Fears of new civil war as Sudanese town razed
Abyei, in the heart of Sudan, was a town of more than 30,000 people. It had a school and a hospital, a marketplace and a bar.
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Ethiopian court hands death sentence to Mengistu
Ethiopia’s supreme court has sentenced to death the former Marxist ruler
Mengistu Haile Mariam, granting a prosecution appeal that argued that the
life sentence was he was given for genocide was unequal to his crimes.
Mogadishu rocked by food demonstrations
Thousands of Somalis protested in Mogadishu’s streets today, angry at food
traders refusing to take old currency notes that have been blamed for
spiralling inflation, witnesses said.
China says arms bound for Zimbabwe to be recalled
China said today a shipment of weapons bound for Zimbabwe would be recalled
after South African port workers refused to unload it and amid a call from
Britain to prevent arms flowing into the troubled country.
Zimbabwe’s church leaders warning to world: intervene to avert genocide
Zimbabwe is a deeply religious country. Daily discussions of the country’s crisis end with Zimbabweans, black and white, saying: “We can only pray.” So when the leaders of Zimbabwe’s churches unanimously warn that the country faces “genocide” unless the international community intervenes, it is an important moment.
Tsvangirai fears capture if he returns to Zimbabwe before poll
Zimbabwe’s opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, the presumed front-runner in the presidential election held three weeks ago, has said he intends to remain out of the country for the time being for fear of being attacked or imprisoned.
Mugabe denounces Britain in post-poll speech
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe bitterly attacked former colonial ruler
Britain today in his first major speech since disputed elections, saying
London was paying the population to turn against him.