Archive for the ‘africa’ Category

Concern Growing in Sudan over Attempt to Charge President

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

Demonstrations are expected in the Sudanese capital Khartoum to protest the decision of the International Criminal Court's (ICC) chief prosecutor to bring war crimes charges against President Omar al-Bashir. As Derek Kilner reports from VOA's East Africa bureau in Nairobi, the announcement has been greeted with concern by many in ...

APL Mugabe aides discuss ceding power

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

Advisers of President Robert Mugabe and his chief rival are discussing the possibility of Zimbabwe’s longtime leader relinquishing power, a businessman close to the electoral commission and a lawyer close to the opposition told The Associated Press on Tuesday.Read the full story

Europe Takes Africa’s Fish, and Boatloads of Migrants Follow

Monday, January 14th, 2008

A vast flotilla of industrial trawlers from the European Union, China, Russia and elsewhere, together with an abundance of local boats, have so thoroughly scoured northwest Africa’s ocean floor that major fish populations are collapsing.Read the full story