THE HAGUE (Reuters) – A former vice president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)went on trial at the International Criminal Court on Monday accused of letting his troops rape and kill in the Central African Republic.
Read More Africa, central, congo, court, criminal, Democratic, international, monday, rape, republic, reuters, topnews, viceWASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama stressed the need to hold a referendum on Sudan’s future on time in a telephone call on Friday with the top official seeking comprise between the country’s north and south, the White House said.
Read More Africa, friday, house, obama, president, president-barack, referendum, reuters, sudan, Telephone, top-official, topnews, White, white-houseKHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan’s government and rebels must stop blocking missions by aid workers and peacekeepers in Darfur or risk breaking international law, the head of the territory’s peacekeeping mission said on Tuesday.
Read More Africa, aid, darfur, Mission, missions, reuters, risk, said-on-tuesday, sudan, the-head, topnewsUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. humanitarian activities in Somalia are severely underfunded, hurting Somalis who are outside areas controlled by Islamist rebels, a senior U.N. official said on Wednesday.
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