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Africa Report PROJECT ON BUSINESS AND POLITICS IN THE MUSLIM WORLD AFRICA REPORT Third Quarterly Report on Africa July to September 2008 Volume: 1 Reports for the month of July 2008 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 Third Quarterly Report on Asia July to September 2008 Volume: 1 Reports for the month of July 2008 Department of Politics and International Relations International Islamic University Islamabad 2 BUSINESS AND POLITICS IN THE MUSLIM WORLD AFRICA REPORT Third Quarterly Report on Africa 2008 Table of contents Reports for the month of July Week-1 July 08, 2008 05 Week-2 July 15, 2008 95 Week-3 July 22, 2008 241 Week-4 July 29, 2008 366 Country profiles Sources 3 4 BUSINESS AND POLITICS IN THE MUSLIM WORLD Weekly Presentation: July 8, 2008 Sub-Saharan Africa Abbas S Lamptey Period: June 29 to July 5, 2008 THE HEADLINES 1. CHINA -AFRICA RELATIONS WEST AFRICA • Nigeria: Phase3 Telecom Partners Chinese Firm for Additional Rollout: Daily Trust (Abuja): 30 June 2008. SOUTHERN AFRICA • South Africa: Reality Check: Business Day (Johannesburg): EDITORIAL: 4 July 2008. • Angola: Govt And China Sign Financial Accord: Angola Press Agency (Luanda): 4 July 2008. • Angola: Chinese Communist Party Hails Political Stability, Economic Growth: Angola Press Agency (Luanda): 3 July 2008. • Angola: President Eduardo Dos Santos Analyses Cooperation With China: Angola Press Agency (Luanda): 3 July 2008. • Namibia: Major Chinese Building Firms 'Not AA Compliant’: The Namibian (Windhoek): 1 July 2008. • Zimbabwe: China Declines to Join Anti-Zimbabwe Crusade: The Herald (Harare): 1 July 2008. EAST AFRICA/HORN OF AFRICA • Kenya: Lundin to Acquire 30 Percent of Chinese Oil Rights; The East African (Nairobi): 29 June 2008. CENTRAL AFRICA • Cameroon: Chinese Tea En Vogue: Cameroon Tribune (Yaoundé): 4 July 2008. 2. PAN AFRICA WEST AFRICA • Lawyers to Be Trained in Legal Drafting: Commonwealth News and Information Service (London): 3 July 2008. SOUTHERN AFRICA • Zimbabwe: Executive Council Makes 'Specific' Recommendation on Country: BuaNews (Tshwane): 30 June 2008. • Zimbabwe: Consensus Grows on Negotiated End to Crisis: allAfrica.com: 30 June 2008. • AU to Demarcate Borders to Limit Conflicts: BuaNews (Tshwane): 1 July 2008. 5 • African Union Defers Continental Government, Supports SADC Mediation in Zimbabwe: Southern African News Features (Harare): 3 July 2008. • Mixed Reviews From Civil Society: Inter Press Service (Johannesburg): 3 July 2008. • ARM Includes Zimbabwe in Continental Growth Plans: Business Day (Johannesburg): 3 July 2008. EAST AFRICA/HORN OF AFRICA • AU States Root for One African Govt: New Vision (Kampala): 3 July 2008. CENTRAL AFRICA • Continent Faces 'Dramatic' Physician Shortage By 2015, Cautions UN Health Agency: UN News Service (New York): 2 July 2008. 