AMA – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Mon, 14 Dec 2015 11:41:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png AMA – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 South African President Zuma Replaces Finance Minister For The 2nd Time In Four Days https://www.theinfostride.com/south-african-president-zuma-rreplaces-finance-minister-for-the-2nd-time-in-four-days/ Mon, 14 Dec 2015 09:12:32 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=112612 The president of South Africa, Mr. Jacob Zuma, has replaced the country’s finance minister for the second time in four days, following criticism and market turmoil. Pravin Gordhan, who previously served as finance minister from 2009 to 2014, was appointed as the minister of finance on Sunday, replacing David van Rooyen, who had only been [...]

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]]> Heavy Fighting Erupts During Referendum Voting In Central African Republic https://www.theinfostride.com/heavy-fighting-erupts-during-referendum-voting-in-central-african-republic/ Mon, 14 Dec 2015 06:53:42 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=112564 At least two people have been killed and 20 others wounded when heavy fighting broke out in a Muslim enclave of Central African Republic’s capital Bangui as people voted in a constitutional referendum. Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres said on Sunday that it treated 12 people for gunshot wounds. Gunfire and the explosion of rocket-propelled [...]

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]]> Internal Fragmentation Casts Doubt Over Libya National Unity Government Deal https://www.theinfostride.com/internal-fragmentation-casts-doubt-over-libya-national-unity-government-deal/ Sat, 12 Dec 2015 19:23:26 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=112248 Libya’s rival factions have agreed to sign a United Nations-backed deal for government of national unity, but questions over whether the main political and military actors are backing the agreement have raised serious concerns over the forthcoming process. Representatives from Libya’s two rival parliaments – Salah Makhzoum of the General National Congress (GNC) based in [...]

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]]> Dozens Of People Found Dead On The Streets Of Burundi’s Capital https://www.theinfostride.com/dozens-of-people-found-dead-on-the-streets-of-burundis-capital/ Sat, 12 Dec 2015 19:19:36 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=112250 Burundi’s political violence escalated on Saturday with dozens of people found shot dead in the capital, a day after the government said an unidentified group carried out coordinated attacks on three military installations. A climate of fear has engulfed Bujumbura after the sound of battle could be heard throughout Friday and sporadic gunfire overnight. Residents [...]

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]]> At Least 16 Injured In Grenade Attack On Ethiopian Mosque https://www.theinfostride.com/at-least-16-injured-in-grenade-attack-on-ethiopian-mosque/ Sat, 12 Dec 2015 08:54:03 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=112123 An unidentified attacker has reportedly thrown a hand grenade into the largest mosque in Ethiopia’s capital, injuring at least 16 people, officials said. Information Minister Getachew Reda told Al Jazeera that no one died in the attack, which occured at the Anwar Mosque in Addis Ababa after Friday prayers. No one immediately claimed responsibility for [...]

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]]> Rival Factions In Libya Agree To Sign Unity Government Deal https://www.theinfostride.com/rival-factions-in-libya-agree-to-sign-unity-government-deal/ Sat, 12 Dec 2015 08:51:06 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=112125 Rival Libyans have agreed to sign a UN-backed national unity government deal following months of negotiations, the UN special envoy for Libya announced in Tunis. Speaking in the Tunisian capital at a UN-facilitated meeting on Libyan political dialogue on Friday, Martin Kobler, a German career diplomat and United Nations (UN) representative, said: “I’m very happy [...]

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]]> Armed Assailants Stormed Two Army Posts In Burundi’s Capital Bujumbura https://www.theinfostride.com/armed-assailants-stormed-two-army-posts-in-burundis-capital-bujumbura/ Fri, 11 Dec 2015 20:03:11 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=112049 Two Burundi army posts was stormed by heavily armed assailants in deadly overnight attacks in coordinated attacks. The attacks which happened in Burundi’s capital Bujumbura in the early hours of Friday sparked clashes with troops that left at least 12 fighters dead, an army spokesman said. Gaspard Baratuza told state radio that 20 other fighters [...]

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]]> Africa Investigates: Mozambique’s Gem Wars https://www.theinfostride.com/africa-investigates-mozambiques-gem-wars/ Fri, 11 Dec 2015 12:17:25 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=111960 Six years ago local hunters stumbled on one of the world’s largest deposit of rubies in the northern province of Mozambique, a potential source of riches for a country in which much of the population lives on less than a dollar a day. The deposits are now being mined by a local company, Mwriti, in [...]

