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Kenya police say shoot dead two suspected 'terrorists'

Agence France-PresseMay 19, 2013 16:32
Police in Kenya have shot dead two suspected "terrorists", a man and woman who used a baby as a shield during a raid in which several police sustained grenade injuries, an officer said Sunday. Police said they staged the raid Saturday night on a house where the two were holed up on the outskirts of the capital Nairobi. "We received information that they were planning an attack. And as soon as we got to know their hide-out, we swung into action," Augustine Nthumbi, police chief for Nairobi's Kasarani suburb and the leader of the operation, told journalists Sunday.

Exclusive: Ghana plans up to $1 billion Eurobond in 2013

May 15, 2013 15:32
By Kwasi Kpodo ACCRA (Reuters) - Ghana plans a Eurobond worth up to $1 billion to refinance debt and fund infrastructure projects, its vice president said, adding to the list of developing countries tapping yield-hungry investors to bolster their economies. "We are looking at the best conditions including costs, and we will not do it until we're convinced it is the right time," Kwesi Amissah-Arthur told Reuters on Wednesday.

Guinea-Bissau announces first solar plant

Agence France-PresseMay 15, 2013 10:00
An American utility company has begun the construction of the first solar power plant in electricity-starved Guinea-Bissau, officials said on Wednesday. Prime Minister Rui Duarte Barros on Tuesday laid the first stone of Suntrough Energy's $30 million (23 million euro) photovoltaic station on outskirts of the capital of the west African nation, his office said. "This facility will help us to solve the energy issue and will also create 200 jobs," Barros said at the ceremony, according to a press statement released by Suntrough.

Mali aid meet opens with pledge to avoid past mistakes

Agence France-PresseMay 15, 2013 05:30
International donors opened a conference on Mali Wednesday aimed at raising some two billion euros ($2.6 billion), pledging to help all sides in the troubled country avoid the mistakes which led to war and political crisis. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius told the meeting that everyone "had to look at the causes of the crisis" and act accordingly. Aid granted would be tied to an open and transparent Mali, with political reconciliation a key element in restoring stability to the country and to the wider Sahel region.

American stabbed outside Cairo embassy

Agence France-PresseMay 13, 2013 15:17
An American was stabbed in the neck as he came out of the US embassy in central Cairo on Thursday, a security official told AFP. The American was rushed to hospital after the attack in Cairo's Garden City neighbourhood near Tahrir Square, which houses several embassies and has seen a rise in crime and unrest in recent months. Police guarding the embassy managed to arrest the assailant, described only as "an unemployed man" by the security official, who requested anonymity. The motive for the attack and the condition of the victim national remain unclear.

Amrican stabbed outside Cairo embassy

Agence France-PresseMay 13, 2013 15:16
An American was stabbed in the neck as he came out of the US embassy in central Cairo on Thursday, a security official told AFP. The American was rushed to hospital after the attack in Cairo's Garden City neighbourhood near Tahrir Square, which houses several embassies and has seen a rise in crime and unrest in recent months. Police guarding the embassy managed to arrest the assailant, described only as "an unemployed man" by the security official, who requested anonymity. The motive for the attack and the condition of the victim national remain unclear.

South Sudan rebels force army from eastern base and town

May 13, 2013 10:47
By Hereward Holland JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudanese rebels have seized a military base and town after clashing with the army in the east, in an escalation of violence that has already uprooted thousands of people and hampered plans to explore for oil. The rebels, led by David Yau Yau and known as the South Sudan Democratic Army (SSDA), say they want to end corruption and the one-party system led by the Sudan Liberation People's Movement.

Descendants honour the Jews of Cape Verde's past

Agence France-PresseMay 13, 2013 09:15
Descendants of Cape Verde's Jewish community, a diverse, multi-cultural diaspora from around the world, stand in silent homage to the memory of their ancestors in a Catholic cemetery restored by a Muslim king. The gathering in Praia, the capital of the west African archipelago, is more than just an emotional introduction among newly discovered family and friends. For its organisers, it is a potent symbol of religious tolerance.

Kenya manhunt after 40 mentally ill patients escape

Agence France-PresseMay 13, 2013 09:15
Kenyan police have launched a manhunt for 40 mentally ill patients who escaped from a psychiatric hospital in the capital Nairobi, officials said Monday. The patients overpowered guards and forced open the door of their ward in the Mathari Mental Hospital on Sunday morning, said local police chief Samuel Anampiu. All those who escaped were men, he added. "We have all their particulars and including their pictures and that will make it easy for us to identify them," Anampiu said. At least 35 others were stopped by guards from leaving after the initial breakout.

Sudan shuts TEDx community forum

Agence France-PresseMay 11, 2013 12:28
Sudan's security service on Saturday ordered the closure of a community forum, one of the independently run TEDx events held around the world, even though it was non-political, the organiser said. "They unplugged the electricity," Anwar Dafa-Alla, who founded Sudan's version of TEDx two years ago, told AFP. He said almost 1,000 people were attending the event at a luxury Khartoum hotel when officials stopped it before it was even half finished. "We were only focused on the positive," he said. "We don't do politics."
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