Ugandan authorities say the death toll from a Tuesday lightning strike at a primary school has risen to at least 20. Officials say two more students have died as a result of the lightning strike at the Runyanya Primary School in the Kiryandongo district . A teacher is among the dead. Authorities say 36 other […]
Death Toll Rises in Ugandan School Lightning Strike
Posted June 30th, 2011 at 3:20 am (UTC-5)
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UN Warns of Food Crisis in Somalia
Posted June 30th, 2011 at 1:10 am (UTC-5)
A United Nations official says Somalia is facing a food crisis because of a drought and rising food prices. The U.N. humanitarian cordinator for Somalia, Mark Bowden said Wednesday,the situation is “rapidly deterorirating” and that many lives may be lost to malnutrition without an adequate response. Bowden says the cost of food has jumped 270 […]
Southern Sudan Asks US to Lift Oil Sanctions
Posted June 29th, 2011 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
Southern Sudan, which will soon become an independent country, has asked the United States to lift oil sanctions on all of Sudan. The south’s vice president, Riek Machar, said Wednesday that the current sanctions will hurt the new country’s ability to export oil because it must rely on the north’s pipelines. South Sudan is set […]
New Security Measures Imposed in Nigerian Capital
Posted June 29th, 2011 at 10:35 am (UTC-5)
Authorities in Nigeria have imposed new security measures in the capital, Abuja, following a deadly bomb attack at the national police headquarters. City administrators announced the security measures for a range of popular gathering places in a statement Wednesday. Nightclubs, beer gardens and cinemas in Abuja are now required to close by 10 p.m. Places […]
UN: ‘Utter Devastation’ on Sudan’s North-South Border
Posted June 29th, 2011 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
A senior U.N. human rights official says clashes along Sudan’s north-south border have caused “utter devastation” in the region. The U.N. Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, Kyung-wha Kang, says urgent action is needed to prevent the violence from spreading and to protect civilians caught in the unrest. Kang, who visited the region last week, […]
Sudan Agrees to Appoint Vice President from Darfur
Posted June 29th, 2011 at 4:30 am (UTC-5)
Sudan has agreed to appoint a vice president from its embattled Darfur region, in what appears to be a concession to the demand of some rebel groups that call for greater governmental representation. Sudanese state media reported Tuesday that the new vice president from Darfur will serve for the remaining four years of the current […]
Local Reports: 18 Children Dead in Uganda Lightning Strike
Posted June 29th, 2011 at 2:45 am (UTC-5)
Ugandan media reports say that lightning killed 18 children at a primary school in western Uganda on Tuesday, the latest in a series of deadly lightning strikes in the country. State-owned newspaper The New Vision says the students died instantly as they were waiting for a thunderstorm to end at the Runyanya Primary School in […]
UN Tribunal Refers First Genocide Case to Rwanda
Posted June 28th, 2011 at 11:05 pm (UTC-5)
A U.N. war crimes court trying the top suspects of Rwanda’s 1994 genocide has for the first time referred a case to be tried in Rwanda itself. The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda said Tuesday it referred the case of Jean Uwinkindi, a pastor, to Rwanda’s national court system. Rwanda has in the past unsuccessfully […]
UN Tribunal Refers First Genocide Case to Rwanda
Posted June 28th, 2011 at 8:35 pm (UTC-5)
A U.N. war crimes court trying the top suspects of Rwanda’s 1994 genocide have for the first time referred a case to be tried in Rwanda itself. The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda said Tuesday it referred the case of Jean Uwinkindi, a pastor, to Rwanda’s national court system. Rwanda has in the past unsuccessfully […]
US to Provide Drones For Terror Fight in Somalia
Posted June 28th, 2011 at 7:20 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. Defense Department is supplying drone aircraft to Uganda and Burundi to help those countries fight Islamist militants in Somalia. U.S. military officials say the Pentagon is sending four drones to the African nations, part of a $45-million military aid package. The aid includes body armor, night vision gear, communications equipment and surveillance systems. […]
