Tag Archives : African Union

According to BBC breaking news, ‘Guinea’s vice-president has returned from business abroad to take charge of the country after an attempted assassination on the president. President Moussa Dadis Camara was flown to Morocco, where a spokesman said he underwent a “minor operation” after being shot on Thursday. Vice-President Sekouba [...]

Zimbabwe is witnessing yet another controversy in its very difficult political climate after the recent arrest of Roy Bennett, the Movement For Democratic Change treasurer and deputy agriculture minister-designate who stands trial for three-year-old terrorism charges. “They just assume the protagonists can manage on their own. But this has been a [...]

On March 4, Sudanese President, General Omar al-Bashir, was issued a warrant of arrest for war crimes and crimes against humanity, and missed on the ultimate prosecution for genocide. He simply snubbed such warrant and flaunted his impunity through his trips outside Sudan. This time, the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague will finally [...]

In the face of growing intense violence across the country, Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed finally declared a state of emergency. Islamic militia has been engaging pro government forces since May 7 and there is no end in sight to the fierce battles. The UN backed government has asked for foreign intervention to control the situation. The [...]

During a speech in Zalengi in western Darfur, Sudan President and ICC-indicted Omar al-Bashir said that he welcomes the support of the Arab League and African Union. “We found a very strong position in regional organizations such as the Arab League and the AU,” he said, referring to the rejection of these organizations of his arrest warrant for [...]

After a period of violence, Madagascar’s opposition leader Andry Rajoelina proudly entered into the palace of fallen President Marc Ravalomanana on Monday after the army troops took the building. Rajoelina, former mayor of Antananarivo, said during a rally before thousands of supporters that “the struggle for democracy is almost complete.” On [...]

Armed men ambushed members of the peacekeeping forces of the United Nations and African Union in Darfur, wounding four soldiers. Unknown armed men opened fire on a UNAMID patrol returning to el-Geneina, the location of the largest population in West Darfur, bordering Chad. The wounded soldiers have been transferred to the base of UNAMID in El Fasher [...]