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SEP 2, 2010
SAfrica to end amnesty for illegal Zimbabweans
The Associated Press
South Africa's government says it is withdrawing the special status granted to illegal Zimbabwean immigrants who fled their country's economic meltdown and political violence. Government spokesman Themba Maseko said South Africa will begin deportations after Dec. 31. It ends an April 2009 amnesty that allowed Zimbabweans to stay in the country without passports and visas.  Read more...



SEP 2, 2010
Kenya seeks to build image after Bashir visit row
Daily Nation
The Government is on a charm offensive following the controversy sparked by the visit of Sudan President Omar al-Bashir. Foreign Affairs Minister Moses Wetang'ula has moved to secure international support for the implementation of the new constitution. International support has been a major driver to Kenya’s reform process since the 2007 post-election violence...  Read more...



SEP 1, 2010
Who’s Got More Twitter Influence, You or Hugo Chavez?
The Atlantic
It's one thing to maintain ruthless control over an oppressed citizenry. But quite something else to tweet about it well. In today's Davos-driven geopolitics, even authoritarian leaders need to be savvy about public relations. That's why even the toughest leaders are all up on the Internet; they use Twitter to craft their images without the hassle and noise of competing parties or media bias.   Read more...



SEP 1, 2010
Public TV Hijacked by Foreign Propagandists
Canada Free Press
About 30 non-commercial TV stations around the U.S. are airing “MHz Network Worldview,” which includes programs from Al Jazeera English, the Kremlin’s “Russia Today” and other foreign state-controlled instruments of propaganda.   Read more...



SEP 1, 2010
India Show inaugurated by President Zuma in Johannesburg
Orissa Business News
The four day mega-event, organized by the Government of India in association with the High Commission and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), is a major drive to push trade and business ties in the African continent.   Read more...

Tags: indiasouth africatrade
Categories: Government PD   Africa   South Asia      


SEP 1, 2010
Freedom to connect: The digitalization of the US State Department
Manila Bulletin
Up until last year, according to a report in the New York Times, the US State Department was still doing things the traditional way: through diplomatic cables, official communiqués and government to government transactions involving diplomats travelling to other countries to negotiate agreements.  Read more...



SEP 1, 2010
Mideast peace talks’ hidden threat
Politico (blog)
Some 46 percent of Israelis believe that President Barack Obama is “pro-Palestinian,” according to a Smith Research poll this summer. Since then, that figure most likely has ticked higher. After all, in July, the president upgraded the Palestinian delegation’s diplomatic status in Washington...  Read more...



SEP 1, 2010
Kim Jong-il gets aid offer from South Korea after coming up empty on China trip
The Christian Science Monitor
Yonhap News Agency reported today that South Korea on Tuesday pledged $8.4 billion to North Korea, where flash flooding in August displaced tens of thousands of people along the Korea-China border.  Read more...

Tags: south koreaaid diplomacynorth koreaaid
Categories: Government PD   Asia Pacific    


SEP 1, 2010
Public diplomacy: New luminance color of Chinese diplomacy
People's Daily Online
Since the entry of the 21st century, public diplomacy in China has arrested a growing widespread attention with each passing day. The Chinese government has attached increasing importance to its role. So, public diplomacy and government diplomacy supplement each other, and they are pairing off wing to wing in China's diplomacy.  Read more...



SEP 1, 2010
Social Networking sees Israeli PM Netanyahu get in on the act
Online Social Media
Peace talks beginning today in Washington between Israelis and Palestinians will prompt the use of the new accounts to communicate events and news from the talks. Although Israel’s Prime Minister’s Office has had an official website for some time Netanyahu apparently realizes the benefits of using social networking sites to get his message across more widely.  Read more...



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