Friday 12th March, 2010
"no Blackouts During 2010 World Cup"
afrol NewsSouth African Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe has guaranteed that there will be no electricity blackouts during the 2010 Soccer World Cup, "unless of course a major national disaster happens."
Protests Over Egypt Blogger Case
BBCA human rights organisation in Egypt has accused the interior ministry of manipulating the legal system to target a blogger who exposed police brutality.The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information...
Tanzania, Zambia "too Corrupt To Trade Ivory"
afrol NewsBritish and US environmentalists have angered Tanzanians and Zambians with a new report strongly advising against legalising the sale of local ivory stocks, saying "official corruption" would lead to ...
Illegal Logging "funding Madagascar Coup Govt"
afrol NewsSince the 2008 coup, forest conservation efforts in Madagascar have been reversed and illegal logging has grown into a major revenue source. The current government is said to be licensing exports of i...
Seychelles, Sa Promote Joint Travel Packages
afrol NewsTourism boards in Seychelles and South Africa have teamed up to promote joint travel packages. European and American tourists are to be offered Seychelles beaches, South African safaris and the city o...
Protests As Egypt Jails Blogger
BBCA human rights organisation in Egypt has accused the interior ministry of manipulating the legal system to target a blogger who exposed police brutality.The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information...
Ancient Sarcophagus Of Egyptian Queen Found
ITNArchaeologists in Egypt have unearthed the sarcophagus of the mysterious Queen Behenu inside her pyramid's 4,000-year-old burial chamber, the inner walls of which are lined with hieroglyphic spell...
Factbox-facts About Egypt's Orascom Telecom
ReutersAlgeria's Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia said on Friday Orascom executive chairman Naguib Sawiris had said he wanted to keep operating in the country. [ID:nLDE62B1NU]
<i>mummy Of Egypt's Monotheist Pharaoh To Return Home </i>
Daily StarA stela at the Egyptian museum in Cairo is seen Thursday, showing Pharaoh Akhenaten, his Queen Nefertiti and their children worshipping the sun in the more natural artistic style of the time. Photo: A...
Egyptian Man Executed Amid Questions Over Murder Conviction
Amnesty InternationalAn Egyptian man, who may have been wrongfully convicted of murder, was hanged in Cairo on Wednesday morning, Amnesty International has learned. Atef Rohyum Abd El Al Rohyum was executed in Isti’naf ...
Africa To Crack Down On Illicit Diamond Trade
afrol NewsAfrica produces an estimated US$ 19 billion in gold per year and US$ 6 billion in diamonds. But an unknown amount is laundered or siphoned each year for criminal purposes. Therefore, the Internatio...
Update 1-orascom Telecom Wants To Remain In Algeria -pm
ReutersQuote ), whose unit in Algeria is battling the authorities over tax, has told the government the company is to continue operating there, Algeria's prime minister said on Friday.
Burkina Stops Water, Electricity Privatisation
afrol NewsIn a landmark decision, the government of Burkina Faso has decided to remove its water and electricity utilities from the list of state companies to be privatised. Defying the IMF, government rather d...
Senegal Considers Nuclear Power
afrol NewsThe government of Senegal is considering building a nuclear electricity plant with French assistance to improve its erratic power supply. Currently, only South Africa has nuclear power plants on the c...
Interview-african Textile Exports To U.s. Drop On Uncertainty
ReutersNAIROBI, March 12 (Reuters) - African apparel exports to the United States under a preferential trade arrangement have fallen in the last few years as the expiry date for the deal draws closer, a r...
Egypt Must Halt Execution Of Man Accused Of Murder
Amnesty InternationalAmnesty International has made an urgent personal appeal to Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak to prevent the execution of a man who is believed to have been wrongly convicted of murder and whose co-acc...
Egypt Health Care System In Crisis
Al JazeeraHundreds of thousands of Egyptians are being denied vital health care after a row between the government and the state hospitals. The government is said to owe the hospitals more than $270m - more th...
Egyptian Guards Seriously Wound Ethiopian Trying To Cross Into Israel
HaaretzEgyptian border guards on Friday shot and seriously wounded an Ethiopian migrant trying to cross illegally into Israel, and arrested seven others, police said.Egypt has been under mounting internation...
Ex-nuclear Chief Condemns Egypt Security Beatings
The Seattle TimesThe former U.N. nuclear chief turned Egyptian reform advocate on Thursday strongly condemned the beating of one of his supporters, allegedly by State Security agents, adding that the tactic would not ...
Egyptian Border Guards Shoot Ethiopian Migrant On Israeli Border
Earth TimesAl-Arish, Egypt - Egyptian border guards on Friday shot and seriously injured an Ethiopian migrant trying to cross illegally into Israel, and arrested seven others, police said. Egypt has been under m...
Egypt: Population Growth Overtakes Literacy Rise
IPSLUXOR, Mar 12, 2010 (IPS) - Literacy programmes are teaching millions of Egyptians to read, but are struggling to keep up with the country's high population growth."Egypt is one of the most challengi...
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