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The Sudanese armed forces have burned and shot civilians to death in a “scorched earth” campaign against a rebel chief’s home district in Blue Nile state, Amnesty International reports. Satellite imagery confirms that the attacks in Blue Nile’s Ingessana Hills, the birthplace of rebel Chairman Malik Agar, occurred in the first half of last year, […]
Jun 13, 2013 · 2 min
The Sudanese armed forces have burned and shot civilians to death in a “scorched earth” campaign against a rebel chief’s home district in Blue Nile state, Amnesty International reports. Satellite imagery confirms that the attacks in Blue Nile’s Ingessana Hills, the birthplace of rebel Chairman Malik Agar, occurred in the first half of last year, […]
Jun 13, 2013 · 2 min
The Sudanese armed forces have burned and shot civilians to death in a “scorched earth” campaign against a rebel chief’s home district in Blue Nile state, Amnesty International reports. Satellite imagery confirms that the attacks in Blue Nile’s Ingessana Hills, the birthplace of rebel Chairman Malik Agar, occurred in the first half of last year, […]
Jun 13, 2013 · 2 min
Former President Nelson Mandela began responding better to treatment Wednesday morning for a recurring lung infection following “a difficult last few days,” South Africa’s president said. President Jacob Zuma told parliament that he is happy with the progress that the 94-year-old international icon is making following his hospitalization on Saturday. Mandela spent a fifth straight […]
Jun 12, 2013 · 2 min
ANC proportional councillor and youth league member Loyiso Nkohla was arrested on Tuesday morning at Cape Town police station. Nkohla joins 184 people who were arrested in Woodstock on their way to the provincial legislature on Monday to dump human waste outside Premier Helen Zille’s office. All the members of the group arrested on Monday […]
Jun 12, 2013 · 2 min
Ghana received a two per cent share of the total aid to basic education in 2011, the highest share of any individual country in the world, new UNESCO figures show. The new analysis from the Education for All Global Monitoring Report, published by the UN agency also shows that Ghana has cut the number of […]
Jun 12, 2013 · 2 min
On the morning of June 10, Sudanese forces – both military and irregulars of the Popular Defense Forces – attacked South Sudan’s Upper Nile State in several places along their border. In several spots, the Sudanese troops advanced some 10kms (6miles) into the territory of South Sudan – destroying rural infrastructure and scaring away the […]
Jun 10, 2013 · 3 min
Dr. Kwadwo Afari Gyan, Chairman of the Electoral Commission on Thursday made landmark confession when he admitted that the Statement of Poll and Declaration of Results Form (Pink Sheet) used for the December 2012 Elections were printed to violate the C.I 75, the guiding law for the elections which stipulated very clearly that all voters […]
Jun 10, 2013 · 3 min
IRATE congregants at St Peters’ Anglican Church in Kitwe yesterday locked the church, accusing their priest, Father Richard Luonde of using church funds to finance priest-cum-politician Frank Bwalya’s political activities. The Sunday service was blocked at the church in Chimwemwe Township prompting some members to quickly call in police officers to forestall violence. Some members […]
Jun 10, 2013 · 2 min
Nelson Mandela remained in “stable, but serious” condition on Monday after spending the weekend in a Pretoria hospital for a lung infection. Mandela, 94, has been hospitalized three times this year. Spokesman Mac Maharaj denied reports that visitors are being blocked from access to Mandela, saying that he is subject to “normal procedures” of a […]
Jun 10, 2013 · 1 min
Mali’s government and Tuareg separatist rebels began talks on Saturday that both sides said they hoped would lead to a ceasefire ahead of national elections next month and pave the way for a permanent peace deal. The talks in the capital of neighboring Burkina Faso, due to conclude on Monday, follow the first fighting in […]
Jun 9, 2013 · 3 min
President Jacob Zuma pays a mere R800 per month for the lease on his 8.9 hectare Nkandla compound, according to a City Press report. This is the land on which the controversial R206-million upgrade to Zuma’s private home is taking place. The newspaper reported on Sunday that, according to documentation it obtained, Zuma’s lease is […]
Jun 9, 2013 · 2 min
