government
FARMERS in Mukono have received sh400m under the Bonna bagaggawale (prosperity-for-all) scheme.
Source : AllAfrica | 20-Nov-2008 09:41
Uganda: Organisations Irked By Rising School Drop-Out Rate
ORGANISATIONS dealing in child rights protection have expressed concern over the rate at which children are dropping out of school in Kasese district.
Source : AllAfrica | 20-Nov-2008 09:41
Byanyima Laid to Rest in Mbarara
THE wife of former DP national chairman Boniface Byanyima was buried yesterday amidst reports that she died with several scars inflicted on her by state operatives in the 1990s.
Source : AllAfrica | 20-Nov-2008 09:41
Uganda: Deaf Deserve Better - Disability Boss
THE National Curriculum Development Centre (NCC) should design a syllabus that adequately caters for children with disabilities.
Source : AllAfrica | 20-Nov-2008 09:41
IGG Names the Most Corrupt Organs
THE Police Force remains the most corrupt institution for 10 years running, according to public perceptions.
Source : AllAfrica | 20-Nov-2008 09:40
Somalia: Crisis is a Global Problem
THE seizure this week of a Saudi oil tanker by Somali pirates should serve as a wake-up call to the Somali crisis that has been neglected by the world for close to two decades.
Source : AllAfrica | 20-Nov-2008 09:09
Journalists Arrested At Censorship Rally
Police in Sudan arrested more than 60 journalists during a protest against media censorship, report the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI), the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and news sources. Riot police armed with canes and shields rounded up the journalists outside parliament on 17 November and took them to a police station. Those detained were subsequently released.
Source : AllAfrica | 20-Nov-2008 06:46
Insurgents Attack Presidential Compound, Ethiopia Base
Somalia's Islamist rebels attacked the presidential compound and a major base for Ethiopian troops in the capital Mogadishu, Radio Garowe reported Wednesday.
Source : AllAfrica | 20-Nov-2008 06:39
Uganda: Fuel Companies Blamed for Shortage
MOTORISTS yesterday accused dealers of hoarding petroleum products to keep the price high.
Source : AllAfrica | 20-Nov-2008 06:38
Somalia: Humanitarian Situation in Serious Decline as Security Worsens, Warns UN Chief
The deteriorating security situation in Somalia poses a serious threat to the delivery of humanitarian aid to millions of desperate people in the Horn of Africa country, the Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned in his latest report to the Security Council today.
Source : AllAfrica | 20-Nov-2008 06:32
Eritrea: NCEW Holds Meeting On Assessing Bilateral Cooperation With the Italian Trade Union
The National Confederation of Eritrean Workers (NCEW) held a meeting on November 18 here in the capital to assess bilateral cooperation with the Italian Trade Union.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 23:21
Eritrea: Nationals Residing in Libya Reiterate Readiness to Enhance Contribution to National Development Drive
In a seminar they conducted on November 14, Eritrean nationals residing in Tripoli, Libya, reiterated readiness to enhance their contribution to the national development drive.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 23:21
Eritrea: Home-Grown Solution-Sole Remedy for Internal Issue
A high-level Eritrean delegation led by President Isaias Afwerki participated in the "Conference of the Sudanese People's Initiative towards Peaceful Resolution of the Darfur Issue" on 12 November 2008 and once again reaffirmed the ever-genuine support of the people and Government of Eritrea to the initiatives for peace by the brotherly people of Sudan.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 23:21
Somalia: Secretary-General Deplores Latest Acts of Piracy Off Coast
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced his concern at new acts of piracy off the Somali coast this week amid reports of a series of attacks or attempting hijackings in recent days in a region already notorious for the practice.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 22:48
Sudan: UN Chief Concerned Over Fresh Darfur Fighting
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged all sides to the Darfur conflict to refrain from hostilities as the United Nations tries to verify "troubling reports" of aerial bombings by Sudanese military forces and renewed fighting in recent days across the war-torn region.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 22:28
Thousands displaced by floods
At least 52 000 people have abandoned their homes after heavy rains destroyed their homes in Ethiopia's Somali region.
