Posts Tagged ‘male-violence’

Africa: UN Secretary General Launches Unite Campaign at Summit

Monday, February 8th, 2010

At the Africa Union Summit last week, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged all African leaders to show more political leadership by emphasizing an end to male violence against women and girls in their home countries by endorsing the UNiTE campaign.

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Africa: UN Secretary General Launches Unite Campaign at Summit

Nigeria: 36 State Governors Call For Yar’Adua to Go

Monday, February 8th, 2010

Thirty-six governors have unanimously agree to dumping of President Umaru Yar’Adua.

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Nigeria: 36 State Governors Call For Yar’Adua to Go

South Africa: Arms Deals Covered Up as UK Firm Pays Fines

Monday, February 8th, 2010

THE murky details of SA’s multibillion-rand arms deal are unlikely ever to come to light after weapons maker BAE Systems last week cut a deal with UK and US officials to plead guilty and pay fines on some charges in exchange for the dropping of probes on others.

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South Africa: Arms Deals Covered Up as UK Firm Pays Fines