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]]> US Citizen flees Al-Shabab after ISIL Allegiance Row https://www.theinfostride.com/us-citizen-flees-al-shabab-after-isil-allegiance-row/ Mon, 07 Dec 2015 23:24:44 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=111046 A middle-aged American citizen who had been fighting for al-Shabab in Somalia has fled the group after angering its leadership with a pledge of allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Abdul Malik Jones surrendered himself to an African Union military base in Barawe in southern Somalia on Monday morning, senior [...]

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]]> Seychelles heads for an Election Runoff https://www.theinfostride.com/seychelles-heads-for-an-election-runoff/ Sun, 06 Dec 2015 11:58:53 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=110694 The Seychelles will go to an unprecedented presidential election runoff after all six candidates in the first round failed to secure a 50 percent share of the vote, the electoral commission said on Sunday. “We will have to go into a second round,” said Hendrick Gappy, chairman of the Seychelles Electoral Commission. The next vote [...]

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]]> Is Burundi at the risk of Civil War? https://www.theinfostride.com/is-burundi-at-the-risk-of-civil-war/ Sat, 05 Dec 2015 23:13:49 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=110611 The US special envoy for Africa’s Great Lakes region says Burundi is at risk of descending into total chaos. Thomas Perriello is calling for urgent regional mediation to establish a peace process between the government and opposition groups to prevent further bloodshed. The crisis began earlier this year when President Pierre Nkurunziza ran for a [...]

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]]> Incumbent James Michel facing challenge in Seychelles election https://www.theinfostride.com/incumbent-james-michel-facing-challenge-in-seychelles-election/ Sat, 05 Dec 2015 23:09:17 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=110613 Voters in the main islands of the Seychelles have cast their ballots in a presidential election in which incumbent James Michel is facing his first serious challenge after two terms in office. Although voting on more remote islands began on Thursday, the main vote took place on Saturday on the Islands of Mahe, Praslin and [...]

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]]> Eight Civilians killed in Central African Republic attack on IDP Camp https://www.theinfostride.com/eight-civilians-killed-in-central-african-republic-attack-on-idp-camp/ Sat, 05 Dec 2015 11:09:04 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=110501 Armed men in the Central African Republic (CAR) killed eight civilians at a camp for displaced people and wounded one UN peacekeeper just days after the pope visited the capital. CAR turned violent in early 2013 when Seleka rebels seized power in the majority Christian country, sparking reprisals from the Christian rebel group called anti-Balaka. [...]

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]]> Burundi On The Brink Of Civil War, Says US Envoy https://www.theinfostride.com/burundi-on-the-brink-of-civil-war-says-us-envoy/ Fri, 04 Dec 2015 19:57:14 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=110358 Burundi is on the brink of civil war and will need regional mediation to establish a peace process between the government and opposition to prevent further bloodshed, a US envoy said. Thomas Perriello, the US special envoy for Africa’s Great Lakes region, said on Thursday that Burundi is “facing a real possibility of civil war,” [...]

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]]> Gnawa Music: From slavery to Prominence https://www.theinfostride.com/gnawa-music-from-slavery-to-prominence/ Fri, 04 Dec 2015 11:31:56 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=110289 Gnawa is the music of formerly enslaved Black Africans who integrated into the Moroccan cultural and social landscape, and founded a model to preserve the traditions and folkloric music of their ancestors. Rising to prominence from a marginalised practice to heal people possessed by genie spirits, it is one of the most popular styles of North [...]

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]]> French Army Officers deny Allegations of aiding Rwanda Genocide https://www.theinfostride.com/french-army-officers-deny-allegations-of-aiding-rwanda-genocide/ Thu, 03 Dec 2015 22:46:25 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=110183 French army officers have denied allegations by rights groups that the country’s peacekeeping force knowingly failed to prevent the killing of hundreds of Tutsis in Rwanda in 1994. Three groups, including the International Human Rights Federation (FIDH), last week called for two French officers to be charged with aiding and abetting genocide by failing to [...]

