| Deafening Silence from Washington regarding Central Africa |
| Tuesday, 09 March 2010 23:00 |
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Over the past few weeks a series of events have occurred in Central Africa that should have pundits in Washington concerned. In contrast the Administration and Congress have said very little regarding these events and that could be seen as being condoning of the events.
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| Rwanda President Kagame Vs Journalists |
| Tuesday, 09 March 2010 23:00 |
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Rwanda President Maj. Gen Paul Kagame, instead of enjoying his country's formal welcome ceremony to the Commonwealth Club of Nations, he was treated to a carnival of questions testing his democratic performance by journalists.
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| Amnesty urged to approve Malawian Monjeza, Tiwonge as "Prisoner of Conscience" |
| Tuesday, 09 March 2010 23:00 |
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Amnesty International has been urged to approve Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga of Malawi as "Prisoners of Conscience."
The two men currently incarcerated in Chichiri Prison in Malawi on charges of homosexuality, after they celebrated their relationship in a public ceremony December last year.
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| Gabons President holds talks with Hillary Rodham Clinton |
| Tuesday, 09 March 2010 23:00 |
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official press briefing with H Clinton
President Ali Bongo Ondimba met today with Hillary Rodham Clinton, US Secretary of State. They discussed bilateral issues, including their desire to conclude a Bilateral Investment Treaty, and multilateral issues, in particular the threat posed by Iran's nuclear programme.
Gabon
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| Faure Wins Togolese polls |
| Monday, 08 March 2010 17:30 |
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The Chairman of Togo’s Independent National Electoral Commission Issifou Tabiou Taffa has declared Faure Gnassingbe President elect out of a pack of six other contestants after Togo went to the polls Thursday.
He polled 1,243.044 representing 60.92
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| Togo Holds Poll Today |
| Monday, 08 March 2010 15:00 |
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Togo’s Independent National Electoral Commissioner, Mr Issifou Taffa Tabiou yesterday confirmed that his outfit was in a state of readiness for the country’s presidential election which takes place today.
He expressed the wish that for the first time, the country’s
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| Why is Mao getting more media coverage than even the Kabaka of Buganda |
| Monday, 08 March 2010 15:00 |
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Dear editor,
I've become more and more upset and discouraged by the blatant, biased journalism surrounding pre 2011 elections in Uganda. Some parts of the media in Uganda seem hell bent in helping president Museveni win the elections by covering him about anything and also promoting some divisive candidates among the opposition.
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| BBC responds in row over Ethiopia 'aid for arms' |
| Monday, 08 March 2010 09:30 |
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A quarter of a century ago, the BBC's Michael Buerk achieved something very rare - he not only reported the world, but changed it a little bit.
His vivid on-the-spot coverage of a famine "of biblical proportions" in Tigray in northern Ethiopia pricked the conscience of the richer part of the world.
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| Togo opposition snubs poll result |
| Monday, 08 March 2010 09:30 |
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In 2005, when President Gnassingbe won his first term, there was massive violence and hundreds of people were killed.
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| Provisional results give Faure Gnassingbe Victory with wide margin |
| Sunday, 07 March 2010 20:15 |
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President Faure Gnassingbe defied all odds to make history by establishing himself as the most popular leader in Togo's presidential elections with a wide margin that has confounded his rivals into disbelief.
According
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| Togo President Faure Gnassingbe wins re-election |
| Sunday, 07 March 2010 09:30 |
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The current president of Togo has won re-election in a disputed vote, electoral authorities say.
The election commission said Faure Gnassingbe, son of a late dictator, had beaten opposition challenger Jean-Pierre Fabre.
He won 1.2 million votes of two million cast, officials said, considerably more than his rival's tally of 692,584.
Mr
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| Togo president 'wins re-election' |
| Sunday, 07 March 2010 02:00 |
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Faure Gnassingbe's family has been in power for more than 40 years
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| Uganda mudslide prompts evacuation of thousands |
| Saturday, 06 March 2010 17:00 |
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Many bodies may never be recovered, officials say
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| Egypt President Mubarak set for gall bladder surgery |
| Saturday, 06 March 2010 09:45 |
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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will undergo gall bladder surgery in Germany on Saturday, state TV has announced.
It said the 81-year-old president complained of gall bladder pain while in Germany for talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Prime Minister Ahmad Nazif will act as president until Mr Mubarak returns, the report added.
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| EU observer fears over Togo poll |
| Saturday, 06 March 2010 09:30 |
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European Union observers at Togo's presidential election have raised concerns about a lack of transparency in the collation of results.
European Parliament mission leader Michael Gahler said it had not been possible to track results after they were read out at polling stations.
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