(SomaliNet) Limited changes will be made to Algeria's constitution in the coming judicial year, Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced on Wednesday.
The Algerian leader in a speech to mark the beginning of the judicial year, said that the revised version would have new measures "devo
(SomaliNet) According to reports from Brazzaville, capital of the Republic of Congo, leaders from 10 African countries on Thursday condemned the fresh armed conflicts in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
The leaders, in a statement issued at the 6th World Forum on Sust
(SomaliNet) According to U.N. radio, Congolese soldiers killed at least nine people and looted homes and stores in overnight violence that terrorized residents of this eastern provincial capital besieged by rebels.
Meanwhile, rebel leader Gen. Laurent Nkunda told The Associated Press that he want
(SomaliNet) The situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is at risk of turning into a humanitarian catastrophe, unless further reinforcements are given to the UN peace-keeping troops so that they can protect civilians, Amnesty International said Thursday.
“We urge the Security Coun
(SomaliNet) The Zambian election commission said Sunday that acting President Rupiah Banda won a narrow victory in Zambia's presidential race over fiery rival Michael Sata.
Electoral Commission of Zambia chairperson Florence Mumba said Banda won 40,09 percent of the vote to Sata's 38,13 percent,
(SomaliNet) After snatching victory from the jaws of opposition leader Michael Sata amid accusations from the opposition of vote-rigging, Zambia’s acting president Rupiah Banda was hastily sworn in as president of Zambia on Sunday.
After ex- Zambian president Mwanawasa's death of a stroke in A
(SomaliNet) Security sources said gunmen in speedboats attacked an oil vessel off the coast of Cameroon early on Friday and seized a dozen crew members including seven from France.
The vessel, contracted by French oil major Total, was towing a barge along the coast close to an oil installation, t
(SomaliNet) As a ceasefire held, several thousand people displaced in the fighting between rebels and government troops in eastern DRC began returning home Sunday.
According to a reporter, from 6.00am (local time) they started trudging down the main road in Nord-Kivu province, linking the provinc
(SomaliNet) The rebel chief in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Laurent Nkunda, said on Monday that he wants direct negotiations with the Kinshasa government, or he will "drive them from power".– AFP
(SomaliNet) As a fragile ceasefire held in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, UN workers prepared on Monday to deliver the first aid in a week inside rebel-controlled territory.
Gloria Fernandez, head of mission for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said UN peacekeeper
