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Africa Report PROJECT ON BUSINESS AND POLITICS IN THE MUSLIM WORLD AFRICA REPORT Second Quarterly Report on Africa April to June 2008 Volume: 1 Reports for the period April to May 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 Second Quarterly Report on Asia April to June 2008 Reports for the period April to May 2008 Volume: 1 Department of Politics and International Relations International Islamic University Islamabad 2 BUSINESS AND POLITICS IN THE MUSLIM WORLD AFRICA REPORT Second Quarterly Report on Africa 2008 Table of contents Reports for the month of April Week-1 April 01, 2008 05 Week-2 April 08, 2008 63 Week-3 April 15, 2008 120 Week-4 April 22, 2008 185 Week-5 April 29, 2008 247 Reports for the month of May Week-1 May 06, 2008 305 Week-2 May 12, 2008 374 Week-3 May 20, 2008 442 Country profiles Sources 3 4 BUSINESS AND POLITICS IN THE MUSLIM WORLD Weekly Presentation: April 1, 2008 Sub-Saharan Africa Abbas S Lamptey Period: From March 23 to March 29 2008 1. CHINA -AFRICA RELATIONS WEST AFRICA Sierra Leone: Chinese May Evade Govt Ban On Logging: Concord Times (Freetown):28 March 2008. Liberia: Chinese Women Donate U.S. $36,000 Materials: The NEWS (Monrovia):28 March 2008. Africa: China/Africa Trade May Hit $100bn in 2010:This Day (Lagos):28 March 2008. SOUTHERN AFRICA South Africa: Red Carpet Out for Chinese Tourism Delegation: Cape Argus (Cape Town):27 March 2008. Angola: China Reiterates Support for Development: Angola Press Agency (Luanda):27 March 2008. EAST AFRICA • Kenya: Sculpture to Be Built for Chinese Sailor: The Nation (Nairobi):28 March 2008. CENTRAL AFRICA • Cameroon: Bolstering Road Construction: Cameroon Tribune (Yaoundé):28 March 2008. 2. PAN AFRICA WEST AFRICA • Ghana: Annan Wins Another Prize: Accra Mail (Accra):26 March 2008. • Africa: UK $1 Billion Kick Start to Get Children Into Education: United Kingdom Department for International Development (London): PRESS RELEASE: 27 March 2008. • Africa: Country Now Africa's Largest Telecom Market: Vanguard (Lagos):28 March 2008. SOUTHERN AFRICA • Africa: AU Observer Team Hails Peaceful Environment: The Herald (Harare):28 March 2008. 5 • Africa: Continent's Court Expected to Start Operations After June: Hirondelle News Agency (Lausanne):19 March 2008. EAST AFRICA • Africa: AU, Partners Sign Accord to Aid Transition Process: The Daily Monitor (Addis Ababa):28 March 2008. • Africa: Clause Holds Key to New Nile Treaty: The Nation (Nairobi):28 March 2008. CENTRAL AFRICA • Rwanda: Women Good for Peace Keeping Missions: Rwanda News Agency/Agence Rwandaise d'Information (Kigali):26 March 2008. 3. HUMAN RIGHTS, GENDER AND SOCIAL ISSUES WEST AFRICA • Gambia: Journalist Dismissed for Serving in Union Executive Position: Media Foundation for West Africa (Accra): PRESS RELEASE: 28 March 2008. • Ghana: Christian Council Calls for Media Partnership: Ghanaian Chronicle (Accra):27 March 2008. • Liberia: Controversy Over U.S. $10,000 Islamic Schools' Subsidies: The Inquirer (Monrovia):25 March 2008. • Guinea: Journalist Suspended for Interviewing Critics of the Government: Media Foundation for West Africa (Accra): PRESS RELEASE: 28 March 2008. SOUTHERN AFRICA • Zimbabwe: Supreme Court Declares Ban Against Journalist Null And Void: Media Institute of Southern Africa (Windhoek): PRESS RELEASE: 27 March 2008. • Africa: Africanise Church, Says President: The Herald (Harare):25 March 2008. • Zimbabwe: I Committed Adultery -- Pius Ncube: The Herald (Harare):25 March 2008. • Zimbabwe: 10 Youths Arrested for Playing Anti-Mugabe Song: SW Radio Africa (London):28 March 2008. EAST AFRICA • Kenya: Courts Unfriendly to Sexual Abuse Victims: The East African Standard (Nairobi):29 March 2008. • Kenya: Muslim Faithful Mark Mawlid: The East African Standard: Nairobi):29 March 2008. • Uganda: Muslims Form Elite Union: The Weekly Observer (Kampala):27 March 2008. CENTRAL AFRICA 6 • Chad: N'djamena Press Reappears for First Time Since State of Emergency Proclaimed: Reporters sans Frontières (Paris): PRESS RELEASE: 28 March 2008. 4. REFUGEES AND MIGRATION ISSUES WEST AFRICA • Liberia: Ghanaian Govt Taken to Court Over Detained Refugees: The NEWS (Monrovia):27 March 2008. • Liberia: UNHCR Tells Ghana to Stop Deportation: The NEWS (Monrovia):26 March 2008. • Liberia: A Road-Map to End Stand-Off Over Refugees: UN Integrated Regional Information Networks: 28 March 2008. • Liberia: Return Refugees: The Inquirer (Monrovia):28 March 2008. • West Africa: ECOWAS Citizens Union Impress With GOL On Handling of Refugees Issue: The Analyst (Monrovia):28 March 2008. EAST AFRICA • Kenya: IDP Camps Deplorable – KNCHR: The East African Standard: Nairobi):28 March 2008. • Kenya: Too Scared to Go Home; UN Integrated Regional Information Networks: 28 March 2008. • Kenya: Army Vows to Pursue Militia in Mt Elgon: The Nation (Nairobi):25 March 2008. • Somalia: Number Seeking Asylum On the Rise, UN Refugee Agency Reports: UN News Service (New York):28 March 2008. CENTRAL AFRICA • Congo-Kinshasa: Fear, Uncertainty Deter North Kivu IDPs From Going Home: UN Integrated Regional Information Networks: 26 March 2008. 