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]]> Spiritual Home: Ethiopia’s Rastafarian Community Living In Limbo https://www.theinfostride.com/spiritual-home-ethiopias-rastafarian-community-living-in-limbo/ Thu, 03 Dec 2015 22:25:54 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=110181 Rastafarians around the world see Ethiopia as their spiritual home. Many of them believe the country’s last king, Haile Selassie, was a descendent of King Solomon and the messiah. Many of the men travelled thousands of kilometres to live in what they say is their promised land. The town of Shashamane in southern Ethiopia is [...]

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]]> Kisilu: The Climate Diaries – Groundbreaking Portrait Of A Kenyan Family https://www.theinfostride.com/kisilu-the-climate-diaries-groundbreaking-portrait-of-a-kenyan-family/ Thu, 03 Dec 2015 07:57:10 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=110134 Climate change is affecting all regions of the globe, but some places are more vulnerable than others. Parts of East Africa are already seeing the effects of climate instability, with those dependent on farming for their livelihood among some of the hardest hit. Refusing to fall victim to the weather, Kisilu, a Kenyan smallholder farmer, [...]

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]]> Dreams lost and found: Tales of an Eritrean Fighter-photographer https://www.theinfostride.com/dreams-lost-and-found-tales-of-an-eritrean-fighter-photographer/ Wed, 02 Dec 2015 21:32:03 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=110075 Vanessa Berhe’s mother tried hard to teach her daughter about the rich culture and history of her ancestral home. Born in Sweden to Eritrean parents, Vanessa would listen to her mother’s stories about a land where towering mountains dropped precipitously towards the sweltering and inhospitable Red Sea coast. Woven into these stories were the epic [...]

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]]> Kenyan Police blame Nairobi university for failed Terror Drill https://www.theinfostride.com/kenyan-police-blame-nairobi-university-for-failed-terror-drill/ Wed, 02 Dec 2015 16:45:01 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=109972 Kenyan police have blamed a Nairobi university for failing to gain the appropriate authorisation from authorities prior to holding a simulated “terror” drill that led to the death of a staff member. Strathmore University apologised “unreservedly” on Tuesday for the incident a day earlier, where local police helped the school test its emergency procedures by [...]

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]]> AIDS Infections are dropping in Africa https://www.theinfostride.com/aids-infections-are-dropping-in-africa/ Wed, 02 Dec 2015 12:46:15 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=109948 The African continent is the only region to have recorded a consistent drop in new HIV infections since 2010, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. Speaking to Al Jazeera on World AIDS Day on Tuesday, Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for Africa, said the continent continued to make remarkable strides in ending the AIDS [...]

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]]> Can the HIV be eradicated by 2030? https://www.theinfostride.com/can-the-hiv-be-eradicated-by-2030/ Wed, 02 Dec 2015 12:38:35 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=109946 In a report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) on the eve of World AIDS Day on December 1, the global health body claimed the world was poised to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030. According to the stats released by WHO, the number of HIV deaths had reduced by 42 percent – from [...]

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]]> Unaccompanied child refugees flee Burundi https://www.theinfostride.com/unaccompanied-child-refugees-flee-burundi/ Wed, 02 Dec 2015 08:44:47 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=109921 Nduta Camp, Tanzania – A bright purple bus roars into the dusty compound carrying scores of Burundians who have left their country to seek refuge in neighbouring Tanzania. Tit-for-tat attacks between the government and opposition have escalated over the recent post-election months, prompting thousands of people to flee. Among the new arrivals escaping the daily [...]

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]]> Mass Panic among Staff and Students as Kenyan university stages Terror Drill https://www.theinfostride.com/mass-panic-among-staff-and-students-as-kenyan-university-stages-terror-drill/ Mon, 30 Nov 2015 21:56:55 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=109780 A security drill at a Nairobi university has caused mass panic among staff and students after security forces used what many thought was live ammunition to stage a pretend attack on the school. Social media went into overdrive on Monday afternoon as security forces simulated an attack against Strathmore University’s Madaraka campus in the Kenyan [...]

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]]> Kenya’s Enemy Within: Construction of 700km-long Wall along porous Border with Somalia https://www.theinfostride.com/kenyas-enemy-within-construction-of-700km-long-wall-along-porous-border-with-somalia/ Mon, 30 Nov 2015 20:35:28 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=109693 Kenya has started construction on a 700km-long wall along its porous border with Somalia, in an attempt to shield itself from the armed group al-Shabab. The ambitious project, which consists of brick walls, fences and observation posts, will stretch from the town of Mandera in the north to Kiunga in the south. The goal is [...]

