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Malawi Pres. Joyce Banda’s eulogy at Mandela’s burial in Qunu

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  I stand before you today to join you, the people of South Africa, and the world, to mourn the loss of a great leader: Nelson Rohlihlahla Mandela. I join you, the people of this rainbow nation, to celebrate a life of one of Africa’s unique leaders who gallantly fought for freedom and peace for this great country and the world. Read More

Why Nelson Mandela never forgave ex-wife, Winnie

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Nelson Mandela passed away Thursday night. John Carlin in his new book ‘Knowing Mandela,’ reveals why he never forgave the former wife who has visited his bedside. TWO weeks before Nelson Mandela’s release from prison in February 1990 I went to see his wife, Winnie, at her home in Diepkloof Extension, the posh neighbourhood of Soweto where the handful of... Read More

The Rwanda People’s Party Mourns President Nelson Mandela, a Global Peace Icon

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On 05th of December 2013, the world heard with sadness news that South Africa, and Africa as a whole, lost its greatest son, President Nelson Mandela. President Mandela will always be a giant icon for peace, unity and reconciliation. He helped drag South Africa from the shackles of racist apartheid and pushed it onto a path of peace and reconciliation.… Read More

Nelson Mandela, South African Icon of Peaceful Resistance, Is Dead

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JOHANNESBURG — Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black president and an enduring icon of the struggle against racial oppression, died on Thursday, the government announced, leaving the nation without its moral center at a time of growing dissatisfaction with the country’s leaders.   Mr. Mandela spent 27 years in prison after being convicted of treason by the white minority government,… Read More

African Commission condemns coerced sterilisation of women living with HIV

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Johannesburg, November 7 – In a landmark pronouncement for women’s rights, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) has condemned the coerced sterilisation of women living with HIV as a blatant violation of their fundamental rights, which are guaranteed under the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights.  Read More

International Campaign to Stop Rape & Gender Violence calls on African States to back ICC

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Sonke Gender Justice joins Nobel laureates and women's rights campaignersto call on African leaders to support the International Criminal Court Johannesburg, October 11 - In a letter released yesterday, the International Campaign to Stop Rape & Gender Violence in Conflict—including 7 Nobel peace laureates—called on members of the African Union (AU) to back the International Criminal Court (ICC) as a... Read More

South Africa must support ICC and fight against impunity, says SALC

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SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT MUST SUPPORT THE ICC AND THE FIGHT AGAINST IMPUNITY, SAYS SALC   JOHANNESBURG, October 7 – With tension mounting between the African Union and the International Criminal Court (ICC), South Africa must publicly confirm its support for the ICC and the fight against impunity for genocide, war crimes and other crimes against humanity, said the Southern Africa Litigation... Read More

African leaders to hold summit October 13 on Kenya’s ICC cases

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ATLANTA - African leaders will meet in the Ethiopian capital on October 13 to take a common stance on whether to join Kenya's planned pull-out from the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the prosecution of its leaders, officials said on Thursday.  So far there does not seem to be much support for it, but heads of state from the 54-member... Read More
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