Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 Kenya’s environment minister passes on ** New ** The Kenyan minister for Environment and Mineral Resources and MP for Kengema, John Njorge Michuki, died in Nairobi of a heart attack on Tuesday at the age of 80. Read more Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 Italy to cooperate with Libya in security, migration ** New ** Italy has expressed readiness to provide Libya with needed support and assistance, especially in terms of security as well as strengthening technical and technological cooperation between Libyan and Italian coast guards in a bid to control the borders and beaches, and curb illegal immigration. Read more Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 Mozambique to certify airports, aerodromes ** New ** The Mozambican government has told the state-run Airports company, ADM, to pay attention to the certification of the country’s airports and aerodromes so as to comply fully with the minimum standards of safety required in international regulations, according to the Permanent Secretary in the Transport Ministry Pedro Ingles. Read more Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 Somali parties reach deal on ending transition ** New ** The chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Dr. Jean Ping, congratulated the Somali parties for reaching a political agreement called " Garowe II Principles" on ending the transition and laying the foundation for a new constitutional order while hailing the Somali stakeholders for their political maturity and sense of responsibility. Read more Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 Kenya's Dadaab refugee camps mark 20th anniversary ** New ** The United Nations High Commission for Refugees-UNHCR on Wednesday renewed its appeal to the international community to ensure continued support to approximately 1 million Somali refugees hosted in Kenya and regional countries on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Dadaab- the world’s biggest refugee camp located in north-eastern Kenya. Read more Posted on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 Policeman suffers fracture as security forces clash in Bissau A Bissau-Guinean policeman suffered a double fracture on his arm in clashes between the police officers and members of the military in the capital Bissau on Tuesday. Read more Posted on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 Gambia bemoans degradation of marine, coastal resources Gambia’s Vice President, Isatou Njie Saidy, on Tuesday afternoon at the opening of the sixth regional forum of marine conservation programme in Banjul, lamented that although the greatest assets on the planet are coastal and marine natural resources, they continue to degrade at an alarming rate while the wherewithal to arrest the situation is not always available. Read more More Articles »