adminSyria’s Assad warns ‘regional war’could erupt
DAMASCUS – Forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad carried out a “massive” chemical attack last month, a French intelligence report said, as the Syrian leader warned military strikes against him could…
Daughter of Libya’s ex-spy chief abducted
TRIPOLI – The head of a Libyan prison says the daughter of the country’s former spy chief has been abducted after leaving prison in the Libyan capital. Mourad Zekri says that Anoud,…
Gives us room to serve Kenyans, Kenyatta tells Odinga
NAIROBI – President Uhuru Kenyatta has told former Prime Minister Raila Odinga to join him in solving the land problem in the country or shut up. The President was reacting…
Pullout will not stop Kenya trials, warns The Hague
NAIROBI – The International Criminal Court has dismissed as inconsequential a move by MPs allied to the Jubilee Coalition to withdraw from the global court ahead of the hearings facing…
Two key witnesses pull out of Ruto Hague suit
NAIROBI – Two witnesses in the case against Deputy President William Ruto have withdrawn from the case. This is likely a setback for International Criminal Court Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda who…
Plan to pull Kenya out of Rome Statute
NAIROBI – A motion has been lined up in Parliament calling for Kenya’s withdrawal from the Rome Statute that established the International Criminal Court. Coming days before Deputy President William…
Swearing in of Members of Parliament
Cde Madzongwe’s remarks concluded the day’s proceedings that started in the morning with the swearing in of 268 members of the Lower House before adjourning. A total of 80 senators…
Poll an expression of the will of the people
Bernard Membe Summary statement of the Sadc election observation mission to the harmonised elections in the Republic of Zimbabwe held on 31 July 2013.
Mixed performance in Sadc 50:50 gender parity target
Joseph Ngwawi SOUTHERN Africa has experienced mixed performance in terms of facilitating gender parity in political decision-making positions, and a lot more needs to be done if the region is…
Debunking Obama’s chemical weapons case against Syria
Eric Draitser THE document entitled “US Government Assessment of the Syrian Government’s Use of Chemical Weapons on August 21, 2013”, released in tandem with public statements made by Secretary of…