http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it EssentialAfrica EA DrumIt en 60 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/al-qaeda/9285272/Somalia-launches-offensive-to-clear-al-Qaeda-from-refugee-camp.html A major offensive has begun to clear Somalia's al-Qaeda-allied Islamist army from the world's largest camp for people displaced by war and famine. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it#10408 Thu, 24 May 2012 11:37:34 +0200 http://allafrica.com/stories/201205240078.html In the trial of those accused of killing Ernest Manirumva, a Burundian anti-corruption activist, has been a missed opportunity to deliver justice, 20 Burundian and international nongovernmental organizations said today in a joint statement. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it#10407 Thu, 24 May 2012 11:36:56 +0200 http://www.sudantribune.com/Sudan-and-South-Sudan-to-resume,42691 Delegations from Sudan and South Sudan are expected to resume talks next Tuesday in Addis Ababa over the disputed issues, Sudan Tribune has learnt. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it#10406 Thu, 24 May 2012 11:33:15 +0200 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/over-12000-congolese-refugees-have-fled-to-uganda-officials-say/article2440993/ More than 12,000 Congolese fleeing violence at home have crossed into Uganda since the end of last year, and Uganda is planning for an influx of up to 30,000 refugees from Congo, an official said Wednesday. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it#10405 Thu, 24 May 2012 11:32:40 +0200 http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Kenya+gets+Sh8+5bn+Chinese+grant+for+CCTV+surveillance/-/539546/1411882/-/4hqt94/-/index.html Kenya has received a grant of $100 million (Sh8.5 billion) from China for installation of closed-circuit television cameras (CCTV) in major cities and towns to minimise terrorism attacks. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it#10404 Thu, 24 May 2012 11:26:39 +0200 http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Mali+coup+leader+to+head+interim+government/-/1066/1411942/-/wvcjukz/-/index.html Supporters of Mali's coup leader have dealt a fresh blow to a return to democratic rule by saying they have chosen him to head an interim government, defying a deal mediated by regional leaders at the weekend. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it#10403 Thu, 24 May 2012 11:25:47 +0200 http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE84M07A20120523 Angola will hold a parliamentary election on August 31 that is likely to confer another term in office on President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, leader of Africa's second biggest oil-producer for the last 32 years. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it#10402 Thu, 24 May 2012 11:22:04 +0200 http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE84N00G20120524 A Tunisian military prosecutor demanded on Wednesday that the death penalty be imposed in absentia on ousted president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali over his alleged role in the deaths of protesters in the towns where the Arab Spring began. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it#10401 Thu, 24 May 2012 11:21:14 +0200 http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=52426 Fifteen Algerian political parties that claim to have been cheated of votes in May 10 elections should leave parliament if they refuse to accept the result, the interior minister said Wednesday. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it#10400 Thu, 24 May 2012 11:15:13 +0200 http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/05/23/216069.html Libyan authorities have guaranteed that former prime minister Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi will get a fair trial, meeting Tunisia’s final condition for his extradition, the Tunisian president’s office said Wednesday. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it#10399 Thu, 24 May 2012 11:14:40 +0200 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18174550 Malawi captain Peter Mponda and four others are missing from the Flames' squad for their World Cup qualifiers against Kenya and Nigeria next month. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it#10398 Thu, 24 May 2012 10:54:26 +0200 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18182991 Egyptians are voting for the second day in the country's first free presidential elections - 15 months after Hosni Mubarak was ousted. Queues are being reported at some polling stations, though turnout does not appear as high as on Wednesday. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it#10397 Thu, 24 May 2012 10:49:43 +0200 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/23/world/africa/the-spear-a-racy-painting-apparently-of-jacob-zuma-stirs-controversy-in-south-africa.html?_r=1&smid=tw-nytimes&seid=auto South Africa’s governing party, the African National Congress, went to court on Tuesday to try to force an art gallery http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it#10396 Wed, 23 May 2012 16:59:48 +0200 http://www.africareview.com/Special+Reports/Senegal+faiths+united+in+grief/-/979182/1411788/-/3qks8f/-/index.html The Islamic-Christian dialogue in Senegal came alive once again over whether to bury football star Jules François Bocandé in a Muslim o http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it#10395 Wed, 23 May 2012 16:58:58 +0200 http://makaangola.org/2012/05/bem-vindos-ao-hotel-talatona/?lang=en The Talatona Convention Centre (CCTA) is one example of the large-scale investments that Sonangol, the state oil company, has been making in Angol http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it#10394 Wed, 23 May 2012 16:57:38 +0200 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18174546 Botswana and Central African Republic have both been hit by problems in the build-up to their 2014 World Cup qualifier next month. