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| Nigerian Activists Say Fuel Fraud Protests 'Last Resort'ABUJA, Nigeria - Two weeks ago, activist leaders in Nigeria issued an ultimatum to the government: Either take concrete steps to punish officials responsible for stealing billions of dollars from the public’s fuel subsidy or face massive protests. Activists now say they will hold off on protests, but complain the steps that have been taken are more "sandy" than "concrete." Activists say they are not happy with the progress that has been made so far in ... |
| Arab League Joins Campaign for Sudan Aid CorridorSTATE DEPARTMENT -- The Arab League has joined United Nations and African Union in pressing Sudan to allow the delivery of humanitarian aid to the provinces of Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile, where aid agencies say more than 140,000 people need more food. But opening humanitarian access to the region is complicated by the continuing rebellion there. According to Sudanese rebel leader Abdelaziz al-Hilu, fighters in the Nuba Mountains who were not eligible to secede along with South Sudan ... |
| US Says Mali and Guinea Bissau Must Return to Civilian RuleSTATE DEPARTMENT - The Obama administration says leaders of military coups in Mali and Guinea Bissau must agree to West African demands to return their countries to democratic rule. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson says the March military coup in Mali is a glaring exception to democratic progress in Africa. "Twenty-one years of democratic governance was swept aside by a few mutinous soldiers who seem more concerned about their own welfare than ... |
| Guinea-Bissau Prepares For Arrival Of ECOWAS PeacekeepersBISSAU - Five weeks after a military coup in Guinea-Bissau, the country is preparing for the installation of the new transitional government and the arrival of regional peacekeepers, scheduled for Friday. Some residents fear the developments will lead to further upheaval. Guinea-Bissau has been at an impasse since April 12, when soldiers seized power in a coup and arrested the country's interim president and his prime minister. After weeks of talks among heads of state in ... |
| Report: Congo Mutiny Using Child SoldiersNAIROBI -- Human Rights Watch says a renegade general is forcibly recruiting child soldiers to support his mutiny in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo. HRW's new report says at least 149 boys and young men between the ages of 12 and 20 have been forcibly recruited to fight alongside soldiers loyal to Bosco Ntaganda, a former rebel leader who is already wanted by the International Criminal Court for recruiting children as a deputy commander in the Union of Congolese ... |
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