News briefs
Regular digests of news on the countries SALO follows, compiled by SALO researchers.
DRC - 12 August 2016
US urges DR Congo to allow human rights researcher to return The United States urged the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday to allow the return of a Human Rights Watch (HRW) researcher forced to leave the country. The State …
Africa - 5 August 2016
ANC takes battering while opposition heads for coalition talks Whatever the final outcome of the 2016 local government elections, the African National Congress (ANC) has received a nasty wake-up call from the electorate. With almost 90% of …
Zimbabwe - 5 August 2015
Zimbabwe Police, Soldiers Urged to Attend Human Rights Workshops Some Zimbabweans attending an outreach meeting convened by the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission say the organization should engage the police and Zimbabwe National Army, which …
Swaziland - 5 August 2016
King to Party While Swazis Go Hungry King Mswati III of Swaziland has collected about E40 million (US$3 million) to host a lavish SADC Heads of State summit at a time when his government could release only E22 million of the E305 million …
Madagascar - 5 August 2016
Health in Madagascar takes turn for the worse as $22m hospital abandoned With water, sanitation and doctors scarce, and facilities deteriorating, Madagascar faces a healthcare crisis. So why does a cutting-edge hospital stand unused? Inside …
Western Sahara - 5 August 2016
Ross May Resume Shuttle Trips in August UN chief’s special envoy for Western Sahara, Christopher Ross, may resume his diplomatic shuttle trips in the region in August, in a bid to reinvigorate the negotiation process between the Polisario …
South Sudan - 5 August 2016
UN accuses South Sudan troops of committing atrocities The United Nations’ top human-rights official has accused South Sudanese government troops and rebels of ethnically targeted atrocities, including extrajudicial executions and rapes, …
Sudan - 5 August 2016
Sudanese government reiterates rejection of dialogue preparatory meeting Sudanese Presidential Assistant Ibrahim Mahmoud Hamid reiterated his government refusal for a national dialogue preparatory meeting, adding that talks on the cessation …
Central African Republic - 5 August 2016
UN Calls for Reconciliation in Central African Republic The U.N. Security Council called on the Central African Republic’s new president on Tuesday to urgently foster reconciliation between Muslims and Christians in order to reunify the …
Somalia - 5 August 2016
UK’s Minister for Africa Visits Somalia Tobias Ellwood, British Minister for the Middle East and Africa, visited Somalia and Kenya on 2-3 August. On his first visit following his appointment as Minister for Africa, Mr Ellwood reiterated the …
DRC - 5 August 2016
Show restraint in handling Kinshasa protests Security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo must observe restraint in their handling of rival protests in the capital Kinshasa on 29 and 31 July, said Amnesty International today. The …
Africa - 29 July 2016
AUC chair shocked by Burundi assassination Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has expressed her horror at the assassination of Hasfa Mossi, a member of the East African Legislative Assembly and a former minister in Burundi, in the capital Bujumbura …
Zimbabwe - 29 July 2016
Zimbabwe war veterans’ spokesman arrested Veterans of Zimbabwe’s 1970s independence war, who had previously been loyal Mugabe supporters, issued a statement bitterly denouncing the ninety-two-year-old president, who faces growing signs of …
Swaziland - 29 July 2016
King of impoverished Swaziland gets millions in budget King Mswati III’s royal budget has been increased to $69.8 million in the current financial year at a time when Swaziland continues to struggle with rising poverty and a sluggish …
Madagascar - 29 July 2016
IMF says approves $305 mln credit for Madagascar The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved an equivalent to $304.7 million in financial assistance for Madagascar under a 40-month Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement to help …
Western Sahara - 29 July 2016
U.N. Western Sahara mission still recovering from Morocco dispute A United Nations peacekeeping mission in disputed Western Sahara is still not fully functional, the U.N. Security Council president said on Tuesday, months after Morocco …
South Sudan - 29 July 2016
At Least 120 Cases of Sexual Violence in South Sudan Capital - UN UN said it continued to receive deeply disturbing reports of sexual violence, including rape and gang rape. The United Nations said on Wednesday there has been at least 120 …
Sudan - 29 July 2016
Sudan hosts JMEC partners meeting on South Sudan peace process The Sudanese capital Khartoum will host next Sunday a meeting for the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) Partners Group to discuss implementation of the Agreement …
Central African Republic - 29 July 2016
Renewal of MINUSCA mandate France applauds the unanimous adoption, by the UN Security Council, of the resolution renewing the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) until November 15, …
Somalia - 29 July 2016
PM names new Immigration Director Somali Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke has appointed Mohamed Adan Kofi as the new Director of Immigration and Naturalization Department on Wednesday, Garowe Online reports. Kofi—former Banadir …