Ugandan president removes army chief amid dispute
Rodney Muhumuza, Associated Press |
posted May 24th - 3:28am
Uganda's president has removed his top military commander and put him in a civilian role in a shuffle apparently prompted by an ongoing row over a rumored plan for President Yoweri Museveni to have his son succeed him.
Extremists claim responsibility for Niger attacks
Dalatou Mamane and Rukmini Callimachi, Associated Press |
posted May 23rd - 8:17pm
Suicide bombers in Niger detonated two car bombs simultaneously, one inside a military camp in the city of Agadez and another in the remote town of Arlit at a French-operated uranium mine, killing 26 people and injuring 30, according to officials in Niger and France. A surviving attacker took a group of soldiers hostage, and authorities were attempting to negotiate their release.
15 injured in clash with security forces in Guinea
Boubacar Diallo, Associated Press |
posted May 23rd - 11:40am
A government spokesman says at least 15 people were injured, four of them by bullet wounds, during a protest in Guinea's capital between opposition parties and security forces. The clashes are the latest iteration in the ongoing fight between the country's opposition and the ruling party over the details of a much-delayed parliamentary election.
S. Sudan leader: Int'l court 'humiliates' Africa
Associated Press |
posted May 23rd - 11:32am
South Sudan's president is criticizing the International Criminal Court, saying the court is designed to humiliate African leaders.
UN chief visits Goma, Congo
Melanie Gouby, Associated Press |
posted May 23rd - 10:48am
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed Thursday that security must go hand-in-hand with development in Congo's troubled eastern city of Goma, arriving just hours after a rebel group halted fighting to allow the visit to proceed.
Violence in Somalia scares investors, aid workers
Abdi Guled, Associated Press |
posted May 23rd - 9:38am
A spate of attacks by Islamic insurgents in Somalia's capital is forcing investors, businessmen and aid workers to have second thoughts about expanding operations in Mogadishu.
Togo police fire tear gas at protesters
Associated Press |
posted May 23rd - 9:24am
Police fired tear gas to disperse protesters in the latest confrontation between the ruling party and Togo's increasingly active opposition. Demonstrators were gathering to protest the death of an opposition member, who died in jail.
Amid signs of turmoil, S Sudan says oil will flow
Charlton Doki, Associated Press |
posted May 22nd - 1:32pm
Following a lengthy Cabinet meeting, South Sudan's government spokesman said Wednesday that the country will continue to export oil through Sudan and that there had been only a temporary slowdown in production.
Opposition in Burkina Faso vow to fight Senate law
Associated Press |
posted May 22nd - 11:45am
Opposition parties walked out of a meeting in parliament this week in protest over the creation of a Senate. The opposition claims the Senate is a backhanded way for the ruling party to stay in power in the event of the death in office of President Blaise Compaore.
'Boom Town Baby': African stock markets see gains
Jason Straziuso, Associated Press |
posted May 22nd - 11:23am
The barrage of hourly tweets sent out by Aly-Khan Satchu _ East Africa's version of CNBC's Mad Money host Jim Cramer _ cheers on what Satchu says is a growing sentiment among investors: If you're not investing in Africa, you should be. Or as Satchu loudly proclaims on his Twitter feed or newspaper column: "ITS BOOM TOWN BABY."
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