May 25, 2013
News in 'Security/Conflict' section
Nigerians take Exxon Mobil to court for oil pollution
May 17, 2012Ten prominent Rulers from the Ibeno Community in Akwa Ibom, southern Nigeria have taken Exxon Mobil to court for allegedly spilling oil in the region for 11 years, demanding one trillion Naira or about US$6 billion in damages.
US says ECOWAS losing grip on Mali crisis
May 17, 2012The United States government has said the failure of the ECOWAS mediation efforts to return Mali to constitutional order is “just providing space for more mischief in the north of Mali.”
Taylor tells court prosecution bought witnesses
May 16, 2012Reports from The Hague say former Liberian President Charles Taylor has accused the prosecution of paying witnesses to testify against him during his war crimes trial, which began in 2006.
Nigeria doctors’ strike crisis deepens with eviction
May 16, 2012Authorities in Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos has ordered the eviction of 788 striking doctors from their official residence, further deepening the crisis in the health sector.
“Entire sub-region risks destabilization,”if Mali crisis not solved
May 16, 2012--Amnesty Intl warns
Amnesty International has outlined a string of human rights violations allegedly committed Mali, mainly in the rebel-controlled north, including extra-judicial killings, rape of women and girls by armed men and arbitrary detentions.
A refugee pleads for peace, end to war & global refugee crisis
May 15, 2012“Citizens must have protection and have security,” a clarion call from a a 28-year-old Dafur refugee who simply identified himself as Maha.
“Taylor one of those who bear greatest responsibility for crimes”
May 14, 2012--Prosecutor tells Sierra Leone people
The Prosecutor of the UN backed Sierra Leone Special Court, Brenda Hollis has been visiting the country to discuss the conviction of former Liberian President Charles Taylor.
Conde wants halt to revision of Guinea voters list
May 14, 2012Guinean President Alpha Conde has asked the country’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to stop the ongoing revision of the national voters register.
ECOWAS says Mali ex-junta trying to destabilize transition
May 14, 2012The ECOWAS Commission has accused Mali’s ex-junta leaders of making statements and engaging in actions “which appear clearly designed to disrupt the political transition and further destabilize the situation in Mali.”
Mali ex-junta insists on leading transition, as ECOWAS talks fail
May 14, 2012Negotiations held in Mali between the coup leaders and a delegation from the sub-regional bloc, ECOWAS hit a snag at the weekend.
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