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Africa Report PROJECT ON BUSINESS AND POLITICS IN THE MUSLIM WORLD AFRICA REPORT First Quarterly Report on Africa January to March 2009 Volume: 2 Reports for the month of March 2009 Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Ijaz Shafi Gilani Contributors Abbas S Lamptey Snr Research Associate Reports on Sub-Saharan AFrica Abdirisak Ismail Research Assistant Reports on East Africa INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY ISLAMABAD BUSINESS AND POLITICS IN THE MUSLIM WORLD AFRICA REPORT First Quarterly Report on Africa January to March 2009 Volume: 2 Reports for the month of March 2009 Department of Politics and International Relations International Islamic University Islamabad 2 BUSINESS AND POLITICS IN THE MUSLIM WORLD AFRICA REPORT First Quarterly Report on Africa 2009 Table of contents Reports for the month of March Week-1 March 04, 2009 05 Week-2 March 11, 2009 129 Week-3 March 18, 2009 258 Week-4 March 25, 2009 410 Country profiles Sources 3 4 BUSINESS AND POLITICS IN THE MUSLIM WORLD Weekly Presentation: March 4, 2008 Sub-Saharan Africa Abbas S Lamptey Period: From 22 to February 28, 2009 1. CHINA‐AFRICA RELATIONS West Africa a. Liberia: Green Advocates - Global Witness Analyze GoL - China Union Concession Agreement;25 February 2009:Liberia Government (Monrovia) Southern Africa b. Mozambique: Chinese Industries Invited to Invest:20 February 2009:MOZAMBIQUE INFORMATION AGENCY c. Zambia: Chinese in Court:21 February 2009:TIMES OF ZAMBIA East Africa/Horn of Africa d. Uganda: China Grants Reach Sh197 Billion: David Muwanga and Mikaili Sseppuya:24 February 2009:THE NEW VISION 2. PAN AFRICA West Africa a. NIGERIA: AU Okays Policy for Women:21 February 2009:THIS DAY. b. Nigeria, South Africa Set Up Investment Committee: Golu Timothy:25 February 2009:Leadership (Abuja) c. NIGERIA: Food Crisis Over, Say Experts: Tunde Sanni:27 February 2009:THIS DAY d. GHANA: Kofi Annan Calls for Return to Value-Based System of Governance:27 February 2009: Public Agenda (Accra) e. NIGERIA: Good Governance Panacea for Continent's Stability – Salim: Sylvester Enoghase: 26 February 2009:interview: Daily Independent (Lagos). East Africa/Horn of Africa f. Museveni Explains Gadaffi Disagreement: Daniel Edyegu:24 February 2009:THE NEW VISION. g. Getting the Continent on the Obama Agenda: Reed Kramer:26 February 2009:ALLAFRICA. 5 Central Africa h. RWANDA: Rift Widens as Egypt, Sudan Delay Signing Nile Basin Pact: Edwin Musoni: 23 February 2009. THE NEW TIMES. i. CAMEROON: Scholars Divided Over a United States of Africa:Daniel Gwarbarah & Leocadia Bongben:23 February 2009:THE POSTNEWSLINE.COM. j. RWANDA: New Partnership to Boost Agricultural Growth on Continent: Sam Nkurunziza:22 February 2009:THE NEW TIMES. 3. AFRICA IN THE INTERNATIONAL PRESS Southern Africa a. New Africa Commission Report Reiterates Basic Goals: Julio Godoy:24 February 2009:INTER PRESS SERVICE NEWS AGENCY East Africa/Horn of Africa b. Legal Experts Take Action to Prosecute Pirates: Jacquelyn S. Porth:27 February 2009: America.gov (Washington, DC) Central Africa c. Forests Prove Valuable Carbon Sink: Source: Nature: 25 February 2009: SciDev.Net (London). 