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Nigeria: Country Experts Caution Obama On Fight Against TerrorismForeign affairs experts in Nigeria have called on the U.S. president-elect Barack Obama to be cautious in his approach to the fight against terrorism and to ensure that his strategies do not undermine the credibility of the U.S.
Source : AllAfrica | 18-Nov-2008 17:33
Congo-Kinshasa: Ceasefire Holds in Tense, Unpredictable East
Although the overall situation in the volatile North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is tense and unpredictable, no major ceasefire violations or attacks on civilians and property have been reported, the United Nations reported today.
Source : AllAfrica | 14-Nov-2008 20:58
Somalia: Nato Navy Escorts Protect UN-Shipped Food Aid Against Pirates
Naval escorts from the Netherlands and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) are providing vital protection from pirate attacks off Somalia for United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) ships loaded with life-saving aid for the war-ravaged country.
Source : AllAfrica | 11-Nov-2008 21:53
Hostility Rises in Hargeisa After Suicide Bombings
Somalis displaced to the self-styled independent republic of Somaliland from other parts of the Horn of Africa country have faced increasing hostility after three suicide bombing incidents in late October.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Nov-2008 16:37
Puntland VP Speaks Out On Terror, Piracy And Elections
The vice president of the Puntland regional autonomy in northern Somalia held a press conference Thursday in the regional capital Garowe where he spoke out on terrorism, piracy and the upcoming regional elections.
Source : AllAfrica | 07-Nov-2008 09:13
Kenya: Country On Terrorism High Alert
Security agencies were yesterday placed on high alert and the border with Somalia was closed for fear of terrorist attacks inside Kenya.
Source : AllAfrica | 31-Oct-2008 12:05
Ghana: Government Expands Cash Handouts
The Ghanaian government, backed by the World Bank, is expanding a cash handout programme to help families hit hardest by global food price hikes. But some local development experts question whether the approach has lasting benefits.
Source : AllAfrica | 29-Oct-2008 14:05
Africa: Only Peace Protects Freedoms in Post-9/11 World
Some African leaders have understood the advantages their countries could derive from press freedom. Others have behaved like despots again this year. The continent's best-placed countries continue by and large to be the same, with Namibia (23rd), Mali (31st), Cape Verde (36th) and Mauritius (47th) coming in the top 50. Some countries that were sorely tried by years of war or dictatorship are emerging from the depths to which they were plunged by violence. They include Liberia (51st), where some police officers still behave with deplorable brutality, and Togo (53rd), which is managing to adhere to acceptable democratic standards.
Source : AllAfrica | 22-Oct-2008 09:27
Death Sentences Follow Fugitives Thick And Fast
Algeria is set to be among the top three countries in the world with the highest number of death sentences passed in 2008, regularly condemning people accused of terrorism -- whether or not they are present in court to answer charges.
Source : AllAfrica | 20-Oct-2008 20:34
Kenya: Bomb Blast Survivor Dies of Cancer in United States
The blast of a terrorist's bomb could have ended Rosemary Bichage's life 10 years ago, but it didn't. Small and feisty, she fought back.
Source : AllAfrica | 15-Oct-2008 12:31
Uganda: Police Issue New Rules Over Terror
THE Police have issued stringent guidelines on fire works display in the wake of terrorist threats. Under the new rules, the time of display of fireworks and the explosive used must be declared and the display announced in advance.
Source : AllAfrica | 13-Oct-2008 11:28
Uganda: Terror Alert - Police Increase Surveillance
Barely a week after the announcement of a terror threat on Uganda, security has stepped up operations throughout the country to prevent any attack.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 11:22
Sudan: Freed Sudanese Detainee Tells of Torture At Guantanamo
A former detainee at Guantanamo, Mr Mustafa Ibrahim Mustafa, who was released after seven years, has told of the suffering that he faced at the notorious prison after his arrest in Pakistan in 2001.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 10:13
Uganda: Govt Fears Attack on Comesa Summit
President Yoweri Museveni yesterday confirmed reports that security organisations are on high alert to tackle terrorist groups believed to be planning attacks in urban areas.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 07:58
Congo-Kinshasa: Rural Poor in Republic of Congo to Benefit From UN Grant
An $8.6 million grant to enhance agricultural production and provide food security for poor people in rural areas of the Republic of Congo was announced today by the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 07:57
Eritrea: Unwarranted Act Stemming From Utter Desperation
On October 6 yesterday, the US State Department issued a government notice banning arms sales to Eritrea by designating it "as a country that is not fully cooperating with anti-terrorism efforts".
