With the recent dehorning of a rhino and the wounding of its companion in the Hardap region of Namibia (just south of Windhoek), the issue of conservation is once more brought to the spotlight. Far too often, it is thought that the issues of conservation and environmental protections do not belong in the realm of policy discussions. That mistaken notion… Read more »
All Africa reports, “ The Angolan Secretary of State for Cooperation and Communities, Domingos Vieira Lopes, reiterated this Thursday in Luanda the predisposition of the national authorities to see reinforced the historical ties of cooperation with the Republic of Cuba. Speaking at the opening session of the “43-year Colloquium of Angola-Cuba Diplomatic Cooperation,” the official added that both countries are… Read more »
New Vision reports, “Suspected Congolese militiamen shot dead seven Ugandan fishermen and wounded another on Lake Albert, which straddles the two countries’ border, police said Sunday. Uganda’s deputy police commander in the region Amos Muhindo said the gunmen opened fire on the fishermen as they went to retrieve the body of a colleague killed by the same group earlier last… Read more »
The Namibian reports, “A DEHORNED carcass of a rhino suspected to have been shot by poachers in the Hardap region was found on Saturday. The environment ministry’s spokesperson, Romeo Muyunda, confirmed the discovery of the carcass yesterday. He said the poachers also shot and wounded a second rhino which was later treated. Muyunda could, however, not divulge the exact location… Read more »
The Journal du Caméroun reports, “At least ten suspected separatist fighters were killed on Friday November 16, in an operation carried out by Cameroon security forces, sources have confirmed. Security sources say an operation launched in the early hours of Friday enable security forces to ambush the fighters including their kingpin popularly called “General Amigo”. However, local sources say they… Read more »
Political fortunes are as shifty and ephemeral as the wind, a fact which the once invincible Dos Santos clan of Angola has now certainly become keenly aware. Angola was a colony of Portugal until the corporatist Estado Novo in Lisbon was overthrown in the Carnation Revolution. The fall of the Portuguese government led to Portugal withdrawing her military and colonists… Read more »
The Daily Monitor reports, ” School heads who misappropriate candidates’ registration fees will be penalised once the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) Bill becomes law, the minister of Education, Janet Museveni, has said. She said on Thursday during plenary that the bill will soon be presented to the Cabinet. “The UNEB Bill coming before cabinet soon has very stiff penalties… Read more »
Journal du Cameroun reports, “La journaliste Mimi Mefo a été placée sous mandat de dépôt à la prison centrale de Douala dans la nuit de mercredi. La rédactrice en chef d’équinoxe Tv et radio de langue anglaise a été déférée, menottes aux poignets, à la prison centrale de New-Bell mercredi. Avant d’y être conduite, elle a été entendue à la Légion… Read more »
The Namibian reports, “Minister Tom Alweendo said the government did not know that Namib Desert Diamonds (Namdia) was a state-owned company, an admission that adds to the suspicions about the formation of the secretive gems company. Alweendo made this remark on Tuesday when The Namibian asked him whether the Namdia directors were going to pay back part of the N$8,1… Read more »
Deutsche Welle reports, “State prosecutors in Angola ordered Jose Filomeno dos Santos to be remanded in custody on Monday over a corruption case involving $1.5 billion (€1.28 billion) in fraudulent transactions. “The evidence assembled in the case constitutes sufficient evidence that the accused were involved in acts of corruption,” prosecutor-general Alvaro Da Silva Joao said in a statement. Dos Santos,… Read more »