24/7 Africa News Coverage
July 10, 2012
TERROR WARS
Mali jihadists threaten North Africa
Bamako, Mali (UPI) Jul 9, 2012
Algerian jihadists are reported to have reinforced Islamist fighters linked to al-Qaida in their self-declared state in northern Mali amid signs the conflict there may be spilling over across the drought-hit region spanning North Africa. A band of about 30 Algerians, all fighters from the Algeria-based al Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, arrived in the town of Gao last week to join the extremist Muslim group known as the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa, regional security sources repo ... read more

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DEMOCRACY

Egypt military says constitution must be respected
Egypt's military on Monday said the constitution and the law must be upheld concerning the dissolution of parliament, raising tension after President Mohamed Morsi decided to reinstate the assembly. ... more
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AFRICA NEWS

Mali to form 1,200-strong elite force to protect transition
Mali's transition government on Monday announced the creation of an elite force of 1,200 troops to protect the leaders of the country's embattled interim regime. ... more
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FLORA AND FAUNA

Survival of S.Africa chimp attack American 'a miracle'
The parents of an American student mauled and badly injured by two chimpanzees in South Africa described his survival Friday as "truly a miracle". ... more
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AFRICA NEWS

UN soldier dies as DR Congo rebels take Uganda border post
A UN soldier from India was killed in clashes between renegade soldiers and DR Congo troops on the border with Uganda, the United Nations said Friday as the mutineers took a key border post. ... more
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ENERGY TECH

Tutu pleads for peace on eve of South Sudan anniversary
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu on Sunday appealed for peace in troubled South Sudan, on the eve of the country's first anniversary. ... more
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ENERGY TECH

Oil theft costs Nigeria $1 billion monthly
Nigeria reportedly loses $1 billion a month to massive oil theft by criminal gangs, militants and corrupt officials, crippling Africa's top oil and gas producer amid political turmoil that many fear heralds trouble between the Christian south and the Muslim north. ... more
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AFRICA NEWS

Developing world has less than five percent chance of meeting UN child hunger target
Insufficient progress has been made in most developing countries to meet the United Nations' target of halving the proportion of children who suffer from hunger by 2015 compared with 1990 levels, ac ... more
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Boom for Angola after big Atlantic strike
Angola is poised to throw open oil exploration rights in the offshore Kwanza Basin following a major strike by Houston-based Cobalt International Energy. ... more
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DEMOCRACY

Thousands of fresh faces take over Kadhafi's streets
Fresh faces on thousands of campaign posters have flooded the streets of the Libyan capital where the portrait of slain dictator Moamer Kadhafi once reigned supreme. ... more
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WATER WORLD

EU underpays Madagascar for access to fish
Unfair and exploitative political agreements allow Europeans to eat fish from the plates of developing countries, according to a study led by University of British Columbia researchers. In the ... more
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AFRICA NEWS

S.African game farmer jailed for 8 years over rhino horn
A South African game farm owner has been jailed for eight years for the illegal possession of 38 rhino horns as soaring black market prices drive massive poaching, local media reported. ... more
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WHALES AHOY

Whaling nations defeat proposed Atlantic sanctuary
Japan and its allies shot down a Latin American-led proposal Monday to create a sanctuary for whales in the southern Atlantic Ocean, reigniting international tensions over Tokyo's whaling. ... more
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AFRICA NEWS

Chimpanzees cleared after mauling American in S.Africa: park
Two chimpanzees who mauled an American student in South Africa will not be killed because authorities found the animals defended their territory against a trespasser, a park director said Tuesday. ... more
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MISSILE NEWS

Egypt seizes Grad rockets smuggled from Libya: reports
Egypt has seized a large weapons consignment, including Grad rockets, that had been smuggled from Libya and could have been headed to the Gaza Strip, press reports said on Saturday. ... more
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WAR REPORT

