Armoured car sale to South Sudan should be investigated, rights groups say (Youtube-Clip)

“A Canadian-owned company may have engaged in some dodgy documentation in order to sell dozens of armoured vehicles to the military in war-torn South Sudan” (The National, 2016)

Zanu-PF Exposed – Chiyangwa bares it all (Youtube-Clip)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1_GovkyR5Y

Letter: South Sudan allows UN World Food Programe air-drops of Food in the Nation (10.08.2016)

South Sudan WFP 10.08.2016

Acie Lumumba | Time to look beyond the protests (Youtube-Clip)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLmDYSQSoVU

Gen. Taban Deng Gai’s speech Against Dr. Riek Machar (Youtube-Clip)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPntWSpkx98

South Sudan’s government, opposition troops fight in Yei, near Uganda border (Youtube-Clip)

“In South Sudan, more clashes have broken out between government and opposition forces. This time in the town of Yei, south of Juba, towards the Ugandan border. Supporters of former vice president Riek Machar say they were attacked by fighters loyal to President Salva Kiir. The clashes come a day after the opposition captured the nearby county of Lasu. Local media are reporting more fighting has also broken out in Juba, and the northern and western parts of the country” (CCTV Africa, 2016)

Amb Lominsuk ‘South Sudan rejects Foreign Troops’ (Youtube-Clip)

“South Sudan’s ambassador to Uganda Samuel Luate Lominsuk has castigated media reports that President Salva Kiir finally accepted extra foreign troops into his country. This comes in following the IGAD summit that was held over the weekend in Ethiopia’s capital Adis Ababa. Amb. Lominsuk exclusively tells WBS TV that there were three requests that were put forward by IGAD including protection of humanitarian and relief on top of the military corridors by the UN. WBS’ Jocylynne Nakibuule had a one – on – one with the ambassador and now reports” (WBS TV Uganda, 2016).

RDC: Declaration de Moise Katumbi Suit Aux Propos du President de la Republique Joseph Kabila sur le Processus Electoral en RD Congo (09.08.2016)

Moise 09.08.2016 P1Moise 09.08.2016 P2

Zimbabwe: Government Proposes Tighter Controls over Social Media (09.08.2016)

The Hearald Zimbabwe

The government of Zimbabwe’s Computer Crime and Cyber Crime Bill would severely limit citizens’ access to information. 

WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, August 9, 2016 – In response to plans by the government of Zimbabwe to introduce legislation to tightly restrict access to social media and monitor private communications, with stiff criminal penalties for violators, Freedom House issued the following statement:

“The government of Zimbabwe’s Computer Crime and Cyber Crime Bill would severely limit citizens’ access to information, as the government tries to stifle calls for economic and political reform,” said Lynn Fredriksson, director for Southern Africa programs. “President Mugabe and Supa Mandiwandzira, the minister of information communication technology, should know that further stifling communication will lead to more anti-government demonstrations across the country.”

Background:

The government’s planned legislation would allow authorities to arbitrarily seize mobile phones, tablets and laptops; monitor private communications; interrupt broadband service; and sentence violators to imprisonment.

The legislation, which would supplement the National ICT Policy which is still being developed, is part of the government’s response to recent anti-government protests that have largely been organized and shared via social media. Hashtags such as #ThisFlag have attracted large numbers of followers.

Many Zimbabweans rely on Twitter and WhatsApp, which have been used to rally mass participation in demonstrations. In July, the government temporarily blocked access to WhatsApp, as it faced protests over its inability to pay civil servants’ salaries.

Zimbabwe is rated Partly Free in Freedom in the World 2016, Not Free in Freedom of the Press 2016, and Partly Free in Freedom on the Net 2015.

Tonight with Tim Modise | Pastor Evan Mawarire talks #ThisFlag movement & Zimbabwe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJDEAw9t4xs