One person was killed and at least 20 others injured Tuesday when a stampede broke out at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa. School officials say thousands of prospective students waiting to apply for one of 800 spaces at the school began pressing forward, crushing and trampling people near the front of the line. […]
One Killed in South African University Stampede
Posted January 10th, 2012 at 7:20 am (UTC-5)
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South Sudan Tribal Clashes Kill 22
Posted January 9th, 2012 at 8:00 pm (UTC-5)
The two tribes fight frequently over land and cattle. The United Nations says it is worried about tension in Jonglei, one of the worst-hit states for ethnic violence in South Sudan. The Security Council said in Monday’s statement it welcomed efforts by the South Sudanese government to mediate a solution to the conflict. It also […]
South Sudan Tribal Clashes Kill 22
Posted January 9th, 2012 at 2:35 pm (UTC-5)
Government officials in South Sudan say new tribal clashes in troubled Jonglei state have killed 22 people. Authorities said Monday that members of the Murle tribe attacked and burned three villages belonging to the rival Lou Nuer tribe. The attack appeared to be in retaliation for a deadly raid by the Lou Nuer tribe on […]
S. Africa’s ANC Celebrates 100th Anniversary
Posted January 8th, 2012 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
Tens of thousands of people gathered Sunday at a rugby stadium in the South African city of Bloemfontein to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the ruling African National Congress. The mass event, which features an address by ANC leader and South African President Jacob Zuma, wraps up a series of weekend festivities marking the founding […]
Africa’s ANC Celebrates 100th Anniversary
Posted January 8th, 2012 at 7:00 am (UTC-5)
South Africa’s ruling African National Congress will wrap up a weekend of festivities celebrating its centennial Sunday with a rally headed by President Jacob Zuma. Heads of states from other African countries have joined in the recognition of the continent’s oldest liberation movement, which Nelson Mandela led to power after the fall of apartheid. Mr. […]
White House: South Sudan Eligible to Receive US Defense Assistance
Posted January 6th, 2012 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
The White House has declared the government of South Sudan eligible to receive weapons and defense assistance from the United States. President Barack Obama Friday issued a memorandum saying that the ability to provide defense materials and services to the government of South Sudan is in the national interest of the United States and could […]
UN Mounts ‘Massive’ Aid Effort in South Sudan
Posted January 6th, 2012 at 11:05 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations says it has launched a “massive” humanitarian aid operation in South Sudan’s Jonglei state, where tribal clashes killed an undetermined number of people and displaced tens of thousands. The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says tens of thousands of people have returned to the town of Pibor now that the […]
ANC: Mandela to Miss Party’s 100th Anniversary Celebrations
Posted January 6th, 2012 at 8:30 am (UTC-5)
Former South African president Nelson Mandela will not attend celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the African National Congress. ANC party officials had expressed hope the 93-year-old anti-apartheid icon would attend the festivities. Party secretary-general Gwede Mantashe announced Friday that Mr. Mandela will miss the activities, explaining “he is in good spirits, but very, very […]
Local Official: 3,000 Dead in South Sudan Ethnic Violence
Posted January 6th, 2012 at 4:00 am (UTC-5)
A local South Sudanese official says over 3,000 people have been killed during tribal clashes that broke out last week in the troubled state of Jonglei. The commissioner of Jonglei’s Pibor county, Joshua Kronyi, says the bodies of 2,182 women and children and 959 men have been counted so far. Last week, a group of […]
South Sudan Declares Humanitarian Disaster in Tribal Clash Area
Posted January 5th, 2012 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
South Sudan has declared a humanitarian disaster in the state of Jonglei, the site of deadly tribal clashes last week. A government spokesman says South Sudan’s council of ministers declared the disaster at a special meeting Wednesday, and asked international relief agencies to quickly deliver aid to the state. A group of 6,000 fighters from […]