4. HUMAN RIGHTS, GENDER AND SOCIAL ISSUES West Africa a. Sierra Leone: 'Forced Marriage' Conviction a First: 26 February 2009:IRIN. b. Sierra Leone: UN-Backed Court Convicts Three Rebel Leaders for War Crimes:26 February 2009:UN NEWS SERVICE. c. Sierra Leone: Country Holds National Forum On UN Resolution 1325:Regina Pratt:24 February 2009:Concord Times (Freetown) Southern Africa d. Zimbabwe: MDC Executive to Meet Friday Over Mugabe Violations: Lance Guma:26 February 2009:SW Radio Africa (London) e. Zimbabwe: Woza Activists Remain in Custody: Alex Bell:26 February 2009:SW Radio Africa (London) f. Zimbabwe: Hardliners Frustrating Release of Detainees:25 February 2009:IRIN. g. Southern Africa Must Develop Laws On Human Trafficking – UN: Professor Ndawonde:25 February 2009:BuaNews (Tshwane) 6 h. Zimbabwe: Bennett Case Continued in High Court On Friday:Violet Gonda:27 January 2009:SW Radio Africa (London). East Africa/Horn of Africa i. Kenya: Statement from Kofi Annan on Parliament's Rejection of Special Tribunal Bill: 6 February 2009: PAMBAZUKA. j. Kenya: Police Reform Key to Ending Impunity - UN Expert: 25 February 2009: IRIN. k. Uganda: Kampala Faces Odhiambo Dilemma:Bill Oketch, Patrick Okino and Samuel Okiror Egadu in Gulu:29 January 2009:Institute for War & Peace Reporting (London). l. Uganda: Lira Muslims Commend Council Over New Road:B. Odongo and R. Aduk :24 February 2009:THE NEW VISION. Central Africa m. Rwanda: Catholic Priest Sentenced to 25 Years for Genocide: ashegu Muramira:28 February 2009:THE NEW TIMES. n. Congo-Kinshasa: Rwandan Rebel Attacks Lead to More Displacement in East, UN Says:24 February 2009:UN NEWS SERVICE. o. Rwanda: Gacaca - 54 Genocide-Accused On the Run to Face One Single Trial in Absentia:18 February 2009:Hirondelle News Agency (Lausanne) p. Congo-Kinshasa: Demobbed Child Soldiers Struggle to Adjust to Civilian Life:Jacques Kahorha:17 February 2009:Institute for War & Peace Reporting (London) 5. REFUGEES, IDPs AND MIGRATION West Africa a. Nigeria: Country Has 10,000 Refugees: Osunde Adesuwa:23 February 2009:Leadership (Abuja). Southern Africa b. South Africa: Man Faces Seven Counts of Murder:25 February 2009:CAPE ARGUS. c. South Africa: Civil Society Claims UN 'Mishandled' Refugee Crisis: Wilson Johwa: 23 February 2009: BUSINESS DAY. East Africa/Horn of Africa d. Somalia: Over 40,000 Displaced Return to Capital Despite Clashes, Says UN Agency:27 February 2009; UN NEWS SERVICE. e. Sudan: Car Accident Kills 23 Somalis:26 February 2009:Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu). 7 f. Sudan: North Darfur Camp Hosting Over 15,000 People Uprooted By Recent Clashes – UN: 25 February 2009: UN NEWS SERVICE. g. Sudan: Darfur - Thousands Flee to African Union-UN Peacekeepers Base for Safety:22 February 2009:UN NEWS SERVICE. h. Uganda: Karamoja Needs Sh150 Billion – UN:Henry Mukasa and Raymond Baguma:24 February 2009:THE NEW VISION. i. Uganda: In Search of Peace And Justice:Joshua Kyalimpa:27 February 2009:INTER PRESS SERVICE NEWS AGENCY. 6. HEALTH (HIV/AIDS, TB, MALARIA etc) West Africa a. West Africa: Nigeria, Eight W-African States in Polio: Chinyere Amalu:26 February 2009: Vanguard. b. Nigeria: Bird Flu - Country to Benefit From $1.8 Billion World Bank Grant:Kehinde Akinyemi:26 February 2009: DAILY TRUST. c. Ghana: Kath Scores Another First: Sebastian R. Freiku: 23 February 2009: THE CHRONICLE. d. Benin: Sorcery-Linked Infanticides Persist in North:26 February 2009:IRIN. e. Nigeria: Trovan - FG Gives Pfizer Terms to End Charges: Godwin Haruna With Agency Reports:27 February 2009:THIS DAY. f. Ghana: Disability Movement Call for Ministerial Positions: Frederick