Subject: Africa News Digest Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 19:53:49 -0500 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. Africa Newswire Network (ANN) News Digest -------- 24 October 2000 **PARTNERSSHIP: Become an Africa News Network Partner, get a FREE web site or bring your own, and start a news business for your own country. We will help you. See the details here. **FORUMS: Discuss the news on our forums (economy, politics, society & culture, etc.) and win up to $500. **PUBLISH!! The Africa Newswire Network (ANN) welcomes your analysis and opinions. We will PUBLISH your analyses of the situation in Africa in our various columns. So, do not forget to Submit your analyses, news or opinions to ANN. **ALSO: Our intellectual online journal, The Africanist Scholar, will publish your scholarly articles. So, visit us today to read, discuss or submit your analyses. **Get FREE NEWS for your site; visit our Free News page for details. **SUBMIT YOUR SITE: You have an Africa-related Web site? List it in the mother of African search engine, submit your site address (URL) to AFRICAHOME.COM. ** PRESS RELEASES: You have a Press Release about a conference, an event in your business? Submit Your Press Release Here.... --------------- Current Breaking News ---------- -------------------------------------- Analyses & Opinions --------------------------------------- Read All... Last Updated 01:12:22 OPINION: LIBYA: Gaddafi, Libya and the great deportation: matters arising Tripoli, LIBYA (ANN, October 20, 2000) - When in August/September Gaddafi assisted in the release of some western hostages held in the Filipino Island of Jolo by some Muslim fundamentalists and rebels, the world stood on its feet and applauded that no mean feat. OPINION - US ELECTION 2000: Governor Bush's Neglect for Africa Will Cost Him New York, USA (ANN, October 16, 2000) - Governor Bush made it clear earlier enough to the African people that their continent will not be a priority to his administration should he ever be elected President. OPINION: Nigeria at 40: 4 Decades of wasted years? Lagos, NIGERIA (ANN, October 10, 2000) - A witty and popular aphorism had for ages equated forty years of the existence of a fool with eternal foolishness. For it is not uncommon to hear people say that "a fool at forty is a fool forever." I sometimes wonder where such native wisdom was invented. OPINION: Have Africa's Days of Olympic Glory Finally Come? Yaounde, CAMEROON (ANN, October 4, 2000) - In Olympic soccer history, it was the Ghanaians that blazed the trail for Africa on the path of glory. At the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, the Ghanaian Under 23 team did extremely well. The team won the bronze medal, the first Olympic soccer medal by any African country. Read All... ------------------------------------- Politics & Government ------------------------------------- Read All Last Updated 15:21:47 C=D4TE D'IVOIRE: Protests as Gen. Guei is declared winner of presidential polls Abidjan, Ivory Coast (ANN, October 24, 2000) - Protesting civilians erected barricades in various parts of Abidjan on Tuesday following an announcement by C=F4te d'Ivoire's Interior Ministry that, contrary to earlier indications, General Robert Guei had won this week's presidential election. EGYPT: Libyans want strong Arab action against Israel Cairo, EGYPT (ANN, October 24, 2000) - Libyan delegates, who stormed out of the Arab peace summit, which took place in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, have insisted that there is the need for a strong action against Israel. EGYPT: Israeli Prime Minister commends Mubarak's peace initiative Cairo, EGYPT (ANN, October 24, 2000) - Prime Minister Ehud Barak of Israel has commended President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt for his effort to maintain a "balanced approach to all parties attending the Arab Peace Summit." ALGERIA: Bouteflika meets with Gaddafi on key national issues Algiers, ALGERIA (ANN, October 24, 2000) - Reports say that the Algerian President, Abdel Aziz Bouteflika, on Sunday met with his Libyan counterpart Muammar Gaddafi to discuss key issues of national importance. Read All ------------------------------------- Society & Culture -------------------------------------- Read All... Last Updated 14:51:11 EGYPT: Three injured, as Christians and Muslims clash in Egypt Cairo, EGYPT (ANN, October 24, 2000) - It was violence all the way on Saturday when Christians and Muslims clashed in southern Egypt. Three people were injured in the violence, which erupted near the Southern Egyptian town of Samalout. SIERRA LEONE: First WFP food delivery to Daru in three months Freetown, Sierra Leone (ANN, October 24, 2000) - The World Food Programme (WFP) last week made its first delivery in three months to the eastern Sierra Leonean town of Daru, officials said. UGANDA: Ebola death toll still rising Kampala, Uganda (ANN, October 24, 