"Spotlight on Africa: Ivory Coast"

Spotlight on Africa: Ivory Coast
The military parade held on the waterfront of Ivory Coast’s main city, Abidjan, at the weekend would have had the convivial atmosphere of a family event were it not for the young men in the crowd making throat slitting signs at French soldiers.

Gbagbo vows to stay on
Ivory Coast's president vowed to stay in power for another year, as security forces fired into the air and hurled tear gas at opposition militants protesting a bitterly disputed, United Nations-backed extension of his mandate.

UN warns of threat to Africa's lakes
Africa's 600-plus lakes are under unprecedented strain from rising populations and must be managed better if demand for fresh water is not to stir instability, a UN report said.

The Zuma plot is thickening
By now it must be very clear that only the most apolitical among us, unless they are also very dumb from their neck upwards, will doubt that the matter of former deputy president Jacob Zuma is a politically-loaded conspiracy.

Black Youth Still Struggle for Economic Equality
A large proportion of young black South Africans perceive the goal of economic liberation as being just as elusive under democratic rule as it was during apartheid, according to recent reports.

AU: Fight for 'historic right'
Africa must not relent in its pursuit of two permanent veto-wielding seats on an expanded UN security council if stalled reforms to the world body are enacted, an African Union (AU) panel said on Monday.

Haiti's Utility
The U.S. administration, admitting that Iraq posed no threat, have changed their rationale for waging the war from something tangible, i.e. finding “weapons of mass destruction,” to something theoretical, ‘promoting democracy’. As a result, the concept of the “failed and failing state” has been (re)introduced into the lexicon of global politics.

Congo-UN battle group move on Hutu rebels
HUNDREDS of government troops backed by UN peacekeepers began flushing heavily-armed Rwandan rebels from the eastern Congo yesterday, destroying insurgent camps and sending smoke rising above the restive region

Without oil or gold, Senegal bets on stability
Unlike many of its neighbors, Senegal does not have large oil reserves or huge deposits of gold or minerals, but the semi-arid former French colony is fast becoming the economic success story of West Africa. In a region notorious for brutal civil wars and coups, Senegal's major attraction has been its stability. Its lack of natural resources has probably been something of a bizarre blessing as gems and gold often fuel the area's conflicts.

Weah to tackle rival on radio in presidential race
The former world footballer of the year George Weah is facing one of the toughest matches of his life this week, when he faces his rival for the Liberian presidency, Ellen Johnston-Sirleaf, in a live radio debate.

Scientists launch campaign to save Africa's endangered lakes
Top scientists have launched a campaign to save Africa's five most endangered lakes ahead of the 11th World Lakes Conference that starts in Nairobi on Monday, local media reported.

AU supports 3rd World Black Arts Festival
The African Union (AU) has pledged support to the Third World Black Arts Festival, with the French acronym FESMAN, planned for 1-27 June 2007, in the Senegalese capital, the Festival Co-ordinator, Alioune Badara Bèye has said here.

IMF Tells Congo to Reform Economy
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) told the Congolese government to carry out economic reforms rather than print more money to pay civil servants who are threatening to go on strike. Having already endured weeks of strikes by teachers across the country, Congo's government faces further problems as the public service unions call for a shut down of the government until they get a pay rise.

Africa plans to tackle bird flu
Agriculture officials from 53 African countries have begun discussions on Monday on ways of dealing with avian flu as migratory birds that are believed to have brought the deadly strain of the disease to Europe are headed to Africa.

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Family finds pet cat across the ocean

Ahmadinejad accuses West of lying about Iran's nukes

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