Egypt: 'Concerning' Situation Awaits Unregistered NGOs - Minister

Cairo — A day past the deadline given to non-governmental organisations working in Egypt to register under the concerned law, Egypt's minister of social solidarity warned that the situation of organizations not registered under the law is "concerning".

Minister Ghada Wali told state-run news agency MENA on Tuesday that the ministry will address NGOs to inquire about the nature of their activities, their funding and the mechanism of their work starting Wednesday.

The ministry of social solidarity urged on July 18 all domestic and international NGOs operating within Egypt to register under Law 84/2002, which governs the activities of NGOs, before September 2. The deadline was later extended, to become November 10. The law has widely been condemned by civil society organizations for granting the government control over NGOs.

Wali reportedly said on Tuesday that the ministry will not legally pursue bodies which work under any Egyptian laws, be it Law 84/2002 or another law.

When the deadline arrived, some NGOs closed their offices and started working from home. Others, Reuters reported on Sunday, shredded their documents anticipating security raids.

International watchdog Human Rights Watch said last Tuesday a number of high-profile human rights defenders have fled the country in reaction to the government's keenness to pursue Law 84/2002. It added that some of the activists said they have been warned to register under the law, while others were "threatened with physical violence."

Kenya bus attack

A bus carrying 60 passengers,which refused to stop when flagged down, was attacked with bullets, and rocket-propelled grenade before it stopped and force it off the main road. There two gunmen then began a killing spree, after separating 29 of the passengers who did not look Somali, or were unable to recite the Shahada, an Islamic creed. One man out of the 29 played dead to get away with being shot, leaving 19 other men and 9 women dead.

The bus had been hijacked about 31 miles from the border with Somalia, by the country’s notorious al-Shabaab terrorist group. Since 2011 Kenya has been hit by a wave of attacks by the al-Qaeda linked al-Shabaab group, after it sent troops to Somalia in October of that year. In a report into the attacks, published in September, the International Crisis Group said al-Shabaab is becoming "more entrenched and a graver threat to Kenya”.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/kenya-bus-attack-primary-school-head-teacher-plays-dead-to-escape-slaughter-by-islamic-extremists-9878003.html

Egypt: 'Concerning' Situation Awaits Unregistered NGOs - Minister

Cairo — A day past the deadline given to non-governmental organisations working in Egypt to register under the concerned law, Egypt's minister of social solidarity warned that the situation of organisations not registered under the law is "concerning".

Minister Ghada Wali told state-run news agency MENA on Tuesday that the ministry will address NGOs to inquire about the nature of their activities, their funding and the mechanism of their work starting Wednesday.

The ministry of social solidarity urged on July 18 all domestic and international NGOs operating within Egypt to register under Law 84/2002, which governs the activities of NGOs, before September 2. The deadline was later extended, to become November 10. The law has widely been condemned by civil society organisations for granting the government control over NGOs.

Some civil society organisations operating in Egypt are registered as law firms or nonprofit companies to escape registration under the law in question. They are now at risk of being shut down.Wali reportedly said on Tuesday that the ministry will not legally pursue bodies which work under any Egyptian laws, be it Law 84/2002 or another law.

When the deadline arrived, some NGOs closed their offices and started working from home. Others, Reuters reported on Sunday, shredded their documents anticipating security raids.

International watchdog Human Rights Watch said last Tuesday a number of high-profile human rights defenders have fled the country in reaction to the government's keenness to pursue Law 84/2002. It added that some of the activists said they have been warned to register under the law, while others were "threatened with physical violence."

#MyDressMyChoice

Protest have been started in Kenya over men attaking and strpping women down in the streets because of what the women have been dressing. Many women recently have changed their clothing to mini-skirts: this change has caused an outrage because of Christian believe in the nation. There have been reports where “such incidents sporadically happen in other major cities, including Nakuru and Mombasa.” Protester have dressed in similar clothing, even men, to show support to the women that have been attacked. Some reports have said that “while some applauded the protests, others said they are a distraction from the main issues.”

http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/17/world/woman-stripped-kenya/

1 dead, 200 held in Kenya radical mosques raid

Mombasa - One man was killed on Monday as Kenyan security forces arrested over 200 people and seized weapons in raids on mosques accused of links with Somalia's al-Qaeda affiliated Shabaab militants, police said.

Security forces began the operation in the early hours of Monday morning, targeting the Masjid Musa and Sakina mosques in the port city of Mombasa.

"We had information that the group has been planning an attack, and that is why the raid was conducted," Mombasa police chief Geoffrey Mayek said, adding that 201 people had been arrested.

A 20-year-old man was shot dead by police during the raid in the Musa mosque after he tried to throw a grenade at officers, Mayek said.

"As we entered the mosque, one youth armed with a hand grenade attempted to hurl it at our officers who quickly shot him," he told reporters.

Bombings and shootings

Hand grenades and a pistol were seized.

Several Islamic preachers have been shot dead in Mombasa in recent years in alleged extra-judicial killings by security forces and power struggles between rival Muslim factions. Churches have also been attacked.

Hussein Khalid, from the Mombasa-based civil society group HAKI Africa, condemned the raids, warning that "force will only act to heighten tension in what is already a volatile situation".

Western nations have warned their nationals to avoid all but essential travel to Mombasa, a key transport hub as well as an important tourist centre for the country's Indian Ocean coastline.

The city has been hit by bombings and shootings since Kenya invaded Somalia in 2011 to attack the Shebab, later joining an African Union force battling the Islamists.

The Shebab carried out the September 2013 attack on Nairobi's Westgate shopping mall, killing at least 67 people as a warning to Kenya to pull its troops out of southern Somalia.

http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/1-dead-200-held-in-Kenya-radical-mosques-raid-20141117

Nephew of President Mohamed Mursi Gets Life in Prison

              The nephew of Mohamed Mursi, Islamist President, along with three other university students were sentenced to life in prison this past Saturday. Mohamed Saeed is a law student at the University of Zagazig in Sharqiya and was accused of attacking a colleague during a pro-Mursi student protest in the University of Zagazig last December. The protest turned into violence and he was part of that chaos.
              He was suspended from the University in May because he was wanted to five different court cases. One of the many thing that he was charged with was the attempted murder of the dean of students. He got five years for leading the on campus riots.
              Violence on campus has become more common as of late. At least 16 students were killed during the protests. 

African Union Steps Up Its Financial Support For Victims Of The Ebola Outbreak Following Criticism

Top African business leaders pledged $28.5 million to support the damage caused by the Ebola outbreak on the continent amid criticism that the continent was not doing enough to mitigate the effects of the outbreak. Business leaders agreed to provide the African Union (AU) with the money, which will fund the dispatching of 1,000 health workers to Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea as part of an Ebola crisis fund. In early November, the AU announced that it was seeking funding from some of the continent’s richest people, including Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote, to cover the cost of paying volunteer doctors and nurses fighting Ebola. The AU was trying to raise $35 million in the first round and roughly $100 million for the Business-to-Rescue Fund.










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