3. HUMAN RIGHTS, GENDER AND SOCIAL ISSUES WEST AFRICA • Gambia: Newspaper Journalist Violently Attacked: Media Foundation for West Africa (Accra): PRESS RELEASE: 4 July 2008. SOUTHERN AFRICA • Zimbabwe: 300 Victims Seek Refuge At US Embassy: Zimbabwe Independent (Harare): 4 July 2008. • Zimbabwe: UN Security Council Debates Sanctions: allAfrica.com: 4 July 2008. • Zimbabwe: After Sham Election Mugabe Disbands Militia Bases: SW Radio Africa (London): 4 July 2008. • Zimbabwe: Woza Leaders Finally Released: SW Radio Africa (London): 3 July 2008. EAST AFRICA/HORN OF AFRICA • Seychelles: Problems in Paradise: Inter Press Service (Johannesburg): 3 July 2008. • Dar Rejects Mugabe Win: The Citizen (Dar es Salaam): 4 July 2008. • Ethiopia: Opposition Protest As Parliament Passes New Media Law: The Nation (Nairobi): 4 July 2008. CENTRAL AFRICA • Congo-Kinshasa: Opposition Leader Faces War Crimes Charges: allAfrica.com: 3 July 2008. 4. REFUGEES AND MIGRATION ISSUES WEST AFRICA • West Africa: Despite Progress, Region Faces Challenges in Consolidating Peace – Ban: UN News Service (New York): 3 July 2008. • Nigeria: 3,000 Cameroonian Refugees Flee Into Amana: Vanguard (Lagos): 2 July 2008. SOUTHERN AFRICA • South Africa: Mbeki Apologies for Attacks On Foreign Nationals: BuaNews (Tshwane): 4 July 2008. EAST AFRICA/HORN OF AFRICA 6 • Sudan: New Joint UN-African Union Mediator for Darfur Conflict Appointed: UN News Service (New York): 30 June 2008. • Somalia: Immigrants Surrender to Zimbabwean Police for 'Dire Life': Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu): 4 July 2008. • Somalia: Displaced Return As Fighting Subsides in Central Town: UN Integrated Regional Information Networks: 3 July 2008. CENTRAL AFRICA • Congo-Kinshasa: Humanitarians Pick Up the Pieces As Insecurity Persists in North Kivu: UN Integrated Regional Information Networks: 30 June 2008. 5. HEALTH MATTERS (HIV/AIDS, MALARIA, TB) WEST AFRICA • Liberia: WHO Boss Wants Emphasis On Maternal Health: The NEWS (Monrovia): 4 July 2008. • Nigeria: Benue Highest On HIV Prevalence Rate –Osotimehin: This Day (Lagos): 4 July 2008. • Nigeria: Over 500,000 Women Live With Fistulae – Minister: Leadership (Abuja): 4 July 2008. • Ghana: Drug-Resistant TB Rapid Tests to Be Available in Developing Countries: Accra Mail (Accra): 4 July 2008. • Ghana: Country On the Way to Eliminating Trachoma: Ghanaian Chronicle (Accra): 3 July 2008. • Sierra Leone: Iranian Envoy to Assist Health Ministry: Concord Times (Freetown): 4 July 2008. • Nigeria: FG Allocates N1.115 Billion to Fight HIV/Aids: Leadership (Abuja): 4 July 2008. SOUTHERN AFRICA • South Africa: Better Management of TB Results in Higher Cure Rate: BuaNews (Tshwane): 4 July 2008. EAST AFRICA/HORN OF AFRICA • Kenya: Health Workers Call Off Strike: The Nation (Nairobi): 5 July 2008. CENTRAL AFRICA • Rwanda: Researchers Push for Rapid Circumcision Campaigns: Rwanda News Agency/Agence Rwandaise d'Information (Kigali): 4 July 2008. • Rwanda: More Men Dying On Antiretroviral Treatment: Rwanda News Agency/Agence Rwandaise d'Information (Kigali): 3 July 2008. 6. ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE MATTERS WEST AFRICA • Ghana: Workshop On Prevention of Marine Pollution Begins: Accra Mail (Accra): 4 July 2008. • Nigeria: Cross River to Set Up Ecosystem Monitoring Mechanism: Vanguard (Lagos): 3 July 2008. 