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Mugabe signs Zimbabwe constitution into law paving way for vote
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 happening of joy, great joy indeed," Mugabe said at the ...
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Opposition in Burkina Faso vow to fight Senate law
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) -- Opposition parties walked out of a meeting in parliament this week in protest over the creation of a Senate. The opposition claims the Senate is a backhanded way for the ruling party to stay in power in the event of the death in office of President Blaise ...
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Zuma implicated in South Africa wedding plane scandal
South Africa President Jacob Zuma answers questions from journalists after his meeting with Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (not pictured) at the Presidential Palace in Algiers April 15, ...
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UN Security Council OKs anti-drug smuggling unit in Guinea Bissau does not impose sanctions
The U.N. Security Council has unanimously approved an extension of its peace-building mission in Guinea-Bissau, and is asking the mission to help fight organized crime and drug trafficking in the west African nation that is a major cocaine transshipment centre to South America. The council voted Wednesday to also ask the U.N. Integrated Peace-building Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS) to work ...
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Nigeria Insurgents Fight With Libyan Weapons - Army
Abuja - The troops deployed to flush out Boko Haram insurgents from Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states, yesterday, encountered intense resistance from sect members who were armed with sophisticated weapons from Libya. This came as the National Assembly, yesterday, endorsed the proclamation of a state of emergency in the three states by President Goodluck Jonathan. A senior military official told ...
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Liberia Officials Declared False Assets
The Liberia Anti Corruption Commission or LACC has released the names of several government officials who lied about their wealth when they declared their assets. LACC Cllr. Francis Johnson Allison named National Port Authority or NPA Managing Director Matilda Parker, the Port of Buchanan Operations Manager Oretha Zeon, Ministry of Internal Affairs Comptroller Blayon Brown Sarlee and Charles ...
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Kenya Dairy Sacco Eyes More Milk Markets
Githunguri Dairy Farmers Cooperative Society, makers of Fresha milk, has laid out plans to cater for the high production of milk. Speaking during an annual general meeting held in Githunguri Stadium at the weekend, chairman Charles Mukora said they are currently producing 200,000 litres of milk per day. He said the society has expanded its horizons to Mombasa, Eldoret, Kisumu, Garissa where ...
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Kenya ERC Rules Out Closure of Mombasa Oil Refinery
THE Energy Regulatory Commission has ruled possibilities of closing down the Kenya Petroleum Refinery Limited plant in Changamwe, Mombasa arguing that its role remains key in the petroleum sector. Speaking yesterday during a petrol regulatory awareness workshop in Mombasa, ERC director for petroleum Linus Gitonga termed any push to have the refinery closed as 'impossible'. "This ...
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Kenya Students Showcase Kenyas First Tablet
The Jubilee Manifesto to have every class one child have access to a laptop may soon be realised, thanks to a locally made tablet established by a youth group. The tablet dubbed Student with A Goal (Swag) has been made locally except for the screens which are not locally available, according to Innovator Society of Kenya information director, Omar Kochua. The group has 30 members. "We do ...
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Kenya Uhurus Pledge to Tea Coffee Farmers
PRESIDENT Uhuru Kenyatta has assured tea and coffee farmers they will benefit from both the national and county governments in the near future. Speaking in Karatina yesterday while winding up his four-day tour of Nyeri, Uhuru said both governments will focus on value addition which will in return benefit farmers. "I want both tea and coffee farmers to benefit from their hard work. We ...
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Kenya Parastatals Will Not Be Under Counties - MPs
MPs yesterday opposed a motion seeking to compel the government to write off debts owed by parastatals and hand their management over to county governments. The lawmakers said county governments should only ensure there is conducive environment for the parastatals to operate efficiently and generate profits for the people. The motion engineered by Sirisia MP John Waluke was seeking to ensure ...
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Uganda Government Seeks U.S.$76.5 Million for Roads
The government is seeking sh200b in supplementary budget for on-going road works, the works state minister, Eng. John Byabagambi has revealed. The request arises from the over performance of contractors yet the funds allotted to the works and transport ministry in the 2012/13 FY were absorbed before the financial year winds-up in June 2012. "The contractors worked ahead of schedule," ...
