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By Peter Uduehi fect as the two Canada has dropped its visa ban to the countries strug- people of Liberia following declaration by the gle to rid them- World Health Organisation that the west Afri- selves of ebola, can country is now free of ebola. which claimed Canada imposed visa sanctions last Octo- more than six ber on Liberians and citizens of Sierra Leone thousand lives and Guinea because of the persistence of ebola since the out- in their countries. The ban was seen as contro- break a year versial with the WHO saying it violated the ago. Ebola International Health Regulations, a treaty to claimed more which Canada is a signatory. The treaty states than 4,700 lives that nations are not to embark on policies in Liberia be- that obstruct commerce and travel in case of fore the “free” global health emergencies, especially if the declaration in WHO has not advised on such a move. But the early May. Stu- Canadian government argued that because the dents have ban did not affect Canadian volunteering since returned to school in all countries since health workers travelling in and out of the the Canadian government and advised other March as only a handful of cases were record- ebola-affected west African countries its policy nations to respect the letter of the treaty. ed three months ago. A country is declared did not violate the treaty. Meanwhile, the ban on those seeking visas free of ebola after 42 days of zero reported cas- WHO and global health experts criticised from Sierra Leone and Guinea remains in ef- es.

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the end. Nigeria’s laudable Jonathan’s critics have denounced him as too Analysis spineless to go on a full attack of the Boko Haram elections augurs well, By Peter Uduehi Jihadists, who essentially are bandits preying on young women and harassing the innocent. and Jonathan makes Nigerian-Canadians were in almost total agree- ment that the ship of state had become too burden- through violence and intolerance. That’s one impli- some for Jonathan to steer and that a more milita- his mark in history cation of the Nigerian elections that will bode well ristic Buhari was the answer to the Boko Haram Here in Canada, the seemingly peaceful tran- for the continent if all politicians take heed. disturbances. sition of power that is about to take place in Nige- But Jonathan went soft on ria, as a result of the recent elections, is a win for the terrorist extremists for all. It means oil prices will likely remain as low as years, not because he’s they have been for quite some time now. “Jonathan is no Mandela for sure, but his tempera- weak, but because he is a

