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Current Feed ContentNights are getting busier as tension buildsA day after Prime Minister Raila Odinga hosted the Pentagon, Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi followed suit on Wednesday. Mudavadi hosted MPs from Western Province at his home in Nairobi.The other party bigwig William Ruto, who hosted 20 MPs from Rift Valley Province last month at his Sugoi home in Eldoret, has also been holding regular consultative meetings.AFRICA: Welcome mat worn thin in SARecent attacks on Somali, Zimbabwean and Mozambican migrants in South Africa have been labeled xenophobic: but could the violence point to a much bigger problem than fear of the foreign, a problem much closer to home? Less than a month ago, three men died in mob attacks aimed at foreigners throughout the Brazzaville, Saulsville, Phomolong and Vergenoeg informal settlements west of South Africa's capital, Pretoria. As their shops and homes were looted and burned, many foreign nationals sought...GUINEA: End of fuel subsidy increases economic woesThe day after Guinea’s powerful trade unions put on hold a general strike aimed at pushing the government to improve living conditions, Guineans woke up to find the government had ended subsidies on diesel, gasoline and oil. The price of a litre of petrol rose by more than 60 percent, from US$0.99 to $1.62, overnight. The cost of fuel at pumps will now rise and fall in line with international petrol prices, within a 4 percent margin. “This [price] increase is the logical consequence of the...SOMALIA: Clashes force nomads out of south-central regionHundreds of nomadic families have fled the Middle Shabelle and Hiiraan regions of south-central Somalia after clashes between two communities claimed dozens of lives, sources said. The latest clashes, which began on 18 February between the Hawaadle and Abgal sub-clans of the main Hawiye clan, were concentrated around the small towns of Eil Qoryaale, and Eil Baraf, 260km north of the capital Mogadishu, and the surrounding villages. "The clashes have displaced hundreds of nomadic families on...KENYA: Polls turned neighbours into enemiesAmid the usual piles of fetid rubbish on the streets of Kibera, Kenya's largest slum, there was clear evidence of the recent political violence in the blackened buildings and boarded-up shops. A row of kiosks was reduced to a pile of rubble and cinders; several larger buildings were now mere charred shells. The tension was palpable, even more than a fortnight after incumbent Mwai Kibaki was declared the winner of a presidential election the opposition insists was rigged. A truck-full of riot...Relaxation – How To Relax And Unwind...I haven’t got time to relax – really? Have you got time not too? Being able to relax is important to achieving optimal performance and health. You name it; being relaxed will increase your productivity in it. If you're not relaxed, everything you do will be a struggle. Relaxation provides mind-body integration necessary for peak performance. It is important to relax to get your mind clear and your body tension free; to regain focus and to cool down and to help return to a balanced physical...SOMALIA: Rising tension forces aid workers out of project areaTensions between Somalia's self-declared republic of Somaliland and the autonomous region of Puntland have risen, prompting some aid workers to temporarily leave the area, an NGO said. The German Agro Action organisation has temporarily withdrawn its staff from Burao, Erigavo and Borona, where clashes between militias and troops from the two territories have claimed 10 lives over the past few days. "The conflict has been building up for a long time; but outbreaks of fighting have now become...Exercises for Neck and Shoulder TensionSuffering from neck and shoulder tension can be very painful and energy demanding. If you do suffer from tension in these areas, there's a good chance you're putting strain on another part of your body in order to get away from that pain, which means rectifying the problem can take a little longer. There are good and easy to do exercises for neck and shoulder tension and making rolling and stretching that area of your body part of your exercise program, can help to relieve and very often rid...Taiwan’s allies sign declarationTaiwan's five African allies to the 2007 Taiwan-Africa Summit, have produced and signed a declaration, which among other issues, calls for an end to tension and conflict across the Taiwan Strait, in Africa and around the world. The Gambia’s Vice President, Aja Dr Isatou-Njie, who represented President Yahya Jammeh, jointly signed the "Taipei Declaration" with President Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan, King Msawati III of the Kingdom of Swaziland, Blaise Campaore of Burkina Faso, President Fradique... |