2000) - The death toll from the ebola fever outbreak in Gulu, northern Uganda, continues to rise, with figures issued by the Ugandan health ministry on Tuesday standing at 60 out of 165 cases. UGANDA: WHO seeks $848,000 for Ebola epidemic in Uganda Kampala, UGANDA (ANN, October 23, 2000) - As Ugandans continue to suffer from the attack of the deadly Ebola virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) has appealed to international donor agencies to help it in its fight against the disease. Read All... ------------------------------------------ Business & Economy ------------------------------------------ Read All... Last Updated 14:57:15 NIGERIA: President Obasanjo bans imported goods in Presidential Villa Abuja, NIGERIA (ANN, October 24, 2000) -President Olusegun Aremu Obasanjo of Nigeria took practical steps towards the promotion of the consumption of locally produced goods in the country on Sunday, when he banned the use of foreign food items in the Aso Rock Presidential Villa. ZIMBABWE: Food riots erupt again in Zimbabwe Harare, ZIMBABWE (ANN, October 24, 2000) - Zimbabweans have again "poured" out into the streets for the second time within a week, to protest soaring food prices. CAMEROON: Microfinance programme support Yaoundé, Cameroun (ANN, October 24, 2000) - Cameroon and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have signed an agreement for a loan of US $11.1 million to finance a national microfinance programme support project. SOMALIA: Fuel shortage hits Mogadishu Mogadishu, Somalia (ANN, October 24, 2000) - There is an acute shortage of fuel in Mogadishu. The lack of fuel was reported by Benaadir radio, a privately owned radio station in Mogadishu. Read All... ------------------------ ANN-Sports ------------------------- Read All... Last Updated 14:13:04 NIGERIA: Nigerian Falcon rated worst team in Sydney's female football competition Abuja, NIGERIA (ANN, October 18, 2000) - Nigerian female football team, the Super Falcons came last in the women's soccer event of the Sydney Olympic Games. CAMEROON: Cameroonian international may win African footballer of the year award Yaounde, CAMEROON (ANN, October 13, 2000) - Nigerian Super Eagles striker Nwankwo Kanu is most likely to be succeeded by Cameroonian international football star Patrick Mboma, as the African Footballer of the year. The award will be announced later this month. SOUTH AFRICA: South Africa beats England by eight wickets in world cricket game Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA (ANN, October 12, 2000) - South Africa has defeated NIGERIA: "Nigerian coaches are good," says Nigerian football official Abuja, NIGERIA (October 12, 2000) - Austin Akosa, the President of the Nigerian Football Coaches Association (NFCA), has expressed satisfaction with the performance of Nigerian coaches. Read All... ------------------------ Press Releases ------------------------ Read All... Last Updated 21:40:13 The RDR calls for the dismantling of all rural townships (ANN, october 18, 2000) - More than 700,000 peoples forcibly moved by the government's army in 1998 and caged in NAZI-sytle internment camps in Northwestern Rwanda have been prevented by the government from returning to their original homes. The RDR Condems Unfree and Unfair Local Elections in Rwanda Monreal, Canada (ANN, October 6, 2000) - Unfair and not free local elections held in Rwanda at cell and sector levels are now being extended to municipalities and being presented as democracy at grassroots level by the dictatorial government led by the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF). The Rally for the Return of Refugees and Democracy in Rwanda (RDR) condemns this new kind of dictatorship, labelled =ABno-party system=BB, imported in Rwanda from Uganda by the RPF. OPINION: Museveni's Regime degenerates into Brutal Totalitarianism Kampala, Uganda (ANN, September 23, 2000) - By Honourable Norbert Mao - For those of us who were looking forward to a successful 5th Anniversary Celebration of the Uganda Young Democrats (UYD), Saturday 16th September was a big discount on our democratic expectations for Uganda. OPINION: Africa At A Crossroads: Zimbabwe Brooklyn, NY (ANN, Spetember 14, 2000) - As Zimbabwe struggles to complete independence struggle, control of land is key. Read All... Submit Your Press Release Here... --------------------------------- The Editors Africa Newswire Network (ANN) Free News for your site http://www.africanewswire.com AFRICAHOME.COM The Home of Africa on the Web http://www.africahome.com ---------------------------------
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Current Breaking
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OPINION: LIBYA: Gaddafi, Libya
and the great deportation: matters arising OPINION - US ELECTION 2000:
Governor Bush's Neglect for Africa Will Cost Him OPINION: Nigeria at 40: 4
Decades of wasted years? OPINION: Have Africa’s Days of
Olympic Glory Finally Come?
