Rwanda’s government says President Paul Kagame will attend a convention in Chicago on Friday and Saturday for the Rwanda diaspora. A statement from the Rwandan Foreign Ministry says more than 3,000 Rwandans living in North America plan to attend the convention in the United States. It says the gathering will focus on the progress Rwanda […]
Rwandan President to Visit US Diaspora Convention
Posted June 9th, 2011 at 6:05 pm (UTC-5)
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UN: Fighting Spreads in Sudan’s South Kordofan State
Posted June 9th, 2011 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations Mission in Sudan says fighting in a north-south border state has spread and the humanitarian crisis there has worsened. In an interview with VOA Thursday, spokesman Kouider Zerrouk described the security situation in and around the capital of South Kordofan state as “volatile and tense.” He said fighting between the north’s Sudanese […]
Eritrea Accuses British Firm of Espionage
Posted June 9th, 2011 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
Eritrea says a British security firm has committed acts of espionage and attempted acts of terrorism and sabotage on its territory. On December 24, the Eritrean navy detained four British nationals who worked for the British company Protection Vessels International, or PVI. In a statement Thursday, Eritrea’s Foreign Ministry accused the detainees and other PVI […]
Suicide Bomber Attacks Mogadishu Port
Posted June 9th, 2011 at 11:45 am (UTC-5)
Somali police say a suicide bomber has attacked the main port in the capital, Mogadishu, killing at least one civilian and also losing his own life. Authorities say the attacker and another man penetrated a security wall on Thursday. Police say the first man detonated explosives he was wearing, killing himself and another person. Security […]
Senegal’s President, in Libya, Urges Gadhafi to Quit
Posted June 9th, 2011 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
Senegal’s president has called on embattled Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to step down, saying “the sooner you leave, the better.” President Abdoulaye Wade spoke Thursday from the Libyan rebel stronghold of Benghazi, where he met with officials from the rebel leadership council. Mr. Wade said Colonel Gadhafi should step aside in the interest of the […]
Somali Leaders Agree to Postpone Elections
Posted June 9th, 2011 at 8:30 am (UTC-5)
Somalia’s feuding political leaders have agreed to postpone their nation’s presidential election for one year and hold the vote by August, 2012. The agreement was announced Thursday, after talks in Uganda’s capital between Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and Speaker of Parliament Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden. The deal was brokered by Ugandan President Yoweri […]
Somali Pirates Free Chinese Ship With 29 Crew
Posted June 9th, 2011 at 7:45 am (UTC-5)
Somali pirates have released a Chinese cargo ship and its 29 Chinese crew members after nearly seven months in captivity. The European Union’s anti-piracy force said Thursday that the MV Yuan Xiang is heading for a safe port after being freed a day earlier. It said it had no information on the condition of the […]
Somali Elections Postponed
Posted June 9th, 2011 at 6:41 am (UTC-5)
Somalia’s feuding political leaders have agreed to postpone their nation’s presidential election for one year and hold the vote by August, 2012. The agreement calls for Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed to resign within thirty days. The international community has been pressuring Somali officials to reach a resolution before the transitional government’s term expires in […]
Ethiopia Jails 14 For AU Bomb Plot
Posted June 9th, 2011 at 4:30 am (UTC-5)
An Ethiopian court sentenced 14 people to prison Wednesday for plotting to bomb an African Union summit in January. Authorities say the 14 are Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) rebels trained in Eritrea. They are accused of planning to strike a hotel where several heads of state were staying and other targets in the Ethiopian capital […]
UN to Repatriate 43,000 Angolan Refugees
Posted June 9th, 2011 at 1:25 am (UTC-5)
The U.N. refugee agency says more than 43,000 Angolan refugees living in the Democratic Republic of Congo will be voluntarily repatriated starting next month. The plan, announced Wednesday, says the repatriation is scheduled to begin July 4 and conclude early next year. Many Angolans fled their country after the outbreak of civil war in 1975. […]
