The United Nations is warning that the famine in East Africa has not yet peaked and says Somali refugees are pouring into Kenya despite efforts to alleviate famine conditions. The U.N. humanitarian affairs office says during the first week in August, an average of 1,500 Somalis arrived each day at the Dadaab refugee camps in […]
UN: Flow of Somalis Into Kenya Rising
Posted August 10th, 2011 at 8:40 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations is warning that the famine in East Africa has not yet peaked and says Somali refugees are still pouring into Kenya despite efforts to alleviate famine conditions. The U.N. humanitarian affairs office says that during the first week of August an average of 1,500 Somalis arrived each day at the Dadaab refugee […]
Son of Former Ivory Coast President Arrested
Posted August 10th, 2011 at 6:10 pm (UTC-5)
Ivory Coast has charged 12 allies of former President Laurent Gbagbo, including his son and the party chief, for their roles in the country’s deadly post-election violence. Officials said Wednesday close Gbagbo aide and former leader of the Ivorian Popular Front, Pascal Affi N’Guessan, was charged along with the former president’s son, Michel Gbagbo. Ivorian […]
UN Says al-Shabab Militants Fragmented in Somalia
Posted August 10th, 2011 at 5:35 pm (UTC-5)
(fixing typo in graf 3)) The United Nations top diplomat in Somalia says there already are significant improvements in the security situation in the capital, Mogadishu, after the recent surprise withdrawal of Islamist fighters from the city. Ambassador Augustine Mahiga told reporters by teleconference from Mogadishu Wednesday that al-Shabab’s retreat from the city has fragmented […]
UN Says al-Shabab Militants Fragmented in Somalia
Posted August 10th, 2011 at 5:05 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations top diplomat in Somalia says there already are significant improvements in the security situation in the capital, Mogadishu, after the recent surprise withdrawal of Islamist fighters from the city. Ambassador Augustine Mahiga told reporters by teleconference from Mogadishu Wednesday that al-Shabab’s retreat from the city has fragmented its fighters into three groups, […]
Notorious South African Bank Robber Escapes Again
Posted August 10th, 2011 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
South African officials say one of the country’s most wanted criminals has escaped from police custody, apparently by simply walking out of a courthouse. Officials say Bongani Moyo, who has been linked to some 35 bank robberies, disappeared from a Pretoria courthouse before a hearing Wednesday. Moyo had previously escaped from prison and was arrested […]
UN: Flow of Somalis Into Kenya Rising
Posted August 10th, 2011 at 8:05 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations says Somali refugees are still pouring into Kenya despite efforts to alleviate drought and famine conditions in southern Somalia. The U.N. humanitarian affairs office says that during the first week in August, an average of 1,500 Somalis arrived each day at the Dadaab refugee camps in northern Kenya. That number was up […]
Ivory Coast State TV Back After Presidential Power Struggle
Posted August 9th, 2011 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
State television in Ivory Coast is back on the air for the first time since it was shut down during the violent power struggle that followed last year’s presidential election. Radio Telediffusion Ivorienne, or RTI, began broadcasting Tuesday from the commercial capital, Abidjan. The channel’s morning talk show “Matin Bonheur” featured the word “reconciliation” as […]
Ugandan Court Throws Out Charges Against Opposition Leader
Posted August 9th, 2011 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
A Ugandan court has thrown out charges against opposition leader Kizza Besigye, who was accused by the government of inciting protests that turned violent. A magistrate said Tuesday that there was insufficient evidence to convict Besigye. The opposition leader had been charged with rioting, incitement to violence and disobeying police orders. The charges stemmed from […]
At Least 50 Drown in Comoros Boat Sinking
Posted August 9th, 2011 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
At least 50 people including children drowned off the Comoros archipelago on Tuesday, after a passenger boat sank. Local officials say it appears the boat’s engine failed, causing the vessel to hit rocks near the main island of Grande Comore. Authorities have warned the death toll could go higher, as the boat was carrying more […]
