Superb De Villiers Try Lifts Stormers Over RedsSaturday, May 25, 2013 CAPE TOWN AFP - A try by Springbok skipper Jean de Villiers made the difference as Western Stormers edged Queensland Reds 20-15 Saturday in a tense Super 15 tussle.After a first half that produced only three points at windy Newlands, a brilliant try by the veteran lifted a game between South A ... |
Cheetahs reach new Super 15 heightsSaturday, May 25, 2013 PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa AFP - Central Cheetahs rose to fourth place for the first time in Super Rugby with a bonus-point 34-22 triumph over struggling Southern Kings on Saturday.The Bloemfontein team led 13-12 at half-time and after falling behind again, scored three tries in 12 minutes b ... |
Burundi's ruling party youth wing, acting with impunitySaturday, May 25, 2013 BUJUMBURA, Burundi AFP - The tens of thousands of young men from Burundis ruling party, notorious for their nocturnal security patrols countrywide, are increasingly a law unto themselves.Overcoats draped over their shoulders hide the clubs, machetes and rifles they carry as they patrol town ... |
Brazil cancels $900 million in African debt: presidencySaturday, May 25, 2013 ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia AFP - Brazil said Saturday it plans to cancel 900 million 700 million euro worth of debt in 12 African countries, as part of a broader strategy to boost ties with the continent.The idea of having Africa as a special relationship for Brazil is strategic for Brazils fo ... |
Algeria socialists elect 5-member directorateSaturday, May 25, 2013 ALGIERS AFP - Algerias Socialist Forces Front elected a collegial leadership on Saturday to replace Hocine Ait Ahmed, who was too ill to attend the congress of the party he founded 50 years ago, an organiser said.The FFS, which holds 27 seats in the 462-member National Assembly, elected the f ... |
Niger Islamist attackers 'came from Libya'Saturday, May 25, 2013 PARIS AFP - The attackers who staged twin bombings at an army base and French-run uranium mine in northern Niger came from neighbouring Libya, Nigers President Mahamadou Issoufou said Saturday.The attackers, according to all the information we have received, came from Libya, from the south o ... |
Kerry accuses Sudan leader of repressionSaturday, May 25, 2013 ADDIS ABABA AFP - US Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday accused Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir of repressing the people of the South Kordofan and Blue Nile regions and trying to impose Islamic rule on them.In both regions you have people who for a long time have felt that they want ... |
Activists Attack Dictator MuseveniSaturday, May 25, 2013 EAST AFRICA: Civil society activists attacked the dictator of an east African country over the continued closure of media organizations, although, the law court issued an order directing police to vacate the companys premises.Ugandas dictator Yoweri Musevenis militarized police besieged and o ... |
Africa to celebrate progress and 50 years of 'unity'Saturday, May 25, 2013 ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia AFP - African leaders gathered Saturday ahead of extravagant celebrations for the 50th jubilee of the continental bloc, with Africas myriad problems set aside for a day to mark the progress that has been made.Mass dancing troupes are set to perform musical dramas to some ... |
Cooper's defence under scrutiny in Reds' Super 15 matchSaturday, May 25, 2013 SYDNEY AFP - Quade Coopers front-line defence will be under scrutiny for the Queensland Reds in this weekends Super Rugby after his omission from the Wallabies preliminary squad for next months series against the British and Irish Lions.His scrum-base partner Wallaby Will Genia is backing ... |
Centre for Democracy and Development Condemns the Rising Political Unrest in GuineaSaturday, May 25, 2013 The Centre for Democracy and Development CDD expresses concern over the ongoing political unrest in Guinea. We deplore the violence that has recorded severallives during political/opposition protests calling for transparency in the upcoming elections scheduled for June 30th, 2013. CDD particul ... |
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim Conclude Historic Mission to AfricaSaturday, May 25, 2013 KAMPALA, May 24, 2013UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moonand World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim on Friday ended a three-day historic mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo DRC, Rwanda, and Uganda, pledging that both of their global organizations will work closely together to bring peace, se ... |
Tunisia's state of emergency must be extended: SabbaghFriday, May 24, 2013 TUNIS AFP - The fragile security situation in Tunisia, where radical Islamists are blamed for a wave of violence in recent months, makes it necessary to extend the state of emergency, Defence Minister Rachid Sabbagh said on Friday.The current security situation in the country requires an exte ... |
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