Senegal’s opposition has called for popular resistance against President Abdoulaye Wade to prevent him from running for a third term. In a statement Saturday, Senegal’s June 23 Movement, representing all the major opposition candidates, said the court’s decision Friday to allow the incumbent president to run again is illegal. The opposition announced street protests asking […]
Senegal’s Opposition Calls for Protest Against President
Posted January 28th, 2012 at 9:15 pm (UTC-5)
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Embattled Yemeni President Arrives in US
Posted January 28th, 2012 at 8:00 pm (UTC-5)
Yemeni officials say outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh has arrived in the United States Saturday to seek medical treatment. Mr. Saleh arrived at an unspecified location in the United States late Saturday after a stop in London. His staff has said he is to be treated for injuries suffered during the assassination attempt last June, […]
AU Unveils New Headquarters in Ethiopia Ahead of Summit
Posted January 28th, 2012 at 7:50 pm (UTC-5)
A contest for the job of Africa’s top diplomat is expected to be the highlight of a continental summit opening Sunday in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. On the eve of the summit, the African Union inaugurated its new headquarters in the Ethiopian capital, built and donated by China at a cost of $200 million. […]
Arab League Monitoring Mission to Syria Factbox
Posted January 28th, 2012 at 7:15 pm (UTC-5)
November 2, 2011 — The Arab League adopts a plan of action for Syria and welcomes the Syrian government’s agreement to the plan. It emphasizes the need for Damascus to keep its pledge and stop the violent suppression of a 10-month-old uprising against President Bashar al-Assad’s rule. November 24, 2011 — The 22-member bloc requests […]
Journalists, Activists Condemn Somali Journalist’s Assassination
Posted January 28th, 2012 at 6:15 pm (UTC-5)
Media advocacy groups have condemned the murder of Somalia’s Shabelle Media Network Director Hassan Osman Abdi, the network’s third leader to be killed in as many years. Reporters Without Borders issued a statement Saturday expressing condolences to Abdi’s family and his fellow journalists. The Paris-based group says Abdi is the first journalist to be killed […]
Greece “Close” to Debt Swap Deal
Posted January 28th, 2012 at 5:00 pm (UTC-5)
Greece and its private investors say they are close to a deal that would significantly reduce the country’s debt and save it from bankruptcy. Negotiators for the Institute of International Finance, Charles Dallara and Jean Lemierre, met with Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos and Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos for three consecutive days in Athens. Venizelos […]
Bloodshed in Syria Continues as Arab League Suspends Mission
Posted January 28th, 2012 at 4:30 pm (UTC-5)
The Arab League suspended its observer mission in Syria Saturday due to an upsurge of violence that, according to human rights activists, killed at least 36 people across the country. Arab League secretary-general Nabil Elaraby said the organization opted to halt the observers’ work after talks with Arab foreign ministers. He blamed Syria’s government for […]
Violence in South Yemen Kills 6
Posted January 28th, 2012 at 3:40 pm (UTC-5)
Yemeni security officials said Saturday a high-ranking police officer, a soldier, and four Islamist militants were killed in the south of the country in the last 24 hours. The officials said the head of a criminal investigation unit in Hadrawamout province was gravely wounded late Friday when unidentified gunmen attacked him near his house with […]
Gunmen Ambush, Kill Somali Journalist
Posted January 28th, 2012 at 2:35 pm (UTC-5)
The director of an independent Somali radio station is dead – ambushed and killed by masked gunmen. Witnesses, and a producer at Shabelle Radio in the capital of Mogadishu, say 29-year-old Hassan Osman Abdi was on his way home from the station late Saturday when he was shot and killed by pistol-wielding assailants. A VOA […]
Arab League Suspends Observer Mission in Syria
Posted January 28th, 2012 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
The Arab League says it is suspending its observer mission in Syria due to an upsurge of violence that has killed some 100 people in recent days. Arab League secretary-general Nabil Elaraby said Saturday the organization opted to halt the observers’ work after talks with Arab foreign ministers. He blamed Syria’s government for the escalation […]
