By Lily Hough and Naseema Noor WASHINGTON, Jul 14, 2011 (IPS) – As South Sudan was admitted as the 193rd member of the United Nations on Thursday, officials in Washington said the hard work in the fragile new country has just begun.
Category: politics
This is the speech of Gaddafi – 8 July 2011
The speech of the Libyan dictator in the city of Sabha of the 8 july 2011 is subtitled in English.
‘Recognize Somaliland as an independent state’
By Mohamed A Omar Somaliland has recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of its declaration of independence. On May 18, 1991, Somaliland terminated its union with Somalia after a decade of struggle against oppression, exploitation and destruction by the Siad Barre regime. We found the country in a shambles, devastated not by a foreign enemy, but […]
Food Crisis in the Horn of Africa
By Peter Gill International responsiveness to the food crisis in the Horn of Africa has relied again on the art of managing the headlines. Sophisticated early warning systems that foresee the onset of famine have been in place for years, but still the world waits until it is very nearly too late before taking real […]
Sudan: No velvet divorce
By John Campbell* Only days before south Sudan celebrates its independence from Khartoum, fighting that has targeted military and civilians alike is overshadowing the euphoria. Tensions are high. Khartoum’s military has occupied Abyei, a disputed province in the centre of the country. To the north in oil-producing South Kordofan, Khartoum and its proxy militias are […]
Open letter to Obama against war in Libya
AN OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA ON THE LIBYAN WAR
Morocco: demonstrations pro and against the king
In cities across Morocco yesterday, thousands of people took part in rival demonstrations, for and against, proposed constitutional reforms by King Mohammed VI.
War on Libya is a "dangerous provocation"-Uganda
Statement by HE Dr Ruhakana Rugunda, Permanent Representative of Uganda to the United Nations. At A meeting between the UN Security Council and the African Union High Level Ad hoc Committee on Libya 15th June, 2011
Egypt: al-Orabi is new foreign minister
Egypt on Sunday appointed Mohammed al-Orabi the new foreign minister to replace Nabil al-Arabi who will head the Arab League, the official MENA news agency reported.
Libya: Pougala answers to questions from readers
Answers from professor Jean Paul Pougala to the questions from readers after his first article about Libya: The real reason for the war in Libya.