AFRICOM Week in Review Ending 26 January 2010

Categories: AFRICOM

NOTE:  This offering ends 9 Feb 10 unless we can find a volunteer to do once a week.

Hot Topics

AA: Morocco looks for economic development, taxation 01/26/10

AA: Pilot error may have been factor in Ethiopian airliner disaster 01/26/10

AA: Rwanda’s genocide leader ‘lives freely in France’ 01/24/10

NG: Nigerian naval helicopter crashes; 4 feared dead 01/26/10

NG: Nigerian vice president visits violence-hit city 01/26/10

RW: Rwanda: DRC Refutes FDLR South Kivu Claims 01/27/10

SD: Sudan’s ousted PM vows to end ‘totalitarianism’ 01/26/10

SO: Pro-somali government militia disbanded 01/24/10

SO: Somali Rebels Deny Threatening to Attack Nairobi 01/22/10

SO: Somalia telecom sector battles instability 01/22/10

Below the Fold: Instability, Security Forces, Foreign Affairs, Crime

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Jan 27

AFRICOM Week in Review Ending 19 January 2010

Categories: AFRICOM

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Hot Topics

AA: Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb 01/15/10

CD: US and France provide 3.5 million euros for DR Congo refugees 01/15/10

CF: CAR rebels, opposition pull out of poll plans 01/17/10

DZ: China’s Africa footprint: a makeover for Algeria 01/18/10

KE: KENYA: Tackling the crisis of urban poverty 01/19/10

SD: World must move quickly and stop Sudan from sliding back into abyss 01/14/10

SO: How Financiers of Terrorist Attacks Against Somaliland Enjoy Western Lifestyle 01/16/10

ZA: Bus attack highlights security concerns in SAfrica 01/14/10

Below the Fold:  Instability, Special Operation, Security Forces, Foreign Affairs, Crime

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Jan 19

AFRICOM Week in Review Ending 12 January 2010

Categories: AFRICOM

NOTE:  This offering ends 9 Feb 10 unless we can find a volunteer to do once a week.

YEMEN is addressed in CENTCOM Week in Review

Hot Topics

AA: Violence in Angola Puts South Africa on the Defensive 01/11/10

AA: Drug Titans and Coups 01/11/10

AA: Somalis fleeing to Yemen prompt new worries in fight against al-Qaeda 01/12/10

AA: Violence, fear and confusion: welcome to the Horn of Africa 01/09/10

AA: Western Sahara Separatist Splinter Group Challenges Algeria Backed Polisario 01/07/10

CD: Democratic Republic of the Congo: ICRC facilitates release of six armed forces … 01/07/10

DZ: Algeria says tightened US flight checks unfair 01/11/10

KE: Radical muslim cleric back in Kenya 01/10/10

LR: LIBERIA: Education and the Poverty Reduction Strategy 01/07/10

NG: Bomb plot forces new look at Lagos airport security 01/08/10

RW: Rwanda: Habyarimana Killed By His Own Forces 01/12/10

SD: The axis of instability in Sudan: oil wealth 01/10/10

ZW: Zimbabwe Government Halts Diamond Auction 01/08/10

Below the Fold: Instability, Special Operations, Security Forces, Foreign Affairs, Crime

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Jan 12

AFRICOM Week in Review Ending 4 January 2009

Categories: AFRICOM

NOTE:  This offering ends 9 Feb 10 unless we can find a volunteer to do once a week.

Hot Topics

AA: 2010: US To Wage War Throughout The World 12/31/09

AA: Mobility Helps al Qaeda Extend Reach 01/04/10

BW: Khama likens corruption to a deadly cancer 12/31/09

CF: Providing education to conflict-affected children in the remote regions of … 12/31/09

GH: Ghana’s Oil Revenue Management – Transparency Or Prudence? 12/31/09

LY: Libya hails its efforts to undercut Al Qaeda 01/02/10

ML: Mali: President Touré hails return of peace in northern Mali 01/01/10

SN: Senegal’s President Apologizes for Insult to Christians 12/31/09

ZA: South Africa Struggles to Fix Dysfunctional Schools: Week Ahead 01/04/10

ZW: Technology investors targeting Zimbabwe 01/01/10

Below the Fold: Instability, Special Operations, Security Forces, Foreign Affairs, Crime

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Jan 4

AFRICOM Week in Review Ending 28 Dec 09

Categories: AFRICOM

Hot Topics

AA: Concerns Rise Over African Airport Security 12/27/09

AA: New chief hits snags in Algeria and Egypt 12/23/09

AA: Nigerian in aircraft attack linked to London mosque 12/28/09

AA: Somali Insurgent Group Denounces UN Sanctions on Eritrea 12/25/09

AO: Angola: Over 2000 explosive devices deactivated 12/23/09

GN: Guinea Marks First Anniversary of Military Coup 12/23/09

NG: Nigeria Under PDP’s Doomed, Says Omoruyi 12/25/09

NG: Nigeria:Policing is Everybody’s Duty – PCRC Boss 12/24/09

NG: Q+A: Does radical Islam have a foothold in Nigeria? 12/26/09

RW: RWANDA: Wild Young Men Unleashed 12/25/09

SD: Jonglei’s Tribal Conflicts: Countering Insecurity in South Sudan 12/23/09

SD: SPLM Leading Figure Reveals Plot to Dump the North in Chaos, 12/28/09

SO: Somalia-based piracy remains an intractable problem 12/27/09

ZW: Zimbabwe ‘needs $45bln’ for economy 12/23/09

Below the Fold: Instability, Special Operations, Security Forces, Foreign Affairs, Crime

