Former Libyan PM found dead in Vienna – VOR

Laaska News  Apr.30, 2012

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The Former Prime Minister and Minister of Oil of Libya, 69-year-old Shukri Ghanem, one of the closest associates of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi who was slain by rebels, was found dead on Sunday in the Austrian capital.

Libya bars ethnic, religious and tribal parties from elections

Laaska News  Apr.26, 2012
25 April -(RT) - Libya’s NTC has banned parties based on tribal, ethnic or religious affiliation from participating in the upcoming parliamentary elections. A new Islamist party seen by many as a leading political force is eager to refute the ban.

Liberia’s Taylor guilty of war crimes in S. Leone

Liberian ex-president Charles Taylor was convicted Thursday of war crimes for arming Sierra Leone’s rebels in return for blood diamonds during the 1991-2001 civil war.

Egypt sets rules for presidencial election propaganda

CAIRO, April 21 (Xinhua) — The Egyptian Higher Presidential Elections Commission (HPEC) on Saturday set rules for the presidential election propaganda, which will kick off on April 30, state media reported.

Sudan’s army frees Heglig oil hub

Sudanese troops have freed the main oil hub Heglig of South Sudanese forces which broke into the region on April 12, Defense Minister Abdelrahim Mohammed Hussein reports.

South Sudan announces withdrawal from oil region

South Sudan has pledged to immediately withdraw troops from an oil region it seized after crossing the border with Sudan.

The South’s information minister Barnaba Marial Benjamin told reporters in the capital Juba on Friday that the withdrawal will be

Libya – Gaddafi son in good health

Muammar Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam, detained in the Libyan town of Zintan, 160 kilometers west of Tripoli, is in good health, said Libya’s prime minister upon meeting with war crimes prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo on Thursday.

Sudan oil-war spiral could split world powers

Laaska News Apr.19, 2012
Bashir says fighting the only way to resolve differences with South Sudan 

Over 2,300 Mujahideen pledge allegiance to President al-Bashir to defend Sudan 

A SPLA (South Sudan People’s Liberation Army) soldier sits next to a machine gun on a vehicle outside a SAF compound in Heglig, on April 17, 2012 (AFP Photo / Adriane O’Hanesian) – RT

Sudan’s president has threatened to topple the government to his south to “liberate” the South Sudanese. As a bloody battle over a disputed oil field heads towards full-scale war, it threatens to provoke conflict between the US and Russia-China.

Guinea-Bissau’s junta, opposition parties agree on two-year transition to elections

Laaska News Apr.19, 2012

BISSAU, April 18 (Xinhua) — Soldiers who led the coup on April 12 in Guinea-Bissau signed an agreement with the country’s opposition parties on Wednesday over a two-year transitional period before elections, said a party official.

Delegation of ECOWAS arrives in Guinea-Bissau to mediate crisis: military source

Laaska News  Apr. 15, 2012

DAKAR, April 15 (Xinhua) — A delegation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWA) arrived in Guinea-Bissau on Sunday to mediate the crisis, a source from the country’s military told Xinhua, after the coup made by members of the Guinea- Bissau military on Thursday night that resulted in overthrow of the west African country’s government.

Libya freezes rewards for ex-rebels over mass fraud

Libya’s National Transitional Council has suspended a multi-million-dollar payout program to former anti-Gaddafi rebels after admitting it was steeped in fraud. Officials cited duplicate payouts, and claims from impostors and even the dead.

Sudan’s army says approaching Heglig oil field

Laaska News Apr. 15, 2012

KHARTOUM, April 14 (Xinhua) — The Sudanese army announced on Saturday evening that it is approaching Heglig, the country’s biggest oil field which has been occupied by South Sudanese forces since Tuesday.

Military in Guinea-Bissau suggest forming new government

Laaska News  Apr. 14, 2012

The military responsible for the April 13th coup in Guinea-Bissau, proposed on Friday to form a government of national unity. This was reported by representatives of political parties.

Guinea-Bissau PM arrested

Laaska News  Apr. 13, 2012

Guinea-Bissau’s Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Jr. has been arrested in a military coup that is now going on in the republic, BBC reports.

Guinea Bissau’s capital seized by military

In the early hours of Friday, the military in Guinea Bissau (a country in western Africa) set a rebellion and seized the country’s capital Bissau.

At present, the army is still controlling the city and patrolling its streets.

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi ‘determined to defend himself – like Milosevic’ – RT

Laaska News Apr. 12, 2012

Saif al-Islam is seen after his capture, in the custody of revolutionary fighters in Obari, Libya November 19, 2011 (Reuters/Ammar El-Darwish).

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the second son of the late Libyan leader, told his lawyer he was prepared to defend himself in court, just like former Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic. But it’s still unclear which court will try Gaddafi Jr.

Malta unfreezes Libyan assets

Malta has unfrozen some 300 million euros in bank deposits owned by Libyan companies. Nearly 90 million euros that were deposited by the Gaddafi clan remain under freeze.

Egypt’s presidential candidate slammed by rivals

One of the candidates for Egypt’s presidency Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh believes that if another candidate, Omar Suleiman, wins the election, we can expect another revolution to erupt in Egypt.

Mr. Fotouh can be described as a moderate Islamist.

Temporary president of Mali takes over

Junta gave out the power to the temporary Malian president.

Moscow approves such a decision saying that it’s a good way to resolve the difficult situation.

Ex Mali leader resigns

The deposed leader of Mali, Amadou Toumani Toure, has handed in his resignation. The Foreign Minister of Burkina Faso, Djibril Bassole, reported on the receipt of the document on Sunday.