Red toothed wildlife makes humans contemplate their vulnerability
Nature generally smiles on South Africa’s efforts to boost tourism and compensate for its polarized politicians, creeping economy and mining sector hamstrung by militant unions. Sometimes, though the country’s animal wealth strikes with red-toothed and massive strength that can only serve to remind humans of their vulnerability. In the past week there have been at […]
First confirmed case of EBOLA spilling over from Congo into Uganda
The first confirmed case of EBOLA has spilled over into Uganda from the Democratic Republic of Congo. A five-year-old Congolese boy, who travelled with his family into Uganda, has the hemorrhagic disease that has killed nearly 1400 people since last July in the second-worst outbreak on the planet. There have been scares about EBOLA moving […]
George Clooney urges Washington to use available weapon to end human rights abuses in Sudan
Activist film star George Clooney is urging Washington to use the tools is has to shut down the remnants of Omar Al Bashir’s regime in Sudan and those benefiting from violence in that country. He says this will give muscle to calls for restraint by the military against civilian protestors made by Assistant Secretary of […]
Enthusiasm about the resumption of Sudan talks
An audience increasing in number and enthusiasm is waiting for the resumption of negotiations on the future governance of Sudan. The most involved and therefore the most passionate are the Sudanese themselves. They are divided between civilians seeking complete change from the 30-year regime of ousted President Omar Al Bashir and the military desperately […]
Encouraging signs of Sudan talks resuming between civilian and military leaders
There are encouraging signs of talks resuming between Sudanese pro-democracy groups and the military junta. The civilian protestors have called off as general strike and the generals have undertaken to release political prisoners. Ethiopian mediator Mahmoud Dirir says the Sudan talks will resume shortly. However, the man left in Khartoum to continue the work started […]