AFRICA: 24 OCTOBRE 2011 [Tunisie : les islamistes en tête du premier scrutin libre ?]

October 24, 2011

[Si le dépouillement est toujours en cours ce lundi en Tunisie, où les électeurs se sont massivement rendus aux urnes pour désigner une assemblée constituante à l’occasion du premier scrutin démocratique issu du “printemps arabe”, les premières tendances sont favorables aux islamistes…

AFRICA: 21 OCTOBRE 2011 [Uganda opens arms to NTC after Gaddafi’s death]

October 21, 2011

[Uganda last night made a dramatic U-turn to recognise the National Transition Council as Libya’s genuine government hours after the country’s deposed leader, Muammar Gaddafi, was killed in Sirte ]   BURUNDI : Burundi : le roi Ntare V sera dignement enterré en…

AFRICA: 18 OCTOBRE 2011 [Kenya troops ‘advance into Somalia near Afmadow’]

October 18, 2011

[Kenyan troops with aerial support are continuing their advance into Somalia towards a town 120km (75 miles) from its border held by al-Shabab militants. The Kenyan government wants to push the militants away from its border following a spate of kidnappings it…

AFRICA: 14 OCTOBRE 2011 [Kenyans hunt for kidnappers of Spanish MSF aid workers]

October 14, 2011

[The BBC’s Nawaz Shah says it is unclear who kidnapped the MSF doctors Police in Kenya say they are hunting for the gunmen responsible for abducting two female Spanish aid workers near the Kenya-Somalia border.] BURUNDI : Burundi: Les magistrats durcissent le bras…

AFRICA: 11 OCTOBRE 2011 [African Union ‘drives al-Shabab out of Mogadishu’]

October 11, 2011

[The African Union force in Mogadishu said its forces on Monday fought their way into and took over the last militant strongholds in the northern end of Somalia’s capital. At least eight civilians and one AU soldier were killed.] BURUNDI : RWANDA : Rwanda:…

AFRICA: 10 OCTOBRE 2011 [Prime minister says Egypt 'scrambling' after at least 23 killed in clashes]

October 10, 2011

  [Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf said Monday that clashes between army forces and pro-Coptic Christian protesters had “brought us back” to the tense, violent period at the onset of the recent revolution]   BURUNDI : RWANDA : Rwanda: NIgerian President in Key Trade…

AFRICA: 10 OCTOBRE 2011 [Prime minister says Egypt ‘scrambling’ after at least 23 killed in clashes]

October 10, 2011

  [Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf said Monday that clashes between army forces and pro-Coptic Christian protesters had “brought us back” to the tense, violent period at the onset of the recent revolution]   BURUNDI : RWANDA : Rwanda: NIgerian President in Key Trade…