Daily News on Issues Affecting Africa for June 17th

Continue reading for a summary of recent news stories relating to some of the most pressing issues on the continent. We draw on a wide range of respected news sources, both from Africa itself and around the world. The themes of today's In the News post are: Updates on attacks in Kenya and the crisis in the CAR, West Africa's first solar-powered station, and Ghana's chances of making it to the 2nd round of the World Cup.

Kenya: It's an Internal Political War – Lenku

Nairobi — Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph ole Lenku is now warning of an elaborate internal war in the country, which he blamed on political incitement. Lenku who spoke in Mpeketoni on Tuesday morning said they had established that the ongoing political rallies are leading to community mobilisation which is quickly spreading across the country. "We are all going to all areas in Lamu County to ensure that we have confirmed and dealt with the situation. I however want to tell Kenyans that this is something that is being arranged across the whole country to ensure that Kenyans fight among themselves. So our enemy is within us not outside and so we will not continue to look outside for the perpetrators when those responsible are inside," he stated.

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The Central African Crisis: From Predation to Stabilisation

To stabilise the Central African Republic (CAR), the transitional government and its international partners need to prioritise, alongside security, action to fight corruption and trafficking of natural resources, as well as revive the economy. Decades of misrule and state predation by CAR's authorities and armed groups laid the ground for the country's economic breakdown and state collapse in 2013. But the international intervention focuses mostly on security measures instead of a comprehensive stabilisation strategy

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Total Eyes Greener Services with West Africa's First Solar-Powered Station

VENTURES AFRICA – French energy giant, Total has opened a $1.5 million environmental-friendly solar powered service station in Lagos, the first of its kind in the West African region, confirming its keenness to offer greener services across Africa. Total Nigeria said its decision to build a solar-powered service station which is furnished with SunPower solar panels was part of its pledge to provide renewed energy solutions that are environmentally friendly and efficient.

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How did Zambia become the continent-leader in refugee integration?

This year Zambia took the liberty of observing World Refugee Day (June 20th), a week earlier than normal. There is, however, a sense that, even if unintentional, this was appropriate given that the country was among the earliest in Africa to begin taking in refugees and is currently among the leaders in the implementation of 'local integration.' This is one of the 'durable solutions' fervently promoted by the UNHCR, the refugee agency of United Nations, on the grounds that it confers permanent legal status to former refugees. But local integration is often not readily appreciated or accepted by host communities.

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Second World Cup Round Looks Long Way Off for Ghana

As defender John Brooks rose unmarked to head home a dramatic winner for the United States over Ghana in Natal on Monday night, so too the sparkle in the Black Stars' World Cup campaign dimmed more than a little. It was a killer blow, not just in terms of the point lost, but what it will do mentally to a Ghanaian side that had worked so hard to get themselves back into the game, only to throw it away again four minutes later.

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