Daily News on Issues Affecting Africa for June 24th

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: Sudan's death row inmate, Meriam Ibrahim, is re-arrested, Zimbabwe's opposition movement, South Africa's mining strikes, Kenya's stance on terror, and IGAD in South Sudan

Sudan death row woman Meriam Ibrahim 're-arrested'

A Sudanese woman freed from death row on Monday has been arrested with her family at Khartoum airport, sources have told the BBC. Meriam Ibrahim was sentenced to hang in May for renouncing Islam, sparking widespread outrage at home and abroad. About 40 security agents detained Mrs Ibrahim - along with her husband, Daniel Wani and two children - at the airport, the sources said. On Monday, Mr Wani said the family intended to leave for the US. Mrs Ibrahim was released from prison after an appeal court annulled the death sentence imposed on her.

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Tsvangirai vs. Biti: Who'll Win the Battle for the MDC?

Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change is in the throes of a fierce struggle over the leadership, with battle lines spreading and deepening. Earlier this year, the age-old rivalry between Morgan Tsvangirai, the leader of Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), and Tendai Biti, the party's secretary-general, bubbled to the surface in dramatic fashion. The MDC's two leading figures had long held together an alliance at the heart of the party, but this arrangement shattered spectacularly two months ago and has only deteriorated since.

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South Africa's Platinum Strike Finally Ends

VENTURES AFRICA – South Africa's five-month old platinum wage strike by members of the militant Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) came to an end yesterday and striking workers are expected to return to work on Wednesday this week. Joseph Mathunjwa, the president of AMCU, broke this news to the media after the miners' mass meeting at the Royal Bafokeng stadium just outside Rustenburg. Mathunjwa said the new wage deal will be signed today.

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Kenya urges African states to forge common stand on terror

MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya has called on African countries to join hands to stem the rising tide of terrorism in the continent. Foreign Affairs secretary Amina Mohamed said African governments must start to share intelligence information and stem the growth of rebel groups within their jurisdictions by ensuring their supply of arms is effectively stopped. She also said each government must start setting aside resources to fight the scourge

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Analysis: Looking beyond IGAD in South Sudan

NAIROBI, 23 June 2014 (IRIN) - The northeast African regional Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has been working to get the opposing sides in South Sudan to implement multiple ceasefire and peace process commitments to try to end the crisis in South Sudan, but fighting has continued with little progress towards ending the impasse.

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