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Aliou Cissé -Boti la kuzimu lilivyoangamiza jamaa wake 11

Aliou Cissé -Boti la kuzimu lilivyoangamiza jamaa wake 11

Ni mwaka wa 2002, James Copnall aliripoti kutokea Senegal jinsi nahodha Aliou Cisse na timu ya kadanda walikuwa wamerejea nyumbani ili kuwasaidia wenzao kupigana na mkasa.

Mkasa ambapo feri moja ilizama na kupelekea kifo cha maelfu ya watu.

Lakini ilimchukua Aliou Cissé siku moja kugundua kuwa baadhi ya watu kutoka familia yake walihusika na mkasa huo.

Akiwa amekaa kwenye nyumba yake pale…

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Zimbabwe’s war veterans cut ties with Mugabe. Koffi Olamide deported from Kenya. Most wanted ivory smuggler sentenced to 20 years in jail.

Zimbabwe’s war veterans cut ties with Mugabe. Koffi Olamide deported from Kenya. Most wanted ivory smuggler sentenced to 20 years in jail.

NO MORE HEAR NO EVIL, SPEAK NO EVIL Could this be the waking up call for Zimbabweans? The country’s war veterans’ association, which played a key and sometimes violent role in supporting President Robert Mugabe, has released a statement withdrawing its support for the dictator. The statement accuses Mr. Mugabe of dictatorial tendencies, egocentrism and misrule. The veterans further accused the…

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Not My Review: A Poisonous Thorn in Our Hearts - Sudan and South Sudan’s Bitter and Incomplete Divorce by James Copnall

Not My Review: A Poisonous Thorn in Our Hearts – Sudan and South Sudan’s Bitter and Incomplete Divorce by James Copnall

The link below is to a book review of ‘A Poisonous Thorn in Our Hearts: Sudan and South Sudan’s Bitter and Incomplete Divorce,’ by James Copnall.

For more visit: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/2014/09/12/book-reviewa-poisonous-thorn-in-our-hearts-sudan-and-south-sudans-bitter-and-incomplete-divorce-by-james-copnall/

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South Sudan's warring leaders have agreed another deal aimed at ending six months of civil war but even if this one holds, analysts expect the violence to get worse before the situation can improve. After several failed deals, many are sceptical that either President Salva Kiir or his arch-rival Riek Machar really want a negotiated end to the conflict, and instead believe a military victory is still possible. "This agreement was signed under great pressure, including from the region, but it will only stick if both Kiir and Machar perceive it to be in their best interests," said James Copnall, author of a recent book on South Sudan, "A Poisonous Thorn in our Hearts". But even if negotiations progress, some fear it will create further violence, as leaders jostle for power in a proposed transitional government which the enemies agreed a 60-day deadline to settle. Source: AFP