KENYA

KENYA GETS A NEW CONSTITUTION IN AUG 2010

ZIMBABWE

THE MAIN REASON FOR UNREST IN ZIMBABWE IS DUE TO PROLONGED CRISIS OVER LAND REFORMS

south africa

parliment of s.africa----cape town

legislative capital----pretoria

administrative capital-----bloemfontein




TO STOP THE ON GOING WAR IN BURUNDI, S.AFRICA SENT ITS PEACE KEEPING FORCE TO MEDIATE AN AGREEEMENT BETWN WARRING GROUPS OF CIVIL WAR

Nelson Mandela bank notes launched by South Africa

November 9th, 2012

The South African government had earlier declared the launch of new bank notes on the 22nd anniversary of Mandela’s release from prison after serving 27 years for his opposition to white-minority rule.

The living legend ‘Nelson Mandela’ popularly known by his clan name "Madiba" became South Africa’s first black president in 1994. He rarely appears in public now but is still respected both at home and abroad and held up as a symbol of freedom, human rights and democracy.

The new currency notes also feature South Africa’s "big five" wild animals –

1. Rhino
2. Elephant
3. Lion
4. Buffalo
5. Leopard

The new currency notes will be used in co-occurrence with the existent currency, which will be progressively phased out.

MAURITIUS

Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, who is recently in news is the President of
__________?

Mauritania
Recently Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz was injured in the arm
when a military patrol mistakenly opened fire on the presidential convoy. Abdelaziz
came to power in a military coup in 2008 in the West African nation. He has led a
military campaign against al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), al-Qaeda’s
franchise in North Africa and has been the subject of several failed assassination
attempts by AQIM.

uganda

capital------kampala

Libya

The General National Assemly of Libya on 7 October 2012 rejected the new 10-member Crisis Cabinet proposed by the Prime Minister Mustafa Abu Shagur




Ali Zeidan
Libya’s 200-member General National Congress has elected a former congressman
and human rights lawyer as the country’s new Prime Minister.Mr. Zidan was a
diplomat under Muammar Qadhafi before defecting in the 1980s and joining Libya’s
oldest opposition movement, National Front for the Salvation of Libya, from Geneva
where he resided.

malawi

Joyce Banda takes over sworn in as Malawi president
Malawi’s Vice President Ms Joyce Banda took over power in the southern African
nation following the official announcement of the death of President Bingu wa
Mutharika. Under Malawi’s Constitution the Vice President takes over in the
absence of the president. Bingu wa Mutharika died of a heart attack a day before due to a Heart
attack.

mali

Mali Prez ousted from power Amadou Toumani Toure (President of the West African State of Mali)
ousted from power in a Military coup. Mali Soldiers stormed the
presidential palace and declared that they had seized control of the
country. The mutinous soldiers imposed a nationwide curfew.
A group of soldiers on the national television declared that the country is
under the control of the military’s National Committee for the Reestablishment
of Democracy and the Restoration of the State. They
announced suspension of Mali’s constitution and dissolved its institutions.
The Military complained that the civilian government had not done enough
to combat a rebellion by ethnic Tuareg separatists who want to carve out a homeland in the country’s northern desert.
Thus they held that the Military committee has decided to assume its responsibilities and end the incompetent regime of President Amadou Toumani Toure.

ivory coast

Ivory Coast PM & cabinet resign
The PM of Ivory Coast, Guillaume Soro and his Cabinet resigned. Mr. Soro held that he
could no longer exercise his executive powers. His departure is expected to pave the
way for the formation of a broader coalition government after Parliamentary elections
in 2011. It will allow the President Alassane Ouattara to appoint a PM from the party of
the former President Henri Konan Bedie which came second to Mr. Ouattara’s party.
Back-grounder:
Mr Ouattara’s election victory was disputed by Laurent Gbagbo, his rival who had been
President since 2000 and was unwilling to surrender power. The power struggle
triggered a bloody four-month conflict which ended in April 2011 with Gbagbo’s
capture. Gbagbo is currently in jail awaiting trial at the International Criminal Court in
The Hague where he faces war crimes charges.




the world’s biggest producer of Cocoa, as it was recently making news because about 89 per cent of
children in this country were involved in growing cocoa, violating Child Labour Norms------------Ivory Coast

ethiopia

 the new Prime Minister of Ethiopia after the death of Meles Zenwai----------Haile Mariam Desalegn




Ethiopian forces attack Eritrea

Ethiopian forces launched a military assault on positions inside Eritrea. Ethiopian
held that Ethiopia attacked Eritrea as Eritrea was training subversive groups
to carry out attacks inside Ethiopia. A number of people were killed and others
captured when three camps were attacked. The two countries fought a border
war from 1998 to 2000. Despite signing a peace treaty, tensions b/w them have
remained high ever since. Nevertheless, this was the first attack by Ethiopian
troops inside Eritrean territory since the end of the war in which some 80,000
people died. USA has turned to both nations to exercise restraint.

egypt

Morsi under pressure to withdraw decree

November 27th, 2012

Pressure has increased on Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi demanding withdrawal of powers he has given to protect himself and Islamist-led assembly writing a new constitution from a looming threat of dissolution by court order.
What powers Morsi decreed?

