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UN: 3,000 Ugandan and Burundi Soldiers Killed in Somalia
By VOA News,
A top U.N. official says up to 3,000 African Union soldiers have been killed in Somalia over the past few years fighting the Islamist insurgency.
U.N. Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson gave the death toll at a news conference Thursday at U.N. headquarters.
Eliasson said Uganda and Burundi, which supplied most of the troops for the AU force, “have paid a tremendous price.”
A spokesman for the force, Ali Aden Hamoud, says he cannot confirm or deny the death toll.
“That responsibility belongs to each one of those contingents, or troop-contributing countries,” he said.
Over the past two years, AU troops,...
Sudan says South Sudan helped rebels attacking major town
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan accused South Sudan of having supported rebels who launched a major assault two weeks ago, warning this could derail recent oil and security agreements between the African neighbors, state media said on Saturday.
The two countries agreed in March to resume cross-border oil flows and end tension that has plagued them since South Sudan’s secession in 2011.
Since then ties have improved with Sudan receiving last week the first oil exports from the landlocked South, which had shut down its production in January 2012 in a dispute over pipeline fees.
But in a new setback, Sudan’s National Intelligence and Security...
Ethiopia: Police officer kills 14 civilians - ST
May 14, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) - An Ethiopian federal policeman shot dead 14 innocent people in the northern west city of Bahirdar, a regional police source told Sudan Tribune on Tuesday.
Amhara regional police commissioner, Mulgeta Worku, said the shooter randomly opened fire on Sunday evening at around 9pm local time against residents of Abay Mado vicinity and against passers by.
The dead include children, women and elderly.
The motive behind the killings is not yet clear however police said a thorough investigation is underway and details will be made public soon.
The incident took place on the shores of Lake Tana. The gunman died...
Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey 2013 Stage 8 Result
49th Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey 2013 Stage 8 Result
1
Marcel Kittel (Ger)
Argos-Shimano
2
Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana
3
Andrew Fenn (GBr) Omega Pharma-QuickStep
4
Aidis Kruopis (Lit) Orica-GreenEdge
5
Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) Accent Jobs-Wanty
6
Moreno Hofland (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling
Team
7
Francesco Lasca (Ita) Caja Rural
8
Maximiliano Ariel Richeze (Arg)
Lampre-Merida
9
Andrea Palini (Ita) Lampre-Merida
10
Andre Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol
Final General Classification
Result
1
Mustafa Sayar (Tur) Torku Sekerspor
2
Natnael Berhane (Eri) Team Europcar
0:00:41
3
Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions
Credits
0:00:44
...
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey 2013 Stage 7 Result.
Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey 2013 Stage 7 Result.
1
Marcel Kittel (Ger) Argos-Shimano
2
Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana
3
Ariel Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Lampre-Merida
4
Bryan Coquard (Fra) Europcar
5
Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox
6
Jacobe Keough (USA) UnitedHealthcare
7
Francesco Lasca (Ita) Caja Rural
8
Jarc Blaz (Slo) Team NetApp-Endura
9
Aidis Kruopis (Lit) Orica-GreenEdge
10
Nikolas Maes (Bel) Omega Pharma-QuickStep
*** Sayar retains overall lead with one stage to go
General Classification @Stage 7
1
Mustafa Sayar (Tur) Torku
Sekerspor
50:29:28
2
Natnael Berhane (Eri) Team Europcar
0:00:41
3
Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions
Credits
...
Friday, April 26, 2013
Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey 2013 stage 6 results
Mustafa Sayar (Torku Sekerspor) won stage six to Selçuk and set up overall success by going clear alone on the testing climb to the finish.
The Turkish rider powered clear in the big ring, finishing ahead of Cofidis duo Yohann Bagot and Nicolas Edet.
Eritrea's Natnael Berhane (Team Europcar) finished 43 seconds down and so lost he overall race lead to Sayar. Berhane is now 41 seconds down overall, with Bagot third at 44 seconds.