Source : AllAfrica | 08-Oct-2008 09:59
Liberia: RU Gets Nod of Approval From Chief Executive
The first batch of officers of the Emergency Response Unit (ERU) of the Liberia National Police has been awarded certificates following the completion of an eight-month intensive training program in anti-terrorism. The program, conducted with support provided by the governments of Liberia, the United States of America and Ireland, was held at the Police Academy in Paynesville on the outskirts of Monrovia.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 13:47
Kenya: Bogus Reporters Talk to Suspects
People suspected to be intelligence agents but posing as journalists were the first to interview eight Kenyans released from Ethiopia shortly after they landed at Voi.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 13:40
Kenya: They Tortured Us in Ethiopian 'Guantanamo' - Freed Kenyans
A group of Kenyans have revealed how they were tortured when held as terrorist suspects in an Ethiopian jail.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 12:41
Uganda: Country on Terrorism Alert
The public has been put on alert over what security authorities say is a credible threat of terrorist attacks on public places around the city, Daily Monitor has learnt.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 11:53
Kenya: Terror - Government Story an Insult to Kenyans
The government's explanation regarding the return of eight Kenyans from Ethiopia where they had been held on suspicion of involvement in terrorist activities is unpersuasive and disingenuous.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 11:13
East Africa: Account for Missing Rendition Victims
At least 10 victims of the 2007 Horn of Africa rendition program still languish in Ethiopian jails and the whereabouts of several others is unknown, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Several of the detained men were interrogated by US officials in Addis Ababa soon after they were secretly transferred from Kenya to Somalia, and then to Ethiopia in early 2007.
Source : AllAfrica | 02-Oct-2008 09:32
Kenya: Several Sent to Addis Missing, Says Report
Some of the people arrested in Kenya last year and held in Ethiopian jails are missing, a global human rights watchdog has claimed.
Source : AllAfrica | 02-Oct-2008 09:10
South Africa: Country Sends Condolences to Syria Following Attacks
The South African government has extended its condolences to the government and people of Syria following terrorist attacks in the Syrian capital Damascus on Saturday.
Source : AllAfrica | 29-Sep-2008 17:09
Africa: Govt Not Profiting From War on Terror
Anything goes when it comes to reporting on Africa.
Source : AllAfrica | 29-Sep-2008 08:53
Mauritania: Fears Mount in Over Attacks By Terrorists
An ambush mid-September against the national army in which at least 10 Mauritanian soldiers were killed is fuelling new speculation about the country's future and its ability to fight this latest Al Qaeda problem.
Source : AllAfrica | 25-Sep-2008 08:48
Kenya: Embassy Damaged in Terrorist Bombing
The Kenyan Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistani was on Saturday night damaged in a terrorist attack on the nearby Marriot Hotel.
Source : AllAfrica | 22-Sep-2008 16:18
Kenya: Mission in Pakistan Shut After Bombing
The Kenyan high commission in Pakistan will remain closed for the next two weeks after the building was destroyed by a bomb that went off in a nearby hotel.
Source : AllAfrica | 22-Sep-2008 09:50
Kenya: Ali Defends Police Over Terror Probe
Police commissioner Hussein Ali on Wednesday defended the force against accusations that it bungled investigation on terror suspects.
Source : AllAfrica | 18-Sep-2008 09:30
Nigeria: Niger Delta Senators Bicker Over Anti-Terrorism Bill
The violence in the Niger Delta region came to fore in the Senate yesterday as Senators from the region strongly opposed an anti-terrorism bill which they said could be directed at the region.
Source : AllAfrica | 17-Sep-2008 11:36
Nigeria: AGF May Get Power to Detain Suspected Terrorists
After a hot and exhaustive debate, the Senate yesterday referred the bill which seeks to outlaw terrorism and terrorists activities in the country to the Committees for further legislative action, thus setting the stage for its third reading.
Source : AllAfrica | 17-Sep-2008 10:52
Kenya: Terror Suspect Freed As Court Quashes Jail Term
A man linked to the 2002 Kikambala Paradise Hotel bombing that killed 15 people in 2002 was on Tuesday acquitted by the High Court.
