Africa News Update
Africa News Update offers news, background and feature articles from African sources twice weekly. The newsletter is free of charge and is edited by the Norwegian Council for Africa. Some of the articles may be shortened.
West Sahara: Conflict heats up
Tindouf (Algeria) - “We’ve been building a lot of new walls lately,” says Polisario Front commander Ahmed Salem as he drives his 4 X 4 across Tindouf in Western Algeria. But the newly introduced security measures may not be enough to ensure the survival of the Western Sahrawis. Read >
Wednesday, 27 June 2012
Inter Press Service (IPS), by Karlos Zurutuza
Africa: Population, food and the future (opinion)
Africa is often said to be overpopulated. But it is quite easy to debunk this myth. The continent is a spacious, rich and arable landmass that can support its population well into the foreseeable future. Read >
Wednesday, 27 June 2012
Pambazuka News, by Herbert Ekwe-Ekwe
Kenya: A note of caution to the Mombasa Republican Council (opinion)
The secessionist group based at Kenya’s coast raises genuine concerns about historical injustices. But they are dead wrong to demand their own state. Read >
Wednesday, 27 June 2012
Pambazuka News, by Nicholas Githuku
Sudan: Rebel leader says Sudanese 'capable of deposing' Bashir
Juba (South Sudan) — Malik Agar, the leader of the Sudanese rebel alliance, the Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF), on Tuesday said capabilities of the Sudanese people compounded by the growing networks seeking constitutional reforms and change will "depose" the Khartoum government. Read >
Wednesday, 27 June 2012
Sudan Tribune (Sudan)
Sudan: Khartoum protests - beginning of end for Bashir? (analysis)
Khartoum (Sudan) - Student-led demonstrations coupled with growing frustration among sections of Sudan's broader population provide the strongest indications yet of a real push for regime change, analysts say. Read >
Wednesday, 27 June 2012
Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR), by Simon Jennings
Libya: UN envoy calls on authorities to address root causes of recent conflicts
The top United Nations envoy in Libya has voiced his concern at renewed fighting in several localities that has led to a number of deaths, injuries and displacement, and called on the authorities to address the causes of the conflicts and protect civilians. Read >
Monday, 18 June 2012
UN News Service
Angola: Attacks against activists increase (analysis)
Luanda (Angola) - Activist Adolfo Campos André, aged 32, survived an attack yesterday, June 15, when he was on his way home at about 11P.M. Two Toyota Landcruisers blocked his car, a Chevrolet Spark, in Petrangol Road in Luanda. Read >
Monday, 18 June 2012
Maka (Angola), by Rafael Marques De Morais
Uganda: Dreadlocks are finally trendy
Kampala (Uganda) - A decade ago, dreadlocks were a no-go. The all-knowing critics would claim that whoever spotted them was spoilt. Read >
Monday, 18 June 2012
The Observer (Uganda), by Badru Afunadula
Africa: Shaky infrastructure falls under Washington spotlight
Washington, DC (USA) — Africa needs to be spending U.S.$93 billion each year on infrastructure, according to the African Development Bank (AfDB), more than double the current outlays. The deficit is hampering growth and contributing to poverty and inequality. "Millions of poor households in Africa lack access to even the most basic infrastructure services, and universal access to modern services is 50 years away in most countries," the bank reports. Read >
Monday, 18 June 2012
AllAfrica.com