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Kenya plays hardball with envoys of countries backing the ICC case

November 22, 2013October 21, 2016 Global AuthorEuropean nations, France, ICC, kenya, KENYATTA, RUTO

ATLANTA — Kenya is punishing nations backing the International Criminal Court, where President Uhuru Kenyatta faces trial for crimes against humanity, by keeping those countries envoys in limbo while they wait for accreditation. European nations had threatened to keep diplomatic contact with newly elected Kenyatta to a minimum due to the looming trial at The Hague-based court. Read More

Former Malawi Minister Ralph Kasambara names President Joyce Banda as witness

November 11, 2013 Global AuthorCecelia Kumpukwe, Joyce Banda, Malawi Cashgate, Malawi Politics, Mphwiyo, Ralph Kasambara

BLANTYRE (AGV)—Former Justice and Constitutional Affairs minister Ralph Kasambara on monday appeared before Lilongwe Chief Resident Magistrate Court and named President Joyce Banda as one of the witness in the case of the attempted murder of budget director Paul Mphwiyo. Kasambara is being held on charges of the attempted murder of the budget director on September 13 this year. The… Read More

Former Malawi Justice Minister arrested over shooting of top government official

November 10, 2013 Global AuthorKelvin Maigwa, Malawi Cashgate, Mphwiyo, Pika Manonda, Ralph Kasambara, Tanzania

Blantyre, Malawi, Nov. (MaraviPost) _ Malawi's former Justice Minister Ralph Kasambara has been arrested in connection with the September 13 shooting of Budget Director Paul Mphwiyo, police have confirmed. "Mr. Kasambara was arrested at his house in (the capital) Lilongwe last night in connection with the attempt on the life of Mr. Mphwiyo," police spokesman Kelvin Maigwa told maravipost Friday... Read More

African Commission condemns coerced sterilisation of women living with HIV

November 10, 2013 Global Authorcoerced sterilisation Swaziland, HIV, kenya, Lesotho, Namibia, OSISA, South Africa, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Zambia

Johannesburg, November 7 – In a landmark pronouncement for women’s rights, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) has condemned the coerced sterilisation of women living with HIV as a blatant violation of their fundamental rights, which are guaranteed under the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights. Read More

“A pen is certainly an excellent instrument to fix a man’s attention and to inflame his ambition.”

November 8, 2013 Global Authorhuman rights watch, Kagame, Museveni, Obama, refugees, Rwanda, Uganda, UNHCR

AMAHORO PEOPLE’S CONGRESS*RWANDA NATIONAL CONGRESS*FDU-INKINGI H. E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President, Republic of Uganda. November 7, 2013. Your Excellency, Re: Treatment of Rwandan Asylum Seekers and Refugees Living in Uganda We, the undersigned, have been compelled by recent events to write to Your Excellency on behalf of the organizations we serve to express our grave concerns for the security of some… Read More

White savior John Prendergast tells the world what’s best for Congo and Rwanda now

November 6, 2013 Global Authorconflict minerals, congo, DRC, Enough, John Prendergast, Rwanda

By Ann Garrison Col. Mamadou Ndala and the Congolese army have been welcomed by joyous Congolese people after liberating towns. Here a Congolese flag has been draped around his shoulders. KPFA Evening News Anchor Sharon Sobotta: This week the Congolese army, backed by the U.N. Force Intervention Brigade, was widely reported to be driving the last of Rwanda’s M23… Read More

Congolese Rebel Group Says It Is Laying Down Arms

November 5, 2013 Global Authorcongo, DRC, Kabila, Kagame, Kampala, M23, Rwanda, Uganda

Pete Muller for The New York Times Following a string of recent victories on the battlefield by the Congolese Army operating with United Nations support, the group, known as the M23, said that it was ending the 20-month rebellion that had brought renewed instability, uncertainty and conflict to the eastern part of Congo. In a statement, the group’s chairman, Bertrand… Read More

Kenyans Geoffrey Mutai, Priscah Jeptoo win NYC Marathon

November 4, 2013 Global AuthorBoston Marathon, Geoffrey Mutai, kenya, NY Marathon, Priscah Jeptoo

NEW YORK — For two years he’d been a defending champion with nothing to defend. Geoffrey Mutai had set a course record in 2011 and was ready for a reprise when last November’s race was scrubbed in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. His competitive road has been up and down since. He was bypassed for the Olympics, but Gotham is... Read More

Tanzania courts DRC to check ‘coalition of the willing’

October 31, 2013 Global AuthorBurundi, DRC, EAC, Kikwete, Tanzania

Tanzania’s President Jakaya Kikwete. PHOTO | FILE Tanzania has initiated talks with neighbouring Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with a view to establishing economic and trade relations following reports of the emergence of a ‘coalition of the willing’ nations within the East African Community (EAC). The country’s minister for EAC Affairs, Mr Samuel Sitta, said Wednesday in… Read More

DR Congo: M23 rebels close to defeat after US and Britain urge Rwanda to stay out

October 31, 2013 Global AuthorBritain, DRC, M23, Rwanda, US

The M23 rebel group is made up of hundreds of Congolese soldiers mostly from the Tutsi ethnic group who deserted the national army last year Photo: Reuters Foreign ministers of America and Britain called president of neighbouring Rwanda to ask him to cut ties with rebels Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo are close to defeat after the… Read More