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South Africa: The Thick End of the Wedge

07.07.2008 08:23    allafrica.com
IN 1476, not long before King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella drove the last Moors from Spain, the people of the tiny Casti lian pueblo of Fuente Ovejuna rebelled against their tyrannical military commander and killed him.


Angola: Minister of Family Calls Women to Take Training And Education

07.07.2008 08:23    allafrica.com
Angolan minister of Family and Women Promotion, Cândida Celeste da Silva, Friday in Luanda appealed to women to seek to take both professional training and academic education, as the best way to meet the challenges of the labour market.

Nigeria: Nupeng Writes FG Over Impending Tanker Drivers' Strike

07.07.2008 08:23    allafrica.com
BARELY three days to the expiration of a seven-day strike notice issued to the federal government by Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) branch of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), to address the soaring diesel price and

Kenya: Software Expert Raises Red Flag On Piracy

07.07.2008 08:22    allafrica.com
An expert has hailed the government for increasing its focus on information technology in this year's Budget but warned that the country is fast losing the war on software piracy.
Africa    Crime

Mozambique: Gunman Killed After Car Chase Through Maputo

07.07.2008 08:22    allafrica.com
A member of a gang of armed robbers was shot dead by police on Thursday morning, after a dramatic car chase right across Maputo.
Africa    Crime

Somalia: Somaliland Forces Fight Civilians, Pirates in Sanaag

07.07.2008 08:22    allafrica.com
LAS Soldiers loyal to Somalia's separatist region of Somaliland attacked a mountainous region where pirates are suspected to be hiding a German couple kidnapped last month, Radio Garowe reported on Sunday.

Kenya: The Difficult Journey to Living in Peace

07.07.2008 08:22    allafrica.com
The outcome of the amnesty debate for suspects of post-election violence will eventually determine whether or not the main communities at the centre of the conflict will ever live together in peace again.

Nigeria: 'Shell Not Yet Directed to Leave Ogoniland'

07.07.2008 08:22    allafrica.com
Anglo-Dutch oil giant, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), has denied getting any directive from the Federal Government to leave Ogoniland.

Somalia: UNDP Country Chief Killed

07.07.2008 08:22    allafrica.com
Unidentified gunmen shot and killed a United Nations official in Somalia on Sunday, moments after he walked out of a mosque in Mogadishu, witnesses said.

Ethiopia: Mass Sexual Violence By Troops in Ogaden Region - Witnesses

07.07.2008 08:22    allafrica.com
In its battle against rebels in eastern Ethiopia's Somali Region, Ethiopia's army has subjected Somali civilian women to rape in the remote areas of Ethiopia.

Somalia: Top UN Boss Dies for Gunshot Wounds in Mogadishu

07.07.2008 08:22    allafrica.com
breaking news we have had now says that The head of the UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) Osman Ali Ahmed who was injured by unidentified gunmen in Bulo Hubey area west of Mogadishu has died for wounds from gun shot

Kenya: Tension High As Refugees Return Home

07.07.2008 08:22    allafrica.com (2)
Tension is still high in some areas where internal refugees have returned from camps, a parliamentary committee was told on Friday.

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