Post Views: 582 Liberian President Joseph Boakai has signed an executive order to establish the country’s first war crimes court, more than 20 years after the end of two civil wars which killed 250,000 people. Mr Boakai said Liberia had “endured downpours of agony”. The 1989-2003 conflicts saw atrocities including mass killings, rape and the […]
UN food programme warns of famine in Darfur if warring parties don’t allow aid in
Post Views: 575 The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that time is running out to prevent famine in Sudan’s Darfur region. It says intensifying clashes in North Darfur’s capital, El Fasher, is hindering efforts to deliver vital food assistance to the region. Civilians in the town and the wider Darfur region are […]
Chad’s interim president the favourite as the country goes to the polls
Post Views: 539 As Chad goes to the polls on Monday, it is widely believed that incumbent President General Mahamat Idriss Deby will win easily. He seized power three years ago after his father, Idriss Déby Itno, was killed, apparently on the battlefield fighting rebels trying to overthrow his government. Deby senior had ruled Chad […]
Kenya: President Ruto postpones reopening of schools amid impending cyclone
Post Views: 504 Kenyan President William Ruto has postponed next week’s planned reopening of schools until further notice, as heavy rains and floods that have killed more than 200 people continue. The president in his state of the nation address on Friday said that “meteorological reports paint a dire picture,” citing the possibility of Cyclone […]
Togo’s parliamentary election tests proposal to prolong dynasty’s rule
Post Views: 588 The opposition and religious leaders say the legislation is an effort by President Faure Gnassingbe, in office since 2005, to prolong his rule. Lawmakers passed the legislation in March after their mandate expired, and it is close to being enacted. The West African nation has been ruled by the same family for […]