Africa : 28 july 2010 [AU to send 4,000 troops to Somalia, change of mandate still under consideration: AU commission chairman]

July 28, 2010

{jcomments on}OMAR, BXL, AGNEWS, le 28 juillet 2010 — The African Union (AU) will send an additional 4,000 troops to Somalia while the change of the peacekeeping mandate is still under consideration, the African Union Commission Chairman Jean Ping told a press conference on Tuesday…

Africa : 27 july 2010 [AU condemns killing of French hostage by al Qaeda]

July 27, 2010

{jcomments on}OMAR, BXL, AGNEWS, le 27 juillet 2010 — The African Union on Monday condemned the exeuction of a French hostage held by Al Qaeda in Mali. BURUNDI : Boycott Cedes Power To Burundi’s Ruling Party Zack Baddorf/IPS/Jul 27 BUJUMBURA, Jul 26 (IPS) – The…

Africa : 26 july 2010 [Uganda: Governments Have Let Down Women on Maternal Health]

July 26, 2010

{jcomments on}OMAR, BXL, AGNEWS, le 26 juillet 2010 — The AU summit is on in Kampala and top on the agenda is women’s reproductive rights and maternal mortality.  BURUNDI : RWANDA Rwanda: BCR Profit Up on Improved Loan Book Saul Butera/The New Times/26 July 2010 Kigali…

Africa : 23 july 2010 [Bashir warrant: Chad accuses ICC of anti-African bias]

July 23, 2010

{jcomments on}OMAR, BXL, AGNEWS, le 23 juillet 2010 — Chad has accused the International Criminal Court of only targeting African leaders, as it justifies its decision not to arrest Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir.   BURUNDI : EAC election observer mission for legislative elections in Burundi…

Africa : 21 july 2010 [Rwanda kicks off presidential election campaign]

July 21, 2010

{jcomments on}OMAR, BXL, AGNEWS, le 21 juillet 2010 — Rwanda kicked off the campaign for its second presidential elections on Tuesday, with four candidates vying for the top post of the Central African nation. BURUNDI : Burundi: Journalist Who Criticized Military Is Charged With…

Africa : 20 july 2010 [South Africa: Scientists Proclaim Breakthrough in HIV Prevention]

July 20, 2010

{jcomments on}OMAR, BXL, AGNEWS, le 20 juillet 2010   —Scientists have proclaimed a breakthrough in research into the use of an antiretroviral microbicide which they say could prevent more than 500,000 new HIV infections in South Africa alone over the next decade.      …