Somalis view pact as final chance for peace
In Mogadishu optimism mixes with doubt as warlords sign an 11 point cease fire agreement and plan a April conference for presidential elections. Analysts warn the pact may be Western window dressing while Somalia faces persistent clan rivalries and aid shortfalls.
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Mogadishu
Somalia
Hassan Tahiir Kahie
Kahie
Mohammed Farah Aidid
U.S
Aidid
Mohammed Ali Mahdi
United Nations
White extremists unveil map for Afrikaner volkstaat
In Pretoria more than 5,000 white right wingers in khaki with guns burned the new South African flag and unveiled a border map seeking a volkstaat spanning Transvaal Orange Free State and part of northern Natal. They banned non Afrikaners from covering the event as the April all race elections approach.
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Prétoria
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Orange Free State
Natal
Indian Ocean
Johannesburg
Inkatha Freedom Party
African National Congress
National Party
ANC
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Inkatha
Mangosuthu
Buthe Lezi
KwaZulu
Bophuthatswana
Constand Viljoen
Viljoen
Clerics Beat Man Over Educating Women in Bangladesh
Abdur Rashid, a field worker for Friends of Village Development, was publicly beaten by at least five clerics in Haripur village for teaching illiterate women. His father was forced to shave Rashid’s head and pay a fine, while authorities take no action. Clerics accuse volunteers of bribery to convert villagers and vow to close and torch girls schools amid rising sectarian agitation.
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Dhaka
Bangladesh
Abdur Rashid
Banglabazar Patrika
Rashid
Friends of Village Development
Haripur
Khaleda Zia
Beli Zealots
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