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United States Africa Command

Public Affairs Office


29 March 2010

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From and About Africa

Morocco Rescuers search Moroccan lake for UAE leader's brother


Rabat Rescuers searching for a brother of the United Arab Emirates president whose
glider crashed in Morocco combed through rugged terrain and swampland on Sunday
near the capital Rabat, officials said. Sheikh Ahmed bin Zayed al-Nahayan is managing
director of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, considered the world's largest
sovereign wealth fund with assets estimated at more than 600 billion dollars. The pilot,
a Spanish national, survived Friday's crash into an artificial lake in an area where the
Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah dam is located. Moroccan source close to the probe said
the search for Sheikh Ahmed and debris from the glider, also not yet found, was
complicated by recent heavy rain that had left water levels high and swamped
surrounding areas.

Nigeria: Two Citizens Linked to Al-Qaeda Deported


Abuja — The two Nigerian students-- Abdulsalam Luqman and Abdullahi Bolajoko
Uthman, who were arrested by Malaysian authorities in January for alleged connections
to al-Qaeda have been deported back to Nigeria on 13th of March, 2010.Accused of
being associates of Farouk AbdulMutallab, who is currently standing trial in US for the
attempted bombing of s Detroit airline last Christmas.

Uganda army to verify rebel massacre reports in DR Congo: spokesperson


KAMPALA - The Ugandan army said Sunday that it has sent teams in the northeastern
Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) to verify reports that the Ugandan rebel
group, the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), killed at least 321 civilians in late 2009. "In
our view, that is an exaggerated figure; we are, however, asking our forces, because
they were not there, to do verification," Ugandan army spokesman Felix Kulayigye told
Xinhua by telephone.

Somalia Landmine Blast Kills High Tfg Official in Mogadishu


Somalia — the district commissioner of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia
for Hamar Jajab district in Mogadishu has been killed another officials injured after land
mine blast targeted to the officials' vehicle traveling around Afisyone the airport,
witnesses told Shabelle radio on Saturday. The transitional government authorities
ordered the displaced people around Aden Ade International airport to leave from the
areas soon as possible recently and there had been relocating operations continued
there. Witnesses confirmed the death of the district commissioner Ahmed Sheik
Mohamed Odawa known as (Qorleh) adding that the deputy security secretary of
Banadir region was among the government officials assassinated in the landmine
explosion. Harakat Al-shabab Mujahideen claimed the responsibility of the blast.

Somalia UN Shows Kenya Links to Both Sides


Nairobi — Kenya serves as "a major base" for Islamist groups battling Somalia's
Transitional Federal Government, the United Nations says in a recent report that also
details the Kenyan government's training of TFG forces -- in apparent violation of a UN
embargo. Kenyan nationals account for about half of all foreigners fighting in Somalia
under the banner of the Al Shabaab insurgency force, the report says.Many of these
fighters are recruited through a support network in Nairobi consisting of "wealthy
clerics-cum-businessmen, linked to a small number of religious centres notorious for
their links to radicalism," the UN Monitoring Group on Somalia states in its March 10
report. Leaders of Al Shabaab and Hizbul Islam, the other main insurgent group in
Somalia, "travel with relative freedom to and from Nairobi, where they raise funds,
engage in recruitment and obtain treatment for wounded fighters," the Monitoring
Group finds.

Kenya frees American suspected of terrorism links


Nairobi - An American man of Somali origin arrested in Kenya over suspicions of
terrorism says police have released him along with two other men. Suleman Essa said
Friday that Kenyan police did not tell him why they arrested him on Thursday as he
and the two others boarded a plane headed for Somalia. Kenyan police said Thursday
that Essa was on a terror watch list. Essa says he does not belong to a terrorist
organization. He did not say why he and the others planned to go to Somalia. Essa says
Canadian citizen Ahmed Ali Hassan and Kenyan citizen Muhammed Hussein Hash
were also released Friday.

