RedTram News Search Engine
Русский  English Українська  Français  Polski  Deutsch  Italiano  Español  中文   
16 May 2008 year (time zone GMT 00:00)  Number of sources in English: 4551
Navigating the themes
Navigating the regions
All Themes State & Community Social Life Antiwar Policy World
Antiwar Policy (World) RSS 2.0

Zimbabwe: We Have No Hand in Violence - ZNA

16.05.2008 19:59    allafrica.com
THE army has admitted that it has deployed soldiers on the ground but has denied that the deployments are part of a wider plan to intimidate people into voting for President Robert Mugabe in the second round of the presidential


Kenya: Fear of New Ethnic Hostility As State Hurriedly Resettles IDPs

16.05.2008 19:59    allafrica.com
The ongoing government resettlement of internally displaced persons (IDPs) is hurried and could set the stage for more ethnic violence in future, especially in the volatile Rift Valley Province.

Africa: Int'l Conference to Call for Action On PWDs, Poverty, Discrimination, Lack of Access of PWDs

16.05.2008 19:59    allafrica.com
An international conference scheduled to be held next week in Addis Ababa is expected to call for global action on poverty, discrimination and lack of access to basic services for Persons With Disabilities (PWDs), organizers said on Thursday.

Zimbabwe: Lawyer Asks High Court to Bar Army

16.05.2008 19:59    allafrica.com
PROMINENT lawyer and MDC MP-elect for Buhera West, Advocate Eric Matinenga, has filed an urgent High Court application seeking an order to bar Zimbabwe Defence Forces Commander Constantine Chiwenga from deploying soldiers whom he accuses of harassing villagers in his

Kenya: Amnesty Says Truth Commission Draft Bill Seriously Flawed

16.05.2008 19:59    allafrica.com
Kenya's draft bill to establish a Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission is flawed and should be amended, Human Rights Watch said.

Sudan: Agreement Reached, Ending Clashes in Disputed Town

16.05.2008 19:59    allafrica.com (2)
The top United Nations official in Sudan today welcomed the agreement to end the deadly fighting between Government forces and the former southern rebels in the disputed Abyei area, which has forced thousands of civilians to flee this week.

Angola: Official Exhorts Women to Contribute to Disarmament Process

16.05.2008 15:07    allafrica.com
Moxico Province's Family and Women Promotion Department director, Quinta Pinto Camiji, appealed Thursday in Luena for the collaboration of women in awareness campaigns of citizens with illegal possession of guns to hand them over to the National Police.

Nigeria: Country Not Under Al-Qaeda Threat - IG

16.05.2008 15:07    allafrica.com
The Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mike Okiro yesterday asked Nigerians to disregard recent media reports on the purported threats by the extremist Islamic group, Al-Qaeda to attack Nigeria.

Liberia: Charles Taylor Trial Advances At Sustained Pace

16.05.2008 15:07    allafrica.com
The testimonies of the prosecution witnesses in the trial of Charles Taylor, former President of Liberia, have been advancing at a sustained pace since January with 26 witnesses out of list of 72 , have already appeared on the stand

Liberia: Former President Digs Into Taylor Bloody Past

16.05.2008 15:07    allafrica.com
On the second day of his testimony, ex-Liberian President Moses Blah has told the war crimes court in The Hague that former President Charles Taylor rejected complaints from Sierra Leone rebels about atrocities committed by his fighters.

Chad: Aid Groups Face Dilemma Over EU Protection

16.05.2008 15:07    allafrica.com
Faced with frequent armed robberies, many aid groups in eastern Chad say the European Union Force (EUFOR), deployed there since February, is not doing its job of protecting them.

Kenya: Food Shortages Hit Mt Elgon Amid Torture Claims

16.05.2008 15:07    allafrica.com
The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) has called for an investigation into allegations of torture committed by security forces deployed in the clash-torn Mt Elgon district in western Kenya.

Uganda: Acholi Elders Unhappy With Kony

16.05.2008 15:07    allafrica.com
Hon. Okello Okello (Chua County) has said Acholi elders are disappointed with the failure of Joseph Kony, to sign the final text of a peace agreement with the government of Uganda.

Sudan: Faultline Town Deserted After Clashes

16.05.2008 15:07    allafrica.com (2)
Thousands of people have fled Abyei town after two days of clashes between Sudanese government troops and the southern Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A).

Kenya: How the Violence Over Land Started

16.05.2008 10:16    allafrica.com
The violence in Mt Elgon started in 2006.

Africa: Keen On Business, China is Yet to Flex Its Formidable Military Muscle

16.05.2008 10:16    allafrica.com
A489-foot Chinese freighter An Yue Jian docked at the port of Durban in South Africa last month with three million rounds of assault rifle ammunition, 3,000 mortar rounds and 1,500 rocket- propelled grenades destined for landlocked Zimbabwe.

Nigeria: FG Pays Armed Forces Outstanding Allowances

16.05.2008 10:16    allafrica.com
THE Minister of Defence Alhaji Yahale Ahmed has said that the Federal Government has paid all the outstanding allowances of armed forces personnel across the country as well as rehabilated all barracks and cantonments in the land.

Kenya: Military Accused of Killing Thousands

16.05.2008 10:16    allafrica.com
Thousands of Mt Elgon residents have been killed in the ongoing military operation on suspicion of belonging to an illegal military outfit.

1 | 2 | 3 »