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23/05/2013

African press review 23 May 2013

Much reaction in Kenya to yesterday's Truth and Reconciliation Commission report and in a man who was imprisoned for murdering his wife and child who are both alive and well...in today's African ...

22/05/2013

African press review 22 May 2013

SA mining companies reel in shock over workers' pay demands. The rand hits a four-year low. but FW de Clerk is upbeat.

21/05/2013

African press review 21 May 2013

Uganda's press complains of censorship. Will Barack Obama skip Kenya on his next Africa tour? And why has Zimbabwe's Chamber of Mines fallen out with the government?

Press freedom in Uganda
18/05/2013 - African Media

Press freedom in Uganda

CPJ consultant Tom Rhodes comments about police harrassment of the Ugandan press after it published a letter by an army general revealing an alleged plot to assassinate officials opposed to ...

05/05/2013

French weekly magazines review

The French weeklies are dominated by a jobless May Day in France and President François Hollande’s horrible first year in office.

02/05/2013

African press review 2 May 2013

Kenya's low-paied get a pay rise. A photographer reportedly gets roughed up at a union rally. Are miniskirts pornography? How many business opportunities are there in South Sudan?

01/05/2013

African press review 1 May 2013

Mystery surrounds the sudden death of a Kenyan senator. Who will judge Uhuru? Are Uganda and Rwanda embarrassing east Africa? And who can Museveni trust?

Is Joseph Kony hiding in Sudan?
29/04/2013 - African news explained

Is Joseph Kony hiding in Sudan?

A report issued by the Resolve LRA Crisis Initiative, a US-based advocacy group, says Joseph Kony and his notorious Lord Resistance Army have sought refuge in Sudan for the last three years.

27/04/2013 - Report: Uganda

Uganda aims to save children's lives with pneumonia vaccine drive

Pneumonia kills thousands of Ugandan children every year. A new vaccination programme aims to defeat the illness.

Uganda could ban the miniskirt
25/04/2013 - African news explained

Uganda could ban the miniskirt

Women in Uganda could be jailed or fined for wearing mini-skirts, under the terms of a new bill. The so-called Anti-Pornography Bill would criminialise what it describes as abetting pornography.

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