The Tour of Turkey continues with a hilly, 124 km stage to Izmir on Saturday and a concluding circuit stage in the centre of Istanbul on Sunday.
Full
Results Stage 6
1
Mustafa
Sayar...
UN to gather first-hand information from Eritrean refugees
Friday, 26 April 2013, 4:39 pm
Press Release: OHCHR
Eritrea / Human rights: UN rights expert to gather first-hand information from Eritrean refugees
Geneva, 25 April 2013 – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Eritrea, Sheila B. Keetharuth, will carry out an official visit to Ethiopia and Djibouti from 30 April to 9 May 2013 to collect information directly from Eritrean refugees on the human rights situation in their country.
“Due to lack of access to Eritrea, I will engage with all others concerned by human rights in Eritrea, including those who consider themselves to be victims of alleged human rights violations, human rights defenders and other civil society actors,” Ms. Keetharuth said.
“In my first field mission, I will gather first-hand...
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Human trafficking operation busted
By: Charlie Miller
Two vehicles carrying 196 refugees of various nationalities were stopped by border forces near the Egyptian-Sudanese border on Monday morning, according to the Egyptian army.
An Egyptian Armed Forces spokesperson confirmed earlier today that a convoy containing a total of 196 people was stopped by Egyptian Border Forces approximately 50km into Egypt, after travelling over the border from Sudan yesterday morning.
The convoy was reportedly heading for Libya when it was stopped by the Egyptian Armed Forces close to Camel Mountain in Upper Egypt.
The vehicles, the first reportedly a beige Toyota Land Cruiser and the...
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
UN eases Somalia weapons embargo - 05/09/2013
The UN Security Council has unanimously voted to partially lift its ban on selling arms on Somalia for a year.
The embargo is the world's oldest, having been imposed in 1992, and will be partially eased for a year in order to help the country's new government.
The decision means the government will be able to buy light arms to help in its fight against Islamist militants.
Some countries had been reluctant to ease the ban for fear of fuelling insecurity in Somalia.
Correspondents say a compromise seems to have been reached: lifting an embargo on small arms for one year but keeping restrictions on heavy weapons.
The council also voted to extend the mandate of an African Union peacekeeping force in the country by a year.
The government of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud had...
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Natnael Berhane achieves historic victory at Tour of Turkey
First win by sub-Saharan African at UCI HC event
The globalisation of cycling took a leap forward today with the victory of Eritrea's Natnael Berhane (Team Europcar) in the third stage of the Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey. It was the first victory of a sub-Saharan African in a Hors Categorie (HC) event on the UCI calendar and one of the greatest results from a former World Cycling Centre (WCC) trainee.
It was a double success for the 22-year-old Berhane who, in winning the third stage, also took possession of the leader's jersey. Showing good climbing form in the last five kilometres, he reached the top of the Elmali, considered...
Friday, April 19, 2013
Egypt: Eritrea Offers Support to Egypt's "Historic Rights" Over the Nile
Eritrean Foreign Minister Osman Saleh and Presidential Adviser for Political Affairs, Yemane Gebreab, handed a message from President Isaias to President Morsi of Egypt on Monday (April 13th) this week. According to Egypt's State Information Service, President Morsi, who said he looked forward to meet Eritrea's President, praised Eritrea's support for Egypt's claim to "historic rights" to the Nile water.
This is the claim has led Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania, and later Burundi to reject the colonial era Nile Water agreements between Egypt and Sudan. All these Nile Basin countries have signed the Cooperative Framework Agreement to provide for reasonable and equitable utilization of the river.
South Sudan has yet to sign but has also expressed its opposition to the 1959...
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Egypt, Eritrea Discuss Boosting Bilateral Relations
President Mohamed Morsi held on Monday 15/4/2013 a meeting with Eritrean Presidential Advisor Yamani Jibrab and Foreign Minister Othman Saleh on means of promoting bilateral ties.
The meeting tackled the file of Nile water along with discussing regional and international issues of mutual concern, said a statement released by the Presidency.
Morsi praised the Eritrean stance that supports the Egyptian historic rights in Nile water.
