The Nigerian military on Monday took control of the northeastern town of Maiduguri after a bombing by suspected Islamic militants killed 25 people in an beer garden. A joint task force of soldiers, navy, air force, police, and immigration and customs officers now controls the town after Sunday’s attack that also wounded 12 others. Task […]
Nigerian Military Takes Control of Maiduguri after Sunday Bombing
Posted June 27th, 2011 at 8:55 pm (UTC-5)
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Book of Mandela’s Quotes Released
Posted June 27th, 2011 at 7:10 pm (UTC-5)
A new book containing more than 2,000 quotes from former South African President and apartheid icon Nelson Mandela was released Monday in Johannesburg. The book, entitled Nelson Mandela by Himself, includes speeches, notebook entries and recorded conversations from the 27 years he spent in prison to his tenure as president that ended in 1999. The […]
UN Athorizes Peacekeeping Force for Sudan’s Abyei Region
Posted June 27th, 2011 at 6:35 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations Security Council has voted unanimously to authorize a six-month deployment of 4,200 peacekeeping troops to Sudan’s disputed Abyei region. Ethiopia has agreed to provide the troops. The Security Council resolution adopted Monday also calls on U.N. Secretary-General Ban ki-Moon to ensure that effective human rights monitoring is carried out in Abyei. U.S. […]
Kenya PM Pays $37,000 in Back Taxes
Posted June 27th, 2011 at 2:05 pm (UTC-5)
Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has paid more than $37,000 in back taxes and is encouraging other lawmakers to also pay what they owe. During a press conference in Nairobi on Monday, the prime minister said he is now compliant with the new constitution, which has put many lawmakers in tax arrears. Before now, members […]
UN to Deploy 4,200 Troops to Sudan’s Abyei Area
Posted June 27th, 2011 at 12:25 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations Security Council has approved the deployment of 4,200 peacekeeping troops to Sudan’s contested Abyei region. The Security Council on Monday adopted a resolution calling for the troops to be deployed in Abyei for at least six months. Ethiopia has agreed to provide the personnel, following a request from both north and south […]
Boat Capsizes on Lake Albert, 19 Believed Dead
Posted June 27th, 2011 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
Officials say 19 people are believed dead after a boat capsized on Lake Albert in central Africa. Authorities say six people were rescued after the boat turned over late Friday. The remaining 19 passengers were still missing as of Monday. Many of the victims were members of the same family. Lake Albert straddles the border […]
Sudanese President’s Visit to China Delayed
Posted June 27th, 2011 at 10:40 am (UTC-5)
A controversial meeting between Chinese President Hu Jintao and Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir was postponed Monday, after Mr. Bashir was delayed traveling to Beijing. Sudan’s foreign ministry says Mr. Bashir was flying from Iran to China late Sunday when his plane was given a new flight path over Turkmenistan. It says the change was not […]
Ivory Coast Charges 15 Top Gbagbo Associates
Posted June 27th, 2011 at 9:40 am (UTC-5)
Prosecutors in Ivory Coast say charges have been filed against 15 top associates of former president Laurent Gbagbo, including two former ministers. Prosecutors say the charges include harming state security, creating armed gangs and committing economic crimes. The accused include former prime minister Gilbert Ake N’Gbo, former foreign affairs minister Alcide Djedje and the former […]
Greenpeace Dumps Coal Outside South African Utility
Posted June 27th, 2011 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
The activist group Greenpeace has dumped five tons of coal outside the headquarters of South Africa’s power utility to protest construction of a new power station. Three trucks dropped off the coal outside an entrance to Eskom’s Megawatt Park in Johannesburg Monday. The environmental activists are demanding the state-owned company stop building the coal-fired Kusile […]
18 Somali Pirates Detained in India
Posted June 27th, 2011 at 8:55 am (UTC-5)
Police in western India have detained 18 suspected Somali pirates, the second batch of pirates captured in the same area this month. Police say they took the 18 suspects into custody late Sunday, after their disabled boat drifted ashore in Gujarat state, in the temple town of Dwarka. Three other people on board were believed […]
