General strike called by civilian protestors in Sudan holds for a second day
The two-day general strike called by the Sudan Professionals Association to force Khartoum’s Transitional Military Council to hand over to civilian rule is holding. Shops, the bus station and the airport are closed for a second day. The protestors, who’s action led to the military coup that ousted Omar Al Bashir last month, have threatened […]
Old foes battle over reburying remains of Jonas Savimbi
A row between old adversaries in Angola is threatening to derail plans to rebury the remains of rebel leader Jonas Savimbi on Saturday. Both the government and Savimbi’s UNITA movement are blaming each other. Having fought one of the longest and bitterest wars in Africa, it is not surprising that Angola’s MPLA-led government and the […]
Algeria unlikely to hold Presidential election on July 5 as planned
Pro-democracy demonstrators are once again on the streets in Algiers calling for the armed forces chief to quit the interim authority holding the reins until elections. Analysts are saying the chances of that poll taking place as scheduled on July 4 are very slim indeed. General Ahmed Gaid Salah, the armed forces chief who urged […]