thinking man. He preferred Nigeria is the fifth largest producer of oil in the ment is profound, genuine and didactic as he chooses to give the militants world and many analysts were already predicting to lead by example. That is exactly why the recent enough rope to hang them- a rise in crude oil prices should civil war erupt as a elections in Nigeria were without bitterness in the selves. result of the vote. But, the violence and ethnic fire- When he did decide to ac- storm many fearfully anticipated did not happen end…” tually thrash them two when challenger Muhammadu Buhari defeated the Peter Uduehi months ago – to pave way incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan. for the elections to really Of the Nigerians living in the Toronto area, many happen in those once-tense were comforted by the fact that they “don’t have to regions – the Islamists succumbed to cowardice; worry too much about loved ones we left back hence many of the areas they once overran from home,” noted Peter Obuba, a Toronto-based law- Another implication of the Nigerian elections is hapless villagers in the northeast of the country fell yer. “Can you imagine the type of headache a vio- that it highlights how imperative it is to have edu- from their hands without much military prodding. lent atmosphere would have brought to many of us cated and forthright leaders, known to be selfless Yet it was clear that many Nigerians wanted a living here?” he asked. and humble. change at the helm, as did members of the diaspora “[W]e Nigerians in Toronto and Canada can rest Jonathan is no Mandela for sure, but his tempera- living in Canada. Nigerian-Canadians were in al- easy knowing that our people back home are ment is profound, genuine and didactic as he most total agreement that the ship of state had be- sound and okay, and that some of us whose invest- chooses to lead by example. That is exactly why the come too burdensome for Jonathan to steer and ments are in Nigeria will feel safer to continue to recent elections in Nigeria were without bitterness that a more militaristic Buhari was the answer to invest in our homeland.” - Emelike Ukpabi, Nigeri- in the end. the Boko Haram disturbances. Little wonder the an-Canadian The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Mobutu incumbent lost. Most Nigerians living in Canada, with the excep- Sese Seko, Chad’s Hissène Habré, Ivory Coast’s tion of embassy and consular staff, did not vote in Laurent Gbagbo, Libya’s Col Muammar Gaddafi the elections. and Equatorial Guinea’s president-for-life, Teodoro Obiang, to name a few Financial investor Emelike Ukpabi is also of the dim-wit tyrants, were opinion that the successful elections don’t only, (and are) all depraved, “make us look good in Canada as Africans, it also vile and abhorrent men means we Nigerians in Toronto and Canada can who got it into their rest easy knowing that our people back home are heads that their coun- sound and okay, and that some of us whose invest- tries would be nothing ments are in Nigeria will feel safer to continue to without them, continu- invest in our homeland,” he stressed, adding, ously supplying them- “these are indeed good times.” selves as heads of state While the much-dreaded Nigerian elections have and plunging their citi- come and gone relatively peacefully, what they zens into the abyss of actually mean for Africa’s most populous nation deprivation. and biggest economy, as well as for the entire con- The erstwhile and late tinent, can be far-reaching. emperor of the Central African Republic, Jean- Many sceptics feared the elections would throw the Bédel Bokassa, for ex- country into turmoil, as previous ones have, and ample, was reported by with good reason. No election has passed off so his detractors to feed peacefully as this one, as no incumbent in the coun- some of his political try’s history has ever been voted out of office: the enemies to caged lions incumbent has always won while his challenger in an annex to his pal- and supporters have always found themselves ace. throwing rocks and missiles afterwards – maiming But the likes of Nelson and killing innocent people. Mandela come to mind “[The election was] a testament to the maturity of as shining stars of a Nigeria’s democracy… a democratic shift.” - Ban new order, though he Ki Moon, United Nations was advanced in years In spite of the low turnout (because voters were when he actually apprehensive of violence), stakeholders, world reached the political leaders and international observers have praised scene. The great Madi- the vote as impressive and a promising event for ba almost single- democracy in Africa. United Nations secretary gen- handedly brought eral Ban Ki Moon described the elections as, “a tes- South Africa out of the tament to the maturity of Nigeria’s democracy… a dark ages of the worst democratic shift.” human rights record Outgoing president Jonathan put it succinctly, an- that apartheid dealt the nouncing that, “Nobody’s ambition is worth the southern tip of the con- blood of any Nigerian… I thank all Nigerians once tinent, and led the na- again for the great opportunity I was given to lead tion into a modern era this country and assure you that I will continue to where justice and peace do my best at the helm of national affairs until the became tangibles. end of my tenure.” In the statement, which was delivered shortly after he conceded defeat publicly, Jonathan is no Mandela he also noted, “I have conveyed my personal best for sure, but his tem- wishes (in a telephone call) to General Muham- perament is profound, madu Buhari.” genuine and didactic as Jonathan’s concession in defeat was not only mag- he chooses to lead by nanimous, but an exemplar of pure sophistication example. That is exactly and panache, especially in a continent where politi- why the recent elec- cians have always felt it was their birthright to be tions in Nigeria were leaders, blemishing the face of their countries without bitterness in African World News 23/05/15

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These are among the key findings of a new review of women's participation in the industry, pub- lished by FAO today. Capture fisheries, aquacul- ture and related post-capture activities support the livelihoods of over 120 million people, many of whom work in the traditional, small-scale sector.

