South Sudan’s president heads to Sudan Saturday for talks on unresolved issues that could threaten security in the region. President Salva Kiir’s meeting with Sudan President Omar al-Bashir marks Mr. Kiir’s first trip to Khartoum since his country won independence from Sudan in July. The leaders are expected to address multiple issues facing the Abyei […]
South Sudan’s President to Meet Sudanese President Saturday
Posted October 8th, 2011 at 4:00 am (UTC-5)
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Kenyan Nobel Peace Laureate’s Funeral Saturday
Posted October 8th, 2011 at 2:30 am (UTC-5)
State funeral services for Africa’s first woman Nobel Peace laureate will be held Saturday in Nairobi. Wangari Maathai died Sunday at the age of 71 after a lengthy battle with cancer. She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 for her stance on rights of women and protection of Kenya’s environment. Maathai had previously founded […]
Dalai Lama Set to Make Video Appearance at TuTu’s Celebraton
Posted October 8th, 2011 at 1:00 am (UTC-5)
The Dalai Lama will appear by videoconference at an event marking Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu’s 80th birthday, after being denied a visa to enter South Africa. The Dalai Lama was denied a visa to enter South Africa two years ago following overtures from China, which considers the Dalai Lama a Tibetan separatist. The exiled Tibetan […]
Burma Censorship Chief Calls for Press Freedom
Posted October 8th, 2011 at 1:00 am (UTC-5)
The chief of Burma’s state censorship body has called for press freedom in the repressive nation, even suggesting his own department should be shut down. Tint Swe, director of the Press Scrutiny and Registration Department, told Radio Free Asia Friday that censorship should be abolished as part of the reforms by the new army-dominated civilian […]
