24/7 Africa News Coverage
August 24, 2012
TERROR WARS
Nigeria to pursue Boko Haram financiers
Abuja, Nigeria (UPI) Aug 22, 2012
The Nigerian government is considering targeting Boko Haram's strategists and financiers as a possible means of stemming rising violence in the country. In an incident Tuesday, police said Boko Haram members killed two people, including an Islamic cleric, in Nigeria's Borno state. "The attacks occurred on Monday and the early hours of Tuesday," Borno state police spokesman Gideon Jibrin said. "The police headquarters received the reports from the Biu police area commander indicating that ... read more

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IRAQ WARS

US 'significant' in Iraq despite troop exit: Dempsey
Top US military officer General Martin Dempsey insisted Tuesday during a quick trip to Iraq that Washington was still playing an important role there, eight months after the last American troops departed. ... more
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AFRICA NEWS

U.S. AFRICOM wants more guard partnerships
U.S. Army Gen. Carter F. Ham, the commander of the U.S. Africa Command, wants more U.S. National Guard partnerships with Africa. ... more
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FARM NEWS

Russia to 'considerably' cut grain exports amid drought
Russia on Thursday admitted that a poor harvest will force the world's third-largest wheat exporter to "considerably" cut its foreign deliveries despite worrying spikes in global food prices. ... more
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SHAKE AND BLOW

Forty-four killed since July in Niger floods: UN
At least 44 people have been killed by severe flooding that has affected Niger since mid-July, the UN's humanitarian affairs office said Thursday, while scores of thousands are homeless. ... more
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AFRICA NEWS

South Sudan's military chief Paulino Matip dies
Powerful South Sudanese military commander Paulino Matip, a longtime rebel warlord turned army chief, has died in hospital in Kenya, officials said Wednesday. ... more
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ENERGY TECH

Canada's Africa Oil increases estimates
Canada's Africa Oil Corp. increased its estimated resources for its Kenyan and Ethiopian concessions. ... more
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AEROSPACE

Iraq expects first F-16 fighter jets in 2013
Iraq expects to receive the first group of F-16 warplanes next year, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's spokesman said on Thursday, after US officials said the aircraft would not arrive until 2014. ... more
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Nigerian oil workers in nationwide strike
Nigeria's capital Abuja has been experiencing fuel scarcities since the country's petroleum workers went on strike a week ago. ... more
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FLORA AND FAUNA

S.African residents asked to look out for renegade hippo
Residents in South Africa's city of Cape Town have been asked to keep a look-out for a renagade young hippopotamus which is popping up in gardens and roads after moving into a suburban lake. ... more
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Climate and Drought Lessons from Ancient Egypt
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TRAFFIC warns over 500 rhinos could perish this year
Global wildlife monitoring network TRAFFIC warned Tuesday that 515 rhinos could perish by the end of the year if no action is taken to stem the illicit trade in rhino horns. ... more
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INTERNET SPACE

S.Leone, China sign $15mln fibre optic deal
Sierra Leone and China have signed a $15 million (12 million euro) loan agreement for the installation of a fibre optic cable which will boost internet capabilities, national radio reported Tuesday. ... more
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IRAQ WARS

Iraq says not helping Iran avoid sanctions
Iraq insisted on Monday that its trade with neighbouring Iran was above board, and denied reports that it was helping the Islamic republic skirt sanctions by smuggling oil and secretly moving cash. ... more
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MISSILE NEWS

Israel deploys anti-rocket battery near Egypt border: army
The Israeli army has deployed an Iron Dome air defence system, designed to intercept and destroy rockets, days after two rockets were fired at the town of Eilat near the border with Egypt, a military spokeswoman said Monday. ... more
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WAR REPORT

Syria denies vice president has defected
Syria denied opposition claims on Saturday that top regime official Vice President Faruq al-Shara had defected as its armed forces pounded rebels in several key flashpoints across the country. ... more
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UN observers wind up Syria mission
UN observers wind up their mission in Syria Sunday, after Damascus denied opposition claims that top regime official Vice President Faruq al-Shara had defected as its armed forces pounded rebels in several key flashpoints across the country. ... more
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WEATHER REPORT

Mercury hits record high in Czech Republic
The mercury hit an all-time high of 40.4 degrees Celsius (104.7 degrees Fahrenheit) in the Czech village of Dobrichovice, south-west of the capital Prague, the CHMI state meteorological service said Monday. ... more
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AFRICA NEWS

Kenyan, Ugandan troops battle al-Shabaab
The African Union Mission in Somalia's battle against Somali al-Shabaab militants continues. ... more
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TERROR WARS

Nigeria oppposes U.S. terror listing
Nigeria's ambassador to the United States outlined his government concerns about the United States listing Boko Haram as a terrorist organization. ... more
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WAR REPORT

Sinai "nest of terrorists" :Israeli military source
If Egypt fails to restore order in the Sinai peninsula it could come to resemble the Afghan mountain hideouts which sheltered the Taliban and their Al-Qaeda allies, an Israeli military source warned on Thursday. ... more
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Syria pounds rebel bastions as UN names new envoy
Syrian forces launched new air strikes and shelled rebel strongholds in several key cities on Saturday, a watchdog said, after the UN named a new envoy to try to end the conflict. ... more
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AFRICA NEWS

S.Africa police say mine killings were self-defence; 34 dead
South Africa's national police chief said Friday that her forces opened fire in self-defence after coming under attack by armed mine workers, leaving 34 people dead and 78 injured. ... more
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Defence ministers meet on DR Congo
Seven defence ministers from Africa's central Great Lakes region have met in Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to try to tackle unrest there, a statement said. ... more
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Tunisia president ex-advisor tried for 'denigrating army'
A former advisor to Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki has learnt he is being tried on charges of "denigrating" the army, after having accused senior officials of treason, his lawyer told AFP on Friday. ... more
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ENERGY TECH

Nigeria to expand natural gas production
The Nigerian government said it will greatly expand the country's natural gas production. ... more
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AFRICA NEWS

South Africa's lion bones: Asia's new delicacy
Lion bones have become a hot commodity for their use in Asian traditional medicine, driving up exports from South Africa to the East and creating new fears of the survival of the species. ... more
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PILLAGING PIRATES

EU-NATO forces free hijacked vessel
EU and NATO naval forces freed a ship commandeered by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden this week, even as the number of such attacks has dropped sharply. ... more
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ENERGY NEWS

Tanzania to end power shortages in capital
Tanzania's government has made it a high priority to end electricity shortages in the capital Dar es Salaam. ... more
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ENERGY TECH

Shell shuts oil station in Nigeria, activists report spill
Shell said Thursday it had shut down an oil processing facility in southern Nigeria over a pump failure, but denied reports that a significant amount of oil had spilled in the area. ... more
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Kenya searches for Uganda chopper crash victims
Kenyan emergency teams searched for a third day Wednesday for four personnel still unaccounted for after three Ugandan military helicopters crashed at the weekend, officials said. ... more
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