By Online Team
9th April 2012:
The son of former Libyan leader Col. Muammar Gaddafi, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, has been physically attacked in the Libyan detention facility where he is (more…)
Mali coup leaders to hand over power
By Online Team
9th April 2012:
Mali’s coup leaders and their neighbours have reached a deal under which the two-week-old military junta will hand over power in return for the end of (more…)
Child Soldiers problem is a worldwide scourge
By Jo Becker
26th March 2012:
The International Criminal Court, or ICC, found the Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga guilty of recruiting and using child soldiers in the armed conflict in that country, sealing his fate as (more…)
Mali suspended from African Union
By Online Team
26th March 2012:
The African Union has suspended Mali’s membership and condemned the coup that ousted President Amadou Toumani Toure. The African Union Peace and Security Council acted swiftly to (more…)
Top Rwandese rebel leader surrenders to UN
By John Stephen Katende
19th March 2012:
A top Rwandan rebel leader has surrendered amid a joint military offensive by the United Nations and the national army of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a spokesperson f (more…)
Ocampo seeks maximum sentence for Lubanga
By John Stephen Katende
19th March 2012:
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) last week described the conviction of Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga Dyilo on charges of recruiting child soldiers as (more…)
Uganda Oil: Global watchdog raises concerns
By George Murumba
5th March 2012:
SUSPECTS: Ministers accused of graft in oil deals
Global Witness, an international watchdog that is known for tackling “the underlying causes of conflict and poverty” has raised five key concerns about Uganda’s existing legislative and administrative framework for managing the oil sector.
In a report released February 28, and titled “Uganda’s Petroleum Legislation: Safeguarding the Sector”, (more…)
Russia: Putin declares victory in presidential poll
By Timothy Nsubuga
5th March 2012:
Russia’s strongman Vladimir Putin, who has been serving as Prime Minister under President Dmitry Medvedev for the last four years, has declared victory in the country’s presidential elections. According to (more…)
US defends its anti-LRA mission
By Dennis Otim
27th Feb 2012:
US officials are defending their ongoing military mission to help wipe out the roving Lord’s Resistance Army [LRA] in Central Africa. Some critics fear, however, that the operation could (more…)
Mugabe to blow $1million on party bash
By Our Online Team
20th Feb 2012:
Ailing Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe will this week celebrate his 88th birthday with lavish celebrations expected to cost up to $1million. The Zimbabwean president will (more…)
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