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Zimbabwe’s Muslim Community Looking for Recognition in Constitution-drafting Process
The Muslim community in Zimbabwe is pushing for recognition in the ongoing process to draft a new constitution for the country, state radio reported Sunday. The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) said the Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs in Zimbabwe...
Drivers Union of Guinea Ends General Strike
The drivers union of Guinea, which had triggered a general strike Tuesday and the CNDD (National Council for Democracy and Development), the ruling junta, have reached an agreement that ends the total paralysis which hit all sectors of the capital, Conakry. The...
Diarrhea Kills At Least 20 People in Ethiopia
At least 20 people died in a recent outbreak of acute watery diarrhea in the northern part of Ethiopia, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) Ethiopian office reported late on Tuesday. UNOCHA said 600 cases were also reported...
United States Envoy Lashes Out At Kenyan Coalition Government for Stalled Reform Agenda
United States ambassador to Kenya Michael Rannerberger has criticized Kenya’s coalition government for lack of commitment on reforms and warned that the country risks experiencing a recurrence of last year’s post-election violence in the future. Addressing...
Opposition Malawi Congress Party Concedes Defeat
In what is seen here as a direct challenge to its leader and presidential candidate, the opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has conceded election defeat to the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) of incumbent President Bingu Wa Mutharika and calls...
Jailed Belarusian Activist Hospitalized After Lengthy Hunger Strike
RFE/RL’s Belarus Service has reported that one of the leaders of a small-business owners movement in Belarus has been hospitalized after a lengthy hunger strike. Mykalay Autukhovich and two other vendors from the town of Vaukavysk were arrested...
Speaker to Step Down From British Parliament Over MP Expense Scandal
The speaker of the House of Commons has announced his resignation over a scandal concerning inappropriate expense claims by members of the British parliament. Michael Martin, 63, will leave his post on June 21 and a new speaker will start work on June...
Private Radio Station Appointed to Announce Malawi Election Results
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has appointed Zodiac Broadcasting Station (ZBS) as the official broadcaster of the May 19 general elections amid fears that the state broadcasters, the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) and Television Malawi (TVM)...
