NVA in Africa - 2009 February 27

Monday, 09 March 2009

Zimbabwe: Madhuku says the power sharing government is a mess
By: The Zimbabwean, February 26, 2009
The outrageous infringements of the power sharing deal by the Mugabe regime were clearly exposed on Wednesday when human rights defenders were arrested and beaten, threats to farmers continued and Mugabe announced a list of permanent secretaries, all from ZANU PF. The outspoken chairman of the National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) Dr Lovemore Madhuku, described the inclusive government as a 'circus' and said the power sharing deal was an inappropriate way of dealing with the complex Zimbabwe crises.
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Zimbabwe: WOZA delivers petition to Minister of Education
By: The Zimbabwean, February 25, 2009
Hundreds of members of Women and Men of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA/MOZA) delivered a petition to the new Minister of Education, Senator David Coltart today in Harare. Whilst leaders tried to deliver the petition to the minister, with whom they had an official appointment, riot police indiscriminately beat the peaceful group that were waiting for the minister to come and address them.
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Is Mugabe sabotaging Zimbabwe's coalition government?
By: Scott Baldauf, CSM, February 25, 2009
The first weeks of Zimbabwe's coalition government - a power-sharing agreement where power is unequally shared - have not gone well. True, Morgan Tsvangirai, the country's new prime minister and President Robert Mugabe's sworn enemy, recently had a successful visit to South Africa, laying out a $5 billion plan to reconstruct Zimbabwe. But members of Mr. Tsvangirai's own party remain in jail, including Deputy Agriculture Minister Roy Bennett, who was arrested on charges of "banditry and terrorism."
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Detainees split Zimbabwe cabinet
By: BBC News, February 25, 2009
Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has said the country's attorney general is blocking the release of political detainees. About 30 activists are currently being held, including a senior member of Mr Tsvangirai's MDC party, Roy Bennett.
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Cameroon: SCNC leaders and activist arrested
By: UNPO, February 24, 2009
As the United States of America closes Guantanamo Bay detention camp, Southern Cameroons remains a 'Guantanamo Bay of Africa' where the government of La Republique Du Cameroun is adamant on continuing its oppression of the people in the Southern Cameroons who demand more autonomy and human rights.
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