Burma’s parliament reopened Monday with democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and 42 other members of her National League for Democracy party refusing to take their seats in a dispute over the oath of office. Party officials confirmed Sunday the NLD contingent will not take their seats until the oath is changed so that they […]
Burmese Democracy Party Skips Parliament Opening
Posted April 23rd, 2012 at 3:35 am (UTC-5)
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Burmese Democracy Party to Skip Swearing In
Posted April 22nd, 2012 at 12:01 pm (UTC-5)
Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s political party, set to be seated Monday for the first time in parliament, says it will not attend the swearing in because of a dispute over language in the oath of office. The Nobel laureate was one of 43 office seekers from her National League for Democracy party […]
Deposed Malian President Arrives in Senegal
Posted April 20th, 2012 at 12:35 pm (UTC-5)
Ousted Malian president Amadou Toumani Toure has arrived in Dakar with his family. The office of Senegal’s president, Macky Sall, had announced earlier Friday that the former president and his family were on their way to Senegal. There was no word on how long they might stay. Mr. Toure fled his home in Bamako during […]
Deposed Malian President Arrives in Senegal
Posted April 20th, 2012 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
Ousted Malian president Amadou Toumani Toure has arrived in Dakar with his family. The office of Senegal’s president, Macky Sall, had announced earlier Friday that the former president and his family were on their way to Senegal. There was no word on how long they might stay. Mr. Toure fled his home in Bamako during […]
Burma’s Opposition May Boycott Parliament Due to Dispute
Posted April 20th, 2012 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
The opposition party of Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi says it may boycott parliament due to a dispute regarding the constitutional oath of office, just weeks after winning a landslide victory in the country’s by-elections. Officials with the National League for Democracy say its newly elected members are unlikely to attend the opening […]
Mali Military Junta Says 22 Detainees Released
Posted April 20th, 2012 at 9:10 am (UTC-5)
Mali’s coup leaders said late Thursday they have released 22 political and military leaders from detention. The arrests earlier this week drew international condemnation. Meantime, the office of Senegal’s president announced that ousted Malian president Amadou Toumani Toure and his family were flying Thursday to the Senegalese capital, Dakar. Senegal’s President Macky Sall told reporters […]
Burma’s NLD May Boycott Parliament over Oath of Office Dispute
Posted April 20th, 2012 at 6:30 am (UTC-5)
The opposition party of Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi says it may boycott parliament over a dispute regarding the constitutional oath of office, just weeks after winning a landslide victory in the country’s by-elections. Officials with the National League for Democracy say its newly elected members are unlikely to attend the opening session […]
Burma’s NLD to Boycott Parliament over Oath of Office Dispute
Posted April 20th, 2012 at 3:40 am (UTC-5)
Burma’s main opposition party says it will boycott parliament over a dispute regarding the constitutional oath of office, just weeks after the party won a landslide victory in the once-isolated country’s by-elections. The National League for Democracy’s Executive Committee member Ohn Kyaing tells VOA’s Burmese service that none of its newly elected members will attend […]
Mali Military Junta Says 22 Detainees Released
Posted April 20th, 2012 at 12:55 am (UTC-5)
Mali’s renegade soldiers said late Thursday they have released 22 political and military leaders from detention. The arrests earlier this week drew international condemnation. Last month, the soldiers seized power in a military coup, but later agreed to the return of civilian rule in Mali. After the economic regional bloc known as ECOWAS imposed harsh […]
Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi to Make Historic Overseas Trip
Posted April 18th, 2012 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
A spokesman for Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi says she will visit Norway and Britain in June, on her first trip outside Burma in 24 years. Nyan Win told reporters in Yangon Wednesday that the 66-year-old Nobel laureate will visit the Norwegian capital of Oslo, home to the Nobel prizes, and the British […]