Fish are also an important source of nutrition across the world and provides more than 20 per- cent of animal protein in low-income food-deficit countries. Okonji-Iweala up for the reopening. Increasing gender equality in the fisheries sector is important for food security - both at a household Decision to lift lion level, where women contribute essential food and Nigerian governors income to their families, and at the global level, where the seafood industry faces the challenge of ask finance minister to hunting ban ques- sustainably increasing production to feed a grow- ing world population.Production in the sector will explain case of lost bil- tioned in Zambia need to rise by 20 to 30 million tonnes a year to meet these growing needs, according to FAO. lions from oil revenue GREEN Party president Peter Sinkamba has ex- The globalisation of markets, stagnating catches From Daily Trust, Nigeria pressed concern over the decision by Government from the world's oceans, and climate change are The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) on Monday to lift the ban on big cat hunting in the country. among the factors putting extra pressure on the night demanded an explanation from the Minister livelihoods of women in the fisheries sector. of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Econ- Tourism and Arts Minister Jean Kapata last week In many cases, this adds to existing limits women omy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on the $20 billion announced the lifting of the ban on cat hunting in entrepreneurs face due to established gender roles excess crude account. the country on account that it greatly affected the and a lack of access to resources like processing wildlife resource livelihoods of local authorities in technology and storage facilities, according to the At a meeting chaired by Governor Rotimi Amaechi game management Areas. report, which traces women's participation across of Rivers state in Abuja, the governors also recon- the industry - from catch to professional confer- ciled and re-united as a single umbrella association But Mr Sinkamba said in a statement in Kitwe yes- ences to corporate board rooms. "regardless of party differences." terday that the decision by Government to lift the Invisible women ban on hunting lions and leopards was wrong. He While men continue to dominate capture fisheries The forum had been sharply divided for several urged Government to reverse lifting of the ban and - particularly offshore and industrial fishing-- months into two factions after an election of new instead come up with other revenue generating women across all regions are often relegated to chairman ended in controversy. One group was schemes. processing, local sale and support roles, including led by governor Jonah Jang of Plateau state cleaning boats and bringing fish to market, the (Peoples Democratic Party) and the other by Gov- But the Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) com- report says. ernor Amaechi of the All Progressive Congress mended Government for lifting the ban which was These jobs are typically lower paid - in some cases (APC). By Saawua Terzungwe enforced two years ago. unpaid - and less recognized for their contribution ZAWA public relations officer Sakabilo Kalembwe to the economy, employment and food security. The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) on Monday said the lifting of the ban on hunting of big cats Future growth in the fisheries industry is expected night demanded an explanation from the Minister will ensure a great improvement in Government to come from fish farming, while FAO is support- of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Econ- revenue. ing governments and the private sector to keep omy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on the $20 billion capture fisheries stable and sustainable. excess crude account. Kalembwe said ZAWA will make sure that hunt- Yet, women who want to enter into fish produc- ing of cats was carried out according to statutory tion in some developing countries still face a lack At a meeting chaired by Governor Rotimi Amaechi regulations. of ownership rights that prevents them from own- of Rivers state in Abuja, the governors also recon- ing a boat or land needed for fishing and fish farm- ciled and re-united as a single umbrella association Government lifted the ban on cat hunting on con- ing. "regardless of party differences." dition that the guidelines were grafted into a statu- Limited access to loans, in addition, often bars tory instrument so that they become part of the women from starting or upgrading their own busi- The forum had been sharply divided for several wildlife law. nesses and adding value to their products to better months into two factions after an election of new compete in an increasingly globalized and mecha- chairman ended in controversy. One group was Ms Kapata explained that lion hunting should only nised industry. led by governor Jonah Jang of Plateau state resume in the 2016/2017 hunting season and not Widespread gaps in sex-disaggregated data for the (Peoples Democratic Party) and the other by Gov- this year. fisheries and aquaculture sector however are hin- ernor Amaechi of the All Progressive Congress dering efforts to address these gender issues, says (APC). She, however, said leopard hunting could resume FAO's study. this year 2015/2016 but with very precautionary A new network for women in the industry quotas. The problem of gender equality in the fisheries Kenya’s Westgate Mall, sector is not limited to small-scale fisheries in de- The two-year hunting ban was among others, ne- veloping countries. It is also reflected in their rela- scene of al-Shabab ter- cessitated by the weak regulatory mechanisms, declining lion populations in some areas due to rorism, to reopen over-harvesting, hunting of underage lions and From CapitamFM, Kenya depletion of habitats for lion. Westgate Mall will reopen in July, 21 months after it was attacked and destroyed by terrorists, direc- Other reasons were the increased lion deaths in tor Alex Trachtenberg has said. human-lion conflicts and lack of solid statistics upon which to base quotas. In a statement issued after an inter-denominational prayer service hosted at the Westgate Shopping The leopard ban was effected due to lack of serious Mall foyer, Trachtenberg said that tenants had be- monitoring lapses by ZAWA, which had since gun taking up space at the mall and will soon be been rectified. moving in to start outfitting their stores ahead of the reopening. "As the Management and Directors' tive absence in the board rooms, executive posi- of Westgate Mall alongside our esteemed tenants, New FAO report traces tions and fisheries conferences. we are today joined in this interdenominational Out of the world's 100 top seafood companies, on- thanksgiving and prayer service as we prepare for fisheries' glass ceiling ly one company is currently run by a woman as the reopening sometime in July," Trachtenberg From UN, Rome CEO, according to the report, compared with 8 said. While women are estimated to make up nearly percent of top positions held by women in the For- half of all people in the fisheries sector, their work tune 100 USA companies. Giant retailer Nakumatt was the anchor tenant of often goes unrecognized and underpaid, their ac- "Right now, the higher up you look in the indus- the mall. Nakumatt's managing director Atul Shah cess to opportunities and resources remains lim- try, the fewer women you see," added Audun said the firm will start working on finishes and ited and their representation in positions of leader- Lem, Deputy-Director of FAO's Fisheries and Aq- fittings of its Westgate store next week as it gears ship trails far behind other industries. uaculture Policy and Economics Division. African World News theafricanworldnews.com

ble closure of the remittance accounts, noting that European Investment Bank has been developing Anxiety grips the decision will have far- reaching effects not only activities in Angola since 1992. on the economy but also a threat to peace and co- hesion. Somalia as US bank Sunrise Community Banks in US state of Minneso- plans to close ta closed all Somali-American remittance accounts Algeria: Money launder- in 2011 while Barclays Bank in the UK announced ing, terrorism financing, money transfers plans to close the accounts of about 250 money top commitments Algiers — Fighting money laundering and terrorism financing "is at the top of Algeria's inter- national commitments," affirmed Wednesday the spokesman of Foreign Affairs Ministry Abdelaziz Benali Cherif, underlining that this issue "is not likely to be handled at the bilateral level with any Arab country or another."