Asiamah:27 February 2009:Public Agenda (Accra). g. Mali: Spoonfuls of Sugar Could Save Malaria Patients:26 February 2009:IRIN. h. Nigeria: CSM Claims Three in Sokoto:26 February 2009:VANGUARD. Southern Africa i. Angola: Regional Countries to Hold Joint Campaigns Against Polio:25 February 2009:AngolaPress. j. Zimbabwe: Too Much Cholera, Too Little Food - UN Mission:26 February 2009:IRIN. k. ANGOLA: Vaccination Quality to Help Eradicate Polio in Africa, Says Minister:23 February 2009:AngolaPress. l. South Africa: Neglected Group Has HIV/Aids Support: Linda Ensor:27 February 2009:BUSINESSDAY. m. South Africa: Many Aids Assumptions 'are Wrong': Sue Blaine:25 February 2009:BUSINESS DAY. n. Zambia: Mystery Illness Needs Quick Identification:27 February 2009:editorial:TIMES OF ZAMBIA. East Africa/Horn of Africa o. Uganda: Country Produces ARVs, Malaria Drugs;Anthony Bugembe:20 February 2009:THE NEW VISION. 8 p. Zanzibar Dumps Malaria as Uganda Runs Out of Coartem: Moses Talemwa: 25 February 2009:The Weekly Observer (Kampala). q. Tanzania: Home Deliveries Contribute to Mother, Child Deaths:26 February 2009:IRIN. r. Somalia: Agencies Alarmed By Child Malnutrition:23 February 2009:IRIN. s. Somalia: Child Deaths Linked to Acute Water Shortage in Galgadud:24 February 2009:IRIN. Central Africa t. Cameroon: Eliminating Malaria in Children:Brenda Yufeh:24 February 2009:CAMEROON TRIBUNE. u. Rwanda: Drop in Malaria Thanks to Indoor Spraying:Sam Ruburika;20 February 2009:Focus Media (Kigali) v. Rwanda: Illicit Drugs Worth Rwf33 Million Destroyed: Sam Nkurunziza :21 February 2009:THE NEW TIMES. 7. ENVIRONMENT West Africa a. Nigeria: Oil Spill - Unep Team Unveils Work Plan:Onyebuchi Ezigbo:24 February 2009:THIS DAY. b. Gambia: 25 Environmental Journalists Undergo Training:Lamin A. Darboe;25 February 2009:FOROYAA Newspaper (Serrekunda) Southern Africa c. Namibia: No End to the Deluge:23 February 2009:THE NAMIBIAN. d. SOUTH AFRICA: Climate Change Threatens Livelihoods Along Continent's Coast: Miriam Mannak:19 February 2009:INTER PRESS SERVICE NEWS AGENCY. East Africa/Horn of Africa e. Uganda: Climate Change And Conflicts:23 February 2009:IRIN. f. Uganda: Garbage War Threatens Sh2.3 Billion Waste Project: John Eremu and James Kabengwa: THE NEW VISION.25 February 2009. Central Africa g. Burundi: Conserve Nile Waters – VP:Edwin Musoni in Burundi:23 February 2009:THE NEW TIMES. 8. ECONOMY AND ENERGY West Africa 9 a. Nigeria: Yar'Adua Has Plans for Vision 2020 – Tanimu: Abdulfattah Olajide:27 February 2009:DAILY TRUST. b. Nigeria: Shell Plans U.S. $3 Billion Loan to Lift Oil Sector:22 February 2009 :THIS DAY. c. Nigeria: NBC - Govt, Cameroon Yet to Check Oil Fields:24 February 2009:THIS DAY. d. Nigeria: FG Finally Removes Subsidy on Petrol: Chesa Chesa:27 February 2009;Daily Independent (Lagos) e. SIERRA LEONE: Zain Introduces Mobile Banking: Sahr Morris Jnr:25 February 2009.Concord Times (Freetown) f. Ghana: EU Rep Walks Out of Forum:Frederick Asiamah :27 February 2009:Public Agenda (Accra). g. Ghana: Country's Oil Can Erode Democratic Accountability: Masahudu Ankiilu Kunateh:26 February 2009:THE CHRONICLE. h. Nigeria: 100 Trillion Cubic Feet Gas Reserve Abandoned - NLNG Boss: Ese Awhotu:26 February 2009:Leadership (Abuja) i. Gambia: Wind Power, a Diversification of Energy:Pateh Baldeh :25 February 2009:FOROYAA Newspaper (Serrekunda) Southern Africa j.
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