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Zimbabwe: Tensions mount as Zim treason trial resumes
The trial of Zimbabwe's main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai was set to resume in Harare on Monday against a background of widening political and economic tensions in the southern African country. Tsvangirai, the leader of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has been charged with plotting to assassinate ...

Read Africa News at IndependentOnline Archived: 2003-05-11

Kenya: Floods chaos rages across the country
Thousands of people have been displaced and schools submerged locking out more than 4,000 pupils as the floods raged in Muhoroni, Nyando District. The local MP, Prof Peter Ayiecho, said River Nyando burst its banks over the weekend, leading to the evacuation of about 4,200 pupils from schools. The ...

Read Africa News at East African Standard Archived: 2003-05-11

Kenya: Truth commission: Govt names team
A 16-member Task Force was yesterday mandated to find out whether Kenyans want a truth and reconciliation commission. The Task Force, which will be headed by the Kenya Human Rights Commission chairman, Prof Makau Mutua, was launched by the Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Mr Kiraitu Murungi. Others ...

Read Africa News at East African Standard Archived: 2003-05-11

Botswana: Botswana faces growing numbers of Aids orphans
The United Nations is warning that neighbouring Botswana could face an exploision in the number of Aids orphans in the next few years. Research by UNAIDS shows that there may be as many as 200 000 by 2010 - equivalent to the population of a sizeable city. ...

Read Africa News at SABCNews Archived: 2003-05-11

Zimbabwe: Zim cops arrest 46 at Mother's Day march
Forty-six women were arrested on Saturday in Zimbabwe's second city of Bulawayo during a peaceful but unsanctioned march marking Mother's Day, their lawyer said. The women were charged under the Miscellaneous Offences Act and were likely to be released after paying fines of ZIM$3 000 (R26) each, Perpetua ...

Read Africa News at IndependentOnline Archived: 2003-05-11

Congo (DRC): Terror in plane as passengers get sucked out
Some survived by clutching onto military vehicles, others to ladders, but tearing winds and a pressure drop swept scores of people from the open door of an aircraft flying over the Democratic Republic of Congo's jungles, survivors said on Saturday. Lieutenant Ilunga Mambaza said he clung to a ...

Read Africa News at IndependentOnline Archived: 2003-05-11

Zimbabwe: DA condemns Interpol honour for Zim police chief
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has condemned the appointment of Augustine Chihuri, Zimbabwe's police chief, as an honorary vice president of International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol), saying the organisation should stay clear of politics. "Interpol is being dragged into politics by the ill-advised and ill-judged honour bestowed ...

Read Africa News at SABCNews Archived: 2003-05-11

Angola: UNHCR to repatriate 20 000 Angolan refugees
Up to 20 000 Angolan refugees will be sent home from Zambia in 2003 under a voluntary repatriation programme starting in early June, a senior United Nations (UN) official. Fisseha Yimer, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) executive committee chairperson, said a total of 60 ...

Read Africa News at SABCNews Archived: 2003-05-11

Congo (DRC): SA to urge UN to let UN troops open fire
President Thabo Mbeki is to petition UN Secretary General Kofi Annan urgently to get UN peace-keepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to be more aggressive in defending civilians in the war-torn country, or to make way for African intervention, the Sunday Times reported in an ...

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Kenya: Nairobi appeals to France over top WMO post
The Government yesterday called on France to support the candidature of Evans Mukolwe for the World Meteorological Organisation's (WMO) Secretary-General's post. The Minister for Transport and Communications, Mr John Michuki, said all the regional associations represented at the 14th WMO congress supported Mukolwe's candidature, except France. The Minister said ...

Read Africa News at East African Standard Archived: 2003-05-11

Kenya: Water shortage in Nairobi persists
Water shortage continues to bite in Nairobi and its environs. Residents of most of Nairobi's Eastlands surbubs are now forced to walk long distance to fetch for water. Residents of Shauri Moyo, Kaloleni and Muthurwa estates carrying jerrycan streamed into other city estates in search of water. Those interview ...

Read Africa News at East African Standard Archived: 2003-05-11

Congo (DRC): DRC air disaster still shrouded in mystery
The death toll from Congo's air tragedy, when a cargo plane's doors sprung open in mid-air, will probably rise above the 14 deaths announced so far, Kikaya Bin Karubi, the Information Minister, says. "There is always a first count and we have presumed that there ...