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Dec 28

AFRICOM Week in Review Ending 22 Dec 09

Categories: AFRICOM

Hot Topics

AA: Ethiopians Dominate Flood Of Africans to Yemen 12/18/09

AA: Guineans flee to Senegal 12/18/09

AA: Radical Islam meets a buffer in West Africa 12/21/09

AO: Crude rises ahead of OPEC meeting 12/21/09

ER: The Case of Eritrea’s Missing Soccer Team 12/16/09

KE: Obama ignores brutality and corruption in Kenya 12/17/09

NG: Nigeria: Yar’Adua – Presidency, National Assembly Forces in Succession Plot 12/17/09

RW: Rwanda: FDLR Fighters Deserting Their Commanders 12/21/09

SD: Sudan security law threatens free poll – SPLM 12/21/09

SO: SOMALIA: Piracy Is The Way To Go 12/20/09

SO: UNICEF Official Says Lack of Funds Hampering Work in Somalia 12/16/09

Below the Fold: Instability, Special Operations, Security Forces, Foreign Affairs, Crime

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Dec 22

AFRICOM Week in Review Ending 14 Dec 09

Categories: AFRICOM

Hot Topics

AA: Africa’s Sahel rebels use drug trade to fund operations 12/09/09

CD: Report: UN-Backed Congo Troops Killing Civilians 12/14/09

ER: As thousands flee regime, Eritrea goes it alone 12/14/09

GN: Analysis: Guinea leader’s wound may end junta rule 12/12/09

GN: Guinea Withdraws Accusation of French Involvement in Shooting 12/11/09

LY: Libya deports 325 Nigerians in two days 12/11/09

MR: Mauritania: Al Qaeda owns up 12/09/09

NG: Nigeria: Enact Domestic Violence Act, FG Told 12/10/09

NG: Nigeria: Local Police Kill At Will – Amnesty 12/10/09

SD: Orchestrating Sudan’s next fateful step 12/09/09

SD: Two UNAMID staff freed in Darfur after kidnap ordeal 12/13/09

SO: Somali pirates free Greek ship with 24 Ukrainian crew 12/10/09

UG: Female Circumcision Banned in Uganda 12/11/09

Below the Fold: Instability, Special Operations, Security Forces, Foreign Affairs, Crime

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Dec 14

AFRICOM Week in Review Ending 7 Dec 09

Categories: AFRICOM

Hot Topics

AA: African Union considers al Qaeda and Somalia 12/05/09

CD: Court rules Bemba to stay in prison 12/02/09

CD: Alarm as DRC military leader forms own squad 12/06/09

ET: Ethiopia: Bulcha Demeksa on Gidada’s Decision to Join UDJ instead of OFC … 12/02/09

NG: Anti-Yar’Adua forces corrupt, says family 12/06/09

RW: Rwanda rebel leaders: US, French, Spanish, and Congo business links 12/02/09

SD: South Sudan says disarmament is not an easy task 12/07/09

Below the Fold: Instability, Special Operations, Security Forces, Foreign Affairs, Crime

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Dec 8

AFRICOM Week in Review Ending 30 Nov 09

Categories: AFRICOM

Hot Topics

AA: Mercenary Mann says South Africa backed coup plot 11/29/09

AA: Are SA mercenaries assisting Guinea’s military junta? 11/26/09

AO: Angola: Armed forces reiterate support for public health services 11/26/09

CD: DR Congo appeals for arrest of FDLR leaders in Western countries 11/26/09

ET: Ethiopia’s Human Rights Reports presented to the African Commission on Human … 11/27/09

ET: Ex-Ethiopia President Negasso Gidada joins opposition 11/26/09

NA: Namibia begins vote count 11/28/09

NG: How illegal arms, ammunition enter Nigeria 11/27/09

NG: Nigeria: Yar’Adua Should Draw Up Roadmap to Delta Peace 11/30/09

SO: Militia warns UN to buy from Somali farmers or cut aid 11/25/09

SO: Somalia: Hisbul Islam Bans the Business of Kat in Beledweyn Town 11/25/09

SO: Two journalists released in Somalia 11/25/09

ZA: Zimbabwean refugees face crime, harassment in South Africa 11/27/09

Below the Fold: Instability, Special Operations, Security Forces, Foreign Affairs, Crime

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Nov 30

AFRICOM Week in Review Ending 24 Nov 09

Categories: AFRICOM

Hot Topics

AA: Al-Qaeda Moving to Africa: Sources 11/22/09

AA: Ship is pirate target again 11/19/09

AO: Angola: Armed Forces Staff Attend Workshop on Future Constitution 11/19/09

BW: Khama faces ICC prosecution 11/19/09

CD: FACTBOX-Who are Congolese warlords Katanga and Ngudjolo? 11/23/09

CD: UN blue helmets help passengers in DR Congo when plane overshoots runway 11/19/09

GH: Soldiers ordered to speak French 11/21/09

NG: Nigeria: Trends in Military Justice System 11/19/09

RW: Rwandan militia leaders’ arrests praised 11/19/09

SD: South Sudan agree to release children soldiers – UN 11/24/09

SO: Somali pirates waste ransom money on weddings and orgies 11/19/09

TD: Troubled Chad moving to calmer phase: UN official 11/20/09

UG: Uganda: Former LRA child soldiers undergo rehabilitation 11/24/09

Below the Fold: Instability, Special Operations, Security Forces, Foreign Affairs, Crime

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Nov 25
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