[The International Criminal Court prosecutor called for a delay in the Kenyan president’s trial, saying there is no longer sufficient evidence to charge him with crimes against humanity. The trial against President Uhuru Kenyatta was scheduled to start in February. Kenyatta is accused of funding a local militia that conducted reprisal attacks during the 2007…
[De nouveaux échanges de tirs ont été entendus tôt mardi dans la capitale du Soudan du sud, au lendemain de l’annonce par le président qu’un coup d’Etat avait été déjoué dans la toute jeune nation, a constaté un journaliste de l’AFP. Des tirs sporadiques, notamment à l’arme lourde, ont repris dès les premières heures de…
[Le gouvernement de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC) et les rebelles du M23 sont parvenus à un accord de paix, jeudi, à Nairobi selon les présidences ougandaise et kenyane. Les rebelles avaient déjà déposé les armes début novembre. Fin des hostilités entre Kinhsasa et le M23. Le gouvernement de la République démocratique du Congo…
[Effective 2015, citizens of Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Burundi and Rwanda will be traveling using a new generation East African Passport, a modern regional traveling document likely to replace their national ones. A communique from the Heads of States Summit, that took place in Uganda and made available here via the Arusha-based East African Community Secretariat,…
[National leaders and ordinary citizens around the world joined Thursday in mourning Nelson Mandela, who spent 27 years as a prisoner in South Africa for opposing apartheid, then emerged to become his country’s first black president, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and an enduring symbol of integrity, principle and resilience. Mandela died “peacefully” Thursday…
[The Democratic Republic of Congo’s president, Joseph Kabila, flew into Uganda on Monday for talks aimed at reviving a peace deal between his government and rebel fighters. Kinshasa and the M23 rebels failed to seal a deal last month after wrangling over what it should be called – the rebels were ready to sign a…
[LAST week, some international media organisations reported that the southern African country of Angola has banned Islam. Condemnation ensued as the world poured criticism on this seemingly incredible decision by the government of Angola. How could a country ban an established religion, the second biggest in the world, in these modern times? Turns out the…
[The UN deputy secretary general has called for urgent action in the Central African Republic (CAR), warning it is descending into “complete chaos”. Jan Eliasson urged the UN Security Council to strengthen the African Union-led force in the country ahead of a vote due next week. He said preparations should be made to turn the…
[Le président égyptien par intérim a promulgué dimanche une loi controversée autorisant les autorités installées par l’armée après la destitution du président islamiste Mohamed Morsi à interdire des réunions ou des manifestations susceptibles de menacer la sécurité publique. Le texte, qui provoque depuis des semaines l’ire des défenseurs des droits de l’Homme, prévoit des peines…
[The Hague – Kenya argued on Thursday that putting its top two leaders on trial before the International Criminal Court could compromise security in the often volatile east African region.The indictments for crimes against humanity against Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto “create particular problems in the context of regional peace and…
