Taiwanese
President Ma Ying-jeou on Friday denied China was behind Gambia's surprise
decision to cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan, which left the island with a
dwindling number of allies. "There were no signs ... before Gambia's
cutting ties (with Taiwan), it is an isolated incident and based on…
The
United States is calling for deeper international involvement to halt violence
in the Central African Republic, amid growing alarm that the impoverished
nation is on the brink of a possible genocide. US Secretary of State John Kerry
on Wednesday unveiled $40 million in new funding to help the…
AFP
Ghanaian
authorities have impounded a South American ship carrying 400 kilogrammes (880
pounds) of cocaine and arrested its crew, the nation's anti-narcotics agency
said Thursday. "It has a street value of about US$50 million," said
the statement by the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) seen by AFP.…
AFP
Nigeria's
lower house of parliament Thursday voted to probe giant state-run oil firm NNPC
over its alleged failure to account for about $13 billion from crude sales this
year. The House of Representatives adopted a motion sponsored by one of its
members, Haruna Manu, asking the Nigerian National…
AFP
Zimbabwe,
the world's number three platinum producer, is determined to ban exports of raw
platinum and to force firms to refine locally, the new mines minister told AFP
Thursday. "We are determined to ensure that a refinery is put up in
Zimbabwe," minister Walter Chidakwa said, speaking during a…
AFP
A
collection of Nelson Mandela's personal items, including his photograph with
boxing legend Muhammad Ali, will go under the hammer in South Africa next week,
in a rare auction of the peace icon's memorabilia. The collection includes the
historic speech he delivered from the dock in 1964 during…
AFP
PARIS
(AP) — The suspect in a shooting at a French newspaper office and three other
attacks had written a "confused" letter criticizing media
manipulation and capitalism and including a vague reference to Syria,
authorities said Thursday.
Associated Press
Bangui
(Central African Republic) (AFP) - The Central African Republic's president
said Thursday he was negotiating the surrender of wanted Ugandan militia boss
Joseph Kony but Washington dismissed the claims. The announcement had raised hopes
that Kony and his Lord's Resistance Army were on their…
AFP
NAIROBI,
Kenya (AP) — Central African Republic's government said Thursday that Joseph
Kony, an accused war criminal hunted by African troops and U.S. advisers, is
believed to be in the country's remote southeast and has been talking with the
president. U.S. officials and others expressed doubt the…
Associated Press
A
former Catholic altar boy who became one of Africa's most brutal rebel
commanders, Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) chief Joseph Kony has sowed terror
across four nations for almost three decades. Combining religious mysticism
with an astute guerilla mind and bloodthirsty ruthlessness, Kony has…
AFP
Bangui
(Central African Republic) (AFP) - The president of war-torn Central African
Republic said on Thursday he no longer enjoys the power he seized in a bloody
March coup as ruling the country has affected his sleep. In a public meeting
with representatives from political parties, Michel…
AFP
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…
AFP
By Seda
Sezer ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A feud between Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan
and an influential Islamic cleric has spilled into the open months ahead of
elections, highlighting fractures in the religiously conservative support base
underpinning his decade in power. Erdogan's government…
Reuters
World
alarm grew over the Central African Republic on Thursday, with France joining a
chorus warning of possible genocide in the mineral-rich but poor country torn
by strife since a March coup. France's Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius warned
that the CAR was "on the verge of genocide", while the…
AFP
By
Thomas Escritt THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Kenya said the International Criminal
Court's case against its two highest elected officials risked destabilizing the
entire east African region at a meeting of the court's member states on
Thursday. At a debate to discuss the crisis resulting from the…
Reuters
NAIROBI,
Kenya (AP) — Central African Republic's government said Thursday that Joseph
Kony, an accused war criminal being hunted by African troops and U.S. advisers,
is believed to be in a town in the country's remote southeast and has been
talking with the president, but U.S. officials and others…
Associated Press
Nigeria's
President Goodluck Jonathan received unplanned medical treatment in London on
Thursday after he "became indisposed" and was forced to miss a
scheduled meeting, his spokesman said. "In the course of his ongoing visit
to London for a meeting of Nigeria's Honorary International Investors'…
AFP
NAIROBI,
Kenya (AP) — American officials said they have "little reason to
believe" that Lord's Resistance Army leader Joseph Kony is part of a group
in talks with the Central African Republic, as an aid group and Uganda's
military said Thursday they did not think reported talks represent a…
Associated Press
NAIROBI,
Kenya (AP) — The United States is aware that authorities in the Central African
Republic are in contact with a unit of Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army but
American officials "have little reason to believe" Kony is part of
the group, the State Department said Thursday.
Associated Press
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