PLEA TO HALT DRC ATROCITIES

Community groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo have made an impassioned plea for European troops to be sent to halt atrocities there. They say they have witnessed scenes never seen before in their history and that UN peacekeepers are powerless.
Meanwhile, rebel forces have begun to withdraw from some of their positions in east [...]

6 NIGERIAN SOLDIERS BAG LIFE IMPRISONMENT

A military court in Nigeria has sentenced six soldiers to life in prison for selling thousands of guns to suspected Niger Delta oil militants. A judge said the soldiers, led by Maj Suleiman Akubo, had sold some 7,000 weapons including machine guns, rifles and rocket-propelled grenades.
Officials have linked the case to Henry Okah, the [...]

EU THREATENS KENYAN AID

The European Union is threatening to withhold aid to Kenya unless a recent report’s recommendations on January’s post-poll clashes are implemented. The report called for an international tribunal to try the politicians and businessmen implicated in the violence.
A list of 10 suspects is to be given to the International Criminal Court by the mediators [...]

SOMALI PIRATES SHIP SUNK

An Indian navy warship has destroyed a suspected Somali pirate vessel after it came under attack in the Gulf of Aden. The INS Tabar sunk the pirate “mother ship” after it failed to stop for investigation and opened fire instead, an Indian navy statement said.
There has been a surge in piracy incidents off the [...]