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In the News (Sun 3 Jun 12)

  
  Uganda - GOVERNMENT
At all RC levels, heads of government departments serving that council, including chiefs, were made ex officio members of their respective RCs but without the right to vote.
The DES was required to supervise all government departments in the district, integrate district and central administration, supervise the implementation of district resistance council policies, and serve as the accounting officer for the district.
The Ugandan government regarded the war as pitting Africans against Arabs and thus tended to be sympathetic to the southern desire for secession.
www.mongabay.com /reference/country_studies/uganda/GOVERNMENT.html   (15770 words)

  
 Djibouti GOVERNMENT
Under the 1981 and 1992 constitutions, Djibouti is a parliamentary republic.
In January 1992, the Gouled government named a committee to draft a new constitution that would permit multi-party democracy, limit presidential powers, and establish an independent judiciary.
According to Djibouti's winnertakes-all electoral rules, the party obtaining a majority in a constituency is awarded all the seats.
www.nationsencyclopedia.com /Africa/Djibouti-GOVERNMENT.html   (426 words)

  
 Businessworld: The fiscal hope
The government promises to guarantee 100 days of employment on public works programmes to a member of each household at the bottom of the social scale.
On the revenues side, the government could finally attempt to increase the coverage of the service tax and remove as many exemptions as it can in the tax structure, both of which were part of the Kelkar committee recommendations.
In fact, if the government were to implement all the recommendations, government coffers would be richer by around Rs 80,000 crore (if tax rates are not lowered), according to one estimate.
www.businessworldindia.com /june2104/coverstory03.asp   (610 words)

  
 Wikinfo | Djibouti   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Djibouti is bordered by Eritrea in the north, Ethiopia in the west and south, and Somalia in the south east.
The head of state of Djibouti is the president, who is elected for terms of six year.
Djibouti's coastal area is separated from the inland plateaus by a mountain range that reach up to a maximum of 2000 m.
www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Djibouti   (640 words)

  
 GEESKA AFRIKA ONLINE: Nur Kafi's Column on the Eye of the Horn of African Affairs
Djibouti (HAN) January 19, 2006 - The Minister for the Communication and the Culture in charge with the Posts and Telecommunications, spokesman of the government reconsidered the question of the dryness on the agenda to the Council of Ministers of yesterday.
The Minister of Transport M.Ali Abdi recalled that the government congratulated the mobilization, per first hour, of the women djiboutiennes by the means of their ONG to knowing the National Union of the Women Djiboutiennes (UNFD) chaired by the First Lady Mrs.
The call to the external assistance therefore is not neglected, the government, by the means of the Foreign Minister and the International Co-operation continues its efforts of information near the foreign diplomacy and the organizations onusiennes on the threat of the natural disaster in our country.
www.geeskaafrika.com /djibouti_19jan06.htm   (645 words)

  
 PUNTLAND STATE WITHDRAWS TRUST AND SUPPORT FOR DJIBOUTI  PEACE   INITIATIVE
Unfortunately, the Government of Djibouti had interpreted the overwhelming Somali public support as she had been given the mandate to take over the sovereignty of the Somali Republic and treated Somalis as citizens of Djibouti.
The Djibouti Government has already committed serious intentional legal and political acts that undermines the very Peace Process she been sponsoring on behalf of the Somali people and the international community.
Instead, the State Government of Puntland appeals to your Excellencies and the entire international community to persuade the leadership in Djibouti to discontinue the current Peace Initiative due to her lack of competence, fair play and neutrality among the Somali clans.
www.somaliawatch.org /archive/000323101.htm   (846 words)

  
 Djibouti - Arab Relationship and World Affaires
In 1945 the area now comprising the Republic of Djibouti (then known as French Somaliland) was proclaimed an overseas territory of France, and in 1967 was renamed the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas.
In August 1984 the Minister of Foreign Affairs reaffirmed Djibouti´s policy of maintaining neutral stance in the conflict between its neighbours in the Horn of Africa, and expressed his Government´s willingness to act as a mediator.
Djibouti´s interest in promoting regional co-operation was exemplified by the creation, in February 1985, of the Intergovernmental Authority on Drought and Development (IGADD now the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, IGAD, with six (now seven) member states; Djibouti was chosen as the site of its permanent secretariat, and President Gouled became the first Chairman.
hometown.aol.com /arabinfo7/djibuhis.htm   (699 words)

  
 Djibouti BABLEIZED babelized babbled babbelized bableize humour lampoon
Djibouti the single characteristic of Africa (OAU) similar to constitution, the member, and development of the Arab League (IGAD) is authority between government.
The barre of Somalian and Ethiopia which are pulled up Djibouti which faces the threat of national security for flowing where the instability of neighboring nation and the evacuee who is presumed with the 100,000 from Somalia and Ethiopia are large Siad and falling of the government of Mengistu, respectively, in 1991.
Djibouti president the front part of the revolutionary Democratic party of the Ethiopian of the Ethiopian control people (EPRDF) while having the intimate relationship which has been attached, Ismail Omar Guelleh, as for him tried the fact that the uniform hand which raises the relationship with Eritrea is maintained.
paganfish.com /bable1Djibouti.htm   (618 words)