Analyses & Opinions
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All...
Last Updated
01:12:22
Tripoli, LIBYA (ANN, October
20, 2000) – When in August/September Gaddafi assisted in the release of some
western hostages held in the Filipino Island of Jolo by some Muslim
fundamentalists and rebels, the world stood on its feet and applauded that no
mean feat.
New York, USA (ANN, October
16, 2000) - Governor Bush made it clear earlier enough to the African people
that their continent will not be a priority to his administration should he ever
be elected President.
Lagos, NIGERIA (ANN, October 10, 2000) – A witty and
popular aphorism had for ages equated forty years of the existence of a fool
with eternal foolishness. For it is not uncommon to hear people say that “a fool
at forty is a fool forever.” I sometimes wonder where such native wisdom was
invented.
Yaounde, CAMEROON (ANN, October 4, 2000) – In Olympic
soccer history, it was the Ghanaians that blazed the trail for Africa on the
path of glory. At the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, the Ghanaian Under 23
team did extremely well. The team won the bronze medal, the first Olympic soccer
medal by any African country.
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C=D4TE D'IVOIRE: Protests as
Gen. Guei is declared winner of presidential polls EGYPT: Libyans want strong
Arab action against Israel EGYPT: Israeli Prime Minister
commends Mubarak’s peace initiative ALGERIA: Bouteflika meets with
Gaddafi on key national issues
Politics &
Government
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Read
All
Last Updated 15:21:47
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (ANN,
October 24, 2000) - Protesting civilians erected barricades in various parts of
Abidjan on Tuesday following an announcement by C=F4te d'Ivoire's Interior
Ministry that, contrary to earlier indications, General Robert Guei had won this
week's presidential election.
Cairo, EGYPT (ANN, October 24, 2000) – Libyan delegates,
who stormed out of the Arab peace summit, which took place in the Egyptian
capital of Cairo, have insisted that there is the need for a strong action
against Israel.
Cairo, EGYPT (ANN, October
24, 2000) – Prime Minister Ehud Barak of Israel has commended President Hosni
Mubarak of Egypt for his effort to maintain a “balanced approach to all parties
attending the Arab Peace Summit.”
Algiers, ALGERIA (ANN, October 24, 2000) – Reports say
that the Algerian President, Abdel Aziz Bouteflika, on Sunday met with his
Libyan counterpart Muammar Gaddafi to discuss key issues of national importance.
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EGYPT: Three injured, as
Christians and Muslims clash in Egypt SIERRA LEONE: First WFP food
delivery to Daru in three months UGANDA: Ebola death toll still
rising UGANDA: WHO seeks $848,000 for
Ebola epidemic in Uganda
Society &
Culture
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Read
All...
Last Updated
14:51:11
Cairo, EGYPT (ANN, October
24, 2000) – It was violence all the way on Saturday when Christians and Muslims
clashed in southern Egypt. Three people were injured in the violence, which
erupted near the Southern Egyptian town of Samalout.
Freetown, Sierra Leone (ANN,
October 24, 2000) - The World Food Programme (WFP) last week made its first
delivery in three months to the eastern Sierra Leonean town of Daru, officials
said.
