Putin Holds Talks with South Sudan’s Salvar Kiir

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said relations between Russia and South Sudan were developing “intensively”. Speaking at a meeting with the South Sudan President Salva Kiir in Moscow, Putin noted Russia was one of the first countries to recognise the sovereignty and independence of South Sudan. “I must say we believe that we have…

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Iraq fire: At least 100 killed in blaze at wedding party in Nineveh

At least 100 people have died and 150 others injured after a fire broke out at a wedding in northern Iraq. Hundreds of people were celebrating in Al-Hamdaniya in Iraq’s northern Nineveh province when fire tore through the venue late on Tuesday evening. It is not yet known what caused the blaze, but early reports…

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Kenya, US sign defense agreement ahead planned Haiti deployment

Kenya and the US signed a defense agreement Monday that will see the East African nation get resources and support for security deployments as it is poised to lead a multi-national peacekeeping mission to Haiti to combat gang violence. Kenya’s Defense Minister Aden Duale and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin signed the accord at a…

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Top Libyan officials detained in investigation into deadly floods

Sixteen officials in Libya have been detained amid an investigation into the deadly collapse of two dams after heavy rain in the coastal city Derna earlier this month, according to a statement by the Libyan attorney general’s office. Thousands of people died in ensuing floods. “The investigating authority initiates a criminal case against sixteen officials…

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Demonstrators protest “injustice” outside the UN New York complex

**In official protest locations and just plain street corners this week, the heavily secured streets outside the United Nations complex were filled this week with people who said they were there protesting injustice.** They acknowledged that their action might not make a direct, immediate difference at home. But in many cases, that seemed secondary. Simply…

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Uganda in talks with Chinese credit agency for pipeline funds – official

Uganda is in advanced talks with Chinese export credit agency SINOSURE to provide credit for its crude oil pipeline after pressure from environmentalists forced some Western banks to recoil from the project, a top official said on Monday. The 1,445-kilometre (898-mile) East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) is planned to help Uganda export its crude…

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