  
 Puntland State of Somalia
The avant-garde of the delegates appointed by the Djibouti consists of the people who held high portfolios in the late dictatorial regime toppled by popular uprising, which paved the way for the civil war.
Djibouti government reiterated many a time that she provides the venue and plays a role of a facilitator and the Somalis would have the deliberations and the final decision.
Djibouti started meddling in every phase of the deliberations, taking decision unilaterally, dictating and imposing its own agendas, and even intimidating those delegates who decry the manipulation.
warsidaha.puntland.8k.com /PR/President_letter_25Jun.html   (1181 words)

  
 Djibouti NICS/RNIS Acticles
At the beginning of April 2005, the government of Djibouti asked for support from the international community for the provision of the humanitarian assistance to 28,650 persons affected by the drought (OCHA, 21/04/05).
The government of Djibouti has started to provide water to the population of the Roadside pastoral zone.
The government has recently been requesting the transfer of urban refugees to two additional camps which it is estimated would create an overall camp population of 32,000 refugees.
www.unsystem.org /scn/Publications/RNIS/countries/djibouti_all.htm   (1042 words)

  
 USAID: Djibouti
Djibouti's arid climate and rocky soil are inhospitable to agriculture and large-scale livestock-raising, and, except for large salt deposits, it has no known natural resources.
Djibouti's strength and potential for development rests in its strategic location, which has proved to be important for regional security and trade.
The present government of Djibouti has sought to use its strategic location for trade as the basis for new and cohesive strategies to develop Djibouti into a modern and efficient commercial city-state.
www.usaid.gov /policy/budget/cbj2005/afr/dj.html   (877 words)

  
 Government ratifies anti-FGM protocol   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
DJIBOUTI, 7 Feb 2005 (IRIN) - The government of Djibouti has ratified the African Union's Maputo Protocol on female genital mutilation (FGM), which requires its member states to ban the practice.
The protocol was ratified on Thursday by Djibouti’s prime minister, Dileita Mohamed Dileita, at a two-day subregional conference on FGM in the presence of representatives of the AU, No Peace without Justice (NPWJ), an Italian NGO, and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
According to NPWJ, who were co-sponsors of the conference along with UNICEF and the Djibouti government, 98 percent of women in Djibouti, a country of about 600,000 people, have been subjected to FGM.
www.irinnews.org /print.asp?ReportID=45414   (551 words)

  
 Government Gabon Africa Regional   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
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www.iaswww.com /ODP/Regional/Africa/Gabon/Government   (277 words)

  
 Government Comoros Africa Regional
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of influence in the country while marginalizing a secular government that lacks...
they are not to be given and taken at the will of the government.??.
www.iaswww.com /ODP/Regional/Africa/Comoros/Government   (302 words)

  
 Djibouti
The Government at all levels strives to protect this right in full, and does not tolerate its abuse, either by governmental or private actors.
The Government requires that religious groups register with the Ministry of the Interior by submitting an application to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which, along with the Ministry of the Interior, investigates the group.
French Catholics and Ethiopian Orthodox Christians have been part of Djibouti society for almost a century and are an example of the considerable familiarity with and tolerance of other faiths by the Muslim majority.
www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/irf/2004/35351.htm   (1088 words)

  
 afrol News - Djibouti to control AIDS, malaria and TB
The Djiboutian government is setting up and implementing a response against HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections, malaria and tuberculosis, of which the latter two are important cofactors to HIV risk.
The new government project is to address this situation by supporting the implementation of Djibouti's HIV/AIDS National Strategic Plan, the National Malaria Strategic Plan, and the National Tuberculosis Strategic Plan through a wide variety of public sector agencies, private and non-governmental organizations, and community-based organisations.
These activities are to "take into account the existing conditions and Djibouti's capacity both at the central and the district levels, recognising that at present capacity is weak at both levels," the project description says.
www.afrol.com /articles/12923   (372 words)

  
 April 5th, 2000
Ismail Omar Gulleh, the President of the Republic of Djibouti; is because of its original primary intent, which was, to reconcile warring parties and restore a lasting peace in Somalia.
The formation of a government for Somalia in Djibouti without a resolution of conflict, restoration of peace and trust between the warring factions of Somalia, and the recognition of Somaliland, before hand, is to place the cart before the horse.
May we also respectfully remind you that the first government formed in exile for Somalia was formed in the same Republic of Djibouti in 1991, and it immediately brought in its wake the continuing war and mistrust in Somalia.
www.somalilandforum.com /slf/press_release/20000504_slf_ec_000_0000.htm   (932 words)

  
 HORN OF AFRICA: IRIN News Briefs [19991124]
The Djibouti peace proposal for Somalia is scheduled to be a key item on the agenda of an Inter-Governmental Authority for Development (IGAD) summit meeting set for Friday, diplomatic sources told IRIN on Wednesday.
Guelleh was on Monday reported to have held talks in Djibouti with an Ethiopian government delegation, in an effort to forge a common stand in advance of the IGAD discussion on his peace proposals.
Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh last week warned of deteriorating relations between his country and Eritrea, and said there was "almost a state of war" between the two.
www.africa.upenn.edu /Hornet/irin_112499.html   (1575 words)