5. HEALTH MATTERS (HIV/AIDS, MALARIA, TB) WEST AFRICA • Nigeria: Measles Kills 165 Children in Katsina State: UN Integrated Regional Information Networks: 28 March 2008. • Nigeria: Worst Cholera Outbreak in Years in Benue State: UN Integrated Regional Information Networks: 28 March 2008. • Nigeria: Govt Moves to Tackle Meningitis, VVF: This Day (Lagos):27 March 2008. • Sierra Leone: Stigma is Still a Challenge for TB Patients: Concord Times (Freetown):27 March 2008. SOUTHERN AFRICA 7 • Botswana: Let's Learn From Malawi: Mmegi/The Reporter (Gaborone): EDITORIAL: 27 March 2008. • Namibia: Obesity in Namibia a Growing Problem: New Era (Windhoek):27 March 2008. • Namibia: Cholera Cases Up to 455:The Namibian (Windhoek):27 March 2008. EAST AFRICA • Uganda: The Myths of Miracle Healing: The Monitor (Kampala): OPINION: 29 March 2008. • Eritrea: Regional Conference Against Female Genital Mutilation Conducted in Asmara: Shabait.com (Asmara):28 March 2008. • Uganda: Older People Spreading HIV More: The Monitor (Kampala):28 March 2008. • Kenya: WHO Warns of TB Epidemic: The East African Standard (Nairobi):28 March 2008. 6. ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE MATTERS WEST AFRICA • Nigeria: Forests to Disappear By 2020 – Expert: Leadership (Abuja):28 March 2008. • Nigeria: Niger Delta Risks Being Lost, Submerged - Foreign Experts: Leadership (Abuja):27 March 2008. SOUTHERN AFRICA • South Africa: Govt Prohibits Use of Asbestos: BuaNews (Tshwane):27 March 2008. • Mozambique: NGO Warns That Biofuels May Threaten Forests: Agencia de Informacao de Mocambique (Maputo):26 March 2008. EAST AFRICA • Uganda: SIDA Gives Lake Vic Communities Sh3b:New Vision (Kampala):25 March 2008. CENTRAL AFRICA Cameroon: Tidying the Forest: Cameroon Tribune (Yaoundé):26 March 2008. 7. ENERGY WEST AFRICA • Nigeria: New Policy On Fuel Tankers Underway: Daily Champion (Lagos):28 March 2008 • Nigeria: Fuel Scarcity Hits Kano Again: Leadership (Abuja):27 March 2008. SOUTHERN AFRICA • Mozambique: Partnership to Produce Bio-Diesel: Agencia de Informacao de Mocambique (Maputo):28 March 2008. 8 • Zimbabwe: Energy a Major Issue in Elections: Southern African News Features (Harare):27 March 2008. • Zimbabwe: Oil Price Hampers Efforts to Contain Inflation – Mboweni: The Herald (Harare):27 March 2008. CENTRAL AFRICA • Rwanda: High Oil Prices Make Essential Commodities Costly: The New Times (Kigali):28 March 2008. 8. DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY WEST AFRICA • Burkina Faso: Flush With New Funds for Water and Sanitation: UN Integrated Regional Information Networks: 28 March 2008. SOUTHERN AFRICA • Southern Africa: 'SADC Secretariat Inertia Worrisome': The Times of Zambia (Ndola):28 March 2008. • Southern Africa: Feeling the Bite of Rising Food Prices: UN Integrated Regional Information Networks: 28 March 2008. EAST AFRICA • Kenya: Investors Scramble for 10 Billion Safaricom Shares: The Nation (Nairobi):29 March 2008. • Uganda: Civil Society Vows to Stop EPA: The Monitor (Kampala):28 March 2008. 9. DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL POLITICS WEST AFRICA • Guinea Bissau: International Engagement Key for Peace, Says Top UN Envoy: UN News Service (New York):26 March 2008. • Nigeria: EFCC Probes Obasanjo: Vanguard (Lagos):27 March 2008. SOUTHERN AFRICA • Zimbabwe: I Am Ready to Quit If Defeated, Says Mugabe: The Nation (Nairobi):28 March 2008. • Zimbabwe: Defence And Security Chiefs Put Forces On Full Alert: SW Radio Africa (London):28 March 2008. • Zimbabwe: Country Goes to the Polls Amid Fears of Rigging By Mugabe: The Nation (Nairobi):29 March 2008. • Zimbabwe: Poll Shows Tsvangirai is Likely Winner: The East African Standard (Nairobi):29 March 2008. • Zimbabwe: SA Election Observer Team Furious Over DA Report: The Zimbabwe Guardian (London):28 March 2008. 9 EAST AFRICA • Kenya: Cabinet Talks Deadlock: The Nation (Nairobi):29 March 2008. • Kenya: Annan Talks to Kibaki, Raila: The East African Standard: Nairobi):28 March 2008. • Uganda: Court Martial Jails Kazini for 3 Years: New Vision (Kampala):27 March 2008. 10. PEACEKEEPING, CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND SECURITY MATTERS WEST AFRICA • Africa: U.S. $30 Billion Spent On Peace Issues: Ghanaian Chronicle (Accra):27 March 2008. • Sierra Leone: Country Hosts Heads of UN Peace Missions in West Africa: Concord
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