While the Arab League is solidly rejecting the war crimes indictment against Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir, divisions are emerging within the African Union, UN and even Sudan’s Islamist movement.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said it may open an investigation into whether Sudan’s expulsion of foreign aid agencies is a breach of human rights law or war crime.
The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, charging him with war crimes and crimes against humanity, but not genocide.
Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed said he would support the imposition of a “moderate” form of sharia law as part of a cease-fire agreement with the country’s insurgents.
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda sentenced former priest Emmanuel Rukundo to 25 years imprisonment Feb. 27 after convicting him of genocide and crimes against humanity.
Security forces in Madagascar’s capital fired teargas to disperse looters after an anti-government protest. Civil unrest has left 125 dead since the protest campaign began in January.
Bloody clashes between the Sudan Armed Forces and Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) in Upper Nile state has renewed fears that the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement is breaking down.
The Special Court for Sierra Leone found three former RUF guerrilla leaders guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity for their roles in the country’s civil war.
Islamist rebel factions in Somalia have formed a united front to fight the transition government, while Turkey announced it is sending a warship to help police the Somali coast against pirates.
From the BBC News, Feb. 1: Scores killed in Kenya oil fire At least 111 people have died in Kenya after an overturned petrol tanker caught fire on a highway and exploded. Reports say the fire broke out after hundreds… Read moreKenya: disaster reveals desperation
George Obama, half-brother of President Barack Obama, was arrested for possession of one joint in Nairobi on Friday. He is denying the charge against him. Kenya has some of the world’s harshest marijuana laws.
Tokyo is preparing to dispatch destroyers to protect Japanese vessels from pirates off Somalia. Meanwhile, the Shabab militia is taking over positions evacuated by departed Ethiopian troops.
