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Rwanda: Kagame Commissions Rwf 21 Billion Plant
01.03.2010 22:12
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President Paul Kagame, yesterday, reiterated government's commitment to continue supporting investors who show willingness to establish businesses in Rwanda because the government and the citizens need them.
Central Africa
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Bar's Law and Order Conference Ends in Lawlessness
01.03.2010 12:03
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Several lawyers and judges who left Monrovia last weekend to attend their annual conference in Voinjama, Lofa County, under the theme: "law and order', found themselves caught in lawlessness with the conference cancelled.
Liberia
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Lofa Explodes - Religious and Tribal Tensions Burst in Flames and Death
01.03.2010 12:03
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Mobs of rival ethnic and religious gangs last week roamed the streets of Voinjama, Lofa County, killing, burning and looting as hundreds fled in scenes reminiscent of the war.
Liberia
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UNMIL's 'Bias' - Lofa Citizens Want Replacement
01.03.2010 12:03
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Lofa County political and social leaders have accused the Muslim Bangladeshi, Jordanian and Pakistani contingents of UNMIL stationed in Voinjama of backing Muslim gangs by protecting Islamic symbols while churches and other Christian symbols were destroyed.
Liberia
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Insults Result to One Burnt Alive, One Shot in the Head
01.03.2010 12:03
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An angry mob Saturday burnt to death a uniformed police officer believed to be a member of the Police Support Unit (PSU), after the officer shot one Preston Davis dead on the Capitol Bye-Pass.
Liberia
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Voinjama Exodus - Many Cross into Guinea Again
01.03.2010 12:03
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Hundreds of residents of this hilly town, Voinjama, with their earthly belongings on their heads in scenes reminiscent of the war, streamed out as uncontrolled gangs reined havoc into surrounding villages.
Liberia
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Kumbo - Ngonnso Festival To Celebrate Nso Cultural Values
01.03.2010 10:01
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The event is to consolidate the identity of Nso people of Bui division.
Cameroon
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Rectors Ponder Over Workers' Welfare
01.03.2010 10:01
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The university heads say the full integration of non-academic staffs is urgent.
Cameroon
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Technology to Catch Undocumented Migrants
01.03.2010 10:01
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Botswana is adopting a two-pronged approach to tackle abuse of its immigration system by increasing the sophistication of travel documents, visas and work permits, and putting more boots on the ground to apprehend undocumented foreign nationals.
Botswana
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Potential Tensions Amid Returns in Kivus
01.03.2010 08:08
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For the many thousands of people displaced by conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Kivu regions who have returned to their villages, home has its many hardships.
Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
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Armed Forces Gets New PRO
01.03.2010 06:11
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Lt. Pierre Beyai is the newly appointed Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Armed Forces. This was revealed at a press conference convened by the outgoing PRO of the Gambia Armed Forces, Lt. Omar B. Bojang, on Monday 22 of February 2010, in his office at Army Headquarters in Banjul.
Gambia
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The Need to Decongest the Prisons
01.03.2010 06:11
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The Government in particular and the Gambian people at large need to acknowledge that the provisions on fundamental rights and freedoms are not designed to be mere words on paper. They are designed for a purpose. For example, it is stated that a person who is arrested and not released should be informed within three hours why he or she is arrested and should have access to a legal counsel and should have access to visitors. Such a provision is not only designed to protect the prisoner, it also protects the integrity of a state and its justice system.
Gambia
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Detention Without Trial Update
01.03.2010 06:11
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As we enter the second month of the New Year, Foroyaa continues to monitor the continuous detention of persons who are reported to have been put under arrest some years and months ago. Many Family members have renewed their call for the release of their loved ones and family heads.
Gambia
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Reflection On the Monetary Committee's Report 7 Billion Internal Debt And 738 Million Deficit
01.03.2010 06:11
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The Price of sugar per cup has risen to 7 dalasi. The outlook of the Committee on Inflation is indeed plagued with risks. The fact that the number of banks have increased, while their profitability has declined, is not good encouragement for investment. Capital cannot survive in the face of decline in return for investment.
Gambia
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Baba Kanyi's Suit Suffers Another Adjournment
01.03.2010 06:10
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Judgment in Baba Kanyi's civil suit against Royal Seven African Gaming Company has once again been delayed. The judgment which was scheduled to be delivered on 25th February 2010 did not happen.
Gambia
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