Central Africa
African Union will now Support Kenyan War with Al-Shabaab
African Union, Central Africa, East Africa, North Africa, Uncategorized | 11.17.11 By Motaroki
The Kenya Defense Forces now have Pan African backing for their war against the self professed Terrorist organization, Al-Shabaab. The African Union will more than double their forces in the country and expand their peace keeping role to include combat. Uganda has also unilaterally committed troops to fight alongside the Kenyans.
CAR: List of Presidential Candidates Issued
Central Africa | 11.14.10 By PoliticsAfrica Staff
The Central African Republic’s electoral body has paved the way for a battle between President Francois Bozize and the man he ousted in a 2003 coup when it approved the candidates for polls in January 2011.
Eq. Guinea Denies Abduction of Executed Officers
Central Africa | 09.02.10 By Randy Odaga
Equatorial Guinea denied on Wednesday that it had abducted four former military officers it subsequently convicted of a coup attempt and executed last month, saying they had returned voluntarily to their country.
Cameroon’s Biya Shakes Up Government
Central Africa | 09.02.10 By Kevin Johnson-Azuara
President Paul Biya of Cameroon has replaced the heads of the national police force and the intelligence service in a security shakeup that follows local media reports of a coup plot.
Eq. Guinea Executes Alleged Coup Plotters
Central Africa | 08.28.10 By PoliticsAfrica Staff
Equatorial Guinea has confirmed the execution of four former military officers convicted of an armed attack on its presidential palace last year, saying they were an “imminent” security risk.
Bozize Sets Elections For 2011
Central Africa | 08.05.10 By PoliticsAfrica Staff
After much debate, President Francois Bozize has given the green light to presidential and parliamentary elections in the Central African Republic early next year.
Charges Sought in Lumumba Execution 29 Years Later
Central Africa | 06.21.10 By PoliticsAfrica Staff
A group of legal activists formally requested war-crimes charges Monday against a dozen Belgian government officials and military officers widely suspected in the assassination of Patrice Lumumba, Congo DR’s first prime minister.
CAR To Hold Elections in October?
Central Africa | 06.17.10 By Kevin Johnson-Azuara
The Central African Republic electoral commission has proposed that delayed presidential and parliamentary polls be held on October 24, saying it should be able to organize them by then.
Life Sentence For Rwanda Genocide Suspect?
Central Africa, East Africa | 06.14.10 By PoliticsAfrica Staff
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Monday called for its heaviest sentence, life imprisonment, against a former official accused of organising the massacre of thousands of Tutsis during the 1994 genocide.
Kagame To Seek Second Term
Central Africa, East Africa | 05.11.10 By PoliticsAfrica Staff
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame said on Tuesday he will run for a second term in an August vote if his ruling Rwandan Patriotic Front party confirms recent primary results showing massive grassroots support for his leadership.
Loading ...
