Two dozen dead in latest Darfur violence
Two dozen people have died and hundreds displaced in the latest flare up of violence in Darfur. Top Sudanese official have arrived to assess the situation in West Darfur where hundreds more troops have been deployed. Things have been relatively calm in Darfur for the past decade. The United Nations called the western region of […]
Turkish lawmakers voting to send troops to Libya
Turkey’s Parliament is in emergency session today voting on whether to send troops to support the United Nations-backed government in Libya. The opposition backs the Arab League contention that Turkish intervention would aggravate the conflict in Libya and destabilize the region. But the government has a strong enough majority to ensure lawmakers approve putting Turkish […]
Guinea Bissau has a new president
Guinea Bissau has a new president. Last week’s run off was peaceful and orderly. Will it bring stability to the former Portuguese colony that’s suffered a series of assassinations and coups. Umaro Cissoko Embalo won the run-off election. His opponent Domingo Simoes Pereira will contest the result. Both are former Prime Ministers. Guinea Bissau is […]
Rebel attacks kill 25 around Beni in eastern DRC
The death told from rebel attacks in the Eastern Democratic Republic since Christmas has risen to 25. In the settlement of Apetina Sana, near the city of Beni, fighters of the Uganda-based Allied Democratic Forces hacked civilians – including a number of children – to death with machetes. The attacks took place in what has […]