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| 60,000 to be circumcised In Uganda By Godfrey Olukya KAMPALA, Uganda - Arrangements have been finalized by Uganda government to circumcise the majority of it's serving soldiers. According to Uganda armed forces medical officer, Steve Mugasha, 60,000 soldiers are to be circumcised in a period of three years. Mugasha said,' We are aware that circumcision reduces on probability of getting infected with HIV-AIDS and that is the reason why we will circumcise most of our men.' read more ... |
| Cameroonian Judge Jails Gambia's ex-Social Security Boss By Ismaila M.S.Naban BANJUL, Gambia - The erstwhile Managing Director of the Gambia's Social Security and Housing Finance Corporation (SSHFC), Mr. Edward Graham, is the latest of the country former senior government officials to be sent behind bars, by a Camerronian-born Gambia Court judge. read more ... |
| Government to stop monetized politics By Godfrey Olukya
KAMPALA, Uganda - government of Uganda is to introduce legislation which will stop monetization of politics in the country. The prime minister of Uganda, Amama Mbabazi told executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Ghana’s ruling party that the laws will also limit government expenditure on elections.
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| African leaders fail to elect new AU Chairperson ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — African leaders who gathered for the annual African Union summit failed to reach to a consensus on a candidate for the post of Chairperson of the commission.
An insider from the summit disclosed that the current Chairperson Jean Ping from Gabon, who was running for a second term as chairman, did not reach the required two-thirds majority to win another term.
Ping's main challenger, Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, a former South African Foreign Minister dropped out of the race after losing three rounds.
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| Presidents of Senegal, Mauritania, Sierra Leone and Former Nigerian President Obasanjo meet up By Ismaila M.S.Naban BANJUL, Gambia - at the time of filing this story, the Presidents of Senegal, Mauritania and Sierra Leone, were at the Gambia's Independent Stadium gracing the fourth inauguration of the President elect of The Gambia, President Yahya Jammeh, who won the country's November 24 polls with 72 percent of the votes. read more ... |
| Uganda police warns protesters By Godfrey Olukya KAMPALA, Uganda - Police in Uganda has warned the citizens against holding demonstrations without first getting permission from police. It has also warned people against using improper means to express their grievances. read more ... |
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| Libya’s economy still under waterTRIPOLI, Libya - Oil exports are approaching pre-conflict levels and international sanctions have been lifted, but four months after fighting ended, experts warn that Libya's financial situation remains fragile. read more ... |
| South Africa rolls out bid for building Nuclear reactor – France; China to bid JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - French utility EDF said it plans to bid for a contract to build nuclear reactors in South Africa in a possible Franco-Chinese partnership. EDF’s nuclear business helped it to post higher 2011 earnings on Thursday, offsetting lower hydroelectric power generation.
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| Investigating the Hemorrhaging of LibyaBy Adan Shire NATO had officially ended its seven-month long war on Libya and Gaddafi is gone. We are now moving toward a reckoning with the consequences of why and how this happened. The reckoning concerns the violation of international agreements, namely, the Vienna and Geneva Conventions, Montevideo declaration of 1933 and the UN regulations concerning the interference in internal affairs of a sovereign and independent state. read more ... |
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