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Madagascar
 

Two prime ministers appointed in 48 hours
 

The head of the High Authority of Transition, Andry Rajoelina, appointed Colonel Albert Camille Vital as prime minister on Sunday. He succeeds Cecile Manorohanta to be only 48 hours remained at his post.

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Mauritania
 

Two Italians kidnapped presumably by Al-Qaeda

 

Two Italians were kidnapped Friday on a road south-eastern Mauritania. The kidnapping took place in the same manner as that of the three Spanishes in late November, which had been claimed by Al-Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb. The pair of Italian travellers missing in the department of Kobeni Mauritania, has "probably been kidnapped by an armed group, announced Monday a Mauritanian security source.

 

 

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Liberia

Arrest of journalist and his printer for an article on Guinea
 

A Liberian journalist and a printer prisoners for several days in Monrovia, for publishing an article accusing the president of Liberia headed by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, to support Guinean dissidents to overthrow the junta.

Reporters Without Borders today called the "provisional release" of journalist Mickael Makinde and his printer Syrenius Cephys, both working for the Liberian Daily Plain Truth.

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Madagascar

Legislative elections scheduled March 20, 2010
 

The head of the High Authority of transition, Andry Rajoelina, announced Wednesday the holding of legislative elections of Madagascar, on March 20, to elect a Constituent Assembly. However, the leader judged "impossible to work in cohabitation with the other three spheres of influence for the establishment of a unity government."

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Zimbabwe

Wild pigs sow panic at the airport in Harare
 

The wild pigs are the bane of drivers who must maneuver on the airport in Harare, Zimbabwe. They have caused several accidents this year. Last week, a plane of South African Airways collided with two pigs, said Tuesday the director of Air Zimbabwe, Peter Chikumba,.

On November 2, an Air Zimbabwe had also struck a pig wandering on the runway, without casualties. After the accident last week, park rangers called to the rescue, have captured 90 wild pigs. The birds also represent a hazard to aircraft, according to Peter Chikumba, but the Zimbabwean authorities fail to collect the funds needed to address these problems.

 

 

 

Cameroun

Cameroon

 

Yaounde : The Sports Palace transformed into a job fair.

 

The International Exhibition of Student opens today will submit to job seekers the markets in various areas of future in agriculture and ICT.

 

 

 

 

 

Students and job seekers will have the opportunity at this December 15, 2009 to discuss and knowledge with professionals in areas that offer promise for growth Exhibitions, lectures, debates, workshops, screenings of documentaries, business offers specific trade will indeed fill the second edition of International Exhibition of Student

(Campus 2009) held under the theme: « Choose a job: The requirement of an academic orientation and vocational success ».
 

The 200 exhibitors at the show, which ends on December 19, come from higher education institutions (public and private), industry (public and private) and diplomatic missions in Cameroon. Campus 2009 is organized by the firm Expoland in collaboration with the Ministry of Higher Education of Cameroon.

 

 

Emmanuel Batamag from the Republic of Cameroon

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Cameroon

 

Central Market of Douala gutted by fire
 

A fire ravaged Tuesday, the central market of Douala, south-west Cameroon. The authorities had not yet made a record Tuesday night. According to various sources of police, military and firefighters, there was not dead. Several people, including firefighters, smoke inhalation from the fire, however, were transported to the hospital.

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Guinea
 

 Toumba admits he shot Dadis Camara
 

Aboubacar Sidiki Diakité said "Toumba," the former aide camp of Dadis Camara, said in an interview broadcast Wednesday by RFI shooting at the head of the junta Guinea. "I shot him because at one point there was complete betrayal (...) to me. (...) He has tried to (do) all charges based on events of 28 September (on me), "said Toumba, who is still at large.

 

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Mr. Jean-Bosco Talla, the Publishing Director of “Germinal”, the weekly newspaper in Cameroon is held at the Secretariat of State for Defense, Yaoundé.

 

 

We've learned when to press yesterday, that Mr. Jean-Bosco Talla, the managing editor of “Germinal”, the weekly newspaper in Cameroon is held at the Secretariat of State for Defense, in Yaounde since Thursday, December 10, 2009. This inquiry follows the publication of an article on a probable "secret pact" between Ahmadou Ahidjo and Paul Biya in the latest edition of Germinal.

In June last, Jean-Bosco Talla said receiving death threats via SMS, following the publication of the report of the NGO Catholic Committee against Hunger and Development (CCFD) about “ill-gotten property of President Paul Biya, the report in which the editorial director of Germinal had helped write as a member of that association.

 

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Egypt

Egypt wants compensation before returning its ambassador to Algiers
 

Egypt will return its ambassador to Algeria, recalled in November in a crisis of qualification for the World Cup in 2010 if it obtains compensation for damage suffered in this country. "We do not resend the ambassador of Egypt in Algeria if no apology or compensation for damage suffered by businesses," said Secretary of State for Legal Affairs Mufid Shehab.

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Senegal
 

Senegal: President Wade reacts to the complaint filed against him in France
 

The Senegalese government has designated this Sunday in a statement, a complaint filed recently in Paris for "misuse of public funds" against four African heads of state, including Abdoulaye Wade, as "amalgam intended to tarnish the image of the president. " The statement said the attack aimed at destabilizing the Senegalese President "since he was nominated for the 2012 presidential election. The association of the Moment stand for Africa (MLA) has filed this complaint last November 16 with the Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris.

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Sudan
 

Sudan arrest of dozens of opponents
 

Several leaders of the former southern rebel Sudan and dozens of others were arrested Monday in Khartoum and Omdurman, the twin city, as they prepared to protest against the central government of Omar el-Bashir. The SPLM former rebel party, a member of the Government of National Unity, whose members were incarcerated, called an emergency meeting.

 

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France
Malika Menard is Miss France 2010
 

Malika Menard, Miss Normandy in 2009, became Miss France 2010. The young woman of 22, who was elected on Saturday evening is in the third year of law school and wants a career in journalism. Malika Menard was already the favorite of French who had acclaimed the site of beauty contests. Her election makes sense because this time, Miss France has been designated by the public.

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Democratic Republic of Congo (D.R.C.)
DRC: Two former Norwegian military will not be executed
 

The two Norwegians, sentenced to death for murder and espionage in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), will not be executed, said Friday the Head of Norwegian diplomacy."The foreign minister of Congo (Thambwe) Mwamba reiterated assurances that the death penalty would be applied" against Tjostolv Moland, 28, and Joshua French, 27 years, says a press release Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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United States of America
Beyoncé lead the nominations for Grammy Awards
 

The American singer Beyoncé gathered Wednesday night, the largest number of nominations for the upcoming Grammy Awards, next January 31.

The star will contribute in particular prestigious categories best record "single" of the year, best album and best female pop artist.