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19 June 2013
                       
 
 
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18 Jun 2013
 
 
Mali says reaches deal with Tuareg rebels
MALI WAR
Mali has reached a deal with Tuareg separatist rebels paving the way for Malian government troops to return to the rebel-held northern town of Kidal ahead of planned elections in July, Mali's chief...
 
 
13 Jun 2013
 
 
 
Daily podcast – June 13, 2013.
PODCAST
State-owned electricity utility Eskom announced on Wednesday that new labour agreements have been finalised with contractors and unions at the strike-prone Medupi and Kusile power-station sites....
 
 
Mali president seeks changes to ceasefire blueprint
CEASEFIRE
Mali's interim president told international mediators on Wednesday he wanted changes to a proposed ceasefire deal with Tuareg separatist rebels, meaning talks will have to resume on Thursday in...
 
 
Mediators fly to Mali to salvage northern ceasefire deal
MALI WAR
Mediators working to hammer out a ceasefire agreement between Mali's government and Tuareg rebels before July elections flew to Bamako on Wednesday to attempt to convince the country's interim...
 
 
10 Jun 2013
 
Mali government starts ceasefire talks with Tuareg rebels
CEASEFIRE
Mali's government and Tuareg separatist rebels began talks on Saturday that both sides said they hoped would lead to a ceasefire ahead of national elections next month and pave the way for a...
 
 
20 May 2013
 
After crushing Mali Islamists, France pushes deal with Tuaregs
MALI WAR
After winning adulation across Mali for a five month military offensive that crushed al Qaeda fighters, France is now frustrating some of its allies by pushing for a political settlement with a...
 
 
11 Apr 2013
 
 
 
Daily podcast – April 11, 2013.
PODCAST
The World Trade Organisation (or WTO) has reported that African export and imports recovered in 2012, as world trade growth decelerated sharply to 2%, from 5.2% in 2011. The dollar value of world...
 
 
01 Feb 2013
 
 
 
Daily podcast – February 1, 2013.
PODCAST
Civil society group Corruption Watch (or CW) said at a briefing in Johannesburg on Thursday that the corruption observed in the South African public schooling system was the most ‘disturbing’...
 
 
30 Jan 2013
 
 
 
Daily podcast – January 30, 2013.
PODCAST
A draft constitution that paves the way for an election in Zimbabwe this year curbs presidential powers and strengthens the country’s cabinet and parliament, which were weakened under veteran...
 
 
22 Jan 2013
 
Mali: War By Default
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
In an apparent attempt to replicate their successes of last year, Islamist rebels in northern Mali launched fresh attacks on government positions in early January. These attacks resulted in another...
 
 
21 Aug 2012
 
 
 
Daily podcast – August 21, 2012.
PODCAST
Ethiopian state-run television has reported that Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has died from a sudden infection while recovering from an undisclosed illness at a hospital abroad. Speculation that...
 
 
13 Aug 2012
 
 
 
Daily podcast – August 13, 2012.
PODCAST
Lakhdar Brahimi of Algeria, the man tipped to replace Kofi Annan as the UN-Arab League mediator on Syria, has urged world leaders on Friday to overcome their differences on the 17-month-old...
 
 
26 Jun 2012
 
Is a Military Intervention in Mali a Realistic Option?
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
The deteriorating security situation in northern Mali has prompted regional leaders to ask for approval from the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for urgent military intervention. But how...
 
 
22 May 2012
 
 
 
Daily Podcast - May 22, 2012
PODCAST
South Africa's municipal workers kicked off annual wage negotiations with a demand for increases nearly three times the inflation rate, The United Nations says reluctance to raise ambitions to cut...
 
 
21 May 2012
 
 
 
Daily Podcast - May 21, 2012
PODCAST
Plans to create a 26-nation free trade area by integrating three existing African trade blocs by July 2014 are on track, Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir says Sudan wants lasting peace with...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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