The opposition candidate in the unrecognized independent republic of Somaliland prevailed over the incumbent president in elections. All parties have pledged to respect the result.
The International Criminal Court finally charged Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir with genocide in relation to the Darfur conflict. African Union leaders say they will not honor the warrant.
Somalia marked its 50th anniversary of independence from colonial rule with bullets on one end of the country and ballots on the other, as independent Somaliland held free elections.
Sweden’s international prosecutor announced that he will open an investigation into the possible role of Lundin Petroleum in crimes against humanity committed in Sudan.
Two Sudanese rebel leaders suspected of war crimes in Darfur surrendered to the International Criminal Court—but suspects protected by the Khartoum regime remain at large.
Experts estimate that some 13 million barrels of oil have been spilt in the Niger Delta since exploration began in 1958—the equivalent of an Exxon Valdez every year for 50 years.
Unionists are demanding answers following the apparent killing in custody of Sipho Jele, an activist in the Swaziland Agriculture and Plantation Workers’ Union (SAPWU) arrested during May Day protests.
Members of the Mauritanian diaspora are holding a protest at the country’s Washington embassy against Prime Minster Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf’s move to ban African languages.
Paris-based Reporters Without Borders, in a survey of global press-freedom “Predators,” ranks Eritrea’s President Issaias Afeworki as the world’s worst abuser of media freedom.
At an Ethiopian and Eritrean Friendship Conference in San Jose, Calif., panelists emphasized the need to renew people-to-people relations—in repudiation of the region’s ruthless rulers.
A site housing the burial grounds of the former kings of Buganda was gutted by fire outside the Ugandan capital, sparking fears of tension between the government and ethnic Baganda.
The arrest of accused operatives of Somalia’s Islamist insurgency with apparent ties to Eritrea has sparked a diplomatic fracas, with the Asmara regime charging a US-led propaganda campaign.
