martysmith.org » Africa http://www.martysmith.org Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:37:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 BBC NEWS | Africa | Rwanda arrests Congo rebel leader http://www.martysmith.org/2009/01/bbc-news-africa-rwanda-arrests-congo-rebel-leader/ http://www.martysmith.org/2009/01/bbc-news-africa-rwanda-arrests-congo-rebel-leader/#comments Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:13:41 +0000 marty http://tumblr.martysmith.org/post/72652525 BBC NEWS | Africa | Rwanda arrests Congo rebel leader

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BBC NEWS | Africa | Rwanda arrests Congo rebel leader

]]> http://www.martysmith.org/2009/01/bbc-news-africa-rwanda-arrests-congo-rebel-leader/feed/ 0 To be honest, we don’t care about the politics that much any more. We saw the failure of Monday’s power-sharing talks coming – despondency set in a long time back. http://www.martysmith.org/2009/01/to-be-honest-we-don8217t-care-about-the-politics-that-much-any-more-we-saw-the-failure-of-monday8217s-power-sharing-talks-coming-despondency-set-in-a-long-time-back/ http://www.martysmith.org/2009/01/to-be-honest-we-don8217t-care-about-the-politics-that-much-any-more-we-saw-the-failure-of-monday8217s-power-sharing-talks-coming-despondency-set-in-a-long-time-back/#comments Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:15:10 +0000 marty http://tumblr.martysmith.org/post/72358753 To be honest, we don’t care about the politics that much any more. We saw the failure of Monday’s power-sharing talks coming – despondency set in a long time back.BBC NEWS | Harare diary: ‘Hope has died’

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BBC NEWS | Harare diary: ‘Hope has died’

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]]> http://www.martysmith.org/2009/01/anc-claims-it-will-actually-do-something/feed/ 0 Ethiopian politics are sweet… http://www.martysmith.org/2009/01/ethiopian-politics-are-sweet/ http://www.martysmith.org/2009/01/ethiopian-politics-are-sweet/#comments Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:43:42 +0000 marty http://tumblr.martysmith.org/post/68768880 The bill bans international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) from five sorts of activity:

• The advancement of human and democratic rights

• The promotion of equality between peoples, sexes or religions

• Campaigning for children’s rights or the rights of the disabled

• Conflict resolution and reconciliation

• Work on criminal justice issues.

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• The advancement of human and democratic rights

• The promotion of equality between peoples, sexes or religions

• Campaigning for children’s rights or the rights of the disabled

• Conflict resolution and reconciliation

• Work on criminal justice issues.

]]> http://www.martysmith.org/2009/01/ethiopian-politics-are-sweet/feed/ 0 BBC NEWS | Africa | Profile: Ghana President John Atta Mills http://www.martysmith.org/2009/01/bbc-news-africa-profile-ghana-president-john-atta-mills/ http://www.martysmith.org/2009/01/bbc-news-africa-profile-ghana-president-john-atta-mills/#comments Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:39:23 +0000 marty http://tumblr.martysmith.org/post/68600660 BBC NEWS | Africa | Profile: Ghana President John Atta Mills

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BBC NEWS | Africa | Profile: Ghana President John Atta Mills

]]> http://www.martysmith.org/2009/01/bbc-news-africa-profile-ghana-president-john-atta-mills/feed/ 0 BBC NEWS | Africa | Ghana knife-edge result delayed http://www.martysmith.org/2008/12/bbc-news-africa-ghana-knife-edge-result-delayed/ http://www.martysmith.org/2008/12/bbc-news-africa-ghana-knife-edge-result-delayed/#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:18:00 +0000 marty http://tumblr.martysmith.org/post/67530913 BBC NEWS | Africa | Ghana knife-edge result delayed

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]]> http://www.martysmith.org/2008/12/bbc-news-africa-ghana-knife-edge-result-delayed/feed/ 0 More than 1 722 assaulted, 111 shot in KZN in December http://www.martysmith.org/2008/12/more-than-1722-assaulted-111-shot-in-kzn-in-december/ http://www.martysmith.org/2008/12/more-than-1722-assaulted-111-shot-in-kzn-in-december/#comments Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:34:13 +0000 marty http://tumblr.martysmith.org/post/66472463 More than 1 722 assaulted, 111 shot in KZN in DecemberI am still leaning towards Durban for 2010…

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I am still leaning towards Durban for 2010…

]]> http://www.martysmith.org/2008/12/more-than-1722-assaulted-111-shot-in-kzn-in-december/feed/ 0 U.S.: Zimbabwe President 'Has Lost It' http://www.martysmith.org/2008/12/us-zimbabwe-president-has-lost-it/ http://www.martysmith.org/2008/12/us-zimbabwe-president-has-lost-it/#comments Sun, 21 Dec 2008 22:21:35 +0000 marty http://tumblr.martysmith.org/post/66113010 U.S.: Zimbabwe President ‘Has Lost It’

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]]> http://www.martysmith.org/2008/12/us-zimbabwe-president-has-lost-it/feed/ 0 Well that's awkward… http://www.martysmith.org/2008/12/well-thats-awkward/ http://www.martysmith.org/2008/12/well-thats-awkward/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:13:34 +0000 marty http://tumblr.martysmith.org/post/65632880 Lesotho Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili on Thursday urged African Union (AU) member states to have bold programmes and strong political will to accelerate principles of gender based policies, declarations and conventions within Africa.

Full story here.

]]> Lesotho Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili on Thursday urged African Union (AU) member states to have bold programmes and strong political will to accelerate principles of gender based policies, declarations and conventions within Africa.

Full story here.

]]> http://www.martysmith.org/2008/12/well-thats-awkward/feed/ 0 Random http://www.martysmith.org/2008/12/random/ http://www.martysmith.org/2008/12/random/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:11:00 +0000 marty http://tumblr.martysmith.org/post/65632665 Over 150 Kenyan health workers are stuck in Lesotho working under poor conditions, the Union of Kenya Civil Servants has said.

According to the Union, the workers are “mainly nurses working as nannies in rural Lesotho.”

Addressing a news conference Thursday, the Union’s Secretary General Tom Odege said it would be difficult [...]]]> Over 150 Kenyan health workers are stuck in Lesotho working under poor conditions, the Union of Kenya Civil Servants has said.

According to the Union, the workers are “mainly nurses working as nannies in rural Lesotho.”

Addressing a news conference Thursday, the Union’s Secretary General Tom Odege said it would be difficult to sort out the mess given that it was a government to government agreement.

“These people signed their contracts in Lesotho, had they done it here, it would have been easier,” Mr Odege said.

Article here.

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