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Academic Tackles Chaos of Elections in Nigeria The new president of Nigeria’s electoral commission must organize the next election, but there is no election date, no candidate list and no real list of voters.

[Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:46:20 GMT]

Global Update: Africa: Monkeypox Cases Surge in Rural Areas as Price of the Victory Over Smallpox Monkeypox is 20 times as common in parts of the Congo as it was 30 years ago, when smallpox vaccination was discontinued.

[Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:51:55 GMT]

In Somali Civil War, Both Sides Embrace Pirates After years of not getting sucked into the messy civil war on land, Somalia’s pirate gangs are taking sides — both sides.

[Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:13:24 GMT]

In Somalia, Battle Ends for Streets of Capital The streets of Mogadishu, Somalia’s besieged capital, were finally quiet on Wednesday, after 10 days of heaving fighting that has claimed more than 100 lives.

[Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:20:48 GMT]

Rape Victims in Congo Raid Now Number More Than 240 Aid officials expected that number to rise in the four-day attack by Congolese and Rwandan rebels.

[Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:30:47 GMT]

Rwanda Threatens to Pull Peacekeepers From Darfur A U.N. report, leaked in draft form last week, accuses Rwandan forces of massacring civilians and possibly committing genocide in Congo years ago.

[Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:56:00 GMT]

Somalia: Insurgents Kill 4 Peacekeepers Four African Union peacekeepers were killed by a mortar barrage while guarding the presidential palace.

[Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:40:57 GMT]

U.N. E-Mail Shows Early Warning of Congo Rapes An e-mail and bulletin warned about rape in a remote Congolese area much earlier than officials originally said.

[Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:20:34 GMT]

World Briefing | Africa: Mozambique: At Least 4 Are Dead in Protests of High Food Prices Protests against rising food prices turned deadly in the capital, Maputo, on Wednesday when the police opened fire on demonstrators.

[Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:30:56 GMT]

World Briefing | Africa: Nigeria: Locked Doors Greet Those Late to Work As part of an effort to end chronic tardiness, several federal offices in the capital, Abuja, locked out hundreds of who arrived after the 8 a.m. start time.

[Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:01:07 GMT]

World Briefing | Africa: Somalia: Radio Reporter is Killed The reporter, Abdullahi Omar Geddi, 25, was the second journalist killed in the eight days in Somalia.

[Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:01:07 GMT]

World Briefing | Africa: Somalia: Roadside Bomb Kills 8 Civilians A minibus rolled over a roadside bomb intended for African Union forces and government personnel on a road north section of the capital, Mogadishu.

[Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:01:08 GMT]

World Briefing | Africa: South Africa: Sympathy Strike Is Suspended as Talks Continue Negotiations were continuing on the government’s offer to give more than a million public employees pay raises of 7.5 percent, double the inflation rate.

[Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:30:55 GMT]

World Briefing | Africa: South Africa: Strikers Weigh Offer Hundreds of thousands of striking nurses, teachers and other public employees on Tuesday considered the government’s sweetened offer of a 7.5 percent pay raise.

[Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:40:48 GMT]

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EU Restricts Two Ghana Airlines From Flying To Europe (Adds details) BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- The European Commission said Thursday it has banned one airline from Ghana from flying to Europe, while also imposing restrictions on a second airline from the same country because of poor safety. "Meridian Airways [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:24:00 GMT]

Fugitive ex-Thai PM 'meets Mandela' Emerging from weeks of silence, fugitive former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has appeared in Africa, where he says he is dealing in diamonds and visiting Nobel Peace laureate Nelson Mandela. A photo of his meeting with the former South African [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:25:00 GMT]

Fugitive ex-Thai PM 'meets Mandela' (AAP) Emerging from weeks of silence, fugitive former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has appeared in Africa, where he says he is dealing in diamonds and visiting Nobel Peace laureate Nelson Mandela.A photo of his meeting with the former South African [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:30:00 GMT]

Fugitive ex-Thai PM 'meets Mandela' (AAP) Emerging from weeks of silence, fugitive former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has appeared in Africa, where he says he is dealing in diamonds and visiting Nobel Peace laureate Nelson Mandela. A photo of his meeting with the former South African [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:27:00 GMT]

Fugitive ex-Thai PM 'meets Mandela' (AAP) Emerging from weeks of silence, fugitive former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has appeared in Africa, where he says he is dealing in diamonds and visiting Nobel Peace laureate Nelson Mandela. A photo of his meeting with the former South African [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:22:00 GMT]

