Posts Tagged ‘the-wake’

Nigeria: IMF Boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn to Visit Africa

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

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Nigeria: IMF Boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn to Visit Africa

Rwanda: Former Rwandan Colonel Gets 25-Year Sentence from UN War Crimes Tribunal

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

The United Nations war crimes tribunal set up in the wake of the 1994 Rwandan genocide today sentenced a former top officer in the country’s armed forces to 25 years of imprisonment after being found guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity.

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Rwanda: Former Rwandan Colonel Gets 25-Year Sentence from UN War Crimes Tribunal

Botswana: UN Turns Attention to Indigenous Land Rights in Country

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Botswana’s Government must step up efforts to tackle the challenges faced by many indigenous communities, such as land rights, according to a new report by a United Nations independent expert.

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Nigeria: How Yar’Adua Was Forced Home

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

New facts emerged last night how ailing President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua was hurriedly loaded into a Saudi Arabian air ambulance on stretcher back home, in the early hours of yesterday amidst heavy security.

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White House in New Push for Changes on Wall St.

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

The Obama administration reiterated its desire for stricter trading rules and a consumer agency as it worked to refine regulations in the wake of the financial crisis.

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Nigeria: Northern Professionals Demand Jonathan Be Sworn in As President

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Support for Acting President Goodluck Jonathan to step into the shoes of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua in the wake of his continued absence on health ground came from another quarter yesterday: the Coalition of Northern Professionals.

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Nigeria: EFCC Arrests Abdullahi Adamu - Over Alleged N15 Billion Fraud

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Former Governor of Nasarawa State Alhaji Abdullahi Adamu was yesterday arrested by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged fraudulent award of contracts and stealing of public funds estimated at N15 billion.

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Nigeria: EFCC Arrests Abdullahi Adamu - Over Alleged N15 Billion Fraud

Zimbabwe: Mugabe Hails Unity

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

PRESIDENT Mugabe has called for unity across all sectors of society as the staff in his office yesterday launched an e-learning initiative to complement the Presidential Computerisation Programme.

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Zimbabwe: Mugabe Hails Unity

Democratic Defeat Imperils Health Care Overhaul

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

In the wake of Tuesday’s upset, House Democrats appeared to rule out the idea of quickly approving a health care measure.

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New Restrictions Quickly Added for Air Passengers

Sunday, December 27th, 2009

Tighter security and new in-flight restrictions imposed in the wake of Friday’s attempted attack could complicate air travel.

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