BRUSSELS, April 12, 2011 (AFP) – The European Union will work with Ivory Coast’s government to remove all sanctions that were imposed to pressure strongman Laurent Gbagbo to step down, a senior EU diplomat said Tuesday. One day after Gbagbo was detained, the top diplomat said the EU would consult with President Alassane Ouattara’s administration on [...]
BENGHAZI, April 11, 2011 (AFP) – Libyan rebels on Monday rejected an African Union initiative for a truce accepted by Moamer Kadhafi, and said the only solution was the strongman’s ouster, an idea his son called “ridiculous.” The rebel rejection came after NATO chiefs warned that any deal must be “credible and verifiable,” and as alliance [...]
UNITED NATIONS, April 11, 2011 (AFP) – Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo is “alive and well” after his detention Monday and will now be put on trial, the country’s UN envoy Youssoufou Bamba said. ”Mr Gbagbo was arrested, he is alive and well and he will be brought to justice for the crimes he has committed,” [...]
PARIS, April 11, 2011 (AFP) – French forced bombarded forces loyal to Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo to avoid a bloodbath rather than to depose the veteran strongman, an aide to President Nicolas Sarkozy said Monday. ”France does not have the mission to chase out Laurent Gbagbo militarily,” Henri Guaino told France 2 television. “This military [...]
“If the world media misconstrued the ‘uprising’ to be representative of popular sentiment inside Swaziland, then its flopping would deal the wider struggle for democracy a serious body blow.” Sikelela Dlamini, Swaziland United Democratic Front’s Project Coordinator, is speaking of the so-called ‘April 12 Swazi Uprising,’ a Facebook campaign that has received a disproportional amount [...]
Luanda: – Somali immigrants who are most of young people in Angola prisons are complaining about the police, whom they said commit torture against themselves. These youngsters, who are currently in jails in Angolan country, contacted Shabelle radio as to expose the tribulations they encountered since they were jailed by Angola police. One of the [...]
Nairobi – Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed (Farmajo), the premier of Somali government led by Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, flew to Nairobi to have talks with his Kenyan counterpart Mr. Raila Odinga. The statement from the office of Somali PM. Farmajo said that his visit was in response to an official letter of invitation from Raila Odinga, the prime-minister [...]
ABIDJAN, April 6, 2011 (AFP) – French helicopters carried out an operation on Wednesday night to evacuate the Japanese ambassador, whose Abidjan home was besieged by mercenaries, a source close to the operation told AFP. Helicopters of the French Licorne (Unicorn) force “responding to a UN request, opened fire in the sector of the residence to [...]
ABIDJAN, April 6, 2011 (AFP) – Weapons fire erupted Wednesday at Laurent Gbagbo’s residence as forces for Ivory Coast’s internationally recognised leader Alassane Ouattara said they were going to “fetch” him from his bunker. Witnesses said gunfire rang out both near the presidential palace and Gbagbo’s residence in an apparent bid to bounce him into ending [...]
ABIDJAN, April 5, 2011 (AFP) – Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo is hunkered down in a bunker at his residence in Abidjan on Tuesday, after calling for a ceasefire as rival forces cornered him, the UN mission said. ”We are witnessing new developments on the political front in Abidjan. Mr. Gbagbo’s closest advisers, both military and [...]
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