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The media in Zimbabwe continue to struggle against threats and intimidation as the election approaches.
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Nigerian film board bans documentary on corruption in oil industry
- Wednesday, 24 April 2013 23:27
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A film documenting corruption in the management of oil profits has been banned in Nigeria.Â
“Fuelling Poverty” examines the mismanagement of Nigeria's oil wealth in the context of protests against fuel subsidy suspensions in 2012.Â
Produced in partnership with Open Society Initiative for West Africa(OSIWA), filmmaker Ishaya Bako told Media Rights Agenda (MRA) that the film examines “real issues, on everyday life."Â
Issues, it seems, that are too real for the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) to want to share. In a letter dated 8 April 2013, the NFVCB states that “Fuelling Poverty” is not permitted to be distributed, aired or exhibited, due to contents that "are highly provocative and likely to incite or encourage public disorder and undermine national security”, according to the Media Rights Agenda (MRA).Â
The film was released in November 2012, but was only banned when Bakosubmitted a request to show the film publically, the Associated Press reported.Â
In NFVCB's letter to Bako, the young filmmaker was warned that "all relevant national security agencies are on the alert" to ensure that he does not exhibit or distribute the film, said the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
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South Sudan clashes: Army 'attacked Lorema hospital'
- Wednesday, 24 April 2013 00:20
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Five health workers have been killed when South Sudan soldiers attacked a hospital in revenge for the deaths of eight members of the security forces, the local MP has told the BBC.
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David Mayo said the fighting was still going on and urged the army to be withdrawn.
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Local community leaders confirm that the hospital in the village of Lorema, Eastern Equatoria state, was attacked.
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But the state governor denied the reports.
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Louis Obong told the BBC that no hospital had been attacked and the security situation was "normal".
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An army spokesman said he was investigating the reports and any soldier who had committed abuses would face justice.
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'Indiscriminate shooting'
The soldiers were deployed after eight of the governor's bodyguards were killed when they were sent to track down cattle rustlers.
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The BBC's Nyambura Wambugu in South Sudan says many residents of the mountainous area around Lorema are heavily armed, including with rocket-propelled grenades, left over from the two-decade civil war against the north.
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Mr Mayo said that 13 soldiers were currently being treated in hospital, in the state capital, Torit.
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But he blames the soldiers for the violence, saying they opened fire indiscriminately when they arrived in Lorema, before going on to attack the hospital and set fire to local homes.
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One doctor, one patient and four nurses died, he said.
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Human rights groups have accused South Sudan's army, made up of former rebels, of committing numerous abuses against civilians since independence in 2011 - charges the army has strongly denied.
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Our reporter says there is a long history of cattle raiding in Eastern Equatoria, as in many other parts of the country.
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Cattle lie at the heart of life for many communities in the country which has hardly any banks - they represent wealth, a dowry, property and a source of food in the lean season.
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A single cow can be worth hundreds of dollars depending on its colouring.
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French embassy in Libya hit by car bomb
- Tuesday, 23 April 2013 15:21
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A car bomb has exploded outside the French embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli, wounding two French guards and several residents.Â
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CAR gets coup leader as its new President
- Monday, 15 April 2013 08:24
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The rebel leader who seized power in Central African Republic, Michel Djotodia, was elected president on Saturday by an acting parliament.
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French may scare Timbuktu if they withdraw forces
- Tuesday, 09 April 2013 07:18
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Malian soldiers advance anxiously in the streets of Timbuktu, a historic Muslim city freed from nine months of Islamist militant rule by French forces in January.
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Darfur to receive billions of dollars international aid for development
- Tuesday, 09 April 2013 06:00
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Donor countries have pledged $3.6 billion (2.77 billion euros) to finance the development of war-torn Darfur at a fundraising conference in Qatar. The hosts were among the biggest contributors, offering $500 million.
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Mali troops sweep Timbuktu for Islamist rebels after battle
- Monday, 01 April 2013 09:05
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Malian troops swept Timbuktu for remaining Islamist fighters after a weekend battle that left seven dead and forced France to dispatch reinforcements and fighter jets to help Mali's army, AFP reports.
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Demonstration held in support of CAR's new leader
- Sunday, 31 March 2013 07:38
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Central African Republic (AP) — A demonstration in support of Central African Republic's new leader Michel Djotodia was held in the capital, Bangui.
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