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Mali Crisis, Al-Qaeda Driving ‘Arc of Instability’ Across Africa – Study

AFRICANGLOBE – Two new studies report that “the growing role of al-Qaeda across northern Africa,” fueled by the Mali crisis and Libyan arms influx, is creating an ‘Arc of Instability’ across Africa’s Sahel that poses an “acute threat” to countries in the region and to Europe and the US.

December 31, 2012No CommentRead More

Capitalising From Regional Economic Integration in Africa

December 26, 2012 No Comment

AFRICANGLOBE – The success of one nation depends on the success of its neighbours. It happened in Asia, now we are seeing this in the Eastern African region. The Eastern African region is a region with robust growth leading to a ‘New Normal’ for Africa.

Congo: Documented Cases of Human Rights Abuse Emerge Against M23 Rebels

December 23, 2012 No Comment

AFRICANGLOBE – Newly documented human rights violations in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) include cases of arbitrary executions and rape – among other atrocities – by the 23 March Movement (M23) armed group, the United Nations human rights agency said today. The findings by UN investigators in Congo come in addition to “at [...]

Africa the World’s Fastest Growing Region for Gold Production

December 11, 2012 No Comment

AFRICANGLOBE – Despite a 5% fall in South African output, gold production continent-wide rose more than 3%, leaving the rest of the world in its wake. Investment volumes remain key as the continent’s miners look to expand further. Gold prices remain sustained by continuing uncertainty in the global economy due to a stalling US economy, [...]

Roads and Power Projects East Africa’s Pride

December 9, 2012 No Comment

AFRICANGLOBE – The inauguration of Athi River-Namanga (Kenya) through Namanga to Arusha in Tanzania this past week graced by Tanzania’s President Dr Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete and Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki, was one of the most significant steps in the journey towards East African integration. Those who are old enough will recall that in the not [...]

Southern Africa Sending Standby Force to Eastern Congo

December 9, 2012 5 Comments

AFRICANGLOBE – The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has decided to activate its stand-by force and dispatch it to the troubled eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where rebels of the M23 movement are fighting against the Congolese government. The unit will be under the auspices of the Neutral International force (NIF), [...]

Ghana: No Clear Winner Yet in Presidential Election

December 9, 2012 1 Comment

AFRICANGLOBE – There is no certain winner yet in Ghana’s presidential election even though incumbent President John Dramani Mahama is thought to be in the lead. After three days of what has been touted as a keen contest, several media outlets have the president at a little over 50 per cent of votes in provisional [...]

Southern Africa: Region Calls Urgent Summit on DR Congo

December 6, 2012 1 Comment

AFRICANGLOBE – South African president Jacob Zuma is to travel to Dar es Salam where regional leaders are expected to hammer out approaches to end the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The Department of International Relations and Cooperation confirmed on Thursday that the DR Congo situation would top the agenda of the [...]