Archive for the ‘Africa’ Category
SA president orders strike talks
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma instructs ministers to return to the negotiating table to end a crippling public sector strike.
No CommentsMortars kill Somalia peacekeepers
Four African Union peacekeepers are killed as a mortar hits Somalia’s presidential palace, officials say.
No CommentsRussian pilots abducted in Darfur
Two Russian pilots are kidnapped in Sudan’s war-torn Darfur region, state media reports, as a US aid worker held for more than 100 days is freed.
No CommentsSA leader calls for strike talks
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma instructs ministers to return to the negotiating table to end a crippling public sector strike.
No CommentsRwanda threatens UN over report
Rwanda says it will reconsider its UN commitments – including peacekeeping contributions – if a draft report is published accusing its troops of possible genocidal acts.
No CommentsMadagascan ex-president sentenced
The exiled Madagascan president is sentenced to life in prison with hard labour for ordering a killing last year.
No CommentsCourt worry at Bashir Kenya trip
The International Criminal Court lodges a report with the UN about a trip to Kenya by Sudan’s president, who it wants to try for alleged war crimes.
No Comments‘Dozens die’ in Nigeria poisoning
As many as 30 children are reportedly dead in northern Nigeria from lead poisoning caused by illegal gold-miners.
No CommentsSomali imprisoned for NZ hijack
A Somali refugee woman resident in New Zealand is jailed for attempting to hijack a domestic plane.
No CommentsKenya celebrates new constitution
Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki signs a new constitution into law, intended to end years of political and ethnic violence, at a huge ceremony in Nairobi.
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