Archive for August 11th, 2012

USAU Welcomes Deputy Chief of Mission Wallace Bain to Addis

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[US-AU Mission]Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -On August 1, 2012, Wallace R. Bain joined the United States Mission to the African Union (USAU) as Deputy Chief of Mission. He will serve concurrently as the Deputy Permanent Representative of the United States to …

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Africa: Young African Leaders Innovation Summit Participants Speak With USAU PD Officer

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[US-AU Mission]Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -On August 1, 2012 recent Young African Leaders (YAL) Innovation Summit participants Ms. Addisalem Tesfaye and Mr. Kenneth Oliko visited the U.S. Mission to the African Union (USAU) to brief USAU Public Diplomacy Of…

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With No New Polio Cases Reported in Angola, World Closer to Eradicating Deadly Disease – UN

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[UN News]After being plagued by a re-emergence of the polio virus in 2005, Angola has not experienced any new cases of the crippling disease for a full year – moving the world a step closer to the final goal of global eradication, United Nations agenci…

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East Africa: Security Council Press Statement On Somalia

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[UN]The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Gérard Araud ( France):

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The IFJ Calls On Sierra Leone to Investigate Attacks On Two Journalists

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[IFJ]The International Federation of Journalists today has called on the authorities of Sierra Leone to investigate and bring to book the attacks against two print journalists by serving members of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces.

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All-round Dilshan stars for Basnahira

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Tillakaratne Dilshan scored a quickfire 66 and then took two wickets to allow Basnahira to defeat Kandurata in Colombo

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Africa: Global Leaders Rally At the Starting Block in Race Against Child Malnutrition

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[WFP]Rome -WFP Executive Director Ertharin Cousin will join high-level global representatives from governments, businesses and civil society attending the “Global Hunger Event” hosted by the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, in London on Sunday 12…

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Minaloc Permanent Secretary, Co-Accused Found Not Guilty and Acquitted

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[Focus]After finding them not guilty, Nyarugenge intermediate court has on Friday acquitted Cyrille Turatsinze, the Permanent Secretary in Ministry of Local Government (Minaloc), and his co-accused Réné Harelimana Rwego, who were alleged of corruptio…

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Liberia: Photo Used In Court Was a ‘Makeup’

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[New Democrat]About a fortnight after journalist Darlington Pelenah of King’s FM and two other persons were arrested on suspicion of armed robbery, defense lawyers are insisting that the M-16 photograph, which police and prosecutors produced as FOC aga…

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Liberia: More Education Woes

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[New Democrat]In the wake of escalating public concern over skyrocketing increase in tuition at private schools in the country ahead of the beginning of this academic year, members of the House have summoned Education Minister Etmonia D. Tarpeh to appe…

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