Conflicts

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Somalian journalist suffer serious injury from gunmen

A journalist from Somalia's private radio station Radio Shabelle receieved serious wounds on Sunday by unidentified gunmen as he left a mosque after evening...
The Enduring Power of the Hunger Strike

The Enduring Power of the Hunger Strike

While the hunger strike may have made its greatest political gains in the 20th century helping to expose injustice, overturn prejudice and even overthrow...
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Libya threatened by the Somalia Syndrome

The President of the Libyan supreme authority, Mustafa Abdul Jalil one of the credible personalities of TNC, is threatening to resign, following the Friday’s...
Ivory Coast: Restoration of democracy by force

Ivory Coast: Restoration of democracy by force

New Forces rebels in support of Ivory Coast's democratically elected president Alassane Ouattara are on the verge of forcefully installing him as president and...
Libya: Uganda offers Muammar Gaddafi refuge

Libya: Uganda offers Muammar Gaddafi refuge

Uganda has freely offered embattled Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi refuge in Uganda as diplomats attempt to persuade the defiant leader to leave office without...
Sudan: Darfur renews tensions between north and south Sudan

Sudan: Darfur renews tensions between north and south Sudan

Tensions have risen between Northern Sudan and Southern Sudan over Darfur. Northern Sudan charges southern leaders of supporting Darfur rebels against the north, while...
Pro-Gaddafi Africans protest as Coalition forces gain momentum

Pro-Gaddafi Africans protest as Coalition forces gain momentum

As world leaders met Tuesday in London to discuss the Libyan situation, hundreds of members of a group called Pan Africanists from Uganda and...
Of Western hypocrisy, Obdurate tyrants and Changing times

Of Western hypocrisy, Obdurate tyrants and Changing times

As the Bob Dylan song goes, the times they are “achanging”. But, do the lowly tyrants and dictators of our world, or those Western...
Libya’s oil promises amid Gaddafi defections

Libya’s oil promises amid Gaddafi defections

Libyan rebels certain of victory over Muammar Gaddafi and his forces have promised to begin exporting oil in less than a week. The rebel...
Libya: The dangers of leaving Gaddafi in power

Libya: The dangers of leaving Gaddafi in power

The dangers of a post- 2011 revolution Libya with Muammar Gaddafi still in charge, the influence that Gaddafi’s violent resistance may have on other...
Libya: Gaddafi and his Mali-Chad Tuareg mercenaries

Libya: Gaddafi and his Mali-Chad Tuareg mercenaries

As an international intervention to stop Colonel Muammar Gaddafi from committing further atrocities against Libyans continue, the north African country's leader remains impassive and...
Gaddafi writes to African leaders to intervene in Libya

Gaddafi writes to African leaders to intervene in Libya

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has reportedly written to several African presidents requesting them to urge USA and its allies to stop their air strikes on his...
Ivory Coast civil war could destabilize region

Ivory Coast civil war could destabilize region

A few days after Mr. Alassane Ouattara announced the formation of a new army, the Republican Forces of Côte d’Ivoire, elements close to Mr....
Military Intervention in Libya and The other side of International Diplomacy

Military Intervention in Libya and The other side of International Diplomacy

My bigger brother Desmond recounted an experience he once had in the city of Stuttgart where he is undertaking further studies in the field...
Zimbabwe mass graves: Cloud of suspicion hangs over Mugabe’s Zanu-pf

Zimbabwe mass graves: Cloud of suspicion hangs over Mugabe’s Zanu-pf

The discovery of 19 mass graves and exhumation of remains of an estimated 5 000 people from disused mines in Zimbabwe’s Mt Darwin district...
Arab League discusses Libyan situation as strikes hit Gaddafi compound

Arab League discusses Libyan situation as strikes hit Gaddafi compound

The Arab League has met in Egypt to discuss the situation in Libya and a possible collaborative approach with the West over the ongoing...
Ethiopia to overthrow Eritrean government?

Ethiopia to overthrow Eritrean government?

Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia has revealed that his government has embarked on new strategy that targets Eritrean president Isayas Afwerki, his arch...
Libya: Light at the end of tunnel for freedom fighters

Libya: Light at the end of tunnel for freedom fighters

Muammar Gaddafi’s government has warned the international community that any attack on Libya would threaten air and sea traffic in the Mediterranean after it...
Libya: Towards Sudan’s Darfur type conflict?

Libya: Towards Sudan’s Darfur type conflict?

Increasing civilian casualties in the conflict between Libya’s government forces and freedom fighters has led observers to classify Libya as the next Sudan. Authorities...
Libya: U.S, Germany, China and Russia not ready for war

Libya: U.S, Germany, China and Russia not ready for war

United States President Barrack Obama has remained defiant to pressure demanding him to recognize the Libyan rebel council as a legitimate government and support...
Ivory Coast: Full-blown civil war looms

Ivory Coast: Full-blown civil war looms

The stage for a civil war is now set in Ivory Coast as the rebel group- the New Forces- loyal to democratically elected president...
Libya’s failing revolution

Libya’s failing revolution

Muammar Gaddafi is on the verge of thwarting the three-week old revolution in Libya as his troops and mercenaries continue to reclaim areas initially...
Libyans, Black-Africans and Gaddafi’s divisive power struggle

Libyans, Black-Africans and Gaddafi’s divisive power struggle

Numerous Black African mercenaries, reportedly bankrolled by Muammar Gaddafi to quell Libya's popular revolt, have taken part in the bloody crackdown by the north...
Libya: International community to arm Libya opposition

Libya: International community to arm Libya opposition

The international community headed by Washington has considered arming the Libyan opposition to defend themselves against the Indifferent Muammar Gaddafi who continues to utilize...
Egypt’s anti-democracy militias raise concern

Egypt’s anti-democracy militias raise concern

As Egypt’s pro-democracy activists protested for reform of the security services, men in plain clothes armed with swords and petrol bombs attacked the rally...
Sudan: Tensions over oil-rich Abyei region mount

Sudan: Tensions over oil-rich Abyei region mount

A battle between Northern Sudan and Southern Sudan over the oil rich Abyei region has entered its fourth day. Scores of people have been...
Libya: Muammar Gaddafi won’t budge, civil war looms

Libya: Muammar Gaddafi won’t budge, civil war looms

Libyan strong man Muammar Gaddafi appears to be winning his battle against the people’s revolution after enervating protesters with series of air strikes and...
Libya: International forces close in on Muammar Gaddafi

Libya: International forces close in on Muammar Gaddafi

International naval and air forces have positioned around Libya in a bid to force the Libyan strong man out of office. Washington has frozen...
Ivory Coast heading towards civil war?

Ivory Coast heading towards civil war?

While the United Nations suspects Laurent Gbagbo of flouting an arms embargo in an effort to rebuild his air force, suspicions of weapons acquisition...
Libya: Gaddafi regime and protesters killing migrant workers

Libya: Gaddafi regime and protesters killing migrant workers

As the propensity for civil war heightens in Libya, citizens of poorer nations trapped in the crisis and terror shaking the North African country...