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The Namibian
Tue 13 Aug 2013
SMS Of The Day * THIS nation is in dire need of a massive conference on housing. When we experienced a crisis in the education sector a crisis-control brain-storming conference was organised which resulted in the best deal ever for the Namibian child, nam Food For Thought * BOURGEOISIE has become a daily occupation if not the order of the day of the upper-echelons, President Hifikepunye Pohamba we urge you to revisit this unpatriotic geocentricism among your staff and the well-connected, for everybody to r Bouquets And Brickbats * COMMISSIONER of Prisons, can you please explain the strategies you use to appoint officers to certain positions? It is my observation that you are being fed with wrong information then you just promote individuals without making p SMS Of The Day * I THINK Paulus ‘The Rock’ Ambunda lost his belt because of this promoter and trainer. How can a world champion still be training at the Katutura Youth Complex where there is not enough equipment. I think they must follow the example of Ha Food For Thought * NAMIBIA Dairies are unable to match low prices of imported milk and this ultimately means the consumer will have to pay more for local milk. Look at the prices of the local chicken. All these profits are going in the pockets of a few in Bouquets And Brickbats * I AM pleased to hear that Cabinet has responded positively to the proposal of Namibia Dairies to support the industry. The restrictions which support the industry by reducing competition to ensure the survival of the industry is a SMS Of The Day * CEO’s golden handshakes. Somewhere on our statute books there must be a provision that if a board of directors suspends/dismisses a CEO without due regard to legal provision (substantive/procedural law) such board must carry the costs for Food For Thought * JACKY Asheeke was so right with her last column- why are the fathers of the dead children not being prosecuted? (Reference to the children who died in shack fires last week) Our justice system still protects men over women. In this cont Bouquets And Brickbats * ALEXACTUS Kaure, your column in Friday’s newspaper opened my eyes. One hardly finds impartial case study analysers in Namibia. Let’s not destroy the Polytechnic’s strong foundation (Tjivikua) as yet. At least wait until the transf SMS Of The Day * WHY doesn’t NBC listen when they are criticised? The little red chairs on Good Morning Namibia have done their part and are dirty especially at the arm rests. Please listen for once. You interview professionals and internationals on those Food For Thought * MINISTRY of Education, in order to address the shortages of teachers at primary schools why don’t you consider employing us who hold a diploma in lifelong learning and community education for teaching posts? We also did health education Bouquets And Brickbats * MY fellow Namibians, I am not a Swapo member but a third term for President Hifikepuye Pohamba will be a step closer towards attainment of Vision 2030. Believe me His Excellency has made crucial bold decisions, and I don’t regret
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NEWS - AFRICA
| 2013-08-01
Nigeria to start Mali troop withdrawal
Brigadier General Chris Olukolade
ABUJA - Nigeria was yesterday expected to begin withdrawal of some of its troops from Mali because they are needed back home, where the country is battling a deadly Islamist insurgency, officials said on Tuesday.
It was not clear how many troops would be pulled from the West African nation, where Nigeria currently has some 1 000 troops, spokesperson of the defence headquarters, Brigadier General Chris Olukolade said in a statement.
“The troops are mainly those not accommodated in the structures of the newly formed United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (Minusma). They are to join the ongoing internal security operations in the country.”
The action followed “the rehatting and takeover” by the UN of the mission from African-led International Support Mission in Mali (Afisma),” it stated.
“Some of the soldiers will be redeployed immediately,” it added.
Nigeria will sustain its commitment and contribution to the Mali operation in other forms, such as input of “sizeable men and materials” to the mission, it said, without giving further details.
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara, chair of the 15-nation West African bloc Ecowas, told reporters earlier this month that the withdrawal was because Nigeria needed its soldiers back home.
“It’s because of the domestic situation,” Ouattara said after an Ecowas summit in the Nigerian capital Abuja.
However, a military source had said troops would pull out because the country, which has the biggest military in West Africa, felt “shabbily treated” under the new UN force in Mali.
A Nigerian commanded the previous African-led force in the country, but the UN mission is being headed by a Rwandan.
The UN mission integrates more than 6 000 West African soldiers into its ranks and is charged with ensuring security during and after 28 July elections in Mali.
It is to grow to 11 200 troops, plus 1 400 police, by the end of the year.
Nigeria approved the deployment of 900 troops with the capacity to increase to 1 200 under the previous African-led force.
Nigeria’s military has been stretched thin back home.
Bomb blasts late on Monday ripped through a mainly Christian area of Kano, the largest city in the north, killing 24 people, an official said, and shattering a recent lull in insurgent attacks there.
The military blamed the attack on suspected members of Islamist extremist group Boko Haram.
Violence linked to an insurgency by the Islamist extremist group, mainly in Nigeria’s north, has left some 3 600 people dead since 2009, including killings by the security forces.
- Nampa-AFP
“The troops are mainly those not accommodated in the structures of the newly formed United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (Minusma). They are to join the ongoing internal security operations in the country.”
The action followed “the rehatting and takeover” by the UN of the mission from African-led International Support Mission in Mali (Afisma),” it stated.
“Some of the soldiers will be redeployed immediately,” it added.
Nigeria will sustain its commitment and contribution to the Mali operation in other forms, such as input of “sizeable men and materials” to the mission, it said, without giving further details.
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara, chair of the 15-nation West African bloc Ecowas, told reporters earlier this month that the withdrawal was because Nigeria needed its soldiers back home.
“It’s because of the domestic situation,” Ouattara said after an Ecowas summit in the Nigerian capital Abuja.
However, a military source had said troops would pull out because the country, which has the biggest military in West Africa, felt “shabbily treated” under the new UN force in Mali.
A Nigerian commanded the previous African-led force in the country, but the UN mission is being headed by a Rwandan.
The UN mission integrates more than 6 000 West African soldiers into its ranks and is charged with ensuring security during and after 28 July elections in Mali.
It is to grow to 11 200 troops, plus 1 400 police, by the end of the year.
Nigeria approved the deployment of 900 troops with the capacity to increase to 1 200 under the previous African-led force.
Nigeria’s military has been stretched thin back home.
Bomb blasts late on Monday ripped through a mainly Christian area of Kano, the largest city in the north, killing 24 people, an official said, and shattering a recent lull in insurgent attacks there.
The military blamed the attack on suspected members of Islamist extremist group Boko Haram.
Violence linked to an insurgency by the Islamist extremist group, mainly in Nigeria’s north, has left some 3 600 people dead since 2009, including killings by the security forces.
- Nampa-AFP
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