Read Africa News at SABCNews Archived: 2003-05-11

South Africa: SA mourns bus crash victims
Thousands of people have attended a funeral service in South Africa for the victims of a bus crash in which 51 people were killed. The service, near the town of Kimberley in northern Cape province, was attended by President Thabo Mbeki and acting transport minister Jeff ...

Read Africa News at BBC News Archived: 2003-05-11

Kenya: Kenya launches truth and reconciliation task force
The Kenyan government launched at ask force mandated with deciding whether to set up a truth, justice and reconciliation commission to confront its troubled past. The government, which broke the former ruling party's 40-year grip on power in a landmark election in December, has promised ...

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Nigeria: Police to Arraign Three over Electoral Offences
The Bauchi State Police Command has disclosed that it has concluded arrangements to arraign three suspects before the court for electoral offences committed during the president and Gubernatorial elections in the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Alhaji Mohammed Bate who made the disclosure while addressing a press ...

Read Africa News at ThisDay Archived: 2003-05-11

Kenya: Atwoli to head new EA trade unions body
The Central Organisation of Trade Unions (Cotu) Secretary General Francis Atwoli has been elected the President of the newly formed Trade Unions Federation of Eastern Africa. Kenya was given the chance to head the sub-regional body during a conference that ended in Khartoum, Sudan yesterday. Atwoli who led the ...

Read Africa News at East African Standard Archived: 2003-05-11

Nigeria: UNICEF Decries Neglect of Children Issues
Executive Director of the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), Mrs Carol Bellamy, has accused world leaders of neglecting children issues and devoting their resources and attention to crisis and war. A statement from UNICEF, Abuja quoted Bellamy who spoke from New York as saying that "goals agreed to at ...

Read Africa News at ThisDay Archived: 2003-05-11

Angola: British Deputy To Encourage Businessepeople For Cooperation
The visiting British deputy Tony Colman on Saturday here stated that he will encourage his country`s businessepeople to invest in Angola, mainly in the areas of construction, mines, lectricity, telecommunications, transports and water. Tony Colman, who was speaking to press after a visit of a British delegation to ...

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Nigeria: Assembly Leadership: PDP Shortlists Candidates
With only three weeks to the expiration of the present legislative session, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leadership would in a few days, come out with a position on shortlisted candidates for the National Assembly leadership ahead of the inauguration of President Olusegun Obasanjo on May 29. THISDAY checks ...

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Congo (DRC): Babies slain as DRC slides into anarchy
United Nations workers have found the bodies of three babies whose throats had been slit among the latest victims of the fighting between tribal militias in the town of Bunia in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Fighting between militiamen allied to the rival Lendu and Hema tribes has ...

Read Africa News at IndependentOnline Archived: 2003-05-11

Kenya: Quit, Kirwa tells sacked MD
A parastatal chief sacked by Cabinet Minister Kipruto Kirwa two weeks ago is still in office in defiance of the ministerial order. John Sang', the replaced Managing Director of Nyayo Tea Zones Development Authority, has declined to hand over to Engineer Frederick Ogada, appointed by the minister. Sang', two ...

Read Africa News at East African Standard Archived: 2003-05-11

Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai treason trial to resume tomorrow
Morgan Tsvangirai, MDC leader, back in court to face treason charges The treason trial of Morgan Tsvangirai, Zimbabwe opposition leader, is set to resume tomorrow, with state prosecutors ready to push ahead with charges that he plotted to assassinate President ...

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Nigeria: 'INEC Can't Annul Declared Election Results'
Some contestants in the just concluded National Assem-bly election in Anambra State, under the platform of the People Democratic Party (PDP) have express their dismay over their disqualification as the winners of the various Senatorial and House of Repre-sentatives seats in the state. The politicians in a press release ...

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Nigeria: April Poll: ANPP Was a Weak Opponent
President Olusegun Oba-sanjo was able to make away with landslide victory in the April 19 Presidential elections because he was not effectively challenged at the polls, a Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic party (PDP) from Abia State and leader, Enyimba Forum, Chief Chris Esiaba has said. In a statement, ...

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Nigeria: Group Congratulates Obasanjo, INEC, Sues for Peace
A non governmental organisation, Wazobia Democra-tic Concern (WDC) has congratulated President Oluse-gun Obasanjo and the Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the successful and peaceful conduct of the recently concluded elections. Addressing a press conference in Lagos, the President of the organisation, Prince Omo-tunde Adenikinju said " ...

