Africa

ICC acquits Congolese militia leader

The International Criminal Court acquitted Congolese militia leader Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui on charges of rape, murder and pillage committed in eastern Ituri district.

Africa

Protests rock Sudan, South Sudan…

Security forces mixed it up with protesters both in Sudan, hit by a wave of student unrest, and in South Sudan’s West Bahr el-Ghazal state, where 10 were killed by army troops.

Africa

Pressure on Rwanda over role in Congo war

Anti-Rwanda protests were held across the Democratic Republic of Congo after Rwanda-backed rebels took the eastern city of Goma. UN “peacekeepers” failed to defend the city.

Africa

Kenya: cattle rustlers bring war to Rift Valley

Hundreds of villagers fled as Kenya mobilized military forces to hunt for cattle rusters after bandits killed over 30 local police officers in Samburu district, Rift Valley province. 

Africa

Israel bombs Sudan —again?

The Sudanese government charged that Israeli airstrikes were responsible for explosions overnight at the Yarmouk Military Industrial Complex, an armaments plant in Khartoum.

Africa

Somalia: who controls Kismayo?

A string of bombings rocked Somalia’s port of Kismayo—five days after the city was taken from al-Shabaab rebels by a Kenyan-led force following a lengthy siege.

Africa

War criminal Meles Zenawi dies a free man

Ethiopia's Meles Zenawi died without having to answer for his war crimes—he remained in the good graces of the West to the end, getting a free ride from the world media.