News briefs
Regular digests of news on the countries SALO follows, compiled by SALO researchers.
Somalia - 11 June 2015
Kenya seeks UAE cash to fight Shabaab in Somalia Kenya is working with rich Arab nations to stabilise Somalia as it seeks to stop attacks by Al-Shabaab militants trained in the lawless country. Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amina …
South Sudan - 11 June 2015
South Sudan says will not reverse plan to expel U.N. official South Sudan on Tuesday rejected a United Nations appeal to halt the planned expulsion of the world body’s top humanitarian aid official in the country, saying he had regularly …
Sudan - 11 June 2015
Sudan’s Bashir says wants dialogue with West as new term starts Sudan is open to dialogue with Western nations, President Omar Hassan al-Bashir said on Tuesday in an unusually conciliatory message from a leader wanted on genocide charges …
CAR - 11 June 2015
Central Africa’s diamonds come at high price in blood and sweat Barefoot, with sweat pouring down their naked chests, 50 men slave in the depths of the Central African forest digging for diamonds in a sandy pit half the size of a football …
DRC - 11 June 2015
Activists in new call to DRC to exhume mass grave Human Rights Watch appealed on Monday to authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo to exhume a mass grave near the capital Kinshasa that contains hundreds of corpses. “Congolese …
Swaziland - 3 June 2015
Unions Call to End Swazi Repression An international delegation of union leaders traveling in Swaziland is calling on the government to guarantee the rights of workers to freely form unions and exercise freedom of speech and assembly, and …
Zimbabwe - 3 June 2015
UN says to raise $1.6bn for Zimbabwe development The United Nations plans to raise $1.6bn from donors to improve agriculture, food security, health and governance in Zimbabwe between 2016-2020, its representative in the southern African …
Africa - 3 June 2015
The growing appeal of popular uprisings in Africa It’s been a month since protesters in Burundi began their campaign to block President Pierre Nkurunziza from seeking a third term in office. A May 13 coup against the 51-year-old former …
Madagascar - 3 June 2015
Madagascar parliamentarians seek to oust president in renewal of political turmoil Political instability is looming in Madagascar, where lawmakers voted this week to impeach the country’s president for what they say are his repeated …
Western Sahara - 3 June 2015
Nigeria Labour union protests Morocco’s colonization of Western Sahara The Nigeria Labour Congress on Monday in Abuja demanded that Morocco put an end to its colonisation of Western Sahara. The NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, made the call …
Somalia - 3 June 2015
Clashes in Somalia leave 35 dead At least 35 people, most of them civilians, have been killed in a week of clashes in villages near Somalia’s border with Ethiopia, officials and traditional elders said on Sunday. The sources said the …
South Sudan - 3 June 2015
South Sudan expels UN humanitarian coordinator South Sudan has decided to expel the world body’s top humanitarian official based in the conflict-torn nation, according to the UN, which called on the government to immediately reverse its …
Sudan - 3 June 2015
Sudan’s Bashir sworn in for new presidential term Sudan’s Omar Hassan al-Bashir was sworn in for a new presidential term on Tuesday, extending his quarter-century rule. Bashir took the oath at a parliamentary session in the capital Khartoum …
CAR - 3 June 2015
Probes of child abuse in Central African Republic should intensify: U.N. rights chief The United Nations human rights chief on Saturday urged several countries to intensify their investigations of alleged sexual abuse of young children in …
DRC - 3 June 2015
Congo opposition splits threaten first peaceful power transfer Personal ambition and dissent within Democratic Republic of Congo’s largest opposition party could offer President Joseph Kabila a chance to hang onto power when his term ends, …
Swaziland - 26 May 2015
Labour delegation condemns Swaziland A delegation from the International Trade Union Confederation (Ituc) has concluded an inspection tour of Swaziland with a condemnation of the government for repressing workers’ rights and enabling police …
Zimbabwe - 26 May 2015
Mugabe not on ‘awful’ list of Zim’s richest A list of Zimbabwe’s 50 richest people circulating in the country is “garbage”, Information Minister Jonathan Moyo said Monday, after his former deputy was included in the rankings. Longtime …
Africa - 26 May 2015
Africa brings huge benefits for SA: Patel Xenophobia must be countered by spreading the message to ordinary South Africans about the huge benefits which the rest of Africa brought to this country, Minister of Economic Development Ebrahim …
Madagascar - 26 May 2015
EIB gives Madagascar 300 mln euro loan for roads, power The European Investment Bank (EIB) has given Madagascar a 300 million euro ($333 million) loan to go be used to rehabilitate roads, power and energy infrastructure, the island state …
Western Sahara - 26 May 2015
Western Sahara’s ‘conflict tomatoes’ highlight a forgotten occupation Accurate labelling of consumer produce is a familiar part of the struggle for Palestinian rights under Israeli occupation and a striking example of global citizen …