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]]> African Tour: Cheering Crowds greet Pope Francis’ Message of Peace in Uganda https://www.theinfostride.com/african-tour-cheering-crowds-greet-pope-francis-message-of-peace-in-uganda/ Sun, 29 Nov 2015 09:20:27 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=109558 Thousands of enthusiastic Ugandans have greeted Pope Francis as he held a mass youth rally and honoured martyred Christians during the second leg of his historic three-nation trip to Africa. The 78-year-old pope preached a message of love and peace on Saturday as he ditched his prepared remarks to address the rally for young people [...]

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]]> Kenyan Government arrests two men linked to Iranian Spy Network https://www.theinfostride.com/kenyan-government-arrests-two-men-linked-to-iranian-spy-network/ Sat, 28 Nov 2015 19:27:58 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=109536 Kenya has arrested two men it says are connected to an Iranian intelligence network that was planning an attack inside the country. A Twitter account run by the Kenyan interior ministry said the men were planning a “terror attack” in the capital Nairobi and had travelled to Iran last month. The men were identified as [...]

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]]> Burkina Faso Upcoming Elections: Why Historic Vote Matters https://www.theinfostride.com/burkina-faso-upcoming-elections-why-historic-vote-matters/ Sat, 28 Nov 2015 19:16:44 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=109534 Burkina Faso voters are heading to polls on Sunday, in a closely watched election that could mark the beginning of a new chapter in the country’s political history. The vote comes a year after a popular uprising toppled longstanding President Blaise Compaore, following his attempts to extend his 27-year rule. The elections were initially scheduled [...]

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]]> UN Base in Northern Mali attacked by Gunmen https://www.theinfostride.com/un-base-in-northern-mali-attacked-by-gunmen/ Sat, 28 Nov 2015 18:58:32 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=109474 Unidentified gunmen have attacked a base for UN peacekeepers in the northern Mali town of Kidal, a peacekeeper at the base said. Residents of Kidal heard mortar fire as the attack occurred on Saturday morning, a witness told Reuters news agency. There was no immediate comment from the UN force (MINUSMA). French troops and the [...]

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]]> Bah humbug in Tanzania as pres cancels Christmas cards https://www.theinfostride.com/bah-humbug-in-tanzania-as-pres-cancels-christmas-cards/ Fri, 27 Nov 2015 23:19:21 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=109360 Tanzania has banned government officials from sending Christmas and New Year cards paid for by public funds as part of cost-cutting measures introduced by the newly elected president. President John Magufuli is nicknamed “The Bulldozer” for his no-nonsense, results-driven way of doing politics. He was elected in October as the East African country’s new leader. [...]

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]]> Pope Francis condemns Ivory Poaching in Kenya https://www.theinfostride.com/pope-francis-condemns-ivory-poaching-in-kenya/ Fri, 27 Nov 2015 11:17:54 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=109211 Pope Francis has urged global action against the illegal trafficking of blood diamonds, ivory and other natural resources, in the second day of his landmark three-nation Africa trip. In a speech in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Thursday, the pope said the illegal trade in precious stones and ivory fulled political instability and organised crime. [...]

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]]> Mali arrests two suspects over Radisson Blu hotel attack https://www.theinfostride.com/mali-arrests-two-suspects-over-radisson-blu-hotel-attack/ Fri, 27 Nov 2015 11:15:01 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=109213 Two people suspected of having links to a siege at a luxury hotel in Mali’s capital Bamako earlier this month have been arrested, the country’s security ministry has said. Amadou Sangho, a spokesman for the ministry, confirmed the arrests on Thursday, but did not reveal the identities and the alleged roles of the suspects in [...]

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]]> Natural Disasters inflict $80bn in Farming Losses – UN https://www.theinfostride.com/natural-disasters-inflict-80bn-in-farming-losses-un/ Fri, 27 Nov 2015 08:15:59 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=109123 Natural disasters in developing countries over the past 10 years have caused at least $80bn worth of agricultural damage, according to a UN report. The 53-page study, released on Thursday in the run-up to UN climate talks in Paris next week, looked at the impact of disasters on agriculture and food security from 2003-2013. “These [...]

