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Nigeria
Politics | Society

Oil firms confirms attacks on oil facilities

afrol News, 22 June - The Royal Dutch Shell has confirmed three attacks on oil facilities in the troubled delta region in Nigeria. The militant attacks in Niger Delta have cut the oil production in Africa’s former biggest oil producer by 20 percent since 2006.

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Somalia
Politics | Society

Insurgents vow to attack foreign troops

afrol News, 22 June - Somalia’s radical insurgent group, Al Shabab has warned against the deployment of foreign troops in the Horn of Africa state. A warning follows an appeal by the Transitional Federal Government for military back up to bolster the fragile government.

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Nigeria
Economy - Development | Politics | Society | Human rights

MEND claims attack on Agip’s major pipeline

afrol News, 19 June - Nigeria's main militant group, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has claimed to have blown up yet another major pipeline in the early hours this morning.

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Somalia | World
Society | Politics | Human rights

UN condemns latest Somali bombing

afrol News, 19 June - The United Nations has joined international partners in strongly condemning yesterday’s suicide car bombing in Somalia that killed the national security minister, Omar Hashi Aden, and a number of innocent civilians, and urged the Government not to be deterred in its pursuit for peace by the actions of a small minority.

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Algeria
Society | Politics | Human rights

Algerian police killed in an ambush

afrol News, 19 June - At least 24 policemen have been killed by Islamist militants during an ambush near Mansoura, east of the capital, Algiers yesterday.

