South Sudanese rebels in Kampala to mend ties, seek troop withdrawal
By Staff Reporter (Reuters) – A South Sudanese rebel delegation was due to hold talks with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni in Kampala on Tuesday and will ask him to withdraw troops from South Sudan,...
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By Staff Reporter “Yeshi” is still trying to come to terms with the trauma of discovering the body of her son being carried through the streets of the Ethiopian city of Ambo. A 27-year-old rickshaw...
View ArticleObama’s nomination of Gayle Smith for USAID is rankling Africa watchers
By Staff Reporter The wrong kind of democrat?(AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) President Obama’s decision to tap top White House aide Gayle Smith to take over the US Agency for International Development...
View ArticleWhy are there so many military bases in Djibouti?
By Staff Reporter Djibouti hosts the largest American permanent military base in Africa Djibouti, a small country on the Red Sea, is already home to military bases from the US and France, the former...
View ArticlePhilip Hammond warns Ethiopia over treatment of Briton on death row
By Staff Reporter Foreign secretary condemns detention of Andargachew Tsige in solitary confinement with no access to consular help or right to appeal Placards demand the immediate release of UK...
View ArticleObama warns power hungry African leaders
By Staff Reporter Mr Obama’s address ends his visit to Africa US President Barack Obama has warned that Africa could not advance if its leaders refused to step down when their terms ended. He...
View ArticleBurundi to fight AU Peace Force
Burundi crisis: Pierre Nkurunziza threatens to fight AU peacekeepers Image copyrightAPImage captionPolitical violence has been escalating in Burundi since April Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza...
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