AFRICA: 17 DECEMBRE 2011 [RD Congo : Kabila proclamé vainqueur.]

December 17, 2011

[RD Congo : Kabila proclamé vainqueur.]     BURUNDI :   Burundi: Deux nouvelles variétés de riz (IRRI). Les agriculteurs Barundi vont bientôt semer des graines de deux nouvelles sortes de riz. Deux nouvelles variétés de riz viennent de voir le jour. Elles…

AFRICA: 16 DECEMBRE 2011 [Great Lakes Region Consider Establishing ‘Intelligence Fusion Center’]

December 16, 2011

[A Ugandan official says six heads of state and government from the Great Lakes region will hold talks today (Friday) on establishing a joint intelligence-sharing center for the region.]                   BURUNDI :   Burundi :…

AFRICA: 15 DECEMBRE 2011 [Jean Baptiste MANWANAGARI, l’ancien député de l’UPRONA, a été mis en cause par la police dans l’assassinat du sentinelle du siège du parti UPRONA.]

December 15, 2011

  [Jean Baptiste MANWANAGARI, l’ancien député de l’UPRONA, a été mis en cause par la police dans l’assassinat du sentinelle du siège du parti UPRONA.]   BURUNDI :   Jean Baptiste MANWANAGARI, l’ancien député de l’UPRONA, a été mis en cause par…

AFRICA: 13 DECEMBRE 2011 [Panetta says Djibouti critical to US terror fight, plans to visit Libya]

December 13, 2011

[U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday that U.S. operations against al-Qaida are now concentrating on key groups in Yemen, Somalia and North Africa.]                   BURUNDI :   Burundi : les hommes politiques en exil…

AFRICA: 12 DECEMBRE 2011 [Africa’s Fatou Bensouda is new ICC chief prosecutor]

December 12, 2011

[With the African Union (AU) having been a fierce critic of outgoing International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo, it will be hoping for a better relationship with his successor, Fatou Bensouda – the first African to hold a top post at…

AFRICA: 12 DECEMBRE 2011 [Africa's Fatou Bensouda is new ICC chief prosecutor]

December 12, 2011

[With the African Union (AU) having been a fierce critic of outgoing International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo, it will be hoping for a better relationship with his successor, Fatou Bensouda – the first African to hold a top post at…

AFRICA: 06 DECEMBRE 2011 [Africa takes charge at climate talks]

December 6, 2011

[Africa has changed “the ball game” after a week of vassalage, by demanding an ambitious second commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol, effective action under the Bali Action Plan and scaled-up “start-up” finance ahead of the high-level international ministerial segment of the…

AFRICA: 05 DECEMBRE 2011 [Africa: Congo-Kinshasa Bishops Sound Alarm As Vote Tensions Build]

December 5, 2011

[Catholic bishops in the Democratic Republic of Congo issued a dire warning Sunday about its political situation as vote results continued trickling in after veiled opposition threats of violence.]                   BURUNDI :   Burundi: Tueries…