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]]> Ebola Epidemic: The Case of Sierra Leone’s missing Ambulances https://www.theinfostride.com/ebola-epidemic-the-case-of-sierra-leones-missing-ambulances/ Thu, 26 Nov 2015 12:47:01 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=109020 Freetown, Sierra Leone – Mariam Momoh was already unconscious when the taxi pulled up in front of her house. She was pregnant and had been vomiting all morning, unable to keep anything down. Her husband, Moinina, had tried calling for an ambulance, but gave up after several hours of being told that there wasn’t one [...]

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]]> Gambian Government bans Female Genital Mutilation https://www.theinfostride.com/gambian-government-bans-female-genital-mutilation/ Thu, 26 Nov 2015 11:38:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=108983 Gambia has become the latest in a string of African nations to ban female genital mutilation (FGM), an ancient tradition of removing external parts of a girl’s vagina that has been widely condemned. The country’s information ministry on Tuesday confirmed the move in a statement that cited President Yahya Jammeh as saying that FGM has [...]

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]]> Pope Francis kicks off Africa Trip with Peace Message https://www.theinfostride.com/pope-francis-kicks-off-africa-trip-with-peace-message/ Thu, 26 Nov 2015 11:21:57 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=108985 Pope Francis has called for ethnic and religious reconciliation after arriving in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, at the start of his landmark three-nation Africa tour. In what is his first official trip to the continent, the pope called all Kenyans on Wednesday to work for peace and forgiveness and warned of the need to address [...]

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]]> South Africa urged to screen Emmy-winning Marikana Massacre Film https://www.theinfostride.com/south-africa-urged-to-screen-emmy-winning-marikana-massacre-film/ Wed, 25 Nov 2015 20:24:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=108933 South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) have been urged by activisits and the civil society to broadcast a documentary depicting the Marikana massacre of 2012 on public television. At least 44 people were killed during strikes at the Lonmin Plantinum mines in the Northwest province in South Africa. Thirty-four were murdered on a single day when [...]

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]]> Burundi Refugees: A Life of Displacement and Despair https://www.theinfostride.com/burundi-refugees-a-life-of-displacement-and-despair/ Wed, 25 Nov 2015 19:40:23 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=108935 Kasulu, Tanzania – At the Nyarugusu Refugee Camp on Tanzania’s western border, a young man stands apart from the crowd of people pushing against the bent gate, clamouring for their monthly ration of two bars of soap and a mosquito net. Abdul Karim is one of more than 110,000 Burundian refugees who have fled to [...]

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]]> Rising fears in Liberia after new Ebola Fatality https://www.theinfostride.com/rising-fears-in-liberia-after-new-ebola-fatality/ Wed, 25 Nov 2015 15:24:24 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=108827 A teenager has died in Liberia in the first such death since the country was officially declared free of the virus in September, according to an official. Francis Karteh, head of Liberia’s national Ebola crisis unit, told AFP news agency on Tuesday that the teenager’s parents had also tested positive for the virus and were [...]

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]]> Algeria Military Court to try Intelligence Official for destroying Documents and disobeying Instructions https://www.theinfostride.com/algeria-military-court-to-try-intelligence-official-for-destroying-documents-and-disobeying-instructions/ Tue, 24 Nov 2015 21:00:55 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=108665 Algeria’s former head of counter-terrorism will appear in a military court in the country’s first trial of a high-ranking officer in the secret services, according to his lawyer. Abdelkader Ait-Ouarabi – better known as General Hassan – is accused of “destroying documents and disobeying military instructions”, Mokrane Ait-Larbi, the lawyer, told AFP news agency on [...]

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]]> United States sanctioned Burundi Officials and Coup Plotters https://www.theinfostride.com/united-states-sanctioned-burundi-officials-and-coup-plotters/ Tue, 24 Nov 2015 11:01:32 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=108503 The United States has imposed sanctions against former and current senior Burundi government officials, which it says have contributed to the ongoing crisis in the country. In a statement issued by the White House on Monday, National Security Council spokesperson Ned Price said President Barack Obama has signed an executive order authorising the US to [...]

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]]> Religious Tolerance: Pope set for Africa visit amid High Expectations https://www.theinfostride.com/religious-tolerance-pope-set-for-africa-visit-amid-high-expectations/ Mon, 23 Nov 2015 18:35:15 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=108418 All signs are that Pope Francis will receive a rock-star welcome as he prepares for his first visit to Africa. Millions of people across Central and East Africa are already talking about the “historic visit” to the continent, and hundreds of thousands more are expected to turn out to catch a glimpse of the pontiff [...]

