News briefs
Regular digests of news on the countries SALO follows, compiled by SALO researchers.
News Briefs 14 June 2019
Democratic Republic of Congo DRC opposition lose 23 seats to Kabila’s coalition: Apex court rebuked EEC, the Protestant Church of the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, has waded into a recent judicial ruling that led to the loss of over …
News Briefs 31 May 2019
Democratic Republic of Congo Etienne Tshisekedi’s body returned to DR Congo from Belgium The body of the father of Democratic Republic of Congo’s president has arrived in his home country, two years after he died in Belgium aged 84. Veteran …
News Briefs 23 May 2019
Democratic Republic of Congo Fears of Ebola pandemic if violent attacks continue in DR Congo Health officials have warned that the second-deadliest outbreak of Ebola may spiral out of control unless attacks by armed groups on medical …
News Briefs 17 May 2019
Democratic Republic of Congo ‘Terrifying’ Ebola epidemic out of control in DRC, say experts An Ebola epidemic in a conflict-riven region of Democratic Republic of Congo is out of control and could become as serious as the outbreak that …
News Briefs 3 May 2019
Africa in General SA Hits Out at UN Security Council Over Western Sahara Resolution South Africa has chided the United Nations Security Council for passing what it calls an unbalanced resolution on Western Sahara. With Russia and South …
News Briefs 19 April 2019
Swaziland Swaziland’s King Appoints 28 Members of His Family to Kingdom’s Committees and Boards King Mswati III, the absolute monarch of Swaziland / eSwatini, has appointed seventeen members of his own family to the kingdom’s two most …
News Briefs 12 April 2019
Democratic Republic of Congo DR Congo leader hails a new ‘balance’ in turbulent nation The new president of the Democratic Republic of Congo asked for US assistance to help lift his vast country out of a decades-long crisis during a visit …
News Briefs 15 March 2019
Democratic Republic of Congo UN slams DRC failure to prevent December massacre The UN on Tuesday criticised authorities in southwestern Democratic Republic of Congo for failing to prevent a massacre of hundreds of people last December, …
News Briefs 24 January 2019
Democratic Republic of Congo Tshisekedi Declared Congo’s President, but Runner-Up Revolts Congo’s election crisis deepened early Sunday when the Constitutional Court confirmed the win of Felix Tshisekedi, rejecting claims of fraud, and …
LETTER TO AU CHAIRPERSON REQUESTING URGENT INTERVENTION TO PROTECT PEACEFULLY PROTESTING WORKERS AGAINST ALARMING VIOLENCE BY THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE
Your Excellency, The African Regional Organization of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa www.ituc-africa.org ) calls for your urgent intervention with the Government of Zimbabwe to bring an end to the alarming and …
SILENCING OF ZIMBABWEANS DISTURBING – COSATU
Source: https://www.politicsweb.co.za/politics/silencing-of-zimbabweans-disturbing--cosatu Zanele Matebula | 17 January 2019 Federation condemns forceful nature in which govt of the country is responding to legitimate protests COSATU …
Blind eye being turned to the abuse of boys, says report NEWS / 17 JANUARY 2019, 05:15AM / YOLISA TSWANYA
Source: https://www.iol.co.za/capetimes/news/blind-eye-being-turned-to-the-abuse-of-boys-says-report-18844072 Picture: Pixabay Cape Town – Boys are overlooked when it comes to cases of sexual abuse and exploitation. This is highlighted in …
Army, Zanu PF role in protests exposed By Newsday
Source: https://www.newsday.co.zw/2019/01/army-zanu-pf-role-in-protests-exposed/ A SERVING top military official and a police officer were yesterday unmasked as leaders of the deadly protests in the Epworth dormitory town, which led to the …
STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY ON THE CRACKDOWN ON LEGITIMATE PROTEST IN ZIMBABWE AND THE SILENCING OF ZIMBABWEAN VOICES BY SHUTTING DOWN THE INTERNET 15th January 2019
The Zimbabwe Solidarity Forum is deeply concerned about the escalation of violence in Zimbabwe. The level of frustration and anger amongst citizens who feel excluded and alienated by the successive economic and political attacks carried out …
News Briefs 7 December 2018
Africa in General UAE to open an embassy in Zimbabwe The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will open an embassy in Zimbabwe, the UAE president has said. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan issued several federal decrees to establish the UAE Embassy …
News Briefs 30 November 2018
Zimbabwe Thousands of demonstrators rally in Zimbabwe in support of MDC Zimbabwe’s main opposition group the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has showed its disdain for President Emmerson Mnangagwa with a rally in the streets of the …
News Briefs 23 November 2018
Africa in General ‘Arresting Chamisa would be the biggest mistake,’ MDC warns Mnangagwa’s govt Zimbabwean opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) youth leader has reportedly warned that the southern African country would be turned …
News Briefs 16 November 2018
Africa in General Zimbabwe must be supported, Ramaphosa tells EU hosts Zimbabwe was on the agenda in talks President Cyril Ramaphosa had with European Union (EU) leaders on Thursday. During a media briefing, Ramaphosa said he discussed the …
News Briefs 08 November 2018
Madagascar Madagascar starts counting ballots in presidential race Vote counting started Wednesday evening in Madagascar where citizens cast their ballots with hopes that a new leader will take this Indian Ocean island nation out of chronic …
News Briefs 02 November 2018
Democratic Republic of Congo DR Congo ‘Not Ready’ For December Polls: Opposition The Democratic Republic of Congo is “not ready” to hold long-delayed elections in December, the main opposition party said Tuesday, the day after the army …