24/7 Africa News Coverage
September 26, 2012
NUKEWARS
Switzerland sentences three in Libyan nuclear case
Geneva (AFP) Sept 25, 2012
Switzerland's highest court on Tuesday sentenced a family of Swiss engineers accused of helping Libya in its failed efforts years ago to build up a nuclear weapons programme. But Friedrich Tinner, 70, and his two sons Marco and Urs were free to leave the Federal Court of Justice in Lausanne because of the length of time they had already served in detention and a plea bargaining agreement. Urs and Marco Tinner received sentences of 50 months and 41 months respectively, while Friedrich was given a ... read more

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WAR REPORT

Tunisia president ex-advisor gets suspended jail term
A former advisor to Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki was handed a four-month suspended jail term for defaming the army and its commanders, he said on Saturday. ... more
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AFRICA NEWS

U.S. expands its secret war in Africa
U.S. President Barack Obama's "secret wars" against al-Qaida are steadily widening, most notably in Africa, with the U.S. military's Special Forces Operation Command doubling in size and the CIA's strike capabilities undergoing a radical expansion, international analysts said. ... more
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AFRICA NEWS

24-hour curfew imposed in restive Nigeria state
Officials have slapped a round-the-clock curfew on a restive Nigerian state as security forces hunt for members of a radical Islamist group, the military said Sunday. ... more
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FLORA AND FAUNA

DR Congo conflict puts endangered mountain gorillas in peril
Home to the famed mountain gorillas, Africa's oldest national park in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been overrun by armed groups who have slaughtered wildlife and scared off much-needed tourists. ... more
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WATER WORLD

Zimbabwe city orders 'big flush' amid water rationing
Zimbabwe's second city Bulawayo has ordered its residents to flush toilets at the same time once a week to prevent blockages during frequent periods of water rationing, the mayor said Saturday. ... more
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NUKEWARS

US warns Israel Iran raid may cost peace deals: report
US officials have warned that Egypt and Jordan could annul their peace treaties with Israel and sever all diplomatic ties if the Jewish state attacks Iran's nuclear sites, a newspaper said on Thursday. ... more
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WAR REPORT

Israeli soldier, 3 gunmen killed in Egypt border attack
An Israeli soldier and three militants who infiltrated from Egypt's Sinai Peninsula were killed in a clash along the border on Friday, the army said. ... more
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AFRICA NEWS

Endless Congo war flares anew amid mutiny
Thousands of people are fleeing fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo's mineral-rich eastern region as ragtag government forces struggle to crush a 5-month-old mutiny led by a veteran fighter wanted for war crimes. ... more
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CLIMATE SCIENCE

Emerging powers press rich nations on emissions cuts
Brazil, China, India and South Africa urged industrialized nations to commit to deeper cuts in greenhouse gas emissions at a United Nations meeting later this year. ... more
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IRAQ WARS

Outside View: Iraq headed toward civil war
The death sentence passed two weeks ago by Iraqi courts on Vice President of Iraq Tariq al-Hashemi is another milestone on that country's pathway to disaster and civil war. ... more
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AFRICA NEWS

Food supplements have little effect on the weight of malnourished children
Providing energy dense food supplements within a general household food distribution has little effect on the weight of children at risk of malnutrition Giving energy dense food supplements- R ... more
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WATER WORLD

Severe water shortage in South Sudan camps: Red Cross
The lack of clean water in refugee camps in South Sudan has become a "major humanitarian crisis" with people exposed to diseases due to contamination, the Red Cross said Thursday. ... more
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TRADE WARS

Mozambique gets Chinese-funded sea-bridge
Mozambique on Thursday kicked off construction of a $980-million-dollar Chinese-funded suspension bridge across Maputo Bay as President Armando Guebuza laid the foundation stone of Catembe Bridge. ... more
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TERROR WARS

Outside View: Winning the war of ideas
Last week's violence in more than 20 Muslim countries with four Americans killed in Libya has been attributed to a highly offensive 13-minute video that went viral on YouTube igniting these protests. ... more
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TRADE WARS

