The Historyscoper's Africa Watch Blog.
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Mido Macia Found Dead After Being Dragged Behind Car by South African Police (Video)
http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/dragged-behind-car-south-african-police-mido-macia-found-dead-video
In Brief: Measles epidemic affects thousands in DRC
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97559/In-Brief-Measles-epidemic-affects-thousands-in-DRC
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Rubber squeezing out cassava around Abidjan
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97547/Rubber-squeezing-out-cassava-around-Abidjan
Zimbabwe police ban radios, crack down on NGOs
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97549/Zimbabwe-police-ban-radios-crack-down-on-NGOs
Senegal Growing Up Over Marriage
http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/02/senegal-growing-up-over-marriage/
Monday, February 25, 2013
African Leaders Sign DRC Peace Deal
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2013/02/mil-130224-voa02.htm
The high cost of unsafe abortion in Uganda
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97543/The-high-cost-of-unsafe-abortion-in-Uganda
Islam & Vinegar
http://people.opposingviews.com/islam-vinegar-5043.html
Nigeria: Aliyu - Boko Haram Not the Face of Islam
http://allafrica.com/stories/201302250345.html
Uncertainty and Danger Escalate in Nigeria Amid Terrorist Kidnappings
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/uncertainty-and-danger-escalate-nigeria-amid-terrorist-kidnappings
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Death for Preaching Christ in 'Liberated' Libya by Raymond Ibrahim
http://www.meforum.org/3453/libya-christians-arrested
Brazil seeks to boost Nigeria energy ties: Rousseff
http://www.lucianne.com/thread/?artnum=724681
Saturday, February 23, 2013
U.S. troops arrive in Niger to set up drone base
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-troops-arrive-in-niger-to-set-up-drone-base/2013/02/22/2a3348c0-7d01-11e2-9e84-3fbb5d2ef2a9_story.html
Friday, February 22, 2013
Africa Command Deploys 100 Service Members to Niger
http://www.globalsecurity.org/intell/library/news/2013/intell-130222-afps01.htm
Briefing: How violent is South Africa?
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/2013/0222/Briefing-How-violent-is-South-Africa
Timeline of Boko Haram and related violence in Nigeria
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97527/Timeline-of-Boko-Haram-and-related-violence-in-Nigeria
Truce remains elusive in violence-torn Nigeria
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97526/Truce-remains-elusive-in-violence-torn-Nigeria
Suffering amid Zimbabwe's diamond fields of plenty
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97525/Suffering-amid-Zimbabwe-s-diamond-fields-of-plenty
Looming food crisis in the Central African Republic
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97524/Looming-food-crisis-in-the-Central-African-Republic
Thursday, February 21, 2013
How Timbuktu’s heritage was saved in rice sacks and canoes
http://www.thenational.ae/news/world/africa/how-timbuktu-s-heritage-was-saved-in-rice-sacks-and-canoes
Post-election rape survivors sue Kenyan government
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97516/Post-election-rape-survivors-sue-Kenyan-government
Egyptian farmers fearful as locust threat looms
scienceandtechnologyhistoryscope.html
Market Gardening Provides Livelihoods for Refugees in DR Congo
http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/02/market-gardening-provides-livelihoods-for-refugees-in-dr-congo/
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
WikiLeaks discover ties between Nigerian scammers and Straftor
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Backchannels/2013/0220/WikiLeaks-discover-ties-between-Nigerian-scammers-and-Straftor
Flooding in Rwanda could affect food security
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97509/Flooding-in-Rwanda-could-affect-food-security