"The issue of fight against money laundering and terrorism financing is at the top of Algeria's inter- national commitments. It is not likely to be handled at the bilateral level with any Arab country or an- other," said Benali Cherif in a statement to APS in response to what was relayed by some media, " with too much exaggeration, vagueness and dis- torted data, concerning the handling by the special- ized Algerian institutions of the issue of fight against money laundering and terrorism financ- ing."

"Algeria which has, in all times, been in the van- Al-Shabbaz militants in military drill guard of fight against terrorism, continued its ef- T h e transfer businesses, citing concerns about money forts at the international level to build a legal sys- announcement by the US bank, the Merchant Bank laundering. tem aimed at eradicating this scourge. It is, there- of California, that it is closing down accounts run by, undeniable that it is pioneer in terms of drying by Somali money remittance companies, has The US currency regulator OCC had warned Mer- up of the terrorism's financing sources, within a sparked fears of economic decline and multiple chant Bank of California last year that it found its group made up of 36 countries whose mission is to ripple effects in Somalia. anti-money laundering procedures inadequate, tighten the noose around terrorist groups," said expressing fears that the money could be chan- Benali Cherif. Somali lawmakers and beneficiaries said on Satur- neled to terror groups in East Africa and, particu- day the decision is likely to cut the lifeline of over larly, the Somalia based militant group Al- "The recommendations the group has decided on, one million Somalis who depend on foreign remit- Shabaab. among other measures, provide for the implemen- tances which account for 35 percent of the coun- tation of a legal and regulatory framework for eve- try's Gross Domestic product (GDP). Remittances The banking system in Somalia is relatively small ry country that must be adapted to the require- from the US alone are approximated at 200 million picking up after over two decades of civil war, but ments of an efficient and effective fight against all dollars annually. remittance companies commonly known as, Ha- what can represent a flaw likely to be exploited by walas, have been instrumental in facilitating mon- the terrorists to obtain financing to their criminal "The effect of this decision is not only economic, ey transfer serving the Somali community in Soma- acts," he underlined. but a security concern to the country and the re- lia, Djibouti and Kenya. gion," Mohamed Omar Dalha, a lawmaker told Burkina Faso: Green- Xinhua in Mogadishu. Angola - European Bank fingered Burkinabe women "This is an economic embargo and it gives a chance protect shea 'gold' to terrorist groups in the country to recruit young Supports Angola Cable who will be dispossessed of any source of income and school fees since most people depend on their TV With 20M Euros Cassou, Burkina Faso — The Nezeledoun re- relatives from abroad to send money every month," source centre in Cassou village is a hive of activity, Luanda — An agreement to finance the ex- Dalha said. unlike the thirsty farms nearby, as women cultivate pansion of broadband Internet service for, public/ tree seedlings and vegetables here, thanks to a private companies and private clients in an amount A 2014 report by Institute of Security Studies noted borehole that provides much-needed water. of 20 million Euros was signed between TV Cabo that the militant group Al-Shabaab recruited young Angola and the European Investment Bank, Angop men for as low as 50 dollars. The centre in Ziro province, 160 km south of learnt on Friday through a press note from Angola the Burkina Faso capital Ouagadougou, was set up Telecom. Dalha is also worried that with a recent UN-backed last year with support from international forest report saying over 730,000 Somalis are facing star- research bodies and Burkina Faso's Institute for The contract for the long-term loan was signed for vation this year, the decision to cut off remittances Environment and Agricultural Research (INERA). the Angolan side by Naiole Cohen dos Santos, Ad- might further exacerbate the situation subjecting ministrator for the Subsidiaries of Angola Telecom families to more suffering. They approached Diasso Dialia, a woman and its representative in TV Cabo Angola and Pat- from Cassou village who negotiated with middle- rick Walsh, Director of the European Investment "Millions of families depend on remittances from men buying locally produced shea butter known as Bank, responsible for financing outside Europe. relatives in the Europe and the US with some send- "women's gold", and asked her to help enlist her ing even between 100 dollars to 200 dollars; there- peers to start a tree nursery in the area. The loan from the European Investment Bank will fore, stopping this could put livelihoods into dan- support the expansion of broadband networks in ger. We request the American bank not to close the Shea trees are important to Burkina Faso's Luanda, Benguela and Lobito and the installation Somali companies accounts," added Dahla. economy, as they yield nuts that are crushed into a of new fibre optic communication networks in the creamy off-white or yellow butter widely used in city of Lubango, Huambo, Cabinda and Soyo. Abdullah Moalim Ahmed, an economic expert in soaps, cosmetics and food. But climate change

