The United States is urging Sudan to allow independent investigators into its Southern Kordofan state after the United Nations reported alleged war crimes there. The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, said Tuesday the situation is becoming “increasingly dire” in Southern Kordofan, where forces allied to what were then northern and southern Sudan […]
US Presses Sudan On War Crimes Investigation
Posted August 16th, 2011 at 7:45 pm (UTC-5)
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Zimbabwe General Dies in Fire
Posted August 16th, 2011 at 5:45 pm (UTC-5)
One of Zimbabwe’s top political power brokers, retired military chief General Solomon Mujuru, has died in a fire at his house. Officials say the fire broke out at Mujuru’s farmhouse overnight Monday. It is not clear what caused the fire. Police say they are investigating. Mujuru, who was in his 60s, headed Zimbabwe’s military for […]
Ivory Coast Prison Reopens After Jail Break
Posted August 16th, 2011 at 4:40 pm (UTC-5)
Authorities in Ivory Coast have reopened the country’s main prison in Abidjan after it was closed for months because of a mass prison break. Officials say Tuesday’s reopening is a step toward security and normalcy after the country’s post-election conflict. Sixteen inmates were transferred to the prison from a military camp. As Ivory Coast’s violence […]
Gunmen Attack Police Stations in Nigeria Killing 7 People
Posted August 16th, 2011 at 3:35 pm (UTC-5)
Nigerian authorities say gunmen attacked two police stations in separate parts of the country’s north late Monday, killing seven people. Authorities released details of the attacks Tuesday. In the deadliest incident, the assailants fired on a police station in the town of Tambuwal in northwestern Nigeria’s Sokoto state, killing four officers and two civilians. In […]
Guinea’s President Pardons Opposition Activists Arrested in April
Posted August 16th, 2011 at 2:30 pm (UTC-5)
Guinean President Alpha Conde has pardoned about 40 opposition members whom authorities arrested in April on suspicion of disturbing public order. In a statement late Monday, Mr. Conde said he pardoned opposition activists who were jailed for violence and vandalism as they celebrated the return of opposition leader Cellou Diallo to the capital Conakry on […]
Malawian Rights Groups Postpone Protests, Citing Court Challenge
Posted August 16th, 2011 at 11:55 am (UTC-5)
Malawian rights groups have postponed a nationwide anti-government demonstration scheduled for this week, saying they will wait for the outcome of a legal challenge against their plan. A spokesman for the rights groups, Rogers Newa, told a news conference Tuesday the High Court is considering a petition by government loyalists for an injunction against opposition […]
13 Killed in Crash of Two Small Planes in South Africa
Posted August 16th, 2011 at 10:40 am (UTC-5)
South African officials say they have found the wreckage of two small planes that disappeared Sunday in the country’s northeast and confirmed there were no survivors among the 13 people on board. The officials say rescuers using helicopters and vehicles located the wreckage of the Albatross planes and the bodies of the victims Tuesday, in […]
Eritrean President Begins 3 Day Visit to Uganda
Posted August 16th, 2011 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
Eritrea’s President Isaias Afewerki, who rarely travels abroad, has begun a three day visit to Uganda. Uganda provides most of the African Union peacekeeping troops in Somalia, a country that President Afewerki has been accused of destabilizing by allegedly financially supporting al-Shabab militants. Mr. Afewerki has called those accusations from the United Nations, “ridiculous and […]
Ex-Zimbabwean Military Chief Dies
Posted August 16th, 2011 at 6:50 am (UTC-5)
General Solomon Mujuru, Zimbabwe’s retired military chief and husband of the current vice president, has died at his farm outside Harare. Initial reports say Mujuru, who was in his mid-to-late 60s, was killed in a house fire. Mujuru led the guerrilla war that won Zimbabwe its independence from Britain in 1980, and served as military […]
British-Nigerian Footballer Pleads for Return of Missing Dad
Posted August 15th, 2011 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
British and Nigerian football player John Obi Mikel has appealed for the safe return of his father, who went missing in central Nigeria last week. Michael Obi, who runs a transport company, was last seen Friday in the city of Jos. Representatives for Mikel, who plays for the Chelsea football team, said Monday the father […]
