News briefs
Regular digests of news on the countries SALO follows, compiled by SALO researchers.
South Sudan - 31 July 2014
South Sudan Says It’s Ready to Resume Peace Talks With Rebels South Sudan on Monday expressed readiness to resume peace negotiations with the rebel faction of the SPLM under the leadership of the former vice-president, Riek Machar, …
Sudan - 31 July 2013
South Darfur Displaced Assaulted By Soldiers Two residents of El Salam camp in South Darfur were assaulted by two soldiers on Monday. Speaking to Radio Dabanga from El Salam camp, Sheikh Mahjoub Adam Tabaldiya reported that two elements of …
CAR - 31 July 2014
Thousands of CAR children are starving UN predicts more than 100,000 children will suffer from malnutrition this year despite end of sectarian fighting. Aid workers in the Central African Republic have warned that thousands of the country’s …
DRC - 31 July 2014
Nord-Kivu Authorities Ban Media Coverage of Muslim Community Reporters Without Borders deplores the ban on any media coverage linked to the local Muslim community that the Higher Council for Broadcasting (CSAC) in the eastern province of …
Madagascar - 31 July 2014
China, Madagascar Strengthen Cooperation in Geosciences China and Madagascar strengthened their cooperation in Geosciences, as a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed on Wednesday among the University of Antananarivo, Beijing-based …
Africa - 31 July 2014
US-Africa summit: Mugabe snubbed, Malema’s group blast US President Barack Obama, whose election in 2008 as the first black American president sparked huge expectations in Africa, will at last hold a summit next week for the continent’s …
Swaziland - 31 July 2014
‘Black Friday for Journalism’ in Swaziland - ‘Explosive’ and ‘Hostile’ Judge Sends Swazi Editor and Lawyer to Jail for 2 Years, Reports Local Media “An explosive and hostile Judge Mpendulo Simelane sentenced The Nation magazine editor Bheki …
Zimbabwe - 31 July 2014
‘Elections were flawed,’ says top Zanu-PF official DEPUTY Justice Minister Fortune Chasi on Wednesday admitted that the last general election controversially by his Zanu-PF party last July had some serious discrepancies. This was the first …
Africa - 27 July 2014
Zuma to send envoys to Mid-East Two special envoys will head for war-torn Palestine, President Jacob Zuma told MPs on Thursday. “I’m sending two special envoys to the Middle East. They are the former Minister of Social Development and …
Swaziland - 27 July 2014
U.S. Backs Convicted Swazi Journalists The US State Department has joined the growing chorus of outrage at the High Court conviction of an editor and a human rights lawyer in Swaziland for publishing articles critical of the kingdom’s …
Zimbabwe - 27 July 2014
Zimbabweans arrested as SA targets ‘illegals’ Reports coming from South Africa say Zimbabweans are among hundreds of illegal immigrants from across Africa arrested in a crackdown that started Monday. There are conflicting reports regarding …
Africa - 18 July 2014
The new BRICS Bank should offer a new vision for development, not more of the same Today leaders from Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa –better known as the BRICS- finalized their 6th summit in Fortaleza, Brazil, consolidating …
Swaziland - 18 July 2014
Court Convicts Editor and Writer Bheki Makhubu, the editor of the Nation magazine in Swaziland, and writer and human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko were convicted of contempt of court by the kingdom’s High Court on Thursday (17 July 2014). …
Zimbabwe - 18 July 2014
SA Says Zimbabwe Permits Decision in August SOUTH Africa’s Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba has revealed he will announce a decision on the fate of special work permits for Zimbabweans next month. Gigaba was addressing parliament in Cape …
Western Sahara - 18 July 2014
UN Secretary General’s Special Representative Pays Farewell Visit to Saharawi Refugee Camps The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Western Sahara and Head of MINURSO Mr. Wolfgang Weisbrod-Weber of Germany paid Tuesday a …
Somalia - 18 July 2014
U.S. discloses secret Somalia military presence, up to 120 troops U.S. military advisors have secretly operated in Somalia since around 2007 and Washington plans to deepen its security assistance to help the country fend off threats by …
South Sudan - 18 July 2014
No quick solution to South Sudan’s crisis As peace talks between South Sudan’s government and rebels in Addis Ababa stall yet again, aid agencies warn that the crisis is driving the nation to famine. Are flaws in the implementation of …
Sudan - 18 July 2014
Sudan ‘apostasy’ woman takes refuge in US Embassy A Sudanese woman who was sentenced to death for renouncing Islam has been freed from detention for a second time. Meriam Ibrahim has now sought sanctuary at the American embassy in the …
CAR - 18 July 2014
‘Many’ killed in attack on Central African Republic church compound Rebel fighters and armed Muslim civilians have killed “many” PEOPLE in an attack on a church compound in the Central African Republic where thousands of civilians had taken …
DRC - 18 July 2014
Offering to Disarm in Congo, After 20 Years of War: A Reversal by a Militia of Rwandan Hutus in Democratic Republic of Congo Shortly after midday in this village nestled in clouds, the progenitors of the long, dirty war across Central …