Uganda’s former vice president has pleaded not guilty to corruption charges in a Kampala court. Gilbert Bukenya told the court Thursday that the charges are “absolutely not true.” He was freed on $20,000 bail. Bukenya is accused of making millions of dollars by inflating rental prices paid for vehicles used to transport visiting heads of […]
Former VP in Uganda Charged With Corruption
Posted June 16th, 2011 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
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Somali Pirates Rescue Crew as Ship Burns
Posted June 16th, 2011 at 8:45 am (UTC-5)
Somali pirates say they have evacuated 19 crew members from a hijacked ship that caught fire Wednesday. The Panama-flagged cargo ship MV Orna caught fire in the pirate stronghold of Harardhere, on Somalia’s Indian Ocean coast. VOA’s Somali service talked to a regional piracy expert, Andrew Mwangura, who says the ship was still on fire […]
Blast Hits Nigeria Police Headquarters
Posted June 16th, 2011 at 8:30 am (UTC-5)
A powerful bomb has exploded outside Nigerian police headquarters in the capital, Abuja, killing at least one person. Officials with Nigeria’s emergency management agency say they suspect a suicide bomber carried out the attack and died in the blast. In an interview with VOA, a spokesman for the Islamic militant group Boko Haram claimed responsibility […]
Blast Hits Nigeria Police Headquarters
Posted June 16th, 2011 at 7:10 am (UTC-5)
A powerful bomb blast has struck the police headquarters in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja. Witnesses say Thursday’s blast sent a plume of black smoke rising over the area. Fire engines and ambulances have rushed to the scene, and authorities have cordoned off roads leading to the attack site. Initial reports suggest the bomb came from the […]
S.Korean Company to Help Build Southern Sudan Capital
Posted June 16th, 2011 at 4:05 am (UTC-5)
South Korea’s state-run land developer says it has signed a deal with southern Sudan to build its new capital after it becomes a country next month. LH Corporation said Thursday it will lend technical support in devising a master plan for the capital of the world’s newest country. Southern Sudan’s capital is currently located in […]
Malaysia Says Sudan’s President Skipping Economic Forum
Posted June 15th, 2011 at 11:45 pm (UTC-5)
Malaysia says Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted for war crimes, will not be attending a three day economic forum starting Sunday. Malaysian Foreign Minister Anifah Aman told state owned Bernama TV late Wednesday that Mr.Bashir will skip the Langkawi International Dialogue because of other pressing engagements. Wednesday’s announcement follows mounting pressure from Amnesty […]
DRC National Elections to be One Round
Posted June 15th, 2011 at 9:15 pm (UTC-5)
Lawmakers in the Democratic Republic of Congo passed a new electoral law Wednesday as they prepare for presidential and parliamentary elections later this year. The new law, a revision of the 2006 electoral code, calls for the votes to be held in a single round. President Joseph Kabila says it is a cost-saving measure for […]
Ban: “Deeply Concerned” Over Escalating Sudan Violence
Posted June 15th, 2011 at 6:40 pm (UTC-5)
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he is “deeply concerned” about the escalating violence between troops from northern and southern Sudan as the south prepares to declare independence next month. In a statement by his spokesman Wednesday, Mr. Ban called for an end to hostilities in Southern Kordofan state where fighting in the last ten […]
Pirate-Hijacked Cargo Vessel Burning of Somali Coast
Posted June 15th, 2011 at 5:00 pm (UTC-5)
A Panamanian-flagged cargo ship that has been under pirate control in Somalia for more than six months is burning. Andrew Mwangura, a local maritime reporter, told VOA the MV Orna caught fire Wednesday evening. The ship, which is owned by the United Arab Emirates, was in the Indian Ocean just north of the pirate stronghold […]
North, South Sudan Troops Clash in Disputed Abyei
Posted June 15th, 2011 at 1:55 pm (UTC-5)
Troops from northern and southern Sudan have reportedly clashed in the disputed Abyei region, as talks to ease tensions between the sides continue in Ethiopia. A southern army spokesman, Philip Aguer, says the sides exchanged fire Wednesday on the Bahr al-Arab River, also known as the Kiir River, when northern troops tried to cross a […]