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Kenya: Kiraitu: Govt backs the review process
Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Kiraitu Murungi said yesterday he is not party to any group that wants to scuttle the constitutional review process. Speaking at Inter-Continental Hotel after launching a Task Force to look at modalities of forming the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Kiraitu took a swipe at ...

Read Africa News at East African Standard Archived: 2003-05-11

Nigeria: Govt Reconciles Warring Communities in Ebonyi
Ebonyi State government has sent a high powered delegation to reconcile the warring communities of Inyimagu and Agbaja in Izzi clan, Ebonyi,North Zone, where many lives were lost, hundreds of houses burnt, yam barns and other farm produce destroyed in a clash that lasted for three days last week. ...

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Kenya: I've not had night meetings, says Raila
Minister Raila Odinga yesterday said no night meetings have been held at his Runda residence in Nairobi to discuss the on-going National Constitutional Conference. Raila, instead, accused his fellow legislators from Mt Kenya region of planning to derail the Conference and subsequently the review process. But in the same ...

Read Africa News at East African Standard Archived: 2003-05-11

Nigeria: UNPP Greets Akume on Re-election
United Nigerian Peoples Party (UNPP) in Benue State has congratulated Governor George Akume of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on his re-election. The UNPP chairman in the state Tyor-Kohor Akure said in Makurdi that All Nigeria Peoples Party (UNPP) supporters voted for Akume. He explained that while some members ...

Read Africa News at ThisDay Archived: 2003-05-11

Zimbabwe: 'Zim airline has fuel for three days only'
Zimbabwe's national airline has just two or three days worth of fuel supply, the result of a critical shortage of liquid fuels that has hit the country, a newspaper reported on Monday. Quoting airline spokesperson David Mwenga, the private Daily News said that Air Zimbabwe was waiting to ...

Read Africa News at IndependentOnline Archived: 2003-05-11

Nigeria: S/South to Obasanjo: On Resource Control We Stand
The South South Geo-political Zone has asked President Olusegun Oba-sanjo to allow the constituent states of the zone substantial control of their resources through the application of the principle of derivation as well as name a substantive Minister of Petroleum from the zone in his new Government. The ...

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Angola: Leader Petro de Luanda Loses, ASA Beats (5-1)
Petro de Luanda on Satuday here was defeated (0-1) by Progresso do Sambizanga and allow Asa`s approaching that won Benfica de Luanda (5-1), in games for the 11rd rournd of the Angola`s first division championship. Thus, Petro Atletico de Luanda is stiil keeping its 25 points, but has ...

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Kenya: Ngilu acknowledges she 'fought' Kalonzo
Health Minister Charity Ngilu conceded publicly at the weekend that she had a personal vendetta with her Foreign Affairs counterpart Kalonzo Musyoka. Ngilu said she had fought Kalonzo over the years due to ?his reluctance to drive Kambas out of the oppressive and dictatorial former Kanu regime?. ?I must ...

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Nigeria: 92 Communities Tackle Shell over N2bn Compensation
Bureacratic bottlenecks causing delays in the payment of about N2 billion to some 92 oil bearing communities may soon tigger off another round of communal hostilities against the Royal Dutch multi-national, Shell Petroleum Develop-ment Company of Nigeria. The communities located in Delta and Bayelsa state had in the last ...

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Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe to resume trial of opposition leader
The treason trial of Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai resumes on Monday with state prosecutors ready to push ahead with charges that he plotted to assassinate President Robert Mugabe. Tsvangirai, who heads the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), and two senior party colleagues could face the death ...

Read Africa News at IndependentOnline Archived: 2003-05-11

Angola: Zambia's Angolans to go home
The voluntary repatriation of some of the 200,000 Angolans living in Zambia will begin next month, according to the United Nations refugee agency. UN official Fisseha Yimer in the Zambian capital Lusaka said about 60,000 Angolan refugees would be helped to return home over the next two years. ...

Read Africa News at BBC News Archived: 2003-05-11

Kenya: Review: Ethnic caucuses healthy, says Omino
Secret meetings and ethnic caucusing between delegates and interested groups are healthy and should not cause suspicion that the review could be derailed, an assistant minister said yesterday. Job Omino, while addressing the Press at a Machakos hotel where he met Kaiti Kanu MP Gedion Ndambuki, said caucuses were ...

