[wanabidii] Uganda opposition says biometric scans won’t end vote-theft fears at next week's election (M&G Africa) Thursday, February 11, 2016 View a web version of this message 11 Feb 2016 Forward this message Invite a friend Uganda opposition says biometric scans won't end vote-theft fears at next week's election Museveni, 71, who's ruled the country for 30 years, faces challenges from seven candidates in his bid for a seventh term in office Rwandan president Kagame says term extension 'healthy' for country, dismisses army intelligence chief No reason was given for the move nor a replacement named, but Kagame also appointed a new army of chief of staff Zimbabwe appeals for $1.5 billion to save over 25% of its population from starvation Formerly known as the breadbasket of Africa, Zimbabwe has become a basket case, suffering perennial shortages and relying on importing grain Africa had a very violent 2015, even as Kenya saw lowest number of terror attacks in three years Overall political violence decreased in 2015, but civil wars, armed insurgencies and violence against civilians remain a major source of conflict More from the Mail & Guardian Africa 'No shortcuts' in Africa's war against terrorism; IS now poses more direct threat than ever to continent Despite losses in the battlefield, extremists are becoming more "proactive" across the continent Lagos did a new marathon, and the result wasn't surprising - a Kenyan and Ethiopian won it Runners, some barefoot and others decked out head to toe in candy-coloured athletic gear, braved the haze UN experts say Rwanda recruiting refugees to oust Burundi leader; Kagame says claims 'childish' Burundian refugees allegedly provided details of their military training in Rwandan forest camps Nigeria's largest company Dangote Group says it is struggling with currency situation The company will build two new plants in Nigeria within three years, and has got the green light to start building a plant in Nepal Ebbs and flows: the 3 issues that will keep investors busy in Africa's mining sector It has been a bumpy ride for some, but 2016 may herald the end of mining's winter Good job so far, but African leaders need to still do a lot more on vaccines Of the 10 countries with the most unvaccinated children, 5 are African: DR Congo, Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Africa and Uganda Tough love: here are 5 reasons why the world gets away with treating Africa very badly Africa doesn't come with new stacks of cards or new ideas to the game of world politics. It likes to bring blame, and threats to withdraw South Sudan says 500 elephants may have died during two-year war The country's elephants, which numbered 5,000 in a 2012 nationwide survey, are still at heavy risk from poaching Frank stories from the African tech graveyard: Lessons on failure from Nairobi's innovation leaders "One a scale of one to ten for innovation, I would give us a two," said Safaricom CEO Collymore, much to the surprise of the audience Unsubscribe | Update Profile | View PDF | Pause Subscription | View Online Email Powered By This email was sent to wanabidii@googlegroups.com on 11-02-2016 Mail & Guardian is intended for opt in communication only. If you feel this email is unsolicited please report it to us. Share this : Digg Linkedin Stumbleupon Delicious Tumblr BufferApp Pocket Evernote
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