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Archives for May 2015
Fighting continues near major South Sudan oilfield, U.N. asks for halt
JUBA | BY DENIS DUMO, Wed May 20, 2015, Reutors Four people were killed when two mortar bombs hit a U.N. compound and a site housing civilians in the town of Melut near South Sudan's Paloch oilfields, and a state official said fighting between troops and rebels stretched into Wednesday. Forces loyal to President Salva Kiir and rebels allied with former vice president Riek … [Read more...] about Fighting continues near major South Sudan oilfield, U.N. asks for halt
Mugabe’s hand in Zim massacres exposed
By Stuart Doran, 18 MAY 2015, Mail & Guardian (South Africa) New documents allege that Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe — then prime minister — was the architect of Matabeleland's mass killings in 1983. New documents have come to light that implicate Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe in mass killings of Ndebele people in western Zimbabwe in January 1983. Thousands of … [Read more...] about Mugabe’s hand in Zim massacres exposed
How Bismarck plundered Africa’s juiciest riches
By Adekeye Adebajo 18 MAY 2015, Business Daily (South Africa) LAST month, Germans celebrated the 200th anniversary of Otto von Bismarck’s birth. The Prussian statesman united Germany, but divided Africa. Bismarck became chancellor of Germany in 1871, the same year he united the plethora of princely Germanic kingdoms through means of "iron and blood" following three wars … [Read more...] about How Bismarck plundered Africa’s juiciest riches
Burundi’s crisis is far from ‘third’ term talk
By Arthus Asiimwe, 20 May 2015, New Times (Rwanda) Burundi is on the brink of a major crisis, one that can potentially plunge this country into a serious conflict, if nothing is done to nip it in the bud. The situation on the ground remains volatile with the death toll increasing and hundreds of protestors getting locked up. As protests persist and the authorities promise to … [Read more...] about Burundi’s crisis is far from ‘third’ term talk
Uganda: Opposition blocked from submitting poll proposals
By Stephen Kafeero, Wednesday, 20 May 2015, Daily Monitor (Uganda) KAMPALA. Police yesterday besieged the homes of key Opposition leaders, blocking them from submitting their proposals on the Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2015, to the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee of Parliament. The committee is currently scrutinising the Bill and is receiving views from … [Read more...] about Uganda: Opposition blocked from submitting poll proposals
Saudi Arabia recruits executioners as death penalty rises
2015-05-19, France24 Saudi Arabia advertised vacancies for eight executioners Tuesday after beheading nearly as many people since the start of the year as it did in the whole of 2014. The civil service ministry said that no qualifications were necessary and that applicants would be exempted from the usual entrance exams. It said that as well as beheadings, the … [Read more...] about Saudi Arabia recruits executioners as death penalty rises
EU approves naval mission to tackle people smugglers in Mediterranean
2015-05-19, France24 The European Union agreed on a naval mission Monday to target gangs smuggling migrants from Libya, but parts of a broader plan to deal with the influx began to unravel in a row over national quotas for the housing of asylum seekers. Many hundreds of deaths at sea, including the drowning of up to 900 on a single vessel in the Mediterranean last month, … [Read more...] about EU approves naval mission to tackle people smugglers in Mediterranean
Key Iraqi City Falls to ISIS as Last of Security Forces Flee
By Tim Arango, 17May 2015, New York Times BAGHDAD — The last Iraqi security forces fled the provincial capital of Ramadi on Sunday, as the city fell completely to the militants of the Islamic State, who ransacked the provincial military headquarters, seizing a large store of weapons, and carried out executions of people loyal to the government, according to security officials … [Read more...] about Key Iraqi City Falls to ISIS as Last of Security Forces Flee
Mediterranean migrants are not slaves – do not pervert history to justify military action
Julia O'Connell Davidson, Sunday 17 May 2015, The Guardian (UK) EU leaders have accepted that using force will kill adults and children boarding boats in Libya. This is no high-minded crusade EU leaders this week announced that their response to the staggering loss of life among migrants crossing the Mediterranean in unseaworthy vessels would be military … [Read more...] about Mediterranean migrants are not slaves – do not pervert history to justify military action
Returning jihadis: At luxurious rehab center, a Saudi cure for extremism
By Taylor Luck, Correspondent MAY 17, 2015, Christian Science Monitor Believing that having a full life discourages extremism, Saudi psychologists, imams, and sociologists prepare former jihadists for their reintroduction to the outside world. The program claims to have a 88% success rate. RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA — At the Mohammad bin Naif Counseling and Care Center, some 250 … [Read more...] about Returning jihadis: At luxurious rehab center, a Saudi cure for extremism