Africa
Congo warlord's 'days numbered' (17.05.2012)
(Source:BBC)
The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor has said he is hopeful that a Congolese warlord will be arrested within weeks. Bosco Ntaganda is wanted on charges of committing crimes against humanity.
UNSC hears progress report on relations between north & south Sudan (16.05.2012)
(Source:Sudan Tribune)
The United Nations Security (UNSC) held a closed meeting on Wednesday to listen to a briefing by the UN Secretary General Special Envoy to Sudan and South Sudan Haile Menkerios via videoconference. … The two sides were ordered to resume talks by today (Wednesday, 05/16) but the delay did not seem to concern UNSC members.
South Sudan says ready to resume talks with Khartoum (16.05.2012)
(Source:Reliefweb)
South Sudan is ready to resume negotiations with Sudan, Juba's lead negotiator said late Tuesday on the eve of a United Nations date to restart talks, but also accused Khartoum of not being willing to meet. "As per the timeline set out in the UN Security Council resolution, the parties are supposed to have resumed negotiations by the 16th of May, and we have not received any invite," negotiator Pagan Amum told AFP.
EU Naval Force welcomes decision by Seychelles to prosecute suspect pirates (16.05.2012)
(Source:allAfrica)
Today the Republic of the Seychelles agreed to accept for prosecution 11 suspect pirates who were captured by EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) frigate HNLMS Van Amstel on Friday 11 May.
Guinea-Bissau prepares for arrival of ECOWAS peacekeepers (16.05.2012)
(Source:VOA News)
Five weeks after a military coup in Guinea-Bissau, the country is preparing for the installation of the new transitional government and the arrival of regional peacekeepers, scheduled for Friday.
North Kivu in turmoil again (16.05.2012)
(Source:Irinnews)
In the last few weeks fighting between government troops and “mutineers” has ended three years of relative peace in North Kivu Province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and thousands of refugees have been streaming across the border to Rwanda.
Somali piracy: EU forces in first mainland raid (15.05.2012)
(Source:BBC)
EU naval forces have conducted their first raid on pirate bases on the Somali mainland, saying they have destroyed several boats.
Somalia entering ‘critical stage’ as end of transition period nears, says UN envoy (15.05.2012)
(Source:UN News)
Somalia is entering its “most critical stage” as the end of its transitional governing period approaches in August, a United Nations envoy said today, calling for the international community to boost their efforts to help the east African country through its peace and national reconciliation process.
Americans train Ugandans for Somalia mission (15.05.2012)
(Source:AP)
American military advisers in Uganda are drawing on lessons learned from Iraq and Afghanistan to help train African Union soldiers to fight Somalia's most powerful insurgent group, al-Shabab.
Security Council strongly condemns attack on UN peacekeepers in DR Congo (14.05.2012)
(Source:UN News)
The Security Council has strongly condemned today’s attack on the United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in which at least 11 Pakistani peacekeepers were seriously wounded.