Jun
30

African News Update – 4 killed in crash of cargo plane near Sudan’s Khartoum (People’s Daily)

4 killed in crash of cargo plane near Sudan’s Khartoum (People’s Daily)
A Sudanese cargo plane crashed near Khartoum Airport on Monday morning, killing its four crew members. The plane, an Ilyushin 76, chartered by a private company called Ababiel crashed near the airport in an empty area. Witne …

Sudan official: Cargo plane crashes in Khartoum (Las Vegas Sun)
Mon, Jun 30, 2008 (12:21 a.m.) A Sudanese official says a cargo plane has crashed minutes after taking off from Khartoum’s airport, killing at least two people.

Former rebels in Ivory Coast mutiny: official (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Soldiers loyal to former Ivory Coast rebel chief Zacharia Kone on Saturday attacked their headquarters in the central west of the country, creating a “combat situation,” a New Forces (FN) spokesman said.

Futsal: National Team Invited to Tourney in Libya (AngolaPress)
Luanda, 06/30 – Angola`s indoor soccer (futsal) team has been invited to participate at an international tournament in Libya, from next August 22-30, ANGOP learnt.

Soro rules out force against Ivory Coast ‘mutineers’ (Gulf Times)
ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast Prime Minister Guillaume Soro has ordered that force not be used against soldiers who staged a short-lived weekend uprising, one of his advisers said yesterday.

Britain says world must act to stop Sudan freefall (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Sudan could tip into “freefall” unless the international community helps to resolve its multiple crises, Britain’s minister for Africa said on the sidelines of an African summit on Monday.

In Algeria, insurgents gain a lifeline from Al Qaeda (International Herald Tribune)
Since joining Al Qaeda, a group of Algerian militants has been transformed from a nationalist insurgency to a force in the global jihad.

Rebel soldiers in talks with army chiefs in Ivory Coast (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Former rebel soldiers who staged a short-lived uprising in the Ivory Coast over the weekend were on Monday holding UN-mediated peace talks with army chiefs aimed at settling a pay row.

Sudan official: Cargo plane crashes in Khartoum (AP via Yahoo! News)
A Sudanese official says a cargo plane has crashed minutes after taking off from Khartoum’s airport, killing at least two people.

Boustead wins S$175m contract for water infrastructure system in Libya (Channel NewsAsia)
SINGAPORE : Infrastructure company Boustead Singapore has won a turnkey contract to design, construct and upgrade a major water infrastructure system in Libya.

Ivory Coast PM rules out force against rebel soldiers (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Ivory Coast Prime Minister Guillaume Soro has ordered that force not be used against soldiers who staged a short-lived weekend uprising, one of his advisers told AFP Sunday.