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French family kidnapped in Cameroon freed

Agence France-PresseApril 19, 2013 06:15
A French family of seven abducted by Islamic extremists while holidaying in Cameroon have been freed after two months in captivity, officials said Friday. The hostages -- a father, mother, four children aged 5 to 12, and an uncle -- were all in good health, the French presidency said, adding that Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius was on his way to the central African state to greet the family.

Cameroon says kidnapped French family released

April 19, 2013 03:45
YAOUNDE (Reuters) - A French family of seven including four children kidnapped in north Cameroon and taken to Nigeria by suspected Boko Haram militants have been released, a senior Cameroon official said on Friday. "They are all alive and well," Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh, secretary general of Cameroon's presidency, said in a statement carried by state radio. He said the family had been handed to Cameroon authorities late on Thursday.

Mauritania to send 1,800 troops to Mali - France

April 18, 2013 15:16
PARIS (Reuters) - Mauritania will send 1,800 troops to Mali as part of a planned U.N. force to keep the peace in the West African nation after a French-led offensive that has ousted Islamist rebels from the desert north, France's foreign minister said on Thursday. Laurent Fabius said a U.N. Security Council resolution to approve the creation of a 12,600-strong U.N. peacekeeping force from July 1 should be approved as soon as next week.

Mauritania to send 1,800 troops to Mali: France's Fabius

Agence France-PresseApril 18, 2013 13:16
Regional military power Mauritania is ready to send 1,800 soldiers into neighbouring Mali as part of an incoming UN peacekeeping force as France and Chad phase in troop drawdown, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Thursday. "The Mauritanian president assured me on Monday night that he was (favourably) pre-disposed, depending on conditions to be worked out, to sending 1,800 men to join the future contingent," Fabius told the European Parliament's foreign affairs committee meeting in France.

Zimbabwe deputy PM tells Africa to be tough on China

Agence France-PresseApril 17, 2013 12:31
Africa must learn to dictate its own terms when dealing with China and stop blaming Beijing, apartheid or colonialism for its economic woes, Zimbabwe's deputy prime minister said Wednesday. Arthur Mutambara said it was time for Africa to stop taking a "romantic view" of China because it has grown from a "comrade in poverty" to a global economic giant and superpower. "Why are we not making sure the engagement with China is on our terms, as Africans? Labour, skills, technology, value addition," he said at a China-Africa conference.

Rebel boss Djotodia elected interim C.Africa leader

April 13, 2013 14:16
Michel Djotodia, whose rebel coalition Seleka seized power in the Central African Republic last month, was on Saturday elected interim president by the national transitional council. Djotodia, who had proclaimed himself president after his troops took Bangui on March 24, was the only candidate in the vote held during the opening minutes of the council's first session. The interim president is to rule for no longer than 18 months, during which time the 105-member transitional body will act as a constituent assembly.

74,000 Malians in Mauritania desert need help: aid group

April 12, 2013 05:00
Some 74,000 Malians, who have been displaced by war and ethnic tensions, are in need of urgent help in the desert of Mauritania, the Doctors without Borders (MSF) aid group said Friday. In the Mbera camp "humanitarian assistance is insufficient", said the group in a report.

74,000 Malians in Mauritania desert need help: aid group

April 12, 2013 01:30
Some 74,000 Malians, who have been displaced by war and ethnic tensions, are in need of urgent help in the desert of Mauritania, the Doctors without Borders (MSF) aid group said Friday. In the Mbera camp "humanitarian assistance is insufficient", said the group in a report.

Southern African Development Community region’s rainy season has been erratic and patchy

April 11, 2013 03:03
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) region’s rainy season has been erratic and patchy, while normal to above-normal rainfall conditions should prevail through April to June 2013.Below-normal rainfall persisted over most of the western band of the region since the beginning of the season, the Regional Climate Services’ Centre in Gaborone, Botswana stated in its weather outlook for the SADC region from April to June issued on Monday.“The diminished rainfall performance was more concentrated over Namibia, southern Angola and western Zambia.

Botswana turns to Zimbabwe for vocational education

April 10, 2013 16:49
Botswana and Zimbabwe have agreed on closer cooperation in technical and vocational education and training in a bid to address the problem of skills mismatch in Botswana.Botswana's Minister of Education and Skills Development Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi told media on Tuesday that Botswana and Zimbabwe has entered into an agreement of Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) for a term from two to three years.The first batch of Zimbabwean trainers are expected to arrive in Botswana by August to abate shortage of qualified trainers in vocational and technical centers in Bo
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