  
 Djibouti News
Djibouti's Aptidon passes at 90 Approximately 90 years old, former Djibouti president Hassan Gouled Aptidon was buried within hours of his death on Tuesday before a large crowd, in keeping with Muslim...
Caption: President Mwai Kibaki is received by Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh to the closing ceremony of the 11th comesa Heads of State and Government summit being held in Djibouti.
Djibouti President and incoming COMESA Chairman Ismael Omar Guelleh urged on Wednesday COMESA member countries to adhere to unity and cooperation.
www.topix.net /world/djibouti   (701 words)

  
 albawaba.com middle east news information::Nakheel Hotels & Resorts announces first international development
The hotel will be the first new build 5* hotel in Djibouti, and will be run by one of the world's most established hotel operators, Kempinski Hotels and Resorts.
The beachfront hotel will be situated near to the Port of Djibouti, and it will continue Dubai's investment in Djibouti; helping it develop as a business and tourist destination.
DP World (Dubai Ports World) manages the port and has been key in the development of an oil terminal, container terminal and industrial and commercial free zone: the port has grown to become one of the most productive terminals in Africa and one of the fastest growing container terminals in the Red Sea.
www.menareport.com /en/business/196465   (507 words)

  
 WLUML: News and Views
According to its organizers, the conference will be an opportunity to celebrate the will and consensus of the Government and religious authorities in favour of abandoning harmful traditional practices, which still affect around 98 per cent of the female population in Djibouti.
The Protocol, which the AU Heads of State and Government adopted on 11 July 2003 in Maputo, Mozambique, stipulates in Article 5 that FGM should be prohibited and condemned.
At the political level, it would make Djibouti the first country in the sub-region with a dominant tradition of FGM to commit itself to the application of the principles of the Maputo Protocol.
www.wluml.org /english/newsfulltxt.shtml?cmd[157]=x-157-109314   (357 words)

  
 Disaster Par Extraordinaire?, by Christopher Deliso
In Djibouti, all the president's men, and the businessman providing "human resources" for Brown and Root, have murky enough backgrounds to make us wonder whether the US Government really understands what it is getting itself into.
A case in point was Djibouti's abrupt closure of their border and massing of troops (on 12 April 2001).
The American move to Djibouti can therefore be interpreted as an attempt to undercut, and perhaps eliminate French political and military influence – a tactic that has been used in other theaters, notably in Georgia, where last spring the US sent military trainers.
www.antiwar.com /orig/deliso68.html   (5819 words)

  
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He urged African governments to play a leadership role and to ensure the active participation of all stakeholders in regional integration for it to succeed.
Finally, he thanked the Heads of State and Government for their support to the Egyptian Presidency of COMESA and pledged to give the new Chairman the same level of commitment.
URGED the governments of India and Pakistan to exercise restraint in the ongoing dispute between them and CALLED on both governments to resolve their disputes peacefully in the spirit of South-South Co-operation.
www.gov.rw /government/finalcomm.htm   (2464 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Africa | Country profiles | Country profile: Djibouti
Controlling access to the Red Sea, Djibouti is of major strategic importance, a fact that has ensured a steady flow of foreign assistance.
Djibouti's location is the main economic asset of a country that is mostly barren.
After independence from France in 1977, Djibouti was left with a government which enjoyed a balance between the two main ethnic groups, the Issa of Somali origin and the Afar of Ethiopian origin.
news.bbc.co.uk /go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1070579.stm   (605 words)

  
 DJIBOUTI NEWS | HavenWorks.com/world/djibouti
"As a US military commander heads into Liberia to help stabilize its war-torn capital, it won't be the first time American forces have carried out new operations in Africa lately."...
But the Pentagon has also begun to use Djibouti to train its forces in desert warfare — skills that could be applied in Washington's campaign against terrorist groups or on the battlefields of Iraq."...
Djibouti, in fact, is France's largest foreign military base."...
www.havenworks.com /world/djibouti   (248 words)

  
 afrol News - Unions protest new Djibouti labour code
Furthermore, Djibouti's Attorney General is to get the power to dissolve a trade union, by means of a simple administrative decision, if requested to do so by these ministries.
The UDT is however heading an awareness raising campaign and mobilising opposition through press releases, petitions, lobbying its contacts within parliament and so on.
Mr Adan however fears that the authoritarian government of Djibouti may use physical violence against trade unionists when demonstrations are organised.
www.afrol.com /articles/15661   (700 words)

  
 IFEX ::
The Committee to Protect Journalists is writing to protest your government's targeting of the private press following clashes last week between protesters and security forces, in which at least 40 people were killed, according to international news reports.
Besides opposition leaders, the heads of the Ethiopian Teachers' Association and local representatives of the international charity Action Aid, many of whom are already in jail, the list includes publishers and editors of eight private, Amharic-language weekly newspapers.
Your government's crackdown on the media followed threats by authorities last week to arrest leaders of the EFJA and journalists accused of being "mouthpieces" for the opposition Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) party.
www.ifex.org /en/content/view/full/70312   (760 words)

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