Mogadishu, said the decision to close the accounts threatens to undermine this traditional business. Naiole Cohen dos Santos stressed during the cere- means families in Somalia are not able to receive mony that this second loan from the referred bank the regular remittances and thus hurt families and In the past, the region's small-scale farmers to TV Cabo shows the confidence that the Europe- contribute to economic downfall in Somalia. relied on six months of rainfall between May and an Investment Bank has on the project of TV Cabo October to grow sorghum and okra Angola, along with its shareholders, Angola Tele- "The remittances support a number of businesses com and Visabeira Global. in Somalia thus a cuff-off could negatively impact on this business hence many people losing jobs," In 2006, the European Investment Bank supported Ahmed said. the successful installation of the first network of TV

Cabo Angola, in what was the first large invest- The closure comes after Somali Parliament last ment project supported by the referred bank in the week held a special session to debate on the possi- country. News of the African World they thought it might be on its way to a suicide Boko Haram bombing. A ministry spokesman says the soldiers got suspi- landmines hamper se- cious because Dirir's driver had blocked the sol- diers' vehicle from passing and ignored signals to curity on Cameroon- stop the car. The spokesman, Mohamed Yusuf Osman, says the Nigeria border soldiers' car had been speeding and traveling reck- lessly. Dirir's driver was also killed and another Cameroon's defense minister, Edgard Alain lawmaker was wounded in the attack. Mebe Ngo'o, says efforts to secure Cameroon's The government says that once the investigation is northern border with Nigeria are being hampered Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni over, all those involved in the shooting will be by land mines planted by Boko Haram fighters. He brought to justice. says Cameroon and Chad military units have been said Rugunda. Somali militant group al-Shabab on Saturday had deployed to the area around the Sambissa forest “President Museveni has been a regional claimed responsibility for the attack. The group hide-out of the terrorist group where numerous chairman of the peace process in Burundi and has killed several other lawmakers since the start mines have been detected. therefore, Uganda continues to play an important of 2014. Chad and Cameroon say huge numbers of role in ensuring that the people of Burundi are able land mines planted by Boko Haram fighters along and do manage their security situation well, so that Cameroon's border with Nigeria are a danger to peace and security can prevail in the country and Nigeria: Buhari not people, livestock and soldiers. The two countries issues can be resolved across the table other than have deployed specialized units of their military to other methods that would create a conflict,” he happy with transition detect and destroy the mines. added. Rugunda says relations between Burundi and He says Chad's President Idriss Deby Itno has Uganda remain warm despite Burundi's ongoing process Nigeria’s president-elect Muhamadu Buhari says again taken a laudable initiative to send Chad sol- political crisis. he’s disappointed with the transition process that would diers to assist Cameroon in detecting and destroy- “The Burundians living in Uganda live in ing the land mines. He says much has been done, swear in his new government on May 29. peace, they do [a] very significant amount of trade, Buhari, who was once head of state in the 1980s, but a lot still needs to be done to eradicate Boko so relations between the two countries are good said outgoing president Goodluck Jonathan’s ministers Haram so people may live in peace. relations,” said Rugunda. are not cooperating enough to ensure a smooth transi- tion of power by May’s end. Last month, Nigeria's military launched air A statement issued by the president-elect's direc- raids on the Sambissa forest and reported that it Opposition quits torate of media and signed by Malam Garba Shehu yes- had freed hundreds of people held captive by the terday said Buhari made his feelings known yesterday insurgents. Nigerian officials also said the final Burundi peace talks after he received an interim report from the Transition push to clear out the Islamist militants was ham- Committee set up to assist him transit smoothly to the pered by land mines. Presidency under the leadership of Alhaji Ahmed Joda.

