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AllAfrica News: Latest
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Tunisia: Clinton Signs $100 Million Cash Transfer Agreement With Country
[State Department]
Washington -
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton signed a $100 million cash transfer agreement with Tunisia as part of the Obama administration's efforts to support the country through its democratic transition since the January 2011 ouster of ruler Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali.
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Tunisia: Clinton, Ambassador Tekaya at Signing of Loan Agreement
[State Department]
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Congo-Kinshasa: Hague Prosecutor Seeks New Charges
[IWPR]
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, ICC, has asked judges to issue new charges against two alleged warlords in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. While experts welcome the idea that rebel militia commanders should be held to account, they are still debating how much of a contribution justice mechanisms can make to protracted peace efforts in the region.
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Africa: Obama Announces Multi-Billion Dollar Investments for Continent's Agriculture
[WEF]
Washington, DC -
Over forty-five companies have committed to invest over US$ 3 billion in Africa's agricultural sector as part of the G8's New Alliance for Food and Nutrition Security initiative, US President Barack Obama announced today.
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Congo-Brazzaville: U.S. Clears Batch of Unexploded Munitions
[State Department]
Washington -
The U.S. State Department has successfully cleared a batch of unexploded munitions left by munitions-depot explosions in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo.
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Mali: UN Envoy to Take Part in Regional Meeting On Country, Guinea-Bissau Political Crises
[UN News]
As part of the United Nations' ongoing efforts to ensure the full restoration of constitutional rule in Mali and Guinea-Bissau, the Secretary-General's Special Representative for West Africa, Said Djinnit, will participate in an upcoming regional meeting on the political crises in the two countries.
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Malawi: Bumpy Road to Economic Recovery
[IRIN]
Blantyre -
A sizeable devaluation of Malawi's currency, aimed at reinvigorating the economy and wooing back international donors, has triggered steep increases in the price of basic goods and pushed many Malawians deeper into poverty.
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Mali: U.S. Calls On Junta to Withdraw From Politics
[IPS]
Dakar -
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson says Malian soldiers who overthrew the government on Mar. 22 have neither the right to remain in power nor the strength to deal with humanitarian and security challenges facing the West African country.
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West Africa: Division and Stasis in Guinea-Bissau
[IRIN]
Dakar-Bissau -
On 16 May a transition pact brokered by the Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) and signed by all parties except the majority PAIGC [African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde] - officially nominated Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo as Interim President of Guinea-Bissau for one year. The decision was made after weeks of political wrangling following a military coup on 12 April that interrupted presidential elections, in which ex- Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Junior from the PAIGC party
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Zimbabwe: Security Forces Campaign for Mugabe
[Zimbabwe Independent]
THE military and police chiefs have launched a spirited campaign on behalf of President Robert Mugabe and Zanu PF ahead of the next do-or-die elections to regain ground lost to the MDC parties in the last polls.
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