Kenya rejects suspected pirates


Mombasa - Kenya has refused to take in three suspected Somali pirates and one body
held by an Italian warship, arguing that its prison and court systems were
overwhelmed, police said on Friday. It was believed to be the first time that Kenya, one
of only two littoral states to have an agreement with Western naval powers for the
transfer of suspected pirates, declined to accept suspects.

Niger No more jail for Niger journalists


Niamey - Niger's ruling junta plans to scrap prison sentences for offending journalists,
making them only liable to fines, state radio reported on Saturday. La Voix du Sahel
said the authorities would stage a three-day mass debate on the press from Monday,
grouping legal experts, human rights defenders and representatives of the media and
the government.

Niger Greenpeace accuses Areva of neglecting health of Nigeriens


French nuclear group Areva is not paying enough attention to the health of workers
and inhabitants around its two uranium mines in Niger, Greenpeace said on Monday.
Mauritius French national arrested with drugs in Mauritius
A 25-year old French man, Yoan Pierre Vincent Placais, was arrested here with 10,459
subutex tablets, worth 275,000 euros, the Mauritian Police reported on Sunday.

Angola to reinforce fight against human trafficking


Angola is willing to contribute to the fight against human trafficking, the first deputy chairman
of the Angolan National Assembly, João Lo u renço said Saturday in Bangkok, Thailand.

Libya Arab summit approves holding of Afro-Arab summit in October


The 22nd summit of the Arab League, which ended on Sunday in Sirte (central Libya), approved
during its meetings behind closed doors, the organization of the second summit between Africa
and the Arab League in October in Libya.

Libya Carve Nigeria into 'many ethnic states'


Tripoli - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, who enraged Abuja after suggesting Nigeria be
partitioned between Muslims and Christians, has now proposed the country is carved into
"many" ethnic states, a report said on Monday. "In fact, Nigeria's problems cannot be resolved
by dividing the country into two states, Christian and Muslim," Gaddafi was quoted as saying by
the official Jana news agency. "The model that best fits Nigeria, which comprises many ethnic
groups, is Yugoslavia" which was divided into six countries, including Kosovo whose
independence has not been unanimously recognized.

DRC No hearing for Nkunda


Kigali - Rwanda's supreme court ruled on Friday it is not competent to hear a plea seeking the
release of Laurent Nkunda, a former rebel chief in the Democratic Republic of Congo, held since
January 2009."The court ruled it is not competent and sent the case back to a military tribunal,"
Aime Bokanga, one of Nkunda's lawyers told AFP.The court's argument is based on the military
status of General James Kabarebe, Rwanda's chief of defence staff, designated as the person
responsible for Nkunda's detention.

DRC UN urges new DRC strategy


London - The head of the UN peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo called on
Monday in a BBC interview for a new strategy to stop massacres by Ugandan rebel group, the
Lord's Resistance Army (LRA).Alan Doss, head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in
DRC, said the LRA's practice of working in small, mobile groups meant improved intelligence
gathering and air mobility were needed.

Sudan JEM 'not serious' about peace


Khartoum - Sudan's chief peace negotiator said on Sunday that a main Darfur rebel group,
Justice and Equality Movement, was "not serious" about reaching a final settlement with the
government. "But JEM is not serious about reaching a peace agreement," he said, accusing the
group of violating the ceasefire and failing to free prisoners despite a pledge to do so.

Sudan Rebels shoot down choppers


Khartoum - Darfur rebels said on Sunday they had shot down two Sudanese army helicopters in
the latest reports of fighting that have marred faltering peace talks between Khartoum and other
insurgents. Sudan's army said two of its helicopters crashed after developing technical problems,
but denied there was any attack.

Somali pirates demand $3m for Libyan vessel


Somali pirates who captured a North Korean-flagged Libyan cargo ship have demanded a $3m
(Dh11m) ransom and threatened to kill its crew, maritime officials said yesterday. The vessel,
owned by Libya's White Sea Shipping, was attacked in the Gulf of Aden, south of the Yemeni
coast, in February.

