(SomaliNet) Thousands of people are on the run from rebel troops in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). They include all 20,000 inhabitants of a refugee camp near the village of Kibumba.
Meanwhile, the rebels, led by General Laurent Nkunda, are advancing towards the city of Goma,
(SomaliNet) While Leaders of several southern African countries are meeting in Harare to try to solve the current political impasse in Zimbabwe in a hotel, police arrested approximately 50 demonstrators who had gathered outside to demand that Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader
(SomaliNet) Sunni Islam's highest authority has approved a woman's right to fight back if her husband uses violence against her.
The declaration by Sheikh Abdel Hamid al-Atrash, who heads Al-Azhar University's committee for fatwas or religious rulings, comes after similar rulings by clerics in Sa
(SomaliNet) President Robert Mugabe's ruling Zanu-PF is not ready to enter into a "genuine" co-operative government under a power-sharing deal, Zimbabwe's opposition MDC said on Tuesday.
Tendai Biti, MDC Secretary-General said the allocation of ministries was still being discussed in talks on fo
(SomaliNet) South African women's organisations on Tuesday began mobilising to pressure Kgalema Motlanthe's government to act against continuing police brutality against women, after the detention of women's leaders in harrowing conditions in Harare.
The Opposition MDC has condemned the arrest an
(SomaliNet) In a landmark ruling with implications across the region, West African judges on Monday fined the state of Niger the equivalent of €15 000 for failing to protect a woman sold into slavery.
The Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States recognised that the youn
(SomaliNet) Despite being attacked by United Nations peacekeepers in helicopters, Congolese rebels are closing in relentlessly on the provincial capital of Goma.
Congolese government troops scrambled south in a full-scale retreat on Monday, fleeing in tanks, trucks and on foot.
Adding to the m
(SomaliNet) A statement from UNOCI, the UN force in Ivory Coast said two people were hurt when a UN helicopter came down in Ivory Coast on Tuesday near the border with Liberia.
The statement said the helicopter, which was carrying six people including four crew members, crash-landed at around 12
(SomaliNet) On the eve of Zambia’s election, the southern African nation’s acting president said on Wednesday he was confident of victory and warned against opposition violence.
"According to my countrywide assessments, I will win these elections. I will be president even for those who will n
(SomaliNet) The fresh fighting in eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) has displaced tens of thousands more people from their homes, the international aid agency Oxfam said on Wednesday.
Oxfam, in a statement issued in Kenyan capital Nairobi, called for increased funds an
