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.
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Africa
Sectarian violence rocks Nigeria —and Tanzania
Gunmen killed 22 in an attack on a mosque in Nigeria, while Muslim youth attacked churches in Dar es Salaam following reports of a Christian youth desecrating a Koran.
Africa
US court upholds immunity for Rwanda president
A US appeals court dismissed a lawsuit against Rwandan President Paul Kagame alleging he ordered the 1994 killings of the former presidents of Rwanda and Burundi.
Africa
Nigerians sue Shell in Netherlands over oil spills
Shell Oil faces litigation over Nigerian oil spills in the Dutch courts, while the Obama administration is urging the US Supreme Court to dismiss a similar case.
Africa
UK court allows Kenya ex-prisoners to sue for colonial-era torture
The High Court of England and Wales ruled that three elderly Kenyans can sue the British government for torture they suffered while in detention under colonial rule in the 1950s.
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.
Africa
South Africa: Marikana massacre survivors charged with murder
Workers arrested at South Africa's Marikana mine have been charged with the murder of 34 of their colleagues shot by police, under an apartheid-era "common purpose" law.
Africa
Federal judge awards $21 million in lawsuit against ex-Somalia PM
A US judge awarded $21 million to seven Somalis in a lawsuit against former Somali prime minister Mohamed Ali Samantar for war crimes committed under the Siad Barre regime.
Africa
Kenya ethnic violence: jihad? Well, no….
Islamophobes are portraying the outburst of ethnic violence in Kenya's Tana River Valley as part of a global jihad—ignoring the ecological roots of the conflict related to climate change.
Africa
Somalia: next stop Kismayo
A push by UN-backed African Union troops on the last bastion of Somalia’s al-Shabab insurgency has added to civilian casualties and raised fears of mass displacement.
Africa
ICC urged to investigate Rwanda president for arming DRC rebels
The International Criminal Court received requests to investigate Rwandan President Paul Kagame for backing armed rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).