Israeli PM 'sends letter to Egypt's Morsi'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sent a letter to Egypt's newly elected President Mohamed Morsi, urging him to uphold a peace treaty between the two countries, a source told AFP on Sunday. ... more
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Israeli PM, president send letters to Egypt's Morsi
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sent a letter to Egypt's newly-elected President Mohamed Morsi, urging him to uphold a peace treaty between the two countries, a source told AFP on Sunday. ... more
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AFRICA NEWS

23,000 Angolans back home as refugee status ends
The United Nations refugee agency said a total of 23,000 Angolans have been repatriated since last year from neighbouring countries where their refugee status officially ended on Saturday. ... more
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AFRICA NEWS

Kenyan army hunts kidnappers of four foreign aid workers
Kenyan security forces on Saturday scoured border regions with war-torn Somalia in the hunt for armed kidnappers who seized four aid workers from Dadaab, the world's largest refugee camp. ... more
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FARM NEWS

Study helps African communities resolve conflicts
A new report released by Namati and the International Development Law Organization (IDLO) details an effective and cost-efficient process to help rural communities work together to protect their lan ... more
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AFRICA NEWS

Rwanda gorillas prosper despite guerrillas next door
Baby gorillas roll around as their mothers tuck into juicy plant shoots: mountain gorillas are highly endangered, but the 27 members of the Agashya family are well protected. ... more
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ENERGY TECH

Nigeria arrests suspected oil pipeline bomber
Nigeria's military on Saturday said it had arrested the leader of a gang responsible for a series of attacks on oil installations in the Niger Delta region. ... more
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CLIMATE SCIENCE

S.Africa gripped by 'fear of missing out' epidemic: study
Two-thirds of South African teens and adults suffer from a "fear of missing out" on more interesting activities than what they're doing, a study by a pharmaceutical firm showed on Monday. ... more
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FLORA AND FAUNA

American man critical after chimpanzee mauling in S.Africa
An American research student was in a critical condition in a South African hospital on Friday after he was dragged by chimpanzees into an enclosure at a primate sanctuary and attacked. ... more
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FAST TRACK

Ethiopia to build new railway to Djibouti port
Ethiopia has forged two deals with Turkish and Chinese companies to build a railway connecting the landlocked country to Djibouti, the Ethiopian Railway Corporation (ERC) said. ... more
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NUKEWARS

Kenya plot: Fears Iran widening covert war
The recent arrest of two Iranians in Kenya on suspicion of plotting bomb attacks has heightened fears that Tehran is widening its covert war against Israel and the United States as Washington expands its secret intelligence operations across Africa. ... more
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AFRICA NEWS

UNESCO warns Timbuktu in danger amid Mali unrest
The UN cultural organisation UNESCO on Thursday listed Mali's legendary town of Timbuktu as endangered world heritage because of the deadly unrest hitting the West African nation. ... more
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ENERGY TECH

Amnesty slams arms imports fuelling SSudan conflict
Both South Sudan's army and rebel groups are using weapons imported from China, Ukraine and neighbouring Sudan in fighting that has claimed dozens of civilian lives, Amnesty International said Thursday. ... more
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India grapples with coal shortages
Amid India's ongoing domestic coal shortage, Tata Power, the country's largest private power producer, said it is eyeing coal mines abroad for fuel security. ... more
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IRAQ WARS

Iraq PM calls for early elections
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has called for early elections, a statement said on Wednesday, in the latest move in a series of political crises that has seen his opponents seek to unseat him. ... more
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WAR REPORT

Alarmed Israel tightens its Sinai border
The Israeli military will deploy mobile radar systems along the Sinai border with Egypt amid fears that Palestinians, possibly aided by militants linked to al-Qaida, plan to step up attacks on the Jewish state. ... more
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DEMOCRACY

Clinton hails Egypt vote but warns it's 'just the beginning'
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday congratulated Egypt's newly elected Islamist president, but cautioned that the election was just a first step towards true democracy. ... more
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