Deadly South Africa miners' strike ends
A wage deal involving striking miners in South Africa is expected to end a shutdown of the country's gold and platinum fields, a work action in which 45 people were killed in the worst violence since the apartheid era ended in 1994. ... more
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AFRICA NEWS

Moroccan ex-POWs from W. Sahara conflict hold sit-in
Some 200 Moroccan former prisoners of war from the conflict in the Western Sahara have begun a sit in outside parliament in Rabat, claiming compensation for their years in detention. ... more
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FARM NEWS

Farmers accuse Madagascar mining giant of killing bees
A swath of farmland around a giant nickel and cobalt mine in Madagascar has been contaminated by pesticides that have wiped out local bee populations, a group of farmers claimed Tuesday. ... more
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ENERGY NEWS

China to invest $3.5 bn in Zimbabwe power plant: report
A Chinese firm is planning to set up a $3.5 billion thermal power station to generate about 1,200 megawatts of electricity in energy-starved Zimbabwe, state media reported Tuesday. ... more
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TERROR WARS

No plans to bolster US forces in Mideast: Panetta
The US military has no major plans to bolster its forces in the Middle East despite a week of violent protests targeting diplomatic outposts, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Sunday. ... more
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IRAQ WARS

Iraqi MPs approve election commission members
The Iraqi parliament on Monday approved new board members for the country's election commission after months of deadlock over the vote-organising body's makeup, an MP said. ... more
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AFRICA NEWS

ECOWAS defence ministers meet on Mali, G.Bissau: official
West African defence and foreign ministers will hold an emergency meeting Monday in the Ivorian capital Abidjan on the political and security crises in Mali and Guinea Bissau, an official statement said. ... more
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AFRICA NEWS

No peace of mind for war-weary South Sudanese
Staring blankly about his hospital ward, former South Sudanese soldier Ajing Deng has not been the same since getting caught in an enemy bombing raid earlier this year. ... more
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AFRICA NEWS

Toll rises to 40 in S. Sudan military boat sinking: army
South Sudan's military on Monday raised to as many as 40 the death toll from a "friendly fire" incident last week in which it sank one of its own river boats at night. ... more
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TERROR WARS

US gears up for Libya manhunt after consulate attack
US military and intelligence agencies have launched an elaborate manhunt in Libya against the militants suspected of staging the most serious assault on an American diplomatic mission in decades, officials and experts said Friday. ... more
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IRAQ WARS

Ex-minister slams Iraq PM for tolerating graft
The first minister to quit Iraqi premier Nuri al-Maliki's unity government criticised the prime minister for turning a blind eye to worsening corruption among his loyalists, in an interview with AFP. ... more
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NUKEWARS

Pakistan ruling party rebuts nuclear proliferation claim
The ruling Pakistan People's Party on Saturday rebutted a claim by the country's disgraced nuclear hero that he transferred nuclear technology to other countries on the orders of its slain prime minister. ... more
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FLOATING STEEL

Berlin rejects Israeli pressure over subs sale to Egypt
German Defence Minister Thomas de Maiziere dismissed Israeli pressure not to sell two submarines to Egypt, while acknowledging the country was "not as stable" as he would like in an interview published Saturday. ... more
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DEMOCRACY

Online freedom falls prey to anti-Islam film violence
Internet rights champions on Friday were fearful that free speech online may be among the victims of violence spurred by an anti-Islam video posted to YouTube. ... more
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AFRICA NEWS

Zimbabwe's Mugabe inaugurates Chinese-built defence college
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe on Friday inaugurated a $98 million Chinese-built military college and claimed the West threatened a "military invasion" during the country's political woes. ... more
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ENERGY TECH

Angola seeks to be Africa's top oil power
Angola is driving to become Africa's leading oil producer and that's expected to gain momentum after its president since 1979, the autocratic onetime jungle fighter Jose Eduardo dos Santos, won another five years in office. ... more
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TERROR WARS

Yemeni, Somali chiefs survive death squads
Wednesday's killing of the U.S. ambassador in Libya grabbed world headlines but Yemen's defense minister and Somalia's new president have both been targets of bomb attacks in recent days as they battle Islamist insurgencies. ... more
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