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September 25, 2012 News
September 25, 2012
Sudan: No Break-Through As Kiir-Bashir Talks Continue for the 3rd Day
"Sudan's President Omer Hassan Al-Bashir and his Southern counterpart Salva Kiir decided to continue direct talks on security and disputed areas for the third day, after failing to reach an agreement on Monday..."
To read the full article from the Sudan Tribune, visit the AllAfrica site here
François Hollande et Ban Ki-moon évoquent la nomination d'un émissaire de l'ONU pour le Mali
Alors que la Cedeao et Bamako se sont mis d'accord pour le déploiement d'une force d'intervention africaine, l'ONU commence à se saisir activement du dossier malien. François Hollande et Ban Ki-moon ont évoqué, lundi 24 septembre, la possibilité de nommer un émissaire spécial pour le Mali, dans le cadre du vote d'une résolution du Conseil de sécurité de l'ONU donnant un mandat d'action à l'organisation ouest-africaine.
For the full article (in French), visit the Jeune Afrique site here
Kenya MP Ferdinand Waititu accused of 'hate speech'
Kenya's director of public prosecutions has ordered the arrest of a deputy minister, for alleged incitement and hate speech against ethnic Maasai
For the full article, visit the BBC site here
Malawi: Nation Shifts Focus to Nutrition and New Crops to Tackle Food Crisis
"A nutrition act and new crops are at the centre of the Malawi government's latest attempts to overcome the effects of annual food shortages that affect more than 10% of the population..."
For the full article from the Guardian Global Development Network, visit the AllAfrica site here
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