following murder of Earlier in his opening remarks, the committee's chair- Colonel Jacob Kodji, who commands Came- man, Alhaji Joda, said his committee received tremen- roon soldiers fighting Boko Haram, says they re- party head dous cooperation from members of the organized private Burundi's opposition said it is quitting U.N.- ceived complaints from local residents that the sector (OPS), Nigeria's international development part- sponsored peace talks with the government after one of mines were killing people and livestock. ners as well as other stakeholders from across the coun- its leaders was gunned down in a drive-by shooting. try.Joda revealed that the committee worked hard Zedi Feruzi of the Union for Peace and Develop- He says the population of border villages with through four sub-committees to arrive at the interim ment party was buried Sunday, a day after he and a bod- report, adding, however, that the report did not receive Nigeria has been helping by giving useful infor- yguard were shot to death in the capital, Bujumbura. any input from the outgoing administration. mation to competent authorities. Thousands of opposition members accompanied

his coffin thorough the downtown streets to a Muslim He, however, expressed optimism that the final report of Boko Haram has not launched a major attack cemetery. the committee would include the input of the present on Cameroon within the past two months, but offi- Another opposition leader, Frederick administration, provided it is made available. Bamvuginyumvira, bitterly said that his party can no cials believe that the mines around their havens longer hold talks with the government. were intended to surprise and deter the Chad, According to the statement, the interim report dealt with "It is impossible. We have decided to leave the negotia- Cameroon and Nigerian forces fighting the mili- issues of good governance vis-a-vis the executive, legis- tions because they are of no use...the most urgent thing is tants. lature and judiciary arms of government, including fi- to cease the killings we are seeing and the organized nance and economy as well as core sectors like agricul- assassination of opposition leaders." ture, solid minerals and oil and gas. The spokesman of another opposition party said he

cannot guarantee that anti-government protesters will The report also looked at infrastructure, power, national Uganda says working stay peaceful. United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has con- demned Feruzi's murder and is urging all parties to shun with neighbors to violence and work to resolve the country's political crisis. Burundi authorities have violently cracked-down resolve Burundi crisis on anti-government protesters, who are angered by Pres- ident Pierre Nkurunziza's announcement that he will Uganda’s Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda seek a third term in next month's election. says his country is working with other regional Critics say a third term would be unconstitutional leaders to find a solution to the crisis in Burundi. and violate the two-term limit. Nkurunziza insists he is eligible to run again because

parliament, not voters, elected him to his first term in Rugunda is currently in Washington to meet 2005. with senior officials at the U.S. State Department His plans for another five-year term has plunged and is scheduled to meet with Ugandans across the Burundi into its worst crisis since a 2006 peace deal end- country.In an interview with VOA, he said the ed more than a decade of civil war. President-elect Buhari meeting aims to improve already good relations The government's violent reaction to the protests has between the United States and Uganda. killed more than 20 people, brought on a failed coup, security, education, health and social welfare, which “This was really consolidating the already and sent more than 100,000 Burundians fleeing to safety feature in the manifesto of the All Progressives Congress warm relations between our two countries. We in neighboring countries. (APC). These were also intensely studied and recom- On top of the violence, the U.N. refugee agency mendations made. In his response, Buhari thanked the have worked together on various programs and we says an outbreak of cholera has killed 31 Burundian refu- committee for doing a thorough job and presenting an expect an even broader scope of cooperation be- gees near Lake Tanganyika in Tanzania. Three-thousand interim report within the time allocated to it. tween the United States and Uganda, and between other people have been sickened. Officials have brought the United States and the region,” said Rugunda. in clean water and medicine. "Buhari, however, expressed disappointment that minis- The United States has called on East African ters and other government leaders were not at hand, so leaders to help resolve the crisis in Burundi. The far, to brief the committee but he assured that since the African Union has also called for dialogue after Official: Murdered bureaucrats who write the reports will be at hand after urging the government, opposition and civil socie- the departure of the politicians, whatever is there will ty groups to encourage their supporters to respect Somali lawmaker shot eventually be known. He requested the Joda-led commit- the constitution. tee to be in readiness to resume work the moment the outgoing government's handover notes are received," the Rugunda said the administration in Kampala by soldiers statement added. will continue with efforts to help restore peace and Somalia's government says a parliament stability in Burundi. member killed in Mogadishu Saturday was shot by Present at the event were APC national chairman, Chief "Uganda has by tradition played a very con- mistake by government soldiers. John Odigie-Oyegun; former chairman, Chief Bisi structive and active role in peace and security in The Somali defense ministry says soldiers opened Akande; APC national leader, Ahmed Bola Tinubu and the region, and actually Burundi in particular,” fire on the car of lawmaker Yusuf Dirir because Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi.

