South Sudan has become the world’s newest nation, officially splitting from Sudan after a vote for independence. The change took place just after midnight local time Friday, leading residents in the new capital, Juba, to dance in the streets. Southern Sudan voted overwhelmingly to split from the north in a January referendum that was guaranteed […]
Senegal to Send Habre Back to Chad
Posted July 8th, 2011 at 5:20 pm (UTC-5)
Senegal will next week extradite former Chadian president Hissene Habre back to Chad, where he is wanted on charges of killing thousands of people. Chadian officials say Senegal’s government has informed them that Mr. Habre will be sent home on Monday. A Chadian inquiry accuses Mr. Habre of being responsible for 40,000 political killings during […]
Horn of Africa Drought Crisis Overwhelms Aid Agencies
Posted July 8th, 2011 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
United Nations and international relief agencies are appealing to the international community to help millions of people in the Horn of Africa who are suffering from the region’s worst drought in 60 years. The agencies say they are overstretched and underfunded in dealing with the drought crisis that is affecting Ethiopia, Kenya, central and southern […]
Passenger Plane Crashes in Congo
Posted July 8th, 2011 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
A Congolese passenger plane trying to land in bad weather has crashed in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Congolese officials say the plane was carrying more than 100 people when it went down while approaching the international airport at Kisangani Friday. Congo’s information minister, Lambert Mende, says about 40 passengers appear to have survived. Officials […]
Passenger Plane Crashes in Congo
Posted July 8th, 2011 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
A passenger plane trying to land in bad weather has crashed in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Congolese officials say the plane was carrying more than 100 people when it went down while approaching the international airport at Kisingani Friday. Congo’s information minister, Lambert Mende, says about 40 passengers appear to have survived. Officials said […]
Congolese Colonel Surrenders Following Mass Rape Accusations
Posted July 8th, 2011 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
A Congolese colonel accused of leading his troops on a multi-day rampage and mass rape has turned himself. A military spokesman for the Democratic Republic of Congo said Friday that the colonel, known as Kifaru, surrendered Thursday with about 100 of his men. Some DRC officials accused Colonel Kifaru and his men of pillaging Nakiele, […]
UN Security Council Votes to Bolster South Sudan
Posted July 8th, 2011 at 11:20 am (UTC-5)
The world’s newest nation will have the support of United Nations peacekeepers. The U.N. Security Council Friday unanimously approved the deployment of up to 7,000 military personnel as well as 900 international police for South Sudan. The fledgling nation is set to declare its independence Saturday with a ceremony in the soon-to-be capital of Juba. […]
South Sudan Readies for Independence, Recognized by North
Posted July 8th, 2011 at 10:45 am (UTC-5)
The celebrations have yet to start in South Sudan, set to declare its independence in just hours, but already the soon-to-be nation can rejoice. Sudan officially recognized South Sudan’s independence Friday in a statement by Minister for Presidential Affairs Bakri Hassan Saleh carried on state television. South Sudan will become the world’s newest country on […]
South Sudan Readies for Independence
Posted July 8th, 2011 at 8:55 am (UTC-5)
Performers are dancing through the streets of Juba while workers sweep and clean, all part of Friday’s last minute preparations for the birth of the world’s newest county. The people of South Sudan are counting down the hours until they can mark their independence Saturday with world leaders and other dignitaries looking on. But the […]
Yemeni Man Pleads Guilty in Pirate Highjacking of Americans
Posted July 8th, 2011 at 4:50 am (UTC-5)
A Yemeni man has pleaded guilty to piracy in a U.S. federal court for his role in the hijacking of a yacht in the Arabian Sea that resulted in the deaths of four Americans. On Thursday, Mounir Ali became the 11th person to plead guilty in the case. Ali told the court he had no […]
