• Madagascar: Could the Military be the Salvation Government?

    A new government should be put in place in Madagascar to lead the process of ending the crisis. Malagasy media made the prognosis of a government comprising 30 ministers, like its predecessor, headed by Brigadier General Albert...

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  • The Nile: One River for ten countries, Egypt, Sudan and al…

    Ten countries share the Nile Basin: Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Uganda and United Republic of Tanzania.Several states (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Ethiopia) openly call into question the longstanding agreements. For...

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  • RCA: the President’s and parliament Members’ Mandate terms Extended

    Central African National Assembly on Monday passed, by 95 votes against 1 and 6 abstentions, the bill advanced by the government to extend the mandate of MEPs and the President of the Republic Francois Bozizé, which will...

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  • RDC: MONUC Departure Will Lead to Crisis

    “We still have a problem of security because we don’t have an army. Our army is acting like rebels, like militias.  So, if MONUC forces leave Congo now it means that we drive the country into a...

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  • Egypt: Change is inevitable

    “Change is inevitable and development is inevitable, otherwise nothing is possible,” said Amr Moussa, calling all citizens to take part in discussions about this change.Egypt is living a political activity rise on the internal scene. New opposition...

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  • Nigeria: Ruling Party Divided Over Political Reforms

    As a president from southern Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan is expected to name a northern vice president to preserve regional balance. But the ruling People’s Democratic Party is divided over changing the way it nominates candidates.

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  • Guinea Conakry: Elections on the right path

    The Guinean transition is sailing slowly but surely toward the right port. The acting president came to the rescue Captain Dadis Camara whose ship was pitching. General Sékouba Konaté never missed an opportunity to confirm his mastery...

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  • Nigeria: The war of succession is open

    In the most populous country of Africa, Nigeria, split between a mainly Muslim north and predominantly Christian south, there is an unwritten rule of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) saying that the Presidency shifts every eight years...

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  • Togo: Gilbert Houngbo reappointed Prime Minister

    Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe reiterated  Fossoun Gilbert Houngbo as prime minister , according to a presidential decree published on Friday, and echoed on national television stating that the : “The President of the Republic has renewed its...

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  • Somalia : Deterrent might be lost on piracy

    Russia has released Somali pirates captured during the dramatic rescue of a Russian oil tanker earlier this week. The Russian defence ministry said the gang was freed because of “imperfections” in international law.

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