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over relegation- Africa’s richest man wants threatened Burn- ley at Upton Park. The Senegal star Arsenal club worked his way into the Burnley penalty area and was sent tumbling to the turf by Mi- chael Duff's trip as he prepared to shoot. Referee Jon- athan Moss, some- Nigeria’s Mikel Obi what harshly, ruled that Duff's him. foul denied Kouyate a goal-

scoring opportunity and showed a GERMANY red card before Mark Noble scored with the ensuing spot-kick. SALIF SANE (Hanover 96)

DIDIER DROGBA (Chelsea) A stunning second-half bicycle kick by the Senegal defender sealed relega- The veteran Ivorian once more led tion-threatened Hanover's 2-2 draw at the line, and for the entire 90 VfL Wolfsburg, who threw away a Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, Dangote has interests in sugar and minutes too, as Chelsea wrapped two-goal lead. Sane struck from 11 said he still wants to buy English flour and controls Dangote Cement metres out with a kick which up the Premier League title with a Premier League soccer team, Arsenal, Plc, Nigeria's biggest publicly traded slammed into the top left-hand corner 1-0 victory at home to Crystal Pal- even after its owners rebuffed him in company. He is investing $11 billion on 58 minutes.KEVIN-PRINCE 2010. in a 650,000 barrel-a-day oil refinery ace. Drogba tested Palace keeper BOATENG (Schalke 04) near Lagos and as much as $2.5 billion Julian Speroni early on with a dip- Nigeria's Dangote, an Arsenal fan in gas pipelines running to the city ping free-kick and then dropped Dropped for the last few games due to worth $15.7 billion, according to the from Nigeria's oil-rich Niger River deep before, in common with a lack of form, the Ghana midfielder Bloomberg Billionaires Index, dis- delta region.. manager Jose Mourinho, enjoying came off the bench for Cameroon's cussed buying a stake in the club five From the Nigerian Guardian title success in his second spell at Eric Choupo-Moting to help create years ago before talks with the owners two goals in Schalke's 3-2 fight-back Stamford Bridge to add to the fell through, he said. Since then his Premier League crowns he won win against VfB Stuttgart. Boateng wealth has grown more than seven- put in a final pass for Dutch striker first time around. fold. African Klaas-Jan Huntelaar to equalise on 78

minutes and then his 89th-minute "I still hope, one day at the right price, JOHN OBI MIKEL (Chelsea) shot was deflected by Stuttgart left- that I'll buy the team," Dangote, 58, players help back Florian Klein to give Schalke the said in an interview as he traveled on One of the Blues 'go-to' men when winner. a plane owned by one of his compa- Chelsea lift they are looking to close out a nies between the Ethiopian capital, match, the Nigerian replaced the IBRAHIMA TRAORE (Borussia Addis Ababa and the Nigerian com- trophy again ineffectual Juan Cuadrado at half- Moenchengladbach) mercial hub of Lagos recently. "I time and did what was required of might buy it, not at a ridiculous price him as Chelsea maintained what The Guinean came off the bench to but a price that the owners won't score Moenchengladbach's winner in in EPL turned out to be a title-winning want to resist. I know my strategy." their 2-1 victory at strugglers Hertha Ivorian legend Didier Drogba and clean sheet. Nigerian John Obi Mikel helped Berlin to reclaim third in the Bun- Arsenal is one of England's most suc- desliga table. Traore scored his first Chelsea defeat Crystal Palace 1-0 cessful clubs, having won 13 top flight SPAIN goal for Gladbach since joining from league titles in the country, the most at the weekend and clinch the Stuttgart last year when he came on after Manchester United and Liver- English Premier League title. YOUSSEF EL ARABI (Granada) with 73 minutes gone and drilled pool. home the winner five minutes from Deputising for injured striker Die- El-Arabi gave Granada's survival time. Arsenal Holdings Plc., the owner, go Costa, 37-year-old Drogba hopes a huge boost under new coach Compiled by Allafrica.com trades on the ICAP Securities & Deriv- played the 90 minutes at Stamford Jose Ramon Sandoval as he scored atives Exchange, or ISDX, and is val- Bridge while midfielder Mikel twice in a 2-1 win at Getafe. The Mo- roccan opened the scoring from the ued at £988 million ($1.49 billion). came off the bench for the second penalty spot and then sealed Grana- half. A successful bid would make Dangote da's first win in nine games with a the first African owner of a club in a bullet header from Piti's cross to regis- Senegalese Sadio Mane was the league where billionaires including ter his sixth goal of the season. African Russia's Roman Abramovich, the lone African scorer in the Premier owner of Chelsea, and Abu Dhabi's League, but his goal could not pre- ITALY Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al Na- vent Southampton losing 2-1 at world news hyan, who controls Manchester City, lowly Sunderland.ENGLAND SEYDOU DOUMBIA (Roma) have acquired teams. SADIO MANE (Southampton) The 27-year-old Ivory Coast striker scored his second goal for the club Stan Kroenke, worth $5.6 billion and since moving from CSKA Moscow owner of the National Football The Senegal midfielder was quick- League's St. Louis Rams, holds 67 per- after 35 minutes in a 2-0 win over est to react after Sunderland goal- cent of Arsenal, according to data Genoa which allowed the capital city Advertise compiled by Bloomberg. About 30 keeper Costel Pantilimon spilt the side to leapfrog rivals Lazio into sec- percent is owned by Red & White Sec ball, firing the Saints level at the ond place and automatic Champions Ltd., controlled by billionaire Alisher Stadium of Light with a 22nd- League spot. here Usmanov, a former Uzbekistan youth minute equaliser. Unfortunately fencing champion who is now Rus- for the south coast club, his goal FRANCE It’s your sia's third-richest man, and Farhad came between two Jordi Gomez Moshiri. penalties that saw Sunderland to a FLOYD AYITE (Bastia) space 2-1 win. Togo international Ayite scored the Dan Tolhurst, a spokesman for the London-based club, declined to com- goal that saw Bastia edged high flyers CHEIKHOU KOUYATE (West ment as did Rollo Head, a spokesman Saint Etienne 1-0 and climb six points for Usmanov in London. Tomago Col- Ham) clear of the relegation zone with three lins, a spokesman for Kroenke in Den- games to go. Since joining from Reims 905 last summer the attacking-midfielder ver, did not immediately respond to e Was involved in the controversial -mails requesting comment. incident that led to the Hammers' has scored eight goals, and insiders at 598-6371 winning penalty in a 1-0 victory the club are expecting big things from African World 9055986371 Web Address: theafricanworldnews.com

