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 Mozambique: Food Protests Spread to Central City Fri, 03 Sep 2010
    Groups of looters attacked stalls in the main markets of the central Mozambican city of Beira on Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning, according to a report in Friday's issue of the Maputo daily "Noticias".   Full Story
 Liberia: First U.S. Direct Flights in 20 Years Begin Fri, 03 Sep 2010
    Notwithstanding the current infrastructurally cramped conditions of Roberts International Airport (RIA), Liberia in the days of old was the epic center of international air traffic in West Africa, with the likes of KLM, Pan Am, etc., plying daily schedules. But the golden days suddenly eclipsed; courtesy of long years of civil conflict which left the heretofore first class airport of RIA in total ruins and triggered the exodus of international aviation giants.   Full Story
 Kenya: Nearly 400 Election Violence Victims Approach Hague Court Fri, 03 Sep 2010
    Some 396 victims of the 2007 election violence have formally given information to The Hague.   Full Story
 Madagascar: South Africa Criticizes Ravalomanana Trial Fri, 03 Sep 2010
    The sentencing of Madagascar's former President Marc Ravalomanana to hard labour for life may prove to be one more obstacle in the island's attempts to emerge from its current political crisis, says International Relations and Cooperation's Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane.   Full Story
 South Africa: Nation-Wide Strike Hits Public Services Hard Fri, 03 Sep 2010
    Over a million teachers, nurses and other government workers have downed tools across South Africa, suspending public education and healthcare while their demands for better pay go head-to-head with government's reluctance to accede.   Full Story
 Congo-Kinshasa: UN to Publish Controversial Human Rights Report Fri, 03 Sep 2010
    The report documenting the most serious human rights violations committed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) between 1993 and 2003 will be made public on 1 October, the United Nations announced on Thursday.   Full Story
 Côte d'Ivoire: No Political Mandate, No Development Fri, 03 Sep 2010
    Continued election delays and political turmoil have for years been used as excuses to justify poor governance and the lack of investment in public services, say civil society groups and public sector workers.   Full Story
 Mozambique: Death Toll Rises to Ten in Protests Fri, 03 Sep 2010
    The death toll from the rioting in Maputo and the neighbouring city of Matola on Wednesday and Thursday has now risen to ten, according to Health Minister Ivo Garrido.   Full Story
 Mozambique: Maputo Largely Calm, But Riots Spread to Chimoio Fri, 03 Sep 2010
    After two days of rioting over price rises, Maputo was mostly calm on Friday, but a few minor disturbances occurred in some outlying neighbourhoods.   Full Story
 Egypt: Brotherhood Struggles Against Shut Doors Fri, 03 Sep 2010
    As Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood gears up to contest November parliamentary elections, some analysts note the relatively few gains made by the Brotherhood- led opposition over the last five years in an assembly dominated by the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP).   Full Story
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