#myjihad in Cameroon: Muslims kidnap French Family including 4 Children
http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2013/02/myjihad-in-cameroon-muslims-kidnap-french-family-including-4-children.html
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
New cases of dengue fever, kala-azar reported in Kenya’s north
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97506/New-cases-of-dengue-fever-kala-azar-reported-in-Kenya-s-north
Guinea’s mining contracts go public
http://www.one.org/africa/blog/guineas-mining-contracts-to-go-public/
Africa: Thoughts on Tribalism and Identities
http://www.africaontheblog.com/africa-thoughts-on-tribalism-and-identities/
Kenya's Somalis Face Urban Ejection
http://thinkafricapress.com/kenya/somalis-face-urban-ejection-eastleigh-nairobi
Kenya: Ministers Dine On Food Grown in Kenya but Rejected By UK Supermarkets for Cosmetic Reasons
http://allafrica.com/stories/201302191403.html
Waiting for a miracle in Congo: a peace process with many processes and no peace – By Kris Berwouts
http://africanarguments.org/2013/02/19/waiting-for-a-miracle-in-congo-a-peace-process-with-many-processes-and-no-peace-%E2%80%93-by-kris-berwouts/
Why the next Pope should be African – By Richard Dowden
http://africanarguments.org/2013/02/19/why-the-next-pope-should-be-african-by-richard-dowden/
Kenyan Media Magnifies Hate Speech – Again
http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/02/kenyan-media-magnifies-hate-speech-again/
Monday, February 18, 2013
Obama Akbar: Libyan Supreme Court Allows Men to Take Second Wives
http://frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/obama-akbar-libyan-supreme-court-allows-men-to-take-second-wives/
The regional threat posed by Mali’s militants
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97494/The-regional-threat-posed-by-Mali-s-militants
Rising insecurity in northern Kenya
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97499/Rising-insecurity-in-northern-Kenya
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Fastest drive across Africa set by Fiat Panda
Religion and Diaspora: African Migrants’ Religious Networks in Britain and Europe – By Dr Joel Cabrita
http://africanarguments.org/2012/11/13/religion-and-diaspora-african-migrants%E2%80%99-religious-networks-in-britain-and-europe-by-dr-joel-cabrita/
How childhood trauma of Somali refugees has shaped gang culture on Britain’s streets – By Ismail Einashe
http://africanarguments.org/2012/12/05/how-childhood-trauma-of-somali-and-other-refugees-has-shaped-gang-culture-on-britain%E2%80%99s-streets-%E2%80%93-ismail-einashe/
Diaspora Media: Africa’s missing link with its Diaspora – By Dr Ola Ogunyemi
http://africanarguments.org/2013/02/04/diaspora-media-africa%E2%80%99s-missing-link-with-its-diaspora-%E2%80%93-by-dr-ola-ogunyemi/
South Africa: economic shock the fault of poorly managed labour relations – By Madeline R. Young
http://africanarguments.org/2012/11/08/south-africa-economic-shock-the-fault-of-poorly-managed-labour-relations-%E2%80%93-by-madeline-r-young/
Africa’s glass is both half full and half empty – By Simon Freemantle
http://africanarguments.org/2012/11/22/africa%E2%80%99s-glass-is-both-half-full-and-half-empty-%E2%80%93-by-simon-freemantle/
Emerging or diverging? A framework for discussing ‘Africa rising’ – by Jolyon Ford
http://africanarguments.org/2012/11/26/emerging-or-diverging-a-framework-for-discussing-%E2%80%98africa-rising%E2%80%99-%E2%80%93-by-jolyon-ford/
FTSE ASEA Pan Africa Index Series: aiding investment with the brain – By James Duddridge, MP
http://africanarguments.org/2012/12/07/ftse-asea-pan-africa-index-series-aiding-investment-with-the-brain-%E2%80%93-by-james-duddridge-mp/
Angola: ample reward for investors who do their homework – By Stewart Kelly
http://africanarguments.org/2013/01/24/angola-ample-reward-for-investors-who-do-their-homework-by-stewart-kelly/
Congo: avoiding past pitfalls in a future peace deal with the M23 – By Judith Verweijen
http://africanarguments.org/2012/11/30/congo-avoiding-past-pitfalls-in-a-future-peace-deal-with-the-m23-%E2%80%93-by-judith-verweijen/
