More than 200,000 Kenyan teachers went on strike Tuesday to protest the diversion of government funds meant to hire more teachers and ease classroom overcrowding, a union official said.
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Egyptian security forces and protesters clashed for a second successive day in central Cairo on Wednesday in scenes not seen since the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak in February.
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Immigration is big in the news these days – mostly the opposition to it– around the world. It is absolutely the case that most people welcome immigrants when … [Keep reading >>]
Though this defection was claimed two weeks ago it was then disputed: No, no! Said Brother Leader, he’s on a trade mission. Well, yes, I guess so. He’s trading countries; … [Keep reading >>]
Ahadaf Soueif, is a Cairo born, Egypt and U.K educated, writer, predominantly of fiction. She got major attention with her novel, A Map of Love which was shortlisted for … [Keep reading >>]
From Justin Elliot’s reporting at Salon.com:
The west African nation of Ivory Coast has been in turmoil ever since incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo refused to step down after losing an internationally … [Keep reading >>]
This is the latest report from friend Lillie Paquette in Cairo. If you have been following her you remember she was there for a year before the ousting of … [Keep reading >>]
Libya: Col Gaddafi ‘accepts road map to peace’
Col Gaddafi has accepted the African Union’s “road map” for a ceasefire with Libya’s rebels, according to Jacob Zuma, the South African president.
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The Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has signalled thatTurkey is ready to act as a mediator to broker an early ceasefire inLibya, as he warned that a drawn-out conflict … [Keep reading >>]
I’ve been trying to keep my focus on fiction and film from the North African/Middle Eastern countries where the 2011 uprising are taking place, wanting to understand what we hear … [Keep reading >>]
Security forces beat and arrested student protesters in the Sudanese capital on Sunday as the unrest and antigovernment fervor in Tunisia and Egypt showed their first indication of spreading to … [Keep reading >>]
Guardian, UK posts, updating by the minute
Downtown Cairo is a war zone tonight – as reports come in of massive occupations by protesters in towns across Egypt, the centre of … [Keep reading >>]
