Month: January 2006

Ndjamena, 4 January, 2006— Chadian President Idriss Deby stepped up a diplomatic offensive on Wednesday, calling on fellow African leaders to support Chad against what he called the “subversive plots” of neighbouring Sudan. The Chadian […]

Mbabane, 4 January, 2006— If found guilty, 13 members of a banned political party may face the death penalty after being charged with high treason in connection with a string of fire bombings against government […]

Addis Ababa, 4 January, 2006— Ethiopian opposition leaders facing charges of treason and genocide were refused bail amidst chaotic scenes that forced a judge to halt their court hearing. “The majority of the charges carry […]

Aden, 4 January, 2006— An inquiry must be launched to identify 33 corpses found in a “mass grave” in the al-Areesh suburb of Aden in December, as well as other such graves and circumstances leading […]

Washington, 4 January, 2006— he United States co-sponsored a resolution involving malaria December 28, 2005, that was passed in New York by the United Nations General Assembly. The resolution – 2001-2010 Decade to Roll Back […]

Kampala, 2 January, 2006— Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye, who is charged with treason and rape, was freed on bail on Monday after the High Court in Kampala ruled that his continued detention was illegal. […]

Abbotabad, 2 January, 2006— Along a bleak, sleet-drenched street in the town of Abbottabad, Rafeeq Khan, 15, waits at a bus stop. In his arms, he carries his youngest brother, Imad. The child, wrapped in […]

Sana, 2 January, 2006— Hundreds of Yemeni artists took to the streets of the capital on Monday calling for better security following a number of armed kidnappings of foreigners. They said the abductions served to […]