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Liberia: Ivorian refugees in no rush to leave their camps

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A growing number of refugees living into the neighbouring country fled the violence at home discouraging their return. Most of refugees in UNHCR convoys declined to continue the trips to Ivory coast citing the security constraints. Some of them are now likely to stay in Liberia for the foreseeable future.

CAR:Seleka takes over, media institutions are looted

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After the fall of the Bozizé regime and the Séléka rebellion take over, the country went through scenes of looting particular in the capital, Bangui. The media institutions went not spared, several of them saw their equipments stolen. It is the case of radio Ndéké Luka, the most popular media of the country owned by the Hirondelle Foundation, a Swiss organization.

Bamako: Power cuts prevent inhabitants from working

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For more than a month, inconvenient power cuts have been recurring in the Malian capital. Besides the damages on the household equipments, they cause enormous consequences on the economic activities of some people in Bamako

Nigeria: Farewell to Achebe

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Born in 1930, in Anambra state , Chinua Achebe announced his promise at school, where his enthusiasm for learning won him the affectionate nickname ‘dictionary’. Mandela described Achebe as the writer who brought Africa to the rest of the world, and in whose company, the prison walls fell down.

 

  

 

 

Mali: "Sanogo may not be at the head of a unified junta" (A.Lebovich)

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Last week marked the anniversary of the coup in Mali,when a group of soldiers, headed by Captain Amadou Sanogo, moved against President Amadou Toumani Touré. Andrew Lebovich, a veteran student of the Sahel and currently a consultant with the OSIWA is amongst those who have been trying to make sense of where Mali is going. 

CAR: Bozize out, rebels in

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A dramatic weekend in Bangui. Ten years after seizing power in a military coup, François Bozizé was forced from power as Séléka rebels made good their threat to take the capital.Séléka leader Michel Djotodia, who was Minister of Defence in the post-Libreville government, is the CAR’s new President. Bozizé had seen off several insurgencies during a turbulent decade in office. But this time there was no reprieve.

CAR: Rebels "seize" presidential palace as Bozize flees.

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"The rebels control the town," said a spokesman for the presidency, Gaston Mackouzangba. "I hope there will not be any reprisals." Meanwhile,  President Francois Bozize reportedly fled the capital.

Nigerian author Chinua Achebe dies.

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It’s certainly his last novel. Nigerian novelist and poet Chinua Achebe, whose 1958 novel “Things Fall Apart” addressed colonialism on African society, has died after a brief illness at the age of 82.

Nigeria: Emir Bayero calls for peace

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The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero has described Monday’s attack on the motor park in Kano, which killed at least 22 people, as a clear attempt to cause chaos in the country.

GUINEA: One mediator named?

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The opposition submitted the name of Salifou Sylla as its choice for Guinean mediator.