Fugitive former Thai leader meets Nelson Mandela BANGKOK -- Emerging from weeks of silence, fugitive former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has appeared in Africa, where he says he is dealing in diamonds and visiting Nobel Peace laureate Nelson Mandela. A photo of his meeting with the former [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:22:00 GMT]

Herbal/traditional Products - South Africa - Market Report - New Market Report Published Negative publicity and erratic removal of unsafe herbal/traditional formulations by government bodies resulted in decreased trust in such products by consumers. The move to use qualified homeopaths, particularly in treating illness in young children, [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:32:00 GMT]

Hilton Worldwide appoints new Area President, Operations, Middle East and Africa Hilton Worldwide today announced that Rudi Jagersbacher will become Area President, Operations, Middle East and Africa, for the hospitality company, effective January 1, 2011. Jagersbacher will replace Jean-Paul Herzog, who will retire from Hilton [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:24:00 GMT]

Lake Victoria Begins Drilling at Singida-Londoni Gold Project, Central Tanzania Lake Victoria Mining Company (OTCBB:LVCA) began Reverse Circulation (RC) drilling, Monday August 30th at the Sambaru Target 3, one of five drill targets, located at its central Tanzania, Singida-Londoni Gold Project. Commencing on schedule, the first [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:17:00 GMT]

Mozambique ministers meet after deadly riots Mozambican police patrolled the streets of the tense capital Thursday after President Armando Guebuza called for calm following protests over food and fuel prices that left four people dead. Police were busy reopening roads and clearing debris from [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:27:00 GMT]

Mozambique ministers meet after deadly riots MAPUTO (AFP) Mozambican police patrolled the streets of the tense capital Thursday after President Armando Guebuza called for calm following protests over food and fuel prices that left four people dead. Police were busy reopening roads and clearing [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:20:00 GMT]

Nigeria: Navigational Charges - NAMA's Axe Falls on Arik Air Lagos Hundreds of passengers were stranded yesterday at the general aviation terminal (GAT) as the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) refused to provide navigational services to Arik Air over the airline's refusal to comply with the 'pay before [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:28:00 GMT]

Official: South Sudan lawmakers may vote to secede NAIROBI, Kenya -- A former top Southern Sudan official says the south's parliament may vote to secede from the Khartoum-based north if an independence referendum scheduled for January is delayed.John Duku, Southern Sudan's former mission chief to Kenya, [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:30:00 GMT]

Official: South Sudan lawmakers may vote to secede A former top Southern Sudan official says the south's parliament may vote to secede from the Khartoum-based north if an independence referendum scheduled for January is delayed. John Duku, Southern Sudan's former mission chief to Kenya, said Thursday [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:28:00 GMT]

Protests erupt again in Maputo, gunshots heard Nokubongwa Lukhele: Matola, Mozambique Sporadic gunshots are being heard near the Mozambican capital, Maputo, as protests against price increases continue. A large contingent of police has been deployed at Matola and Benfica, the poorer areas adjacent to [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:31:00 GMT]

Rwanda: What a Clever Way to Negate the Genocide Against the Tutsi! Kigali I have always been sceptical about a human race known as "experts," I can now confirm that my sceptism. When I was researching on an academic paper "micro level determinants of Genocide," I had to spread my inquiry across many disciplines of study [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:23:00 GMT]

Senegal star launches TV channel The world renowned singer already owns a major private media group in Senegal Senegalese pop star Youssou N'dour has officially launched his own television station in Senegal after a two-year struggle with the authorities. The singer already owns a major [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:22:00 GMT]

Solid Waste Governance1 Innovations: An Appraisal of Recent Developments in the Informal Sector Niche in Urban Nigeria Recent research in solid waste governance in Nigeria has paid considerable attention to the activities in the informal sector. Innovations related to social dynamics and entrepreneurship initiatives of the sector have been quite remarkable. Opinions [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:24:00 GMT]

Strikes take shine off South Africa’s economic growth Extract not available. [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:18:00 GMT]

Sudan presses World Bank on debt relief The Sudanese government on Wednesday urged the World Bank to help it write off its foreign debts, claiming 'it has met all the requirements to merit relief or mitigation of these debts', according to state media report. Sudan’s official news agency, [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:27:00 GMT]

The Illusion of Equity: An Examination of Community Based Natural Resource Management and Inequality in Africa This article examines the dual goals of community based natural resource management (CBNRM) as a way to protect the environment (specifically wildlife) and enhance the socio-economic equity of communities. As described in the literature, CBNRM should [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:24:00 GMT]