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Nigeria: 12 Die in Indian Factory Fire
A fire outbreak claimed the lives of 12 people and left 70 more injured at an Indian factory, yesterday. The blaze, which engulfed a hosiery factory in the town of Ludhiana in Punjab state, is reported to have spread rapidly after chemicals at the plant caught fire. Deputy ...

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Nigeria: AIDS Kills 200 Daily in Zambia - Expert
It has been estimated that about 200 people in Zambia die daily from the dreaded Acquired Immune Defi-ciency Syndrome (Aids). Speaking on the issue, Dr. Desmond Johns, the director of the United Nations Aids programme (UNAids) in the country, said that the situation in the country was similar to ...

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Nigeria: How Abia National Assembly Election Was Rigged - ANPP
A blow-by-blow account of the electoral fraud in Abia State during the National Assembly polls was over the weekend given by chieftains of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) who said that voters were intimidated, kidnapped while Presiding and Returning Officers were held hostage throughout the collation of results. ...

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Angola: Ambassador To Cote D`Ivoire Meets UN Secretary-General Representative
The Angolan Ambassador to Cote D`ivoire, Dombele Bernardo, on Friday was audienced in Abidjan by the Un Secretary-General Special Representative there, Albert Tevodjre, in theambit of contacts and exchange of opinion on the crisis in that African country, an official source says. A press note from the Angola`s ...

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Kenya: Man chops off his genitals after domestic row
A father of nine yesterday cut off his genitals following a domestic quarrel with his wife. Ochola Adebe from Kajulu West in Kisumu District allegedly chopped off his penis and testicles with a knife to spite his wife. Neighbours told the East African Standard that Adebe, 50, decided to ...

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Nigeria: N/Assembly Poll Tasked My Ingenuity - Senator-elect
Senator-elect, Sir I.G Abana representing Anambra Central District has described his election as one keenly contested amongst the contestants from the area. He however described the election as one that really tasked his ingenuity to the fullest. According to a statement by Frank Uzuegbunam, Abana who earlier had the ...

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Nigeria: Col Trimnell Dies at 74
The death has been annou-nced of Chief (Col.) Rudolf F. Trimnell (rtd) mni, the Ochiagha of Ashaka. Aged 74, the sad event took place on April 25, 2003, in a London Hospital. One of the deceased's son, Mr. Philip Trimmell said in press statement, the retired officer ...

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Nigeria: INEC Advises Politicians on Election Results
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has advised Nigerian politicians to imbibe the spirit of politics without bitterness and learn to congratulate a winner as well as accept defeat for the purposeful development of the nation's democracy. Giving the advice in Bauchi yesterday, the Bauchi State Resident Electoral Commissio-ner ...

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Nigeria: 'Buhari, No Match for Obasanjo'
The Bauchi State Deputy Governor Alhaji Abdulmalik Mahmound has described President Olusegun Obasanjo's re-election as well deserved, saying that the defeated All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) presidential candidate,Muhammadu Buhari was no match for Obasanjo even if the elections were repeated again and against. Mahmound stated this recently while fielding ...

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Angola: MPLA Central Committee Meeting This Week
Angola`s Ruling Mpla Party Central Committee will meet on Saturday here at its 2nd extraordinary session to analyse and approve the documentation which will be submitted to 5th ordinary congress scheduled for December 2003. The documentation will be discussed and analysed during the assemblies of balance and renovation ...

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Nigeria: Daniel Refutes Osoba's Claims
Governor-elect of Ogun state, Otunba Gbenga Daniel has refuted the claims by the outgoing governor of the state, Chief Segun Osoba that he (Daniel) has been intimidating banks where the state government's funds are kept from releasing funds to pay workers salaries. In a statement signed by the chairman ...

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Nigeria: Group Donates Books to Church
Leader of an international non-denominational Christian organisation, Youths With a Mission, Rev. Carlo Brugnoli, has presented copies of a book, Messengers of Life to the Christ Hospital Ministry (CHM). Brugnoli, at the ceremony which took place at the Women Development Centre, Agege, Lagos, said the books would aid those ...

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Zambia: Kilambe out for Zambia
Striker Rotson Kilambe will miss Zambia's two games against Malawi. The player travelled to Saudi Arabia for trials with FC Wahda. Coach Patrick Phiri summoned Zanaco's Kelvin Kaindu to fill the gap left by Kilambe. The Zambian squad regroups in Lusaka on Monday and departs for ...