to choose. Ethiopia elections since death of Meles "If they want to give us another chance, they will vote for us. If they have a grudge, they will not. "Predictions of another government success turned some voters off the idea of casting a ballot. "The election will bring no change," Behailu Ayele told Reuters. "It is already known that the EPRDF will win the vote like the previous elections- by fraud." In the 2010 polls, Girma Seifu, of the Unity for Democracy and Jus- tice (UDJ), was the sole opponent to win, while the EPRDF garnered 99.6%. An independent candidate was also elected. The opposition MP is not run- ning again.

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Ethiopians have been voting for ised along ethnic lines. have seen so many changes during We’re Your Only Link To a new parliament in the first election Other contenders include the Ethio- this regime, especially roads and since the death of long-serving Prime pian Federal Democratic Unity Fo- bridges and development in villages. Africa & Diaspora Minister Meles Zenawi in 2012. rum, a coalition known as Medrek Long ago, women had to walk long Publisher & Editor The outgoing parliament has [the Forum] and the Semayawi [Blue] kilometres to get water but now they Peter Uduehi Reporters only one opposition MP. Mr Zenawi's Party, which has held protest rallies can get water easily," government Kpokumo Semai successor Hailemariam Desalegn is and draws support from young peo- supporter Samira Abdull Razak told Edwin Njo expected to hold on to power. ple. me. Phyllis Ojeah

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Polls closed at 18:00 local time. In 2005, 174 opposition politi- A Semayawi Party supporter, No major irregularities were cians won seats in the 547-seat par- Yonathan Tesfaye said he was voting reported, election officials said. How- liament, but many did not take them for change: "If the government ever, the opposition said their repre- up after pronouncing the vote doesn't interfere with the votes then sentatives were barred from some rigged.Many of the voters turned up I expect that the opposition will get polling stations. at the very minimum, 100 Voting in some areas has seats in parliament, but you been extended to Monday never know." Ethiopia has after some polling stations "As a woman, this moment is very im- one of Africa's fastest grow- ran out of ballot papers. portant for me because I have seen so many ing economies - with gov- Observers from the African changes during this regime, especially roads ernment-financed invest- Union issued an initial assess- and bridges and development in villages.” ments extending to new ment to say the polls were railways, roads and hydro- conducted in a calm and — Samira Abdull Razak electric dams. peaceful manner. Human rights groups Some preliminary results will be an- early at polling stations. People have accused Prime Minister Hai- nounced this week, the electoral stood quietly in the queues, talking lemariam's government of stifling board says. Full results are due next in low tones. At each polling station, the opposition and narrowing free- The African World month.Meles Zenawi's Ethiopian there were separate lines for women dom of expression. People's Revolutionary Democratic and men. Most of the women in one The opposition say its members Newspaper remains Front (EPRDF) has been in power for polling station in Addis Ababa, were have been intimidated, harassed and your only link almost a quarter of a century. covering their heads with the tradi- some arrested ahead of the polls.The More than 36m Ethiopians - and tional netela, a handmade cloth. government rejects the criticism. to Africa & Diaspora 57 political groups - registered for "As a woman, this moment is Government spokesman Redwan the election. Many groups are organ- very important for me because I Hussein told AFP it was up to voters African World News 23/05/15

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