7 SOUTHERN AFRICA • Namibia: MET to Auction Selected Species: New Era (Windhoek): 1 July 2008. EAST AFRICA/HORN OF AFRICA • Uganda: Anti-Plastic Campaign Successful in Kampala: New Vision (Kampala): 2 July 2008. CENTRAL AFRICA • Rwanda: Bill Against Polythene Bags Passed: The New Times (Kigali): 3 July 2008. • Cameroon: Research Confirms Trawling Caused Havoc: The Post (Buea): 4 July 2008. 7. ENERGY WEST AFRICA • Nigeria: Why Niger-Delta Summit Will Not Hold - Leaders: Vanguard (Lagos): 5 July 2008. • Nigeria: Pipeline Vandalisation May Derail Power Emergency, Says Shell: This Day (Lagos): 5 July 2008. • Liberia: Bids Open for New Petroleum Blocks: The NEWS (Monrovia): 4 July 2008. SOUTHERN AFRICA • Angola: Netherlands Wants to Import Gas From Country: Angola Press Agency (Luanda): 4 July 2008. • Zimbabwe: Triangle Resumes Ethanol Production: The Herald (Harare): 4 July 2008. EAST AFRICA/HORN OF AFRICA • Uganda: Sh234.7 Billion Earned From Electricity: New Vision (Kampala): 2 July 2008. • Tanzania: Govt Vows to Monitor Gas Projects: The Citizen (Dar es Salaam): 1 July 2008. 8. DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY WEST AFRICA • Ghana: Communities Have Not Benefited From Royalties - CHRAJ: Public Agenda (Accra): 4 July 2008. • Ghana: Engen Wins Ghana-Nepad Award for Country Contribution: Public Agenda (Accra): 4 July 2008. • Nigeria: Telecoms Market - Country Maintains Lead in Africa: This Day (Lagos): 4 July 2008. • Gambia: Ecobank Opens More Branches: The Daily Observer (Banjul): 4 July 2008. SOUTHERN AFRICA • Zimbabwe: 'Can I Give You Some Harare Luggage for Your US Dollars?' : UN Integrated Regional Information Networks: 4 July 2008. 8 • South Africa: Income Disparity Widening: Business Day (Johannesburg): 4 July 2008. EAST AFRICA/HORN OF AFRICA • Uganda: Two Million to Lose Jobs Over Scrap Trade Ban: New Vision (Kampala): 3 July 2008. • Kenya: Economic Growth Back On Track: The Nation (Nairobi): 4 July 2008. • Ethiopia: Oil Price, Inflation Critical Challenges – Minister: The Daily Monitor (Addis Ababa): 4 July 2008. CENTRAL AFRICA • Rwanda: Government Planning to Bypass Kenya, Tanzania Ports: Rwanda News Agency/Agence Rwandaise d'Information (Kigali): 4 July 2008. • Congo-Kinshasa: Metorex Copper Production May Rise Fourfold: Business Day (Johannesburg): 4 July 2008. 9. DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL POLITICS WEST AFRICA • West Africa: Sierra Leone, Nigeria Battle for UN Seat: Concord Times (Freetown): 4 July 2008. • Nigeria: Yar'Adua - Why Niger Delta Summit Must Hold : This Day (Lagos): 4 July 2008. SOUTHERN AFRICA • Zimbabwe: Cosatu Holds Beitbridge Border Demonstration: SW Radio Africa (London): 5 July 2008. • Zimbabwe: Mugabe's Regional War Talk: SW Radio Africa (London): 4 July 2008. • Zimbabwe: Cabinet to Include MDC : Zimbabwe Independent (Harare): 4 July 2008. EAST AFRICA/HORN OF AFRICA • Kenya: Now Orengo Puts Kibaki On the Spot: The Nation (Nairobi): 5 July 2008. CENTRAL AFRICA • Cameroon: Change Activists Advocate Freezing of Biya's Swiss Account: The Post (Buea): 4 July 2008. 10. PEACEKEEPING, CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND SECURITY MATTERS WEST AFRICA • Nigeria: Soldiers Rampage in Akure: This Day (Lagos): 5 July 2008. • Nigeria: Gambari Gets Cold Feet Over Niger Delta: Vanguard
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