Zimbabwe’s feuding political parties look set to miss a monthend deadline set by the Southern African Development Committee (SADC) to conclude outstanding issues of their power sharing agreement as negotiators are yet to meet.
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Zimbabwe: Deadline for Resolving Govt Disunity Looms
An unnamed woman was stoned to death at Eel-boon in Wajid district, 330 kilometres southwest of Mogadishu, on Wednesday. She was sentenced by an Islamic court after she was found guilty of adultery.
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Somalia: Woman Stoned to Death for Adultery
The top United Nations-African Union official for Darfur has highlighted the role of civil society groups in the search for a solution to the strife that has plagued the Sudanese region, encouraging their full participation in the peace talks that resumed in Doha today.
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Sudan: Big Hopes for Civil Society Input in Darfur Peace Talks
The holding of elections and referendums are among the key milestones of the peace agreement ending the long-running north-south civil war in Sudan that have yet to be reached, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a new report, calling on the parties to enhance their partnership in tackling the final obstacles.
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Sudan: Polls and Referendums Remain Key Obstacles in Sudanese Peace Pact, Says Ban
Disaster risk reduction as a tool for climate change adaptation is a “technical mouthful” said Rachel Shebesh, chair of the African Parliamentarian Initiative for Climate Risk Reduction.
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Africa: Digesting a ‘Mouthful’ of Climate Change
A parliamentary committee of inquiry set up to investigate alleged abuses during September’s Kampala riots is yet to begin its work, prompting some to wonder if the truth behind the violence will ever be known.
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Uganda: Riots Probe Delay Raises Concern