Human rights groups are welcoming the U.S. decision to deploy 100 U.S. troops to central Africa to support the regional fight against a guerrilla group known for atrocities against civilians. One of those groups, Human Rights Watch, has been urging the Obama administration to increase efforts to protect people from the Ugandan Lord’s Resistance Army. […]
Rights Groups Welcome US Decision to Send Troops to Uganda
Posted October 15th, 2011 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
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US Forces in Uganda to Support Fight Against Lord’s Resistance Army
Posted October 14th, 2011 at 7:40 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is deploying 100 U.S. troops to central Africa to support the region’s fight against a guerilla group known for atrocities against civilians. Rebels of the Ugandan Lord’s Resistance Army, led by Joseph Kony, have been accused of kidnapping children, murder and rape in Uganda and neighboring countries. President Obama informed Congress […]
US Forces in Uganda Hunt for Lord’s Resistance Army
Posted October 14th, 2011 at 2:25 pm (UTC-5)
A small number of U.S. combat forces are in Uganda, part of a new effort to track down accused war criminal Joseph Kony and other leaders of the notoriously violent Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). President Barack Obama sent a letter to top U.S. lawmakers Friday informing them that the first American troops landed in Uganda […]
Cape Verde’s Pires Discusses Post-Prize Plans
Posted October 11th, 2011 at 6:15 pm (UTC-5)
Cape Verde’s former president, Pedro Pires, who won a a $5-million prize for good governance in Africa, says he will use the money to help “fulfill some ideas and dreams. Mr. Pires told VOA Tuesday he does not intend to continue in politics. But the president, who stepped down this year after two terms in […]
UNICEF Warns of Cholera Outbreak in West, Central Africa
Posted October 11th, 2011 at 7:20 am (UTC-5)
The U.N. children’s agency says West and Central Africa are facing one of their worst cholera outbreaks ever. UNICEF said Tuesday that nearly 2,500 people have died from cholera in the region this year, and that more than 85,000 cases have been reported. The agency said that with the outbreak, the region is facing one […]
Former Cape Verde Leader Wins Africa Leadership Prize
Posted October 10th, 2011 at 10:20 am (UTC-5)
Cape Verde’s former president, Pedro Pires, has won a $5 million prize for good governance in Africa. The Mo Ibrahim Foundation named Mr. Pires the winner of its 2011 prize Monday at a news conference in London. Speaking to reporters, Mr. Pires said he had “no idea” how he would spend the award money. He […]
Former Cape Verde Leader Wins Africa Leadership Prize
Posted October 10th, 2011 at 9:40 am (UTC-5)
Cape Verde’s former president, Pedro Pires, has won a $5 million prize for good governance in Africa. The Mo Ibrahim Foundation named Mr. Pires the winner of its 2011 prize Monday at a news conference in London. Mr. Pires is the first winner of the Ibrahim Prize since 2008 because the previous two years, the […]
South Africa: Two Blacks Plead Not Guilty in Death of White Supremacist
Posted October 10th, 2011 at 9:15 am (UTC-5)
Two black South African farm workers have pleaded not guilty to charges of murdering a white supremacist leader. Eugene Terre’Blanche was found dead at his home in April of last year, beaten and hacked to death with a steel pipe and a machete. Accused of the murder are Chris Mahlangu, a gardener at Terre’Blanche’s farm, […]
Former Cape Verde Leader Wins Africa Leadership Prize
Posted October 10th, 2011 at 7:30 am (UTC-5)
Cape Verde’s former president, Pedro Pires, has won a $5 million prize for good governance in Africa. The Mo Ibrahim Foundation named Mr. Pires the winner of its 2011 prize Monday at a news conference in London. Mr. Pires is the first winner of the award since 2008 because the previous two years, the prize […]
Dalai Lama Criticizes ‘Immoral’ Chinese Censorship
Posted October 8th, 2011 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
The Dalai Lama sharply criticized censorship in China as “immoral” during a video chat with Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu. The exiled Tibetan leader spoke with Tutu Saturday from Dharamsala, India. The Dalai Lama had planned to visit his friend and fellow Nobel peace laureate in South Africa for Tutu’s 80th birthday this week, but the […]