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» 18.06.2009 - Suicide bomb kills security minister in Somalia
» 18.06.2009 - Call for release Sahrawi prisoners in Morocco
» 17.06.2009 - Delta rebel leader accepts amnesty
» 15.06.2009 - Chevron investigates alleged attacks on its oil installation
» 12.06.2009 - Chadian released from Guantanamo Bay
» 12.06.2009 - Revival of peace talks in Uganda critical – EU official
» 12.06.2009 - Expelled agencies not welcome - Khartoum
» 10.06.2009 - Nigeria’s militant group claims sabotage on oil station
» 09.06.2009 - Insecurity in N/Delta delays power supply
» 09.06.2009 - UN-DRC strengthen cooperation against armed forces
» 05.06.2009 - Political figures killed and hunted in Guinea-Bissau
» 05.06.2009 - Mauritania's democracy deal hailed
» 05.06.2009 - International courts appeal for cooperation from member states
» 04.06.2009 - Ethiopia finally admits presence in Somalia
» 04.06.2009 - Zimbabwe officers "fear mutiny"
» 03.06.2009 - Ethiopia rebels accuse oil companies of genocide
» 03.06.2009 - Disagreement on Burundi peace achievements
» 03.06.2009 - Côte d'Ivoire election security prepared
» 02.06.2009 - China pledges support to Khartoum government
» 02.06.2009 - UN mission backs DRC forces against rebels
» 29.05.2009 - Law enforcement is 'missing link' in fight against maritime piracy, Interpol
» 29.05.2009 - UN/AU collaboration to enhance peace and security in Africa
» 29.05.2009 - Togo institutes the truth and conciliation commission
» 29.05.2009 - Tribal clashes claim over 240 lives
» 28.05.2009 - Japan dispatches two aircrafts to boost surveillance off Somalia
» 28.05.2009 - Kenyan MPs endorse military deployment in disputed islands
» 28.05.2009 - Mauritanian parties at the negotiations table
» 28.05.2009 - International court rules against Habre’s detention in Senegal
» 27.05.2009 - Former rebels transfer control back to govt
» 27.05.2009 - Military chopper crashes near Somalia
» 27.05.2009 - MPs angered by dissolution of parliament
» 27.05.2009 - AU mission in Somali extended until 2010
» 26.05.2009 - UN pledges support for DRC reforms
» 26.05.2009 - Alleged coup plotters denied bail
» 26.05.2009 - Over 60 combatants die after rebel-army clashes in Sudan
» 25.05.2009 - UN appeals for urgent humanitarian assistance in north Darfur
» 20.05.2009 - Cairo anti piracy summit brings hope to end the growing threat
» 20.05.2009 - Sudan sentences nine men to death
» 20.05.2009 - Yar’dua says Delta crisis would not discourage foreign visitors
» 20.05.2009 - Thousands demand Junta to scrap elections
» 20.05.2009 - Ethiopia rejects Somalia invasion reports
» 19.05.2009 - Rights groups call for civilian protection in Congo
» 19.05.2009 - More people homeless after a week of violence in Mogadishu
» 19.05.2009 - Nigeria’s rebel group intensifies fight against state and oil companies
» 18.05.2009 - Darfur rebel leader appears before international court
» 18.05.2009 - SA opposition calls for investigation into R2.4 million Zuma party
» 18.05.2009 - Over 11 million people displaced in central and east Africa
» 15.05.2009 - UN voices concern on rising death toll in Somali clashes
» 15.05.2009 - MEND declares war against govt troops
» 15.05.2009 - Guinea Bissau gets international support for elections
» 15.05.2009 - Niger’s militants agree to a ceasefire agreement
» 14.05.2009 - Over 200 political prisoners in Burundi released
» 14.05.2009 - Rwanda refugees in Uganda flee repatriation
» 14.05.2009 - Mauritania editor narrowly escapes death
» 14.05.2009 - Malawi's opposition cry foul even before poll starts
» 14.05.2009 - Cote d'Ivoire's prime minister confirms election date
» 13.05.2009 - UN calls for international support to end Somali crisis
» 13.05.2009 - Kenyan law makers accuse Museveni of insulting the nation
» 13.05.2009 - Egypt continues slaughtering pigs despite protests
» 12.05.2009 - Broadcasting commission suspends licence of private radio station
» 12.05.2009 - US condemns renewed clashes in Mogadishu
» 12.05.2009 - Authorities ready for BBC suspension talks
» 12.05.2009 - Burundi doctors continue strike over pay
» 12.05.2009 - Comprehensive strategies critical for Kivu peace, ICG says
» 11.05.2009 - RSF condemns suspension of local station in DRC
» 11.05.2009 - UN envoy condemns rebels attacks in DRC
» 11.05.2009 - Government will not bow down to oil producer’s tactics
» 08.05.2009 - Sex starved Kenyan man seeks compensation in court
» 08.05.2009 - Attacks on peacekeepers constitute war crimes, UN warns
» 08.05.2009 - UNICEF warns Horn of Africa’s children at risk from triple threat
» 07.05.2009 - WFP suspends operations in Chad
» 06.05.2009 - Libya lodges official request for al-Megrahi's release home
» 06.05.2009 - Rwanda seeks neutral country trial for Nkunda
» 05.05.2009 - UNICEF calls on Sudanese warring parties to protect children
» 05.05.2009 - Sudan denies plans to attack Chad
» 05.05.2009 - Uganda and Kenya ready to resolve island border issue
» 05.05.2009 - AI calls on Ethiopian govt to reveal fate of political prisoners
» 04.05.2009 - Madagascar's govt willing to compromise on early election date
» 04.05.2009 - Taylor's acquittal plea thrown out
» 30.04.2009 - Leading Al Qaeda member killed in Algeria
» 30.04.2009 - SA accused of continued deportation of Zims despite moratorium
» 30.04.2009 - Somaliland mediation committee rules in favour of the president
» 30.04.2009 - Mixed reactions posted on Sudan’s census
» 30.04.2009 - UN calls for a 'full stop' on child victimisation in conflict zones
» 28.04.2009 - Museveni orders the flag to be lowered in Migingo
» 28.04.2009 - Libyan appeals Lockerbie bombing conviction
» 28.04.2009 - 27 soldiers sentence to life imprisonment
» 27.04.2009 - Fresh army violence eruppts in Madagascar
» 27.04.2009 - Kenya ready to counter attacks - deputy minister
» 27.04.2009 - Rwanda suspends BBC broadcast for being bias
» 24.04.2009 - Two more dead in Madagascar clashes
» 24.04.2009 - HRW calls for drastic changes on draft Sudanese press law
» 23.04.2009 - Uganda-Kenya surveyors meeting to resolve Migingo crisis
» 23.04.2009 - Rwandan refugees to be repatriated by July

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