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it#10393 Wed, 23 May 2012 16:55:11 +0200 http://memeburn.com/2012/05/8-facts-about-mobile-life-in-sub-saharan-africa/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+memeburncom+%28memeburn%29 Mobile phone penetration continues to grow at a phenomenal rate and that growth means new users, new experiences, new uses and a new world of opportunity. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it#10392 Wed, 23 May 2012 16:54:24 +0200 http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/cameroons-forests-pressured-as-government-welcomes-palm-oil-investors/ Cameroon's forests pressured as leaders welcome palm oil investors http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it#10391 Wed, 23 May 2012 16:53:08 +0200 http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=42056&Cr=Sahel&Cr1=# UN launches emergency operation to feed thousands who fled Malian conflict http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it#10390 Wed, 23 May 2012 16:50:54 +0200 http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=42061&Cr=democratic&Cr1=congo DR Congo: UN steps up civilian protection after outbreak of violence http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it#10389 Wed, 23 May 2012 16:50:04 +0200 http://www.iol.co.za/news/africa/pillay-concerned-by-harare-violence-1.1302395?utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=breakingnews&utm_source=sabreakingnews United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay on Tuesday called on Zimbabwe to take steps to prevent a repeat of 2008 political violence http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it#10388 Wed, 23 May 2012 16:49:17 +0200 http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/2012/05/23/spear-sparks-hot-twitter-debate Debate on Twitter around Brett Murray's The Spear moved away yesterday from surprise and disgust to racism claims . http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it#10387 Wed, 23 May 2012 16:47:03 +0200 http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=107880&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Africa needs to reduce its dependency on foreign aid and get to the point of financing its own development, http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it#10386 Wed, 23 May 2012 16:45:50 +0200 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18163200 writer Sola Odunfa considers the difficulty of making a phone call in Nigeria. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it#10385 Wed, 23 May 2012 16:44:51 +0200 http://reliefweb.int/node/498519?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ReliefwebUpdates+%28ReliefWeb+-+Latest+Updates%29 Algeria More than 4,000 mines dating from the colonial era destroyed in April http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it#10384 Wed, 23 May 2012 16:43:43 +0200 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17901645 For internet entrepreneur Njeri Rionge, Africa represents the next economic frontier. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it#10383 Wed, 23 May 2012 16:42:44 +0200 http://www.portalangop.co.ao/motix/en_us/noticias/lazer-e-cultura/2012/4/21/Singer-Socorro-hold-shows-June-and-July,897794e1-f3a4-4448-ac80-5e84b7bc941b.html Singer Socorro to hold shows in June and July http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it#10382 Wed, 23 May 2012 16:40:08 +0200 http://www.amnesty.org/en/news/mali-s-worst-human-rights-situation-50-years-2012-05-15 Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced by fighting in northern Mali http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it#10381 Wed, 23 May 2012 16:39:27 +0200 http://www.burundifilmcenter.org/festival/kino.html The Burundi Film Center is looking for filmmakers to participate in the first-ever Kino Kabaret in East Africa. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it#10380 Wed, 23 May 2012 16:38:29 +0200 http://www.modernghana.com/lifestylethread1/3325/16/ At Totalwrap, fashion is an experience and we will be glad to go through all the way with you. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it#10379 Wed, 23 May 2012 16:37:25 +0200 http://www.guide2uganda.com/news/569/Uganda-News-Entertainment-News-Brief he entertainment industry in Uganda is never without some piece of interesting news. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it#10378 Wed, 23 May 2012 16:35:57 +0200 http://somalilandpress.com/coca-cola-opens-17m-production-plant-in-somaliland-29008 An opening ceremony was held in Marodi Jeh province on Tuessday to inaugurate global beverage leader Coca-Cola’s first bottling plant in Somaliland. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it#10377 Wed, 23 May 2012 11:05:21 +0200 http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/22/renewables-maghreb-idUSL5E8GMAJV20120522 Morocco plans to speed up tender processes for the development of a 2,000-megawatt solar energy plan, starting with the award this year of a first contract for 160 megawatts to be generated using concentrated-solar technology (CSP). http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it#10376 Wed, 23 May 2012 11:04:26 +0200 http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/05/22/215759.html Mauritanian women expressed their outrage at a fatwa issued by the advisor of President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz which bans women from becoming presidents even though they are allowed to contest the elections. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it#10375 Wed, 23 May 2012 11:03:44 +0200 http://www.philly.com/philly/news/nation_world/152841385.html Tunisia said Tuesday that it will soon extradite Al-Baghdadi Al-Mahmoudi back to his homeland, after detaining the former Libyan prime minister for eight months. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it#10374 Wed, 23 May 2012 11:02:43 +0200 http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE84M00420120523 Ivory Coast's minister of African integration - a lead mediator in Mali's political crisis - resigned his post on Tuesday over questions about his role in a toxic waste dumping scandal, his office said in a statement. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it#10373 Wed, 23 May 2012 10:54:45 +0200 http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE84L08B20120522 Around 60 miners trapped underground on Tuesday after an accident and fire at Zimbabwe's Mimosa platinum mine have been brought back to the surface without injury, the company said. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it#10372 Wed, 23 May 2012 10:54:07 +0200 http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE84M00820120523 Six weeks after it toppled the government and derailed elections, Guinea-Bissau's military junta said on Tuesday it was handing power back to the West African state's civilian leaders. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it#10371 Wed, 23 May 2012 10:53:23 +0200 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18167224 Egyptians are heading to the polls in their first free presidential election, 15 months after ousting Hosni Mubarak in the Arab Spring uprising. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it#10370 Wed, 23 May 2012 10:45:39 +0200 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18156608 One of the two South African farm workers accused of murdering white supremacist leader Eugene Terreblanche in 2010 has been found guilty. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it#10369 Wed, 23 May 2012 10:43:35 +0200 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18104236 An Islamist militant group has taken control of the fabled city of Timbuktu in northern Mali. Although the city was once a centre of Islamic learning, the group has objected to some local practises. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it#10368 Wed, 23 May 2012 10:41:26 +0200 http://www.modernghana.com/news/397037/1/hohoe-midwifery-school-battles-poor-student-perfor.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=page Hohoe Midwifery School battles poor student performance http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it#10367 Tue, 22 May 2012 17:30:51 +0200 http://www.africareview.com/News/Mauritius+and+Somalia+to+jointly+fight+piracy/-/979180/1410334/-/kegn0/-/index.html Mauritius and Somalia to jointly fight piracy http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it#10366 Tue, 22 May 2012 17:28:52 +0200 http://reliefweb.int/node/498149 In early January 2012, Desert Locust infestations were reported in SW Libya near Ghat. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it#10365 Tue, 22 May 2012 17:27:52 +0200 http://www.globalwitness.org/library/south-sudan-faces-test-transparency-commitments-pursuing-oil-backed-financing South Sudan faces test of transparency commitments in pursuing oil-backed financing http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it#10364 Tue, 22 May 2012 17:27:01 +0200 http://www.egyptindependent.com/news/mobile-operators-gear-election Egypt’s three mobile phone operators announced the adoption of technical precautions they would take Wednesday to handle an expected increase in network activity during presidential voting. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it#10363 Tue, 22 May 2012 17:26:00 +0200 http://ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/TunisiaclosesthedoorsoftheinhumaneEnnadhourprison.aspx Tunisia closes the doors of the inhumane Ennadhour prison http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it#10362 Tue, 22 May 2012 17:24:53 +0200 http://www.rnw.nl/africa/article/child-killing-northern-ghana-part-2 Something sinister is taking place in communities around Saboba, Chereponi and Sang near Yendi in northern Ghana. Innocent children are being killed because they are either born deformed or their mothers died after giving birth to them. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it#10361 Tue, 22 May 2012 17:23:56 +0200 http://www.sys-con.com/node/2282074 NextiraOne and Mobius Technology work together to create a wide area network to link 10,000 healthcare professionals in Réunion and Mayotte over five years http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it#10360 Tue, 22 May 2012 17:22:50 +0200 http://dailytimes.com.ng/article/fashola-laments-oil-pollution-lagos Says residents in the Ilado and Baruwa communities have experienced disease outbreaks http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it#10359 Tue, 22 May 2012 17:21:03 +0200