Source : AllAfrica | 17-Sep-2008 10:25
Uganda: Country on Terror Alert
Ugandan security organisations have been put on high terror alert following reports that Al-Qaeda regional linkman Fazul Abdallah plans an imminent strike on Uganda.
Source : AllAfrica | 17-Sep-2008 10:11
Nigeria: Senate Moves to End Militancy
Senate moved yesterday to criminalize organized violence and acts of terrorism as the bill which prescribed a minimum of 20 year jail term for person engaged in organized crime passed through second reading in the Upper House.
Source : AllAfrica | 17-Sep-2008 09:39
Uganda: South African Terrorism Suspects to Drag Country to UN Court
Two South African men arrested over terrorism are considering suing Uganda at The Hague-based International Criminal Court over allegations of torture and Islam-phobia.
Source : AllAfrica | 17-Sep-2008 09:17
Africa: Obama or McCain? The Future of U.S. Relations with the Continent
"If the United States takes a narrow view of Africa, as a recipient of charity, a place to pump oil, and an arena for fighting terrorists, then African hopes being evoked by the Obama candidacy will almost certainly be disappointed.
Source : AllAfrica | 15-Sep-2008 09:27
9/11 - a Blessing in Disguise for Invasion And Exploitation
"Any country, wherever in the world it may maybe, should make its position clear; that it is either with us or with the terrorists." These are the words of US President George, W. Bush, said in 2001 shortly after the 9/11 attacks.
Source : AllAfrica | 11-Sep-2008 11:29
Kenya: Muslims to Get IDs Hassle-Free
The law requiring Muslims to provide extra proof of nationality during application for national identity cards and passports is set for repeal.
Source : AllAfrica | 11-Sep-2008 11:15
Kenya: Woman Tells of Plight After Blast
A Kenyan woman held a United Nations forum spellbound as she told how the 1998 US embassy bombing in Nairobi had plunged her into poverty and depression.
Source : AllAfrica | 11-Sep-2008 11:15
Kenya: Muslim Group Berates State Over Fate of Terror Suspects
Muslim human rights organisation has expressed fears that some of the persons allegedly arrested by Kenyan authorities and transferred to Ethiopia and Somalia last year may disappear forever.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Sep-2008 09:55
Islamic Courts Reach a Cross-Roads
By taking control on August 22 of the strategic port city of Kismayo - the nerve center of Somalia's deep south - the Islamic Courts movement brought its increasingly successful armed resistance against the Ethiopian occupiers of Somalia and the country's faltering Transitional Federal Government (T.F.G.), which depends on the Ethiopian presence for its very existence, to a higher stage at which it has become the current protagonist in Somalia's ever more complicated conflicts.
Source : AllAfrica | 09-Sep-2008 16:29
Libya: Rice Makes Historic Visit
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice becomes the highest-ranking American official to visit Libya in more than a half-century, opening the way for renewed political and economic relations between Libya and the United States.
Source : AllAfrica | 09-Sep-2008 10:50
East Africa: Regional Experts Discuss Ways to Combat Terrorism
More than 60 counter-terrorism experts from East Africa are meeting in Dar es Salaam this week to discuss ways of combating terrorism in the region.
Source : AllAfrica | 08-Sep-2008 11:39
Algeria: U.S. Secretary Rice's Roundtable with Travel Press
Secretary Condoleezza Rice
Source : AllAfrica | 08-Sep-2008 10:40
Libya: Briefing On the History of WMD Effort and Dismantlement Program and Renunciation of Terrorism
Briefing On the History of Libya?s WMD Effort and Dismantlement Program and Libya?s Renunciation of Terrorism
Source : AllAfrica | 05-Sep-2008 16:05
Africa: Post 9/11 Aid, Security Agenda and the African State
The nexus between aid, security and development is now beyond doubt. In fact, security is a precondition for development. The often cited 'no development without security, no security without development' captures this interconnectivity (Dochas 2007). Iraq, despite huge avalanche of aid for reconstruction, is a good example of the importance of security. Sadly, aid has become one of the casualties in the 'war on terror'. It has been rapidly securitised. Self-interest and political motives determine the priorities of aid.
Source : AllAfrica | 05-Sep-2008 13:36