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POLITICS-SUDAN: 'Darfur Was Just A Place Where Evil Lived' Kristin Palitza interviews MAHMOOD MAMDANI, professor of anthropology and political science CAPE TOWN - Analysing the colonial and historical roots of the violence in Darfur, Mahmood Mamdani concludes that the crisis in Darfur is not genocide, but a fight for land, triggered by drought, which has been racialised by outside powers. MORE >>
POLITICS-GABON: Will Bongo’s Death Signal a New Chapter? Analysis by Arsène Séverin BRAZZAVILLE - As Omar Bongo Ondimba, the Gabonese president who died at age 73 in Barcelona on Jun. 8, is buried in Franceville in the south-west of Gabon on Thursday, his 41-year-reign as absolute ruler of this oil-producing country of 1.5 million has received mixed reviews. MORE >>
POLITICS-DRC: Debate Over Truth Commission By Emmanuel Chaco KINSHASA - The search continues for the best way to expose the truth surrounding crimes committed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), not least in Ituri, in the north-east of the country, a region which where years of atrocities and massive human rights violations have gone unpunished. MORE >>
TRANSPORT-SOUTH SUDAN: Going Nowhere, Fast By Skye Wheeler JUBA - Motorcycle Juba style: sit as far back on the seat of the bike as possible. Hold handlebars only loosely when riding but rev frequently whenever stationary. MORE >>
Q&A: Fighting to Free Those Found ‘‘Guilty’’ of Homosexuality Christi van der Westhuizen interviews ALICE NKOM, Cameroonian lawyer CAPE TOWN - In 2003, Alice Nkom made a decision that has put her on a collision course with the police, prosecutors and judges of Cameroon. Nkom, who has been a barrister at the Cameroonian Bar for 40 years, was chatting with some young men whom she considers her own children. MORE >>
SUDAN: African Union Against Indictment of Al-Bashir By Michael Chebud ADDIS ABABA - African governments have rallied behind Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir in rejecting a possible international arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court on charges of orchestrating genocide in Sudan's volatile western region of Darfur. MORE >>
AFRICA: Climate Change Threatens Food Security By Miriam Mannak CAPE TOWN - Climate change will have a significant impact on southern Africa’s already compromised food security, environmental experts warned at the fifth Alexander von Humboldt International Conference at the University of Cape Town (UCT) in South Africa. MORE >>
POLITICS-DR CONGO: Talks Resume By Joyce Mulama NAIROBI - Direct talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government and rebels have resumed in Nairobi with discussions on a joint cessation of hostilities currently underway. The talks seek to bring calm to the troubled eastern part of the country. MORE >>
AGRICULTURE-SUDAN: Can Local Investors Beat Foreign Investment? By Blake Evans-Pritchard KHARTOUM - Sudan is hoping to use foreign cash to reinvigorate its under-performing agricultural sector, but there is growing disagreement over the extent to which outsiders, rather than local farmers, should be taking control of the industry. MORE >>
POLITICS-DR CONGO: Talks Near Collapse By Joyce Mulama NAIROBI - Rebels are being blamed for the slow progress of talks seeking to end fighting in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). MORE >>
MEDIA-DR CONGO: Journalists Murdered Near Police Stations Analysis by Emmanuel Chaco KINSHASA - Since the November 2004 murder of Frank Kangundu, journalist with the Congolese daily ‘La Référence Plus’, and his wife, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has entered a sad cycle of killings of media professionals. MORE >>
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