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West African bloc bans arms transfer by member states

AFP Global Edition 2 days ago

West African regional bloc ECOWAS Friday banned the transfer of arms by the 15 member states except for legitimate defence, security and peacekeeping operations, a senior official said. President of the Economic Community of West African States Commission Mohammed Ibn Chambas said ...

US concerned at restrictions on Ethiopia opposition

AFP Global Edition 2 days ago

A senior United States official voiced concerns on Friday about the restrictions on opposition parties and human rights abuses in Ethiopia ahead of elections next year. "The US is concerned by what we see as reduction in political space and the ability ...

Tsvangirai to discuss Zimbabwe crisis with Gaddafi

Reuters US Online Report World News 3 days ago

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai left Thursday for North Africa, where analysts said he would meet Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to maintain political pressure on President Robert Mugabe to honor their power-sharing accord. Tsvangirai and his arch-rival Mugabe joined ...

Mediator holds talks in Niger crisis

AFP Global Edition 4 days ago

West African mediator Abdulsalami Abubakar has begun holding talks to try to resolve the political crisis in Niger, local media reported Wednesday. The former Nigerian military leader arrived in Niamey on Tuesday for a four-day visit during which he is expected to ...

BRITAIN SIERRA LEONE

AP News 4 days ago

Ernest Bai Koroma, President of Sierra Leone addresses the delegates at the Sierra Leone Trade & Investment Forum, in London, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Sang Tan) Copyright 2009 AP News

US AIDS program undaunted by recession, head says

AP News 4 days ago

Head of US international AIDS program says recession not dampening his efforts The global recession is not dampening America's international drive to stop AIDS, the head of the campaign said Wednesday. Eric Goosby also described a new era of cooperation with South ...

Rwanda Hutu rebels denounce leaders' arrests

AFP Global Edition 4 days ago

Rwandan Hutu rebels on Wednesday denounced the arrest in Germany of two of their leaders on suspicion of crimes against humanity committed in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Ignace Murwanashyaka, the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) political leader, and ...

UN condemns rebel LRA attacks in Africa

AFP Global Edition 5 days ago

The UN Security Council has "strongly condemned" the ongoing attacks and acts of violence of Uganda's rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in the Great Lakes region of Africa. "The (15) members of the Security Council strongly condemned the continued and recently increasing ...

South Sudan violence kills 12, injures minister

Reuters US Online Report World News 5 days ago

JUBA, Sudan (Reuters) - Twelve people were killed and a government minister wounded in clashes in south Sudan, which is preparing for a referendum on whether to split off as an independent state. A surge of ethnic violence has killed more than ...

Hutu extremist leaders arrested in Germany

AFP Global Edition 5 days ago

German police arrested two top Rwandan militia leaders Tuesday suspected of atrocities committed in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo, prosecutors said. Ignace Murwanashyaka, 46, the leader of Rwanda's Hutu FLDR rebels, was seized in the western city of Karlsruhe on suspicion of ...

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