Former commander says Somali forces sell weapons to Islamist insurgents MOGADISHU, SOMALIA: A former Somali commander on Friday said that the government soldiers sold weapons to Islamist insurgents that seek to gain control of the eastern African nation. Resumed clashes displace more than 30,000 people in Somalia: UNHCR More than 30,000 people has fled their…
Read More

Israel: Nigeria weapons heading for Gaza A Hamas leader has denied they were headed for the enclave. Rhino poaching worries Zuma President Jacob Zuma has expressed concern about Rhino poaching in the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park. Sudan talks moves to Addis Ababa Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir’s possible presence in Nairobi unleashed a barrage of criticism.…
Read More

Somalia: AU Seeks Stronger Support on Govt The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, Jean Ping, held a working meeting with the representatives of the UnitedNations Security Council members (UNSC), the European Union (EU) and the League of Arab States (LAS) based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as Chair of IGAD, Kenya, as Chair…
Read More

ICC urges war crimes arrests of suspects “Impunity will continue to flourish” if states don’t act on warrants. Libya: Libya Dedicates Eight Million Dollar for Darfur IDPs Libya said it would dedicate eight million US dollars to finance projects aiming to support the return of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to their homes in the…
Read More

Somali militants execute teen girls for ‘spying’ MOGADISHU, Somalia – The two accused spies died amid a fusillade of bullets from a firing squad organized by a hardline Islamist militia. The condemned pair were only girls, aged 15 and 18, and their grieving relatives say they were… Somali militants execute 2 girls; town horrified MOGADISHU,…
Read More

Nigeria : SSS Intercepts Arms Shipment in Lagos – Rockets Launchers, Grenades Found – AllAfrica.comLagos/Abuja The State Security Service (SSS) yesterday seized an illegal arms shipment containing “rocket launchers, grenades and other explosives,” at the Apapa Wharf, Lagos, the largest shipping port in the country. SSS said the shipment was in 13 Saboteurs attack Agip…
Read More

Teenage ‘Spies’ Executed By Somali Militants Two teenage girls have been executed by firing squad by Islamist militants in Somalia. Somalia Islamists ‘execute spies’ Two young women are shot dead in a public execution by Somali Islamist group al-Shabab, whose fighters accused them of spying, reports say. Somalia’s Shebab executes two girls for ‘spying’ Somalia’s…
Read More

Algeria: Govt Determined to Wipe Out Terrorism Algeria says it is determined to wipe out terrorism, but still holds out a hand to Islamic extremists who renounce violence. That’s according to a document attached to a speech given today by Algeria’s prime minister. North Africa: international Air Transport Association Calls for Co-ordination of Resources The…
Read More