The African Union will hold a donor conference on Thursday to raise funds for the 12 million people still in need of emergency food aid in the drought and famine-stricken Horn of Africa. As many as a dozen African leaders are expected to participate in the fundraising meeting in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa. […]
African Leaders to Hold Delayed Fundraiser for Famine
Posted August 25th, 2011 at 12:20 am (UTC-5)
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South Africa School Bus Crash Kills 15
Posted August 24th, 2011 at 7:10 am (UTC-5)
South African police say at least 14 children were killed when their school bus veered off the road and plunged into a lake near the southern city of Knysna on Wednesday. Police say the bus driver was also killed in the accident. At least 40 other passengers were rescued and were treated for injuries. Officials […]
UN Steps Up Horn of Africa Drought Relief
Posted August 23rd, 2011 at 8:50 pm (UTC-5)
The U.N. refugee agency is stepping up its efforts to help the tens of thousands of people suffering from famine in the Horn of Africa region. The agency has sent an emergency team to Ethiopia’s Gode area, where there is a new influx of Somalis fleeing their famine-hit country. Officials say the team will register […]
Nigeria Recognizes Libya Rebels
Posted August 23rd, 2011 at 12:10 pm (UTC-5)
Africa’s most populous country, Nigeria, has recognized the Libyan rebel council as the “legitimate representative of the Libyan people.” In remarks to reporters Tuesday, Nigeria’s minister of state for foreign affairs, Viola Onwuliri, also called on longtime Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to give up power immediately. A growing number of countries have recognized the Libyan […]
UN Team Responds to New Influx of Somalis in Ethiopia
Posted August 23rd, 2011 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
The U.N. refugee agency says it has sent an emergency team to Ethiopia’s Gode area, where there is a new influx of Somalis fleeing their famine-hit country. The agency said Tuesday that about 18,000 Somalis have gathered in the area, located about 250 kilometers north of Somali refugee camps in the Dollo Ado area. The […]
South Africa Denies Sending Planes for Gadhafi
Posted August 22nd, 2011 at 1:35 pm (UTC-5)
South Africa says it has not sent planes to Libya to help embattled leader Moammar Gadhafi flee his country. In a statement Monday, the government said it wished to dispel rumors that South African aircraft will fly Colonel Gadhafi and his family to an undisclosed location. Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane told reporters that the Libyan […]
South Africa Denies Sending Planes for Gadhafi
Posted August 22nd, 2011 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
South Africa says it has not sent planes to Libya to help embattled leader Moammar Gadhafi flee the country. In a statement Monday, the South African government said it wished to dispel rumors that South African aircraft will fly Colonel Gadhafi and his family to an undisclosed location. Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane told reporters that […]
South African Gov’t Denies Sending Planes for Gadhafi
Posted August 22nd, 2011 at 7:55 am (UTC-5)
South Africa says it has not sent planes to Libya to help embattled leader Moammar Gadhafi flee the country. In a statement Monday, the South African government said it wished to dispel rumors that South African aircraft will fly Colonel Gadhafi and his family to an undisclosed location. Speaking to reporters, Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane […]
African Immigrants Plead ‘Not Guilty’ to US Incident
Posted August 20th, 2011 at 1:35 am (UTC-5)
Three African immigrants to the U.S. have pleaded not guilty to what has been described as a fake bomb incident at a U.S. airport earlier this month. The suspects, who are from Eritrea entered the pleas Friday in a federal court in Arizona. Officers checking a carry-on bag found a cell phone taped to a […]
Piracy Threat Forces Volvo Ocean Race to be Rerouted
Posted August 18th, 2011 at 12:25 pm (UTC-5)
Organizers of the Volvo Ocean Race say the piracy threat in the Indian Ocean has forced them to reroute two parts of the round-the-world contest. Race chief Knut Frostad says organizers made their decision after consulting with naval and commercial intelligence experts about the security risks. In a statement released Thursday, Frostad says the experts’ […]
