Sudan’s rulers agree to hand over ex-President Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court on war crimes charges BY TESFANEWS * A top Sudanese transitional government official has announced on Tuesday that they have agreed with rebel groups to hand over ex-President Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court. Al-Bashir, who was overthrown by the […]
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BY ASSOCIATED PRESS Sudanese army rulers and protest leaders today agreed on a three-year transition period for transferring power to a full civilian administration even as negotiations over a new sovereign ruling body remain unfinished.
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“To claim that the president can control the treasury and take money to put into his own accounts is ludicrous – it is a laughable claim by the ICC prosecutor” – Government spokesperson. BY AFUA HIRSCH | THE GUARDIAN Omar al-Bashir, the Sudanese president, has siphoned as much as $9bn out of his impoverished country, […]
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“It is a war against corruption everywhere. It is a war at its beginning and it will not stop until its goals are achieved by ending gold smuggling, currency speculation and monopolization of essential commodities” President Al-Bashir. BY AFP President Omar al-Bashir vowed on Monday to launch a “war on corruption” in a bid to […]
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By Matthew Lee | for Associated Press, The U.S. delegation to Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s inauguration walked out of Thursday’s ceremony in protest against his disparaging comments about an international war crimes tribunal and the presence of Sudan’s leader, whom the court has indicted, the State Department said.
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By TesfaNews, PRESIDENT President Isaias Afwerki have arrived in Khartoum today to start his official state visit to the country. He was greeted upon arrival at Khartoum International Airport by President of the Republic Field Marshal Omar al-Bashir and a number of state officials. Sudanese State news agency SUNA reports the visit will last several days.
Continue ReadingBy Amanuel Biedemariam, The geopolitical makeup of the Horn of Africa (HOA) is going through rapid changes that will affect the relationships of the nations in the region for good. The changes will influence the economies and security stances of the countries in the region. It will have implication on a global scale on issues […]
Continue ReadingWill the election of Uhuru Kenyatta as president of Kenya define President Barack Obama in Africa or will President Barack Obama use the election of President Kenyatta to define his human rights policy in Africa? By Al Mariam, Following the presidential election in late December 2007 and the Kenya Electoral Commission’s hurried declaration of incumbent […]
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