Qadaffi heads African Union, calls for US of Africa
GenevaLunch News Muammar Qadaffi, Libya’s leader, has been elected president of the 53-member African Union, in Ethiopia. He called for a United States of Africa, an idea he has long supported. All...
View ArticleMadagascar’s President Ravalomanana resigns under pressure
GenevaLunch News President Ravalomanana dissolved the government of Madagascar and handed over ruling power to the military under pressure from the army which then put Mayor Andry Rajoelina in the...
View ArticleLibya marks Qadaffi anniversary
GenevaLunch News Libya is celebrating the fortieth anniversary of the coup that brought Muammar Qadaffi to power with six days of festivities to mark Revolution day, including a military parade,...
View ArticleSomalia rebels make demands for release of French hostage
GenevaLunch News The Somali militant Islamist group, al Shabaab, holding a French security contractor since July, have said they will release him if France stops supporting the Western-backed...
View ArticleQadaffi fails to win second African presidency term
GenevaLunch News Muammar Qadaffi, Libya’s leader, failed in his bid to win a second term as chairman of the African Union, to Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika. Qadaffi is described by allAfrica...
View ArticleUS steps up role in Somalia, African Union troops mission shifts
GenevaLunch News Foreign ministers from African Union (AU) countries are expected to back a move that would see the number of troops and amount of military hardware increased for AU peacekeepers in...
View ArticleCote d’Ivoire inches towards civil war again
GenevaLunch News Cote d’Ivoire, whose December 2010 presidential election remains unsettled, is widely feared to be inching closer to civil war, with a town near the Liberian border reportedly “seized”...
View ArticleGbagbo bans Côte d’Ivoire overflights, AU tells him to step down
GenevaLunch News Laurent Gbagbo continues to insist he won Côte d’Ivoire’s 28 November 2010 presidential election despite opposition from the UN and most world leaders, who have accepted the conclusion...
View ArticleLibya ‘contact group’ discusses country’s future
GenevaLunch News A group of ministers met Wednesday 13 April to discuss plans for Libya’s future, and they are set to meet monthly for the foreseeable future. The so-called ‘contact group’ discussed...
View ArticleQaddafi versus NTC: Africa divided over support
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Rumours are rife that Muammar Qaddafi is hiding out with his old friend Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe, but while they may be hard to prove, it’s clear that Africa has...
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