• He declared that all presidential decisions would be immune from legal challenge.
• He gave immunity to the committee writing the constitution from dissolution from court order.

the Egypt’s first elected President following the country's transition to democracy which was brought about by the uprising that expelled the dictator Hosni Mubarak---Mohamed Morsi





Life imprisonment to Hosni Mubarak
Former President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt sentenced to life imprisonment for allegedly killing over 900
protesters protesters during the revolt against his regime in 2011. Mubarak and his sons Alaa and
Gamaal Mubarak acquitted of charges of corruption and financial irregularities. Former Minister of
Interior Habib al-Adly also sentenced life imprisonment. Former military regime key functionaries who were alleged for
killings of protesters acquitted of the charges of complicity.
 Mubarak is the first Arab leader to be sentenced after the Arab Spring.

sudan

 The world’s youngest nation _______ which is wrecked by border wars, internal
violence and shutdown of its vital oil production, recently marked its first anniversary
of Independence. ----------South Sudan








Sudan, South Sudan ink pact over Oil Payments
Sudan signed a deal with South Sudan over oil payments. South Sudan agreed to pay Sudan just over $ 9 per barrel to transport oil to its ports.
What is the dispute?
After the separation of South Sudan from Sudan in 2011, nearly 75% of the oil rich region went to South Sudan. The dispute was over how much South Sudan should pay North Sudan to transport oil. The dispute resulted into suspension of all oil production of South Sudan and badly affected the economies of both countries. Sudan is expected to receive 3bn dollars as compensation for revenue lost in that period.

somalia

stolt valor was hijacked by somalia hijackers








13 Somali Pirates captured in Indian Ocean
 The British Navy captures 13 Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean.
 As per the information released by British Ministry of Defence, RFA Fort Victoria and a US Navy vessel
intercepted the pirates’ boat, which had refused to stop despite warning shots from a Royal Navy helicopter.




Abdi Farah Shirdon Said has been chosen as the new Prime Minister
of Somalia. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud who was recently
chosen by parliament in a UN-backed process, selected his close
ally Shirdon to the powerful position.
This event is one of the first major steps of the new administration,
which brought to an end the eight years of transitional rule by the
corruption imbued and Western supported government. After more
than two decades of anarchy and war, Somalia's capital Mogadishu has been
resurrecting since the Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab insurgents left frontline fighting
positions.





Somali pirates seize Iranian cargo ship off Maldives
An Iranian-owned cargo ship MV Eglantine with its 23 crew members seized by Pirates near the
Maldives. Maldives defence officials held that this was the first time when Somali pirates have taken a
ship in its waters. In late years Somali pirates have expanded the reach of their operations right across
the Indian Ocean.





20 Indians held hostages by Somali Pirates rescued by NATO
 As per a NATO statement, the NATO warships have freed 20 Indians held hostage by Somali pirates off the Horn of Africa.
 Nine Pakistanis and five Iranians have also been rescued from the pirates.
 The NATO said that US warship, USS Carney, intercepted the Indian-flagged dhow Al-Qashmi off the
southwestern coast of Oman and freed its 20 Indian crew members on January 6-7, 2012.

africa

HORN OF AFRICA-----ETHIOPIA, DJIBOUTI,SOMALIA

The M23 rebels group, which is recently in news are fighting with government
forces in which among the following country?
[A]Chad
[B]Uganda
[C]Democratic Republic of Congo
[D]Nigeria
Democratic Republic of Congo




Sudan voted for succession

LAKE VICTORIA-------BORDER TRIPOINT OF KENYA, UGANDA, AND TANZANIA

Ernest Bai Koroma becomes President of Sierra Leone

November 27th, 2012

The incumbent President of Sierra Leone, Ernest Bai Koroma, has been re-elected for a second term.

Sierra Leone is country in West Africa which has huge iron reserves.

SUDAN,ANGOLA,CONGO,COLOMBIA ----ALL SUFFERED FROM CIVIL WARS




‘Irina’ kills at least 65 in Madagascar
In Madagascar, many people have been killed in Tropical Storm Irina in
the South-East Ifanadiana district. Many people were also reported to
be missing in the mishap. In the South African city of Durban, beaches
were closed as waves reached 3m.
Irina was the second killer storm of the season. Madagascar is prone to
cyclones and tropical storms, especially in the rainy season from
February to May. In 2008,Cyclone Ivan smashed Madagascar, killing
more than 80 people and leaving over 200,000 homeless. In mid-
February 2012, another Tropical cyclone Giovanna killed 35 people.














In context with Africa, the term Maghreb Insurgency has been
making news frequently. Maghreb refers to ------North West Africa











EGYPT
Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi elected fifty year old Hisham Kandil as the country’s Prime Minister

SOMALIA---
SINCE 1991 RECENTLY PARLIMENT INAGURATED


Syria

cities in Syria, earlier considered
relatively safe government bastion has now become the latest centre of the revolt
against President Bashar Al-Assad ----Aleppo



UGANDA--

Recently,the deadly Ebola hemorrhagic fever is spreading in Uganda. 2.Ebola fever is a highly infectious
viral disease which has no cure or vaccine.





Nigeria: 50 people killed in violence
 Approximately 50 people were killed south-eastern Nigeria in clashes between Ezza and Ezilo people of Ishielu district, the two groups that are often in conflict.





Jamaica to go republic
 Jamaica’s new Prime Minister, Portia Simpson Miller, states that she intends to make the island country a republic by removing Queen Elizabeth as the head of state.
 She was speaking ahead of celebrations to mark 50 years of Jamaican independence from Britain..
 In her inaugural address, Ms Simpson Miller said the time has come for Jamaica to break with the British
monarchy and have its own president.







Nicargua 


Daniel Ortega sworn in as President of Nicargua for third term
 Daniel Ortega, who won with a landslide margin in November 2011 elections , has been sworn in as President of Nicaragua for a third term.
 The main opposition party boycotted the ceremony in Managua, saying the poll was fraudulent and
unconstitutional.