Source : Iol | 19-Nov-2008 19:26
Use Harvest Wisely, Government Urges
Eritreans should use the current harvest efficiently and share crop resources equitably because most parts of the country had received inadequate rains this year, the information ministry said.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 18:34
Comoros: Volcano Experts Gather for UN Meeting
Experts in vulcanology, natural resources and disaster prevention are gathering today in the Comoros for the start of a United Nations-sponsored conference examining how the Indian Ocean archipelago can better manage and promote the active volcano that dominates the main island in the chain.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 17:19
Somalia: Crops Destroyed, Families Displaced As Shabelle Bursts Banks
At least 8,000 hectares of farmland in southern Somalia's Lower Shabelle region have been destroyed after the Shabelle river burst its banks, displacing thousands of people, officials said.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 17:07
Kenya: The Obama Administration - the Hard Work Begins
The campaigns are over and across the world people are getting used to the idea of a President Obama. So much so that even the Group of 20 meeting in Washington on the global financial crisis decided not to make formally binding decisions till April next year, tacitly deciding to give Obama and his administration time to settle and get to grips with the issues at hand. Obama and his team, to be sure, are busy getting ready for January 20, 2009 when Barack Obama will become President Obama. But it now appears that these are issues he has been grappling with for a while.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 15:52
Uganda: Nakivubo Regrets Power Theft
THE management of Nakivubo stadium has apologised for engaging in power theft, an official from Umeme said.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 15:33
Uganda: Kampala Population Boom Worries Mayor
KAMPALA City mayor Hajji Nasser Sebaggala has expressed concern over the increasing population in the city. While addressing Muslims at the Kampala City Council (KCC) gardens to celebrate Idd El-Fitr on Friday, Sebaggala said KCC needed $35m from the World Bank to serve the current 3.5 million people in Kampala.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 15:33
Somalia: Scores of Somalis Detained in Sudan
At least 100 Somali youths have been arrested in the southern Sudan town of jubba those allegedly wanted to pass on to Libya, victims said.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 15:30
Rwanda: Kibaki Here for Three-Day State Visit
Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki arrived in the country yesterday afternoon for a three-day State visit.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 15:11
Thousands Displaced By Floods in Somali Region
At least 52,000 people have abandoned their homes in Ethiopia's Somali region after the Wade Shabelle and Genale rivers burst their banks following heavy rains.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 15:09
Uganda: Officials Hope Emergency Will Be Avoided as Rains Subside
Heavy rains have displaced thousands and damaged crops in eastern and northern Uganda, but officials are optimistic an emergency will be avoided as better weather is predicted.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 15:09
Somalia: Dozens Die in Diarrhoea Outbreak
At least 100 people have died in the past four weeks after an outbreak of acute watery diarrhoea (AWD) in and around the town of Abudwaaq, in Galgadud region of central Somalia, medical sources said on 18 November.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 15:09
UGANDA: Malaria on the rise in Lango
OYAM Wednesday, November 19, 2008 (IRIN) - There has been an upsurge in the number of malaria cases reported in the sub-region of Lango in northern Uganda due to poor mosquito control, according to health officials.
Source : irinnews.org | 19-Nov-2008 15:00
GLOBAL: Juggling emergency aid and long-term development
NEW YORK Wednesday, November 19, 2008 (IRIN) - As the global recession bites, analysts are asking if emergencies such as natural disasters will continue to receive funding while development aid, which could save many more lives long-term, such as agricultural investment in Africa, is left to languish.
Source : irinnews.org | 19-Nov-2008 14:50
Pirates free Hong Kong freighter
Somali pirates have reportedly released the MV Great Creation and its 25 crew seized in September.
Source : Iol | 19-Nov-2008 13:12
Sirius Star: 'Pirates demand cash'
Somali pirates have reportedly demanded a ransom for the Saudi super-tanker Sirius Star.
Source : Iol | 19-Nov-2008 12:57