Morsi said he is looking forward to holding a meeting with Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki as soon as possible.
Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr received Eritrean Foreign Minister Osman Saleh and Eritrean Presidential Advisor Yamani Jibrab.
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Amr Roshdi said that Eritrean Foreign Minister Osman Saleh conveyed...
Monday, April 15, 2013
UN special rapporteur blocked from entering Eritrea
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Eritrea said authorities in Asmara have refused her entry into the country to asses the human rights situation in one of the world’s most repressive nation.
Speaking at the 53rd session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) in Banjul, Gambia, Beedwantee Keetharuth said this week that the Eritrean government have failed to cooperate as required by the UN Human Rights Council.
As a result she said she would be forced to undertake her mission - assessing the human rights situation in Eritrea - by talking to refugees in neighbouring countries.
“In the meantime, I will engage with all others concerned by human rights in Eritrea, including those who consider themselves to be victims of alleged...
Thursday, April 04, 2013
Wednesday, April 03, 2013
Egypt, Sudan to stop kidnapping of asylum-seekers
Amnesty International urges Egypt, Sudan to stop kidnapping of asylum-seekers - Amnesty International on Wednesday urged Egypt and Sudan to stop asylum-seekers and refugees being kidnapped from camps in Sudan, forcibly transported to Egypt, and being severely abused in the Sinai desert.
The global rights body said in a briefing note that for over two years, refugees and asylum-seekers have been kidnapped from in and around the Shagarab refugee camps in eastern Sudan, near the Eritrean border.
It said the vast majority of victims are Eritrean. They are then trafficked to Egypt’s Sinai desert, where they are held captive by Bedouin criminal gangs while ransom payments are demanded from their families.
Amnesty International said it had received repeated reports of brutal violence used...
Tuesday, April 02, 2013
Sudan harboring Ugandan warlord Kony
WASHINGTON, United States: Sudan appears to be providing shelter to Joseph Kony, one of the world's most wanted warlords, according to a report released on Friday by the Washington-based Resolve group.
Kony leads the Lord's Resistance Army, which is infamous for mutilating its victims and abducting children for use as fighters and sex slaves. It has waged an insurgency against the Ugandan government for more than 25 years.
A self-proclaimed prophet who claims his rebels are fighting to establish a government based on the Biblical Ten Commandments, Kony and other LRA leaders face charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court.
According to Friday's report, "eyewitnesses testify that elements from Sudan's military actively provided Kony and other LRA...
Ethiopia to Stay in Somalia, Despite Frustration with Pace of Progress
April 26, 2013 — Ethiopia’s foreign ministry has denied there are plans to immediately withdraw all troops from Somalia, despite remarks by the Ethiopian prime minister expressing frustration with the pace of military progress in the country, according to VOA.
Speaking to parliament Tuesday, Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said the African Union force in Somalia has not kept its promise to replace Ethiopian soldiers in parts of the country under AU control.
Ethiopian forces entered Somalia two years ago to assist the AU force, known as AMISOM, in its fight against al-Shabab militants. The Ethiopians have enjoyed...
ERITREA OBJECTS UN MONITORING GROUP’S OBSESSION WITH ITS AIR FORCE
By Eritrean Mission,
The Permanent Mission of Eritrea to the UN is aware that the Somalia-Eritrea Monitoring Group (SEMG) has submitted its February monthly report to the Sanctions Committee sometime early this month.
In spite of our repeated requests to receive, in time, a copy of the report, we have not yet formally obtained the document. This awkward state of affairs has no plausible explanation or logic.
28 March 2013
H.E. Mr. Kim Sook
Chairman
Security Council Committee pursuant to
Resolutions 751 (1992) and 1907 (2009)
Concerning Somalia and Eritrea
c.c. Mr. Kelvin Ong
Secretary, UN Security Council Committee
Excellency,
The Permanent Mission of Eritrea to the UN is aware that the Somalia-Eritrea Monitoring Group (SEMG) has submitted its February monthly...