Will the Mounting Evidence of Rwandan Meddling in Eastern Congo Lead Donors to Change their Response? – By Courtney Meyer
http://africanarguments.org/2013/01/09/will-the-mounting-evidence-of-rwandan-meddling-in-eastern-congo-lead-donors-to-change-their-response-by-courtney-meyer/
Central African Republic: The collapse of the Bozize regime – By François Misser
http://africanarguments.org/2013/01/15/central-african-republic-the-collapse-of-the-bozize-regime-%E2%80%93-by-francois-misser/
Zambia: Former First Lady Thandiwe Banda Faces Arrest
http://allafrica.com/stories/201302160315.html
Finding a Fix: The Rise of Drug Trafficking and Usage in West Africa
http://www.thinkafricapress.com/society/falling-fertile-grounds-rise-drug-trafficking-and-role-csos-west-africa
Mali: dragging the west back in to the War on Terror – By Magnus Taylor
http://africanarguments.org/2013/02/04/mali-dragging-the-west-back-in-to-the-war-on-terror-by-magnus-taylor/
Eliminating Female Genital Mutilation Globally: Recent Successes and Challenges
http://africanarguments.org/2013/02/06/eliminating-female-genital-mutilation-globally-recent-successes-and-challenges/
Africa’s rising rage: the middle classes call for revolution – By Richard Dowden
http://africanarguments.org/2013/02/07/africa%E2%80%99s-rising-rage-the-middle-classes-call-for-revolution-%E2%80%93-by-richard-dowden/
Kenya: Obama has a word with Raila and Uhuru, but US position on ICC is ambiguous – By Njambi Ngunjiri
http://africanarguments.org/2013/02/08/kenya-obama-has-a-word-with-raila-and-uhuru-but-us-position-on-icc-is-ambiguous-%E2%80%93-by-njambi-ngunjiri/
Africa’s Borders: porous, unprotected and blocking trade and economic development – By Keith Somerville
http://africanarguments.org/2013/02/12/africa%E2%80%99s-borders-porous-unprotected-and-blocking-trade-and-economic-development-by-keith-somerville/
Things fall apart in Tanzania: on media manipulation and hypocrisy – By Edward Clay
http://africanarguments.org/2013/02/14/things-fall-apart-in-tanzania-on-media-manipulation-and-hypocrisy-%E2%80%93-by-edward-clay/
Joyce Banda: Between Saving the Economy and Winning Elections – By Jimmy Kainja
http://africanarguments.org/2013/02/15/joyce-banda-between-saving-the-economy-and-winning-elections-by-jimmy-kainja/
Princeton Lyman resigns: the future of US diplomacy in the Sudans – By Aly Verjee
http://africanarguments.org/2012/12/12/princeton-lyman-resigns-the-future-of-us-diplomacy-in-the-sudans-by-aly-verjee/
The Future of Sudan: One State or Several? – By Seifulaziz Milas
http://africanarguments.org/2013/01/23/the-future-of-sudan-one-state-or-several-%E2%80%93-by-seifulaziz-milas/
Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration in South Sudan: feasible under current conditions? – By Jairo Munive
http://africanarguments.org/2013/02/06/disarmament-demobilization-and-reintegration-in-south-sudan-feasible-under-current-conditions-by-jairo-munive/
Local Perceptions, Security Forces and Drug Trafficking in West Africa
http://www.africaportal.org/blogs/community-practice/local-perceptions-security-forces-and-drug-trafficking-west-africa
Chinese Infrastructure Investment: Paving a New Road in West Africa?
http://www.africaportal.org/blogs/community-practice/chinese-infrastructure-investment-paving-new-road-west-africa
Botswana or Zimbabwe? Exploiting Africa’s Resources Responsibly
http://www.africaportal.org/blogs/community-practice/botswana-or-zimbabwe-exploiting-africa%E2%80%99s-resources-responsibly
Multipliers in Europe and Africa
http://blogs.worldbank.org/africacan/multipliers-in-europe-and-africa
Has Africa outgrown Aid?
http://blogs.worldbank.org/africacan/has-africa-outgrown-aid
Is Tanzania Raising Enough Tax Revenue?
http://blogs.worldbank.org/africacan/is-tanzania-raising-enough-tax-revenue
Is Rwanda Set to Reap the Demographic Dividend?
http://blogs.worldbank.org/africacan/is-rwanda-set-to-reap-the-demographic-dividend
Ansar Al-Shari'a In Mauritania Announces Its Establishment
http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=6538
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