Somalia pirates take Spanish ship


Mogadishu - Somali pirates said on Sunday they had captured a Spanish fishing vessel in the
Indian Ocean. A pirate who gave his name as Ibrahim told Reuters by phone: "My men have
hijacked a Spanish fishing vessel from the Indian Ocean. They are on board and safe."

Somalia 'Pirates' attack warship


The Hague - Dutch marines on Sunday disarmed 12 suspected pirates off the coast of Somalia
who had mistakenly attacked their warship thinking it was a merchant vessel, the Dutch defence
ministry said.

Somalia 100s of Somali families evicted


Mogadishu - Witnesses say hundreds of poor Somali families are being forcibly evicted from
their homes near the airport.

Somalia Clashes over home demolitions kill 3


Mogadishu - A Somali government official says three people have been killed and four injured in
clashes Saturday between government soldiers and armed protesters opposing the demolition of
their houses near Mogadishu's main airport.

Mozambique battles land mines


Maputo - Fifteen people were killed by land mines and four were seriously injured in
Mozambique in 2009, the national director of the national demining agency, Julio Braga, said on
Sunday.

Togo outlaws protests against elections results


LOME - Togo's government outlawed on Friday further demonstrations against the results of a
March 4 presidential election, which opposition leaders say was rigged to favor the incumbent.

Togo government and opposition sign truce


LOME, Togo (AP) - A security official says that Togo's government and the opposition coalition
have signed a temporary truce committing both sides to peace, law and order following
opposition protests against presidential election results.

Ethiopia cracks down on biggest ethnic group: party


ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia's most populous ethnic group is being targeted in a government
crackdown ahead of the country's first national election since a disputed 2005 poll, an opposition
party said on Friday.

Egypt's security use force to disperse activists


CAIRO - Egyptian state security prevented activists from holding a symbolic "trial" of Egypt's
ruling party on Thursday, using force to disperse those who tried to resist, activists said.

Senegal's PM, chief negotiator air different views on Casamance issue


DAKAR, March 29 (Xinhua) -- A dispute broke out in Senegal between Prime Minister
Souleymane Ndene Ndiaye and a close associate of President Abdoulaye Wade on peace
negotiations with the rebel Movement of Democratic Forces in Casamance (MFDC), local press
reported on Sunday. the Senegalese prime minister reacted to a statement published on Thursday
by a MFDC leader Cesar Atoute Badiate asking for "sincere and all inclusive negotiations" with
the government. The PM also denied Farba Senghor, who claimed himself "chief negotiator"
with the rebel movement, as in an official position for saying negotiations were already
underway.

Yemen captures two Europeans training to use arms


SANAA - Yemeni security forces have arrested two European nationals while they were training
to use rifles in a remote high mountain to the south of the capital Sanaa, the Defense Ministry
reported on Sunday. The pair, both nearly at the age of 24 with one of them carrying an Arab
name, were detained in Naqil al-Mashanna area of the Jahran district in the southern province of
Dhamar, said the ministry on its website.The report cited a statement by the Interior Ministry's
information center as saying that "the two Europeans were found training with two machine-guns
and two pistols." Meanwhile, security apparatuses in the southeastern province of al-Mahra,
bordering the oil-rich Gulf country of Oman, have arrested nine people with a considerable
quantity of arms in their possession, said the report. The Yemeni forces seize four machine-guns,
three pistols, sniper rifles and two satellite cellular phones that were in the possession of the
suspects, aging between 17-45 years, the report noted.

Female suicide bombers set twin explosions in Moscow subway


MOSCOW - Two explosions in Moscow subway system during Monday morning rush hour,
killing at least 35 people and injuring 40 others, were caused by female suicide bombers,
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) confirmed.

Rwanda African nations block genocide suspects’ hunt


Rwanda has accused Mozambique, Malawi and Zambia of being unwilling to co-operate in
hunting genocide suspects.

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