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Angola: Participation de l`Angola à la réunion du comité de sécurité alimentaire
Le vice-ministre de l`Agriculture et développement rural Zacarias Sambeny a conduit, samedi dernier, une délégation de son ministère à la 29ème réunion du comité de sécurité alimentaire de l`Organisation des Nations unies pour l`alimentation et l`agriculture(FAO)prévue du 12 au 16 mai à Rome. La sécurité alimentaire et les ...

Read Africa News at AngolaPress Archived: 2003-05-11

Nigeria: Omoworare Jostles for Lagos Assembly Speakership
As the Lagos State House of Assembly buckles up for another legislative year, one of the returning lawmakers of the state legislature, Honourable Jide Omoworare may have begun to position for the assembly speakership even as one of his aides claimed he was the best material for the job ...

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Nigeria: Lawyer Blasts Odili over Car Donation to Judiciary
Lagos lawyer and critic, Mr. Fred Egbe has lambsted the Rivers State Governor, Dr. Peter Odili for donating cars to the Judiciary in the State, saying the act was improper and ill-intended. Egbe stated in a press statement that "the report of the donation recently made will cause alarm ...

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Angola: Uige: Over 100 Cases Of Sleeping Disease Recorded In Negaje
Over 100 cases of sleeping disease were recorded during the frst quarter of the year 2003, in Negaje district, in Angola`s Northern Uije province, an health source announced. According to the source, 35 other cases were recorded in Ambaca district, in Kwanza Norte province. A campaign to detect people ...

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Cameroon: Milla reflects on the past
A photo exhibition of Roger Milla's career began in Yaounde over the weekend. Milla, selected as Africa's footballer of the 20th century, played international football from 1972 - 1994 and featured in three World Cup finals for the Indomitable Lions.

Read Africa News at BBC News Archived: 2003-05-11

Nigeria: Leadership N/Assembly Needs, by PDP Chieftain
A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain from Jigawa State, Mallam Musa Ilallah has said that the leadership of the new National Assembly requires a vibrant, energetic, accessible, unconfrontational and real democrat to pilot its affairs. According to Ilallah, a person with such sterling qualities will be able to ...

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Angola: Inaugurated The Bridge Built With The Support Of WFP
A bridge above the Cutato river in the district of Andulo, Bié, was inaugurated on Saturday, after its complete reabilitation, which counted with the aid of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). Destroyed by the war in 1992, the bridge joins BiÚ with the provinces of Kwanza-Sul, ...

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Kenya: Crucial amendments gazetted
The Constitution of Kenya Review Commission (CKRC) has now formally gazetted amendments to the National Constitutional Conference passed last week. The Legal Notice in the Kenya Gazette Supplement No39, indicates that the regulations will be cited as the Constitution of Kenya Review (National Constitutional Conference) (Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations, 2003. ...

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Nigeria: African Experts Brainstorm on Information, Governance
Development Information experts from 53 African countries converged yesterday in Addis Ababa through May 16, 2003 for the third meeting of the Committee on Development Information (CODI III), meant to discuss the link between development information and good governance, amedia advisory from the Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa, ...

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Angola: Belgian Diplomat Regards Relations As Positive
Belgium`s Ambassador to Angola, Michel Vantroyen, on Saturday here regarded as excellent the relations between Angola and his country, explaining as example their joint participation in the pacification process in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Drc) Speaking to Angop, the Ambassador reminded that the joint work allowed the reunification ...

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Angola: Swimming: Geremy Leite Breaks Two National Records
The swimmer from the 1º de Agosto club, Geremy Leite broke on Saturday two national records in the beginners category, during the first round of the Angolan Swimming Cup, which is being disputed in the Alvalade swimming complex, in Luanda. The swimmer clocked 42,89 seconds in 50 metres ...

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Nigeria: Cleric Advises Mbang over Polls Result
President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN) Dr. Sunday Mbang has been advised to watch his utterance on the just concluded presidential polls in-order not to inflame ethnic passions and incite one religious group against another at this critical stage of the nations political development. A religious leader ...

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Nigeria: LG Chairmanship Candidate Pledges Broad-based Govt
Delta State Peoples Demo-cratic Party (PDP) candidate for Isoko-South Local Government chairmanship election, Arch. Joe Iroro, has promised to form a broad-based government that would accommodate all shades of opinions in the council area if given the mandate in June 21st local councils' election. Speaking with THISDAY in Asaba, ...