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]]> Recycling: Kenya Turns Rubbish Into Cash https://www.theinfostride.com/recycling-kenya-turns-rubbish-into-cash/ Mon, 23 Nov 2015 10:21:42 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=108379 Nairobi – Used plastic is being given a new lease on life in Kenya. It is melted and then used to make poles for construction and road signs. The concept is still new in Kenya – and expensive given the manufacturing costs – but the poles are slowly changing the landscape. http://bc05.ajnm.me/665003303001/201511/276/665003303001_4626741965001_20151122-KenRecycle-HMU-nostraps.mp4 By Haru Mutasa [...]

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]]> Al-Mourabitoun not behind Radisson Blue Hotel Attack – Mali President https://www.theinfostride.com/al-mourabitoun-not-behind-radisson-blue-hotel-attack-mali-president/ Mon, 23 Nov 2015 10:17:08 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=108381 Mali’s president has questioned claims that al-Mourabitoun, an al-Qaeda linked group, was responsible for last week’s assault on a luxury hotel in the Malian capital, Bamako. In his first interview since Friday’s attack that left 27 people dead, President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita told Al Jazeera that despite early speculation, his intelligence suggested that another group, [...]

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]]> Mali Hotel Attack Explained: Who, Why and What’s Next? https://www.theinfostride.com/mali-hotel-attack-explained-who-why-and-whats-next/ Sun, 22 Nov 2015 16:04:23 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=108254 Malian security forces were hunting on Saturday for at least three at-large suspects involved in the brazen attack on a five-star hotel that killed 21 people in the heart of the capital, Bamako. A breakaway al-Qaeda faction from the country’s troubled north, al-Morabitoun, claimed responsibility for the nine-hour siege that ended after special forces stormed [...]

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]]> Radisson Blu Hotel Attack: Mali’s Security Challenges https://www.theinfostride.com/radisson-blu-hotel-attack-malis-security-challenges/ Sun, 22 Nov 2015 15:58:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=108252 Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has declared a 10-day state of emergency after the attack on a luxury hotel in the capital Bamako. Gunmen stormed the Radisson Blu hotel early in the morning and took at least 170 people hostage. After a nine-hour standoff with Malian and UN soldiers, most of the hostages were released [...]

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]]> Refugee Border Controls by Balkan Countries putting Lives at risk https://www.theinfostride.com/refugee-border-controls-by-balkan-countries-putting-lives-at-risk/ Sat, 21 Nov 2015 15:52:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=108007 New border control measures imposed by some Balkan countries risk people’s lives by leaving hundreds stranded outside amid plunging winter temperatures, aid agencies have warned. Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia are now profiling refugees according to their nationality, allowing passage to those fleeing Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, while turning back those from Africa and Asia. [...]

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]]> New Ebola case emerged in Liberia https://www.theinfostride.com/new-ebola-case-emerged-in-liberia/ Sat, 21 Nov 2015 14:13:37 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=107969 A new case of Ebola has been identified in Liberia, a country declared free of the deadly disease in September, health officials have said. The patient, a 10-year-old boy in Paynesville, a suburb east of the capital Monrovia, felt sick on November 14 and was hospitalised three days later, Bruce Aylward, the head of the [...]

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]]> Burundi’s Government says Belgium behind Plot to overthrow President Pierre Nkurunziza https://www.theinfostride.com/burundis-government-says-belgium-behind-plot-to-overthrow-president-pierre-nkurunziza/ Sat, 21 Nov 2015 14:03:11 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=107971 Burundi’s government has accused its former colonial ruler Belgium of instigating an attempted coup against President Pierre Nkurunziza in May – a charge Belgium called absurd. Army officers unhappy with Nkurunziza’s bid to seek a third term as leader tried to seize power while he was on an official visit to neighbouring Tanzania. “We blame [...]

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]]> Senegalese Government considers Full-Body Veil Ban as Boko Haram Fears escalate https://www.theinfostride.com/senegalese-government-considers-full-body-veil-ban-as-boko-haram-fears-escalate/ Sat, 21 Nov 2015 12:02:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=107833 Senegal is considering banning the full-body veil worn by some females in the Muslim-majority country. The proposal by the government in the West African nation comes as Senegalese security services questioned at least six religious leaders over alleged links to armed groups. “The full veil is not a religious affair and it does not represent [...]

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