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The impact of China’s presence in the Horn of Africa: Human rights, oil and weapons
CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE
In recent years, China has strengthened its economic ties with Africa through colossal investment in natural resources extraction, oil, infrastructure projects, construction, textile and other...
 
 
23 Jun 2010
 
The State of Democracy in Rwanda as Presidential Poll Approaches
INSTITUTUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
Rwandan general, Kayumba Nyamwasa was shot in the stomach at the gate of his home in Johannesburg last Saturday in what is believed, by his family and close friends, to be an assassination attempt...
 
 
25 Jan 2010
 
 
 
Daily podcast - January 25, 2010
PODCAST
In today's podcast, the ANC pushes for States control of the SARB; HRW says that repression undermines prospects of Sudan election; Winnie Madikizela-Mandela criticises possible pardon of Eugene...
 
 
14 May 2009
 
Polity – News this week
Newsletter - News this Week

South Africa

PRETORIA - Jacob Zuma is sworn in as South African President at the Union Buildings and quickly highlights the challenges facing Africa's...

 
 
18 Sep 2008
 
Angola's MPLA wins huge parliamentary majority
ANGOLA
Angola's ruling MPLA party has won 191 of the 220 seats in parliament, cementing an election victory critics say could herald a slide back towards authoritarian rule. In power since independence...
 
 
04 Sep 2008
 
Angola's ruling party set to strengthen grip
AFRICA
Angola's ruling party is likely to strengthen its tight grip when the booming oil-producing nation and emerging African heavyweight holds its first election since the end of a 27-year civil war on...
 
 
14 Aug 2008
 
Angola abuses threaten vote fairness - rights group
ANGOLA
Intimidation of Angola's opposition and meddling in the country's electoral commission threaten chances of a fair vote in the September parliamentary election, Human Rights Watch said on...
 
 
12 Aug 2008
 
SADC should stop Zimbabwe abuses - HRW
ZIMBABWE
Human Rights Watch on Tuesday called on regional leaders to pressure Zimbabwe's government to stop what it called continued violence which threatens to undermine efforts to end the country's...
 
 
13 Jun 2008
 
West fails to condemn Ethiopia rights abuses - group
AFRICA
Western donors have failed to condemn war crimes by Ethiopian forces during a year-old campaign against separatist fighters in the country's eastern Ogaden region, Human Rights Watch said on...
 
 
20 Mar 2008
 
Zimbabwe govt uses pre-poll intimidation-report
ZIMBABWE
President Robert Mugabe's supporters have used violence to intimidate opponents before next week's Zimbabwe election, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday. However, the head of a...
 
 
28 Feb 2008
 
China urges West to put pressure on Darfur rebels
DARFUR
China, under international pressure to do more to end bloodshed in Darfur, urged Western powers Wednesday to persuade rebel groups to attend peace talks with the government of its Sudanese ally....
 
 
25 Jan 2008
 
Kibaki, Odinga meet for first time in Kenya crisis
KENYA
The two rivals in Kenya's political crisis met on Thursday for the first time since a disputed election and pledged to seek an end to weeks of unrest that have killed nearly 700 people....
 
 
21 Jan 2008
 
Rights group urges Turkey to push Sudan on Darfur
SUDAN
Human Rights Watch urged Turkey on Sunday to press Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir to end rights abuses in the remote Darfur region when he makes his first state visit to Turkey this...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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