Kampala, Uganda (ANN, October 24, 2000) - The death toll from the
ebola fever outbreak in Gulu, northern Uganda, continues to rise, with figures
issued by the Ugandan health ministry on Tuesday standing at 60 out of 165
cases.
Kampala, UGANDA (ANN, October 23, 2000) – As Ugandans
continue to suffer from the attack of the deadly Ebola virus, the World Health
Organization (WHO) has appealed to international donor agencies to help it in
its fight against the disease.
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NIGERIA: President Obasanjo
bans imported goods in Presidential Villa ZIMBABWE: Food riots erupt
again in Zimbabwe CAMEROON: Microfinance
programme support SOMALIA: Fuel shortage hits
Mogadishu
Business & Economy
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Read
All...
Last Updated
14:57:15
Abuja, NIGERIA (ANN, October
24, 2000) –President Olusegun Aremu Obasanjo of Nigeria took practical steps
towards the promotion of the consumption of locally produced goods in the
country on Sunday, when he banned the use of foreign food items in the Aso Rock
Presidential Villa.
Harare, ZIMBABWE (ANN, October 24, 2000) – Zimbabweans have again
“poured” out into the streets for the second time within a week, to protest
soaring food prices.
Yaoundé, Cameroun (ANN, October 24, 2000) - Cameroon and the
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have signed an agreement
for a loan of US $11.1 million to finance a national microfinance programme
support project.
Mogadishu, Somalia (ANN, October 24, 2000) - There is an acute
shortage of fuel in Mogadishu. The lack of fuel was reported by Benaadir radio,
a privately owned radio station in Mogadishu.
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NIGERIA: Nigerian Falcon rated
worst team in Sydney's female football competition CAMEROON: Cameroonian
international may win African footballer of the year award SOUTH AFRICA: South Africa
beats England by eight wickets in world cricket game NIGERIA: “Nigerian coaches are
good,” says Nigerian football official
ANN-Sports
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Read
All...
Last Updated
14:13:04
Abuja, NIGERIA (ANN, October
18, 2000) – Nigerian female football team, the Super Falcons came last in the
women’s soccer event of the Sydney Olympic Games.
Yaounde, CAMEROON (ANN,
October 13, 2000) – Nigerian Super Eagles striker Nwankwo Kanu is most likely to
be succeeded by Cameroonian international football star Patrick Mboma, as the
African Footballer of the year. The award will be announced later this month.
Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA (ANN,
October 12, 2000) – South Africa has defeated
Abuja, NIGERIA (October 12,
2000) – Austin Akosa, the President of the Nigerian Football Coaches Association
(NFCA), has expressed satisfaction with the performance of Nigerian coaches.
The RDR calls for the
dismantling of all rural townships
(ANN, october 18, 2000) -
More than 700,000 peoples forcibly moved by the government's army in 1998 and
caged in NAZI-sytle internment camps in Northwestern Rwanda have been prevented
by the government from returning to their original homes.
The RDR Condems Unfree and
Unfair Local Elections in Rwanda
Monreal, Canada (ANN, October
6, 2000) - Unfair and not free local elections held in Rwanda at cell and sector
levels are now being extended to municipalities and being presented as democracy
at grassroots level by the dictatorial government led by the Rwandan Patriotic
Front (RPF). The Rally for the Return of Refugees and Democracy in Rwanda (RDR)
condemns this new kind of dictatorship, labelled =ABno-party system=BB, imported in
Rwanda from Uganda by the RPF.
OPINION: Museveni's Regime
degenerates into Brutal Totalitarianism
Kampala, Uganda (ANN,
September 23, 2000) - By Honourable Norbert Mao - For those of us who were
looking forward to a successful 5th Anniversary Celebration of the Uganda Young
Democrats (UYD), Saturday 16th September was a big discount on our democratic
expectations for Uganda.
OPINION: Africa At A
Crossroads: Zimbabwe
Brooklyn, NY (ANN, Spetember 14, 2000) - As Zimbabwe
struggles to complete independence struggle, control of land is key.
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