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Kenya One Billion Mandera Airport Plan On Course
Plans are underway to put up an international airport in Mandera town at a cost of Sh1 billion, the governor Ali Roba has said. He said the main purpose of the facility will be to enhance exportation of livestock products to the traditional markets in the Middle East, North Africa and other emerging outlets in the world. Addresing NGO representatives, Roba said his government has earmarked an ...
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Kenya Herders to Lose Jobs Tsavo Park Evictions
Some 4,500 people are set to lose their jobs following plans to evict Somali livestock farmers from ranches in Taita Taveta, Kwale and Kilifi counties. Coast police boss Aggrey Adoli said the farmers have encroached the Tsavo conservation area. "Domesticated animals cannot graze in a national park," Adoli told the Star yesterday. Two weeks ago, the farmers protested the planned ...
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Kenya Be Accountable CDF Team Told
Nambale MP John Bunyasi has asked Constituency Development Fund Committee members to play their role with transparency and accountability. "CDF is taxpayers' money. Therefore, I want the newly appointed CDF Team to exercise transparency and accountability in the utilization of the funds," Bunyasi said. The MP was speaking at a funeral ceremony at Okatekok village at the weekend ...
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Boom Town Baby African stock markets see gains
Aly-Khan Satchu, a Kenya-based financial manager, says there is a growing sentiment among investors: If you're not investing in Africa, you should be.Or as Satchu is prone to say on Twitter: "ITS BOOM TOWN BABY."Several African stock markets are seeing huge returns this year. Ghana is up 50 percent. Kenya and Nigeria are up 35 percent.Satchu said that global investors used to put ...
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AP PHOTOS Nigeria prepares to bury writer Achebe
Police officers stand guards under a giant poster of late author Chinua Achebe, as part of an event in Awka, Nigeria, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. People gathered Wednesday to celebrate the life of author Chinua Achebe, who died in March at the age of 82. His family plans to bury the literary icon Thursday in his home village of Ogidi. (AP Photo/Sunday ...
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Cash Mob Phenomenon Supports Local Business
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. economy posted a solid growth in the first quarter, in part due to the biggest consumer spending surge since the end of 2010. A trend sweeping the country is helping to push more of that spending toward local businesses. What do you get when you mix a store's need for more business with enthusiastic local consumers? A cash mob. Organized through social media, ...
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Kenya Truth Commission Report Links Leaders to Abuses
NAIROBI -- A long-awaited report from Kenya’s Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) has linked several of Kenya’s leaders, including current President Uhuru Kenyatta, to abuses committed throughout the country’s history. The commission has called for further investigation of those responsible for these crimes in an effort to bring ...
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Moore Oklahoma Begins to Recover from Deadly Tornado
Volunteers retrieve clothing and other household items at a home destroyed by a tornado, across the street from the Plaza Towers elementary school in Moore, Oklahoma, May 22, ...
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Experts Weigh In on Challenges of Closing Guantanamo Prison
Activists wearing orange jumpsuits mark the 100th day of prisoners' hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay during a protest in front of the White House in Washington May 17, ...
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Workers Blame Freeport for Fatal Incident at Giant Papua Mine
Members of Indonesian Workers Union (SPSI) pray outside the Ministry of Energy And Natural Resources in Jakarta, Indonesia during a solidarity rally for the victims of the collapsed mine at a Freeport mining area in Papua province, May 21, ...
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On joint visit to DR Congo UN and World Bank chiefs voice support for latest peace effort
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim are in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to support a recent peace deal and promote economic development in the long-troubled region. ';This is a critical moment for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Great Lakes region,'; Mr. Ban told reporters in the capital, Kinshasa, following a meeting with ...
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UPDATE 2-Protesters halt oil flows on Libya Zueitina pipeline -sources
Wed May 22, 2013 1:00pm EDT (Adds congress statement on disruptions, paragraphs 3-5) By Ghaith Shennib TRIPOLI May 22 (Reuters) - Protesters have turned off a valve on a pipeline carrying oil to the eastern Libyan terminal of Zueitina, industry sources said, as politicians called for tougher action against those who attack oil facilities following a spate of disruptions. The move by the ...
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Libya Talking Points Emails Put Petraeus Back In Spotlight
Former CIA director and retired Gen. David Petraeus helped shape the first draft of "talking points" about the Sept. 11, 2012, Benghazi attacks, according to emails released by the White House and analyzed ...
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