North Africa
African Union will now Support Kenyan War with Al-Shabaab
African Union, Central Africa, East Africa, North Africa, Uncategorized | 11.17.11 By Motaroki
The Kenya Defense Forces now have Pan African backing for their war against the self professed Terrorist organization, Al-Shabaab. The African Union will more than double their forces in the country and expand their peace keeping role to include combat. Uganda has also unilaterally committed troops to fight alongside the Kenyans.
South Sudan Begins Freedom Vote Registration
East Africa, North Africa | 11.16.10 By PoliticsAfrica Staff
Voter registration began in South Sudan on Monday in preparation for a January independence referendum that could see Africa’s largest country split in two.
Kenya Denies Moving Summit For Sudan’s Bashir
East Africa, North Africa | 10.27.10 By PoliticsAfrica Staff
Kenya is to move a regional meeting on Sudan’s political future to Ethiopia, but not because it is under pressure to arrest the Sudanese president, the Kenyan foreign minister said on Wednesday.
ICC Asks Kenya To Arrest Sudan’s al-Bashir
East Africa, North Africa | 10.26.10 By PoliticsAfrica Staff
A pre-trial chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has called on Kenya to arrest Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir on genocide charges when he visits the country later this week.
Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood Members Arrested
North Africa | 10.26.10 By PoliticsAfrica Staff
Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammed Badie waves to supporters during a press conference in Cairo, Egypt.
Egyptian police detained up to 70 members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood opposition group on Tuesday as they began a poster campaign for the November parliamentary election.
Egypt: Opposition Facing Campaign Obstacles
North Africa | 10.25.10 By PoliticsAfrica Staff
Egyptian state television has refused to air advertisements for the opposition WAFD party, the party said on Monday, signalling a squeeze on opposition campaigning before November’s presidential election.
Sudan: Referendum Voter Books Delivered
North Africa | 10.25.10 By PoliticsAfrica Staff
Printers delivered hundreds of thousands of long-delayed registration books for Sudan’s southern independence referendum on Sunday, a significant step in delayed preparations for the 2011 vote, organizers said.
Egypt: Inflation Up Amid Rising Food Prices
North Africa | 10.11.10 By PoliticsAfrica Staff
Egypt’s inflation notched up slightly to 11 percent in September, the government said, amid complaints about rising food prices in the Arab world’s most populous nation.
Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood to Contest Elections
North Africa | 10.09.10 By PoliticsAfrica Staff
Egypt’s biggest opposition movement the Muslim Brotherhood said Saturday it would take part in a parliamentary election next month being seen as a test of government restrictions on political opponents.
South Sudan Creates Peace Ministry in New Cabinet
North Africa | 06.21.10 By PoliticsAfrica Staff
South Sudan’s president Salva Kiir on Monday named his new cabinet, creating a Ministry of Peace as the oil-producing region prepares for a referendum that could see it split away as an independent country.
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