December 10, 2008 :: Evelyn Winston Perez :: No Comment Yet
The governments of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo / DRC) are accused of fighting a proxy war by providing aid to rebel militia in the eastern DR Congo, according to a new draft report to be presented to the UN Security Council Sanctions Committee. The BBC is reporting that the draft report accuses Rwanda of “supplying aid and child soldiers to Tutsi rebels” and the army of the DR Congo of collaborarating with “Rwandan-Hutu militia, the FLDR”.
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February 1, 2008 :: admin :: No Comment Yet
1 February :: After two undersea internet cables were cut by unknown means in recent days, in the Mediterranean, a third has been cut in the Persian Gulf, off the emirate of Dubai; two of the cables belong to FLAG Telecom, and the cuts interrupted phone and web traffic from Europe to India… Bloomberg reporting [...]
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January 30, 2008 :: admin :: No Comment Yet
30 January :: US envoy to Kenya, visiting to evaluate tribal violence spreading across east African nation, says “clear ethnic cleansing” taking place in efforts to purge certain areas of Kikuyu tribe members, loyal to fellow Kikuyu, Pres. Mwai Kibaki, accused by opposition of rigging December elections… CSM reports on observers’ feeling that violence in [...]
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January 28, 2008 :: admin :: No Comment Yet
28 January :: Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) to announce support for candidacy of Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL); sources tell press Sen. Kennedy will make announcement alongside niece, Caroline Kennedy, youngest daughter of assassinated pres. John F. Kennedy, who wrote in Sunday NY TImes that Obama has the capacity to inspire people the way her father [...]
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January 27, 2008 :: admin :: No Comment Yet
27 January :: Tribal violence, spurred by Kenya’s disputed election, continues to spread, with 50 dead in recent clashes; VoA reports “Local media report that people have been hacked with machetes, shot with bows and arrows and burned to death in their homes. Shooting in Naivasha continued late Sunday despite the arrival of soldiers and [...]
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January 6, 2008 :: admin :: No Comment Yet
6 January :: Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga rejects Pres. Kibaki’s offer for a power-sharing gov’t, saying Kibaki’s authority is nullified by alleged efforts to rig the December vote… Latest polling shows Obama, McCain pulling ahead of rivals in New Hampshire, apparently bolstered by weekend debates; Clinton, Romney campaigns struggling to keep positive outlook on [...]
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January 5, 2008 :: admin :: No Comment Yet
5 January :: WSJ reporting “After a week of political stalemate and bloodshed, Kenyan president Mwai Kibaki said Saturday that he was prepared to form a government of national unity with the opposition, easing tensions between the two side and potentially setting the stage for negotiations to end violence that has so far killed at [...]
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January 4, 2008 :: admin :: No Comment Yet
3 January :: Obama leads Dems in Iowa caucuses 38% to 30%, 29% for Edwards, Clinton respectively; Huckabee overtakes Romney 34% to 25%, with McCain, Thompson around 13% each; long-time frontrunners have been overtaken by candidates with fresh pitch, passionate “ground” organizations… Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamanei has said he would favor reestablishing ties with [...]
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January 1, 2008 :: admin :: No Comment Yet
1 January 2008 :: Le Monde has acquired a document that outlines irregularities recorded by observers of the Kenyan presidential poll, appearing to demonstrate fraud amounting to the altering of millions of votes: according to Le Monde, the report shows that opposition leader Raila Odinga led by as much as one million votes, a lead [...]
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December 31, 2007 :: admin :: No Comment Yet
31 December :: Reports suggest Bhutto’s Pakistan People’s Party now seeks to mount firm opposition to Musharraf rule, creating concerns of unrest, political instability as troubled nation seeks return to democratic government; WSJ reports new PPP co-chair Asif Ali Zardari “yesterday repeatedly referred to the Pakistan Muslim League (Q), a party affiliated with Mr. Musharraf [...]
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