Nigerian police say 32 pregnant teens could face charges after being accused of plotting to sell their babies in a child trafficking ring. Police arrested the girls and a doctor in charge of a clinic in southeast Abia state on Saturday. Police commissioner Bala Hassan says the pregnant women were housed at the clinic until […]
Pregnant Teens Accused of Selling Babies May Face Charges
Posted June 2nd, 2011 at 11:35 pm (UTC-5)
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South African Anti-Apartheid Veteran Albertina Sisulu Dies at 92
Posted June 2nd, 2011 at 5:40 pm (UTC-5)
A veteran of South Africa’s anti-apartheid movement, Albertina Sisulu, had died in her Johannesburg home. She was 92. Sisulu was an important figure in the ANC Women’s League at the height of apartheid and was the widow of Walter Sisulu, one of Nelson Mandela’s mentors. Walter Sisulu died in 2003. The ruling African National Congress […]
Nigerian Police Raid Clinic Accused of Selling Babies
Posted June 2nd, 2011 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
Nigerian police say they have taken 32 pregnant women from an illegal clinic accused of selling babies in southeastern Abia state. Authorities say they raided the Cross Foundation in Abia last weekend and arrested the facility’s director. Police commissioner Bala Hassan says the pregnant women were housed at the clinic until their babies were born. […]
HRW: 150 Gbagbo Supporters Killed in Ivory Coast
Posted June 2nd, 2011 at 11:35 am (UTC-5)
An international rights group says forces loyal to Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara have killed nearly 150 people since mid-April, in attacks aimed at real or perceived supporters of former president Laurent Gbagbo. Human Rights Watch says in a report released Thursday that the pro-Ouattara Republican Forces killed at least 95 unarmed people in Abidjan […]
Fighting in Somali Capital Kills 17
Posted June 2nd, 2011 at 10:40 am (UTC-5)
New clashes in Somalia’s capital have killed at least 17 people, as pro-government troops continue to battle militants for control of a popular commercial site. Somali government troops backed by African Union peacekeepers are trying to take Mogadishu’s Bakara market from al-Shabab insurgents. Medical officials say heavy fighting between the two sides Thursday has also […]
US Concerned About Tanzania’s Plan for Serengeti Road
Posted June 2nd, 2011 at 9:10 am (UTC-5)
The top U.S. diplomat for Africa has raised concerns with Tanzania about plans to build a road through the Serengeti wildlife reserve. Environmentalists are worried that the road will affect the migration of animals, such as wildebeest, to game parks in Kenya. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Johnnie Carson said Wednesday he has raised the […]
Official: About 100 Civilians Killed in Sudan’s Abyei Region
Posted June 2nd, 2011 at 9:05 am (UTC-5)
An official in Sudan’s Abyei region says about 100 civilians were killed when north Sudanese forces seized control of the area last month. Abyei’s former chief administrator, Deng Arop Kuol, gave the death toll to reporters Wednesday, adding that the figure is preliminary. There has been no independent confirmation of casualty figures from Abyei. The […]
Rights Groups Hail Nigeria’s Freedom of Information Law
Posted June 2nd, 2011 at 1:05 am (UTC-5)
A coalition of Nigerian rights groups is hailing the country’s new Freedom of Information law as a victory for transparency in government. A spokesman for Right to Know Initiative says the law passed by President Goodluck Jonathan Saturday gives Nigerians the tools uncover facts and hold public officials and institutions accountable. The law also protects […]
Ivory Coast Announces New Government
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 8:45 pm (UTC-5)
Ivory Coast’s president, Alassane Ouattara, has announced his first government since taking office after a months long deadly election dispute. President Ouattara named 36 ministers Wednesday, but did not include any members from the party of former President Laurent Gbagbo, who refused to step down after the November elections. Mr. Ouattara had previously said he […]
North Sudan Proposes Solution to Abyei Crisis
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 5:35 pm (UTC-5)
North Sudan’s government has laid out proposals for resolving its dispute with the south over the oil-rich Abyei region. North Sudanese forces occupied Abyei on May 21, prompting tens of thousands of residents to flee the area, and raising fears the north and south could return to civil war. The northern government suggested setting up […]
