Archives for May 2015
By NICK CUMMING-BRUCE and RICK GLADSTONE, 29 MAY 2015, New York Times GENEVA — Questions over the handling of a confidential United Nationsinquiry into allegations of sexual abuse by French soldiers in the Central African Republic deepened on Friday wh …
Mugabe’s knives still out as Zimbabwe ruling party suspends 89 members, deepening purge Published: May 31, 2015
29 MAY 2015, Mail & Guardian (South Africa) It is striking that despite several rounds of purges over six months now, Mugabe feels he hasn’t yet subdued Mujuru loyalists. PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe’s Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front ( …
Indeed we are living in interesting times Published: May 31, 2015
By: Allan Brian Ssenyoga, 31 May 2015, New Times (Rwanda) Anyone who suffers from the task of having to write a weekly column knows the pain of having to deal with extremes. There are days when your head is blank and a text or brief email from your edi …
Burundi election body’s vice president has fled country: sources Published: May 31, 2015
BUJUMBURA, Sat 30 May 2015, Reuters The vice president of Burundi’s election commission has fled the country ahead of the poll, sources said on Saturday, amid a political crisis triggered by President Pierre Nkurunziza’s decision to run for a third ter …
Six powers agree way to restore U.N. sanctions in push for Iran deal – sources Published: May 31, 2015
NEW YORK/PARIS/ANKARA | BY Louis Charbonnea, John Irish and Parisa Hafezi, Sun 31 May 2015, Reuters Six world powers have agreed on a way to restore U.N. sanctions on Iran if the country breaks the terms of a future nuclear deal, clearing a major obsta …
U.S. defense chief says China’s island-building erodes security Published: May 30, 2015
SINGAPORE | By David Alexander and Rujun Shen, Reuters U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Saturday that Beijing’s island-building in the South China Sea was undermining security in the Asia-Pacific but, despite his blunt remarks, the response fr …
Ambassador Cui Tiankai’s Interview with the Wall Street Journal on South China Sea Published: May 30, 2015
30 May 2015, People’s Daily On May 28, 2015, Ambassador Cui Tiankai had an interview with Mr. Adam Horvath,World Editor of the Wall Street Journal. The following is the excerpt of the transcript: Adam Horvath: Ambassador, thanks for being here. As we a …
Libya, land of last hopes: Where sub-Saharan refugees wait to risk everything to reach Europe Published: May 30, 2015
Kim Sengupta TRIPOLI, Friday 29 May 2015, The Independent (UK) “We are meant to be citizens of the world. We do the jobs others will not do to feed our family,” said Abdulahi Fateh, squatting under a hot sun on the dusty ground of the detention centre. …
Chinese Security Laws Elevate the Party and Stifle Dissent. Mao Would Approve. Published: May 30, 2015
By Edward Wong, 29 MAY 2015, New York Times BEIJING — China’s new national security law, released in draft form this month, has little to say about such traditional security matters as military power, counterespionage or defending the nation’s borders. …
‘Mujuru can slay Zanu PF in 2018’ Published: May 30, 2015
THELMA CHIKWANHA, POLITICAL EDITOR • 29 MAY 2015 • Daily News (Zimbabwe) HARARE – Analysts say the only way Zimbabwe could get out of its current political and socio-economic mess would be if the opposition formed a coalition ahead of the 2018 nation …