The Top 10 Mobile Operators in Sub-Saharan Africa Dublin - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/44b7ee/the_top_10_mobile) has announced the addition of the " " report to their offering. [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:24:00 GMT]

Total Kenya H1 pretax profits up 772 pct NAIROBI (Reuters) - Total Kenya posted a first half surge in pretax profits on Thursday due largely to boosted sales volumes following its buy-out of Chevron Kenya. Part of the French firm Total, the company said profit before tax leapt 772 percent to [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:24:00 GMT]

Trans-Kalahari coal line 'vital for Botswana' [miningmx.com] -- DEVELOPMENT of the proposed Trans-Kalahari railway line (TKR) is critical for Botswana’s ability to unlock the potential of its coal resources. That’s according to Gabaake Gabaake, permanent secretary for Botswana’s Ministry of [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:18:00 GMT]

Tullow expands in Kenya, Ethiopia with Africa Oil acquisition Explorer Tullow Oil, which plans to produce its first oil in Ghana later this year, will expand exploration in Kenya and Ethiopia with the acquisition of interests in six licenses from Africa Oil Corp. Tullow agreed to buy a 50pc interest in Blocks 10BB, [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:25:00 GMT]

Zain Nigeria offers SMS social networking service Extract not available. [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:20:00 GMT]

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Attempted murder case at Mandela home investigated Extract not available. [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 08:48:00 GMT]

Everfresh and Fruit & Veg City join forces in Kwalzulu-Natal Everfresh, KwaZulu-Natal’s leading fresh produce retailer and Fruit and Veg City will join forces to give consumers an enhanced retail experience as of 01 September 2010. While the Everfresh stores will trade under the Food Lover’s Market banner, the [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 08:37:00 GMT]

Fiji to open new diplomatic missions in Indonesia, South Africa, Brazil The Fiji cabinet has approved the establishment of new diplomatic missions in Indonesia, South Africa and Brazil next year, according to a government news release on Thursday. Since 2006, political developments have necessitated a critical internal [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 08:51:00 GMT]

Fiji To Open New Diplomatic Missions In Indonesia, South Africa, Brazil WELLINGTON, Sept 2 (Bernama) -- Fiji says it will open diplomatic missions in Indonesia, South Africa and Brazil as it continues to move away from traditional allies critical of its military-led government, reports China's Xinhua news agency on Thursday. [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 08:54:00 GMT]

Johannesburg Tourism Company Welcomes Renowned Evangelists To The City This Spring Top US Evangelists And Motivational Speakers To Inspire SA at One Night Only, Ke Nako Convention on 8 September. World-renowned evangelists Were thrilled that this inspiring convention is taking place in Johannesburg. This event follows on the hugely [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 08:50:00 GMT]

Nation Shows Interest South African Prisons Model Minister of Interior Capt Emmanuel Ihenacho has said that Nigeria will want to replicate the South African prisons system which has substantial contribution from the private sector for the benefit of its inmates. The minister said this when South African [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 09:10:00 GMT]

Neptune bases new fund on South Africa Neptune Investment Management has launched an Africa fund which will have at least half of its portfolio invested in South African equities. The Africa fund is managed by Shelley Kuhn and aims to generate capital growth by investing in securities of [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 09:38:00 GMT]

Rugby-Mitchell leaves Force early, bound for South Africa PERTH, Australia, Sept 2 (Reuters) - John Mitchell has parted ways with Super 15 franchise Western Force with the team saying on Thursday that the only man to have coached the side since they entered the series in 2006 was leaving a year early. [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 08:54:00 GMT]

S.Africa state workers march after rejecting offer JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) Striking South African state workers plan a protest march on Thursday and their leaders will meet government negotiators after rejecting a revised wage offer aimed at ending their three-week strike. The majority of unions, most of [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 09:49:00 GMT]

S.Africa state workers march after rejecting offer Extract not available. [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 09:13:00 GMT]

S.Africa state workers march after rejecting offer JOHANNESBURG, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Striking South African state workers plan a protest march on Thursday and their leaders will meet government negotiators after rejecting a revised wage offer aimed at ending their three-week strike. The majority of [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 08:54:00 GMT]

S.African union suspendssolidarity strike JOHANNESBURG, Sep 1 - South Africa's miners called off a threatened strike Wednesday to give striking public sector workers time to consider the government's latest wage offer. The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) had threatened to strike on Thursday [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 09:05:00 GMT]

S.Africa's new vehicle sales up 36.9 pct y/y in August JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's total industry vehicle sales increased by 36.9 percent year-on-year in August to 46,377 units, the National Association of Automobile Manufactures (NAAMSA) said on Thursday. When stripping out sales from Associated [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 09:47:00 GMT]