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Nigeria: Be Dedicated, Council Boss Charges Civil Servants
The newly appointed Executive Secretary of Amuwo Odofin Local Government, Mrs Modupe Oguntuwase has charged the council staff to rededicate themselves to the ideals of hardwork, dedication and commitment. Speaking during her inaugural meeting with the local government staff, Mrs Oguntuwase regretted that the principle of dedication to service ...

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Congo (DRC): DRC air disaster still shrouded in mystery
The death toll from Congo's air disaster - during which a cargo plane's doors sprung open in mid-air - will probably rise above the 14 deaths announced so far, Information Minister Kikaya Bin Karubi said on Sunday. "There is always a first count and we have presumed that ...

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Nigeria: Saddam Writes Again, Urges Resistance Against US, Others
A London based Arabic newspaper has published a new hand-written letter which, it says, was written by Saddam Hussein, the ousted leader of Iraq. In this latest letter, the former ruler called on the Iraqi people - Shia and Sunni, Arab, Kurd and Turkmen alike - to unite ...

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Angola: Brazilian To Present Paiting Exhibition In Luanda
A painting exhibition by the Brazilian Maria de Fatima Loureiro will e displaid from May 12-18, 2003, at Luanda Agostinho Neto Centre, to commemorate the International Museum Day. Some 16 paintings reflecting the Angolan reality will be presented, said Angop Maria Loureiro, dding that she will show aspects related ...

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Angola: Angola To Support São Tome And Principe in the Oil Domain
Angola is available to train São Tome and Principe cadres in the domain of oil, provide institutional, technical plus juridical assessorship, as well as to participate in all process of exploration and production in that African country, an official source has announced. São Tome Ambassador to Angola, Florencio de ...

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Kenya: I'll voluntarily relinquish Kanu post, says Moi
Former President Daniel Arap Moi yesterday said he can only voluntarily retire as the Kanu national chairman but not through coercion by non party members. Moi who was speaking in Tinderet, South Nandi District wondered why some individuals in Government want him to relinquish the Kanu chairmanship. "Even the ...

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Kenya: Kanu vows to fight bid to derail review
The Official Opposition party, Kanu, will not allow the constitutional review process to be derailed. Nominated Member of Parliament, Mutula Kilonzo, said yesterday his party will thwart any attempts by individuals or groups to scuttle the process. ?We are not writing the new Constitution for certain individuals or groups ...

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Angola: Angolan Delegation On Meeting Of The Food Security Comitee
An angolan delegation, chiefed by the vice- minster of Agriculture and Rural Development, Zacarias Sambeny, is since Saturday, in Rome (Italy), where it will participate in the 29th Meeting of the Food Security Comitee from UN`s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), occuring from 12 to 16 of this month. ...

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Kenya: Union warns over teachers' pay talks
The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet) yesterday issued a four-day ultimatum to the Government. Kuppet demands to be included in the talks to re-negotiate payment of the teachers? new salaries. Kuppet Secretary General, Mr Wanyonyi Buteyo, said the entire union fraternity will storm the Ministry of ...

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Kenya: 'Sacred'snake Omieri
Nyakach residents now want the Government to assist them take care of Omieri after it hatched 50 of its eggs. Wasare villagers said they had no expertise in snake handling and asked the Government to construct a snake park in the area. " We want Omieri to remain in ...

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Nigeria: ...Iraqi Cleric Rejects 'Foreign Government'
The leader of Iraq's Shia opposition group has told thousands of supporters that Iraqis would not accept a government imposed by foreigners. Ayatollah Mohammed Baqr al-Hakim addressed a crowd in the southern city of Basra, after returning from exile in Iran yesterday. The ayatollah - who heads ...

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Kenya: PM: Kanu leaders now root for Raila
Kanu leaders from Western Province yesterday endorsed Cabinet Minister Raila Odinga for the Prime Minister?s slot after the completion of the constitution review. The former ruling party officials said Raila had good leadership qualities to ascend to the top post and promote a balanced power-sharing in the Narc Government. ...

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Nigeria: Kerosene Explosion Victims Accuse NNPC, Igbinedion of Neglect
Victims of the kerosene explosions that rocked some parts of Edo State in 2001 have accused the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Edo State governor, Chief Lucky Igbinedion of abandoning them to their fate without any succour two years after. The victims who stormed the office of ...

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