Articles tagged with "africa"
Kenya: Post-Election Crisis Continues
By Larry Habegger | January 10th, 2008 |
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The post-election violence that raged for several days diminished and a reconciliation appeared to be developing between the incumbent president and opposition leader, both of whom feel they are the... [Read this entry]
Libya: Tourists Must Carry $1,000
By Larry Habegger | January 10th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
A policy that took effect Nov. 11 requires tourists to Libya to have their passports translated into Arabic before arrival, and another policy put in place Jan. 7 requires that... [Read this entry]
Kenya: Post-Election Violence Plagues Country
By Larry Habegger | January 2nd, 2008 | Add a Comment »
Several days of violence following disputed national elections occurred in Nairobi, the Rift Valley and the coastal resort of Mombasa, prompting the U.S State Department to discourage all but essential... [Read this entry]
Uganda: Wildlife Official Says Rwenzori Region Safe from Ebola
By Larry Habegger | December 13th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Some 116 people have caught the deadly Ebola virus in western Uganda’s Bundibugyo district, bordering the Democratic Republic of Congo, and 30 have died. Wildlife officials in the popular Rwenzori... [Read this entry]
Kenya: Election Violence and Crime in Mombasa
By Larry Habegger | December 6th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
More than 14 million of Kenya’s 35 million citizens are registered to vote in the Dec. 27 election for a new president, parliament and local councils. As in past elections... [Read this entry]
Democratic Republic of Congo: New Nature Reserve Created to Protect Great Apes
By Larry Habegger | November 20th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
In conjunction with U.S. agencies and conservation groups, Congo has established a new rain forest reserve of almost 12,000 square miles for the bonobo, an ape sometimes called a pygmy... [Read this entry]
Libya: Passport Rules Changed without Notice, Foreigners Refused Entry
By Larry Habegger | November 15th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Without warning, Libya changed passport rules for foreign tourists Nov. 11, denying entry to foreigners not carrying an Arabic translation of their passports regardless of whether they had appropriate... [Read this entry]
Kenya: Kidnap Threat on Kiwayu Island; Possible Election Violence
By Larry Habegger | October 3rd, 2007 | Add a Comment »
The U.S. Embassy in Nairobi warned that Islamic extremists from Somalia may be planning to kidnap Westerners, especially U.S. citizens, on beaches in the Kiwayu Island tourist area and other... [Read this entry]
DR Congo: Rebels Take Over Virunga National Park, Threaten Mountain Gorillas
By Larry Habegger | September 5th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Virunga National Park, home of the rare mountain gorillas in eastern Congo on the borders with Uganda and Rwanda, has been overrun by a rebel army fighting government forces. Some... [Read this entry]
South Africa: Table Mountain Muggings Prompt Call for Military Patrols
By Larry Habegger | August 29th, 2007 | 7 Comments »
Fifteen muggings in 14 days on Cape Town’s Table Mountain prompted the city’s top tourism official to ask the army to patrol the famous peak so visitors can explore it... [Read this entry]
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