S.Africa's new vehicle sales up 36.9 pct y/y in August JOHANNESBURG, Sept 2 (Reuters) - South Africa's total industry vehicle sales increased by 36.9 percent year-on-year in August to 46,377 units, the National Association of Automobile Manufactures (NAAMSA) said on Thursday. When stripping out sales from [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 09:34:00 GMT]

SCIB/ ARISIA - The Standard Bank Of South Africa Limited - Dividend announcement JSE ARISIA SCIB in relation to the ARI share instalment THE STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED Share Code: ARISIA ISIN Code: ZAE000142501 DIVIDEND ANNOUNCEMENT IN RELATION TO THE ARI SHARE INSTALMENT Notice is hereby given that as a result of the [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 09:09:00 GMT]

SCIB/NPNSID - The Standard Bank Of South Africa Li Extract not available. [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 09:03:00 GMT]

SCIB/NPNSID - The Standard Bank Of South Africa Limited - Dividend announcement JSE NPNSID SCIB in relation to the NPN share Instalment THE STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED Share Code: NPNSID ISIN Code: ZAE000140836 DIVIDEND ANNOUNCEMENT IN RELATION TO THE NPN SHARE INSTALMENT Notice is hereby given that as a result of the [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 09:09:00 GMT]

SCIB: SCIB/ ARISIA - The Standard Bank Of South Africa Limited - Dividend announcemet SCIB/ ARISIA - The Standard Bank Of South Africa Limited - Dividend announcemet in relation to the ARI share instalment THE STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED Share Code: ARISIA ISIN Code: ZAE000142501 DIVIDEND ANNOUNCEMENT IN RELATION TO THE ARI [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 08:55:00 GMT]

SME's in South Africa with Malose Kekana Chairperson, Khula Enterprise Finance Now small business has been called the backbone of the economy, a creator of jobs and a driver of growth.They call them SME's in South Africa The only problem is that when you have a small business it's hard to get hold of big money. Anyone who has run [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 09:08:00 GMT]

South Africa state workers march after rejecting offer This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to colleagues, clients or customers, use the Reprints tool at the top of any article or visit: www.reutersreprints.com. JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 08:39:00 GMT]

South Africa state workers march after rejecting offer By Jon Herskovitz and Peroshni Govender JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Striking South African state workers plan a protest march on Thursday and their leaders will meet government negotiators after rejecting a revised wage offer aimed at ending their [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 08:36:00 GMT]

South Africa state workers march after rejecting offer (Reuters) JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) Striking South African state workers plan a protest march on Thursday and their leaders will meet government negotiators after rejecting a revised wage offer aimed at ending their three-week strike. The majority of unions, most of [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 08:45:00 GMT]

South Africa state workers march after rejecting offer (Reuters) JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Striking South African state workers plan a protest march on Thursday and their leaders will meet government negotiators after rejecting a revised wage offer aimed at ending their three-week strike. The majority of unions, most [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 08:46:00 GMT]

South Africa workers reject wage offer JOHANNESBURG - Striking South African state workers plan a protest march on Thursday and their leaders will meet government negotiators after rejecting a revised wage offer aimed at ending their three-week strike. The majority of unions, most of which [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 08:43:00 GMT]

South African miner Universal Coal to list on ASX PERTH (miningweekly.com) – Emerging coal-miner Universal Coal, which owns projects in South Africa, would list on the ASX by the beginning of October, and would seek to raise some A$25-million through an initial public offering.Speaking at the African [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 09:24:00 GMT]

South Africa's public sector strike set to continue Further talks between unions are expected later on Thursday South Africa's public sector strike is set to continue after the main trade union federation rejected an improved wage offer from the government. The Cosatu federation said the majority of its [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 09:51:00 GMT]

STOCKS NEWS AFRICA-S.Africa's Discovery up, boosts FY profit Shares of Discovery (DSYJ.J: Quote) climb nearly 2 percent after South Africa's largest health insurer posts a 24 percent rise in full-year earnings. [ID:nLDE68020A] The company is the latest South African insurer to have its earnings were boosted by a [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 09:35:00 GMT]

STOCKS NEWS AFRICA-S.Africa's Discovery up, boosts FY profit STOCKS NEWS Reuters Results diary Stocks on the move Real-time Equity News 0835GMT 2Sept10 - S.Africa's Discovery up, boosts FY profit - Shares o [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 09:15:00 GMT]