Africa Conflict & Tragedy News

General Salva Kiir Mayardit, has registered his name for the upcoming 2010 general elections in Sudan. Kiir who registered in Juba on Monday urged eligible voters to turnout and register. He said he was disturbed about reports reaching him indicating...

Good evening readers, Somali Pirates have hijacked an oil tanker carrying $20 million worth of crude headed to the U.S. Because Naval warships are stretched too thin the Greek-Flagged oil tanker, traveling from Saudi Arabia to New Orleans, had no...

Here I was, fussing that MTP rarely includes leftist voices on its panels when something much bigger was happening. Now I understand that the producers of the longest-running television show in worldwide broadcasting history can’t include leftist perspectives because they have...

Complaints and rumors of voter registration frauds begin to flock media on daily basis. Myriad of unverified grievances are increasing as Sudan enters her first democratic elections after 24 years. We have heard of rumors that there are people who...

Sudan may be unable to hold credible elections in coming months because the ruling party and opposition cannot agree on ground rules for the polls, the U.S. Wednesday they would delay a decision on whether to boycott April's elections in...

The African Union’s Peace and Security Council has pledged to respect the choice of the people of Southern Sudan in the outcome of the referendum on secession scheduled to take place in January 2011. AU Peace and Security Council ambassadors...

A spokesman of Somalia pirates told Reuters that De Xin Hai and 25 crew members aboard are likely to be released next week. The spokesman said that the negotiation with the owner is going on and that they agreed to...

Egypt will organize a meeting for the Islamic Conference Organization (OIC) countries in order to discuss ways to participate in the development and rehabilitation efforts undertaken in Darfur region. "The meeting tends to review how the Islamic countries can contribute...