By Rosebell Kagumire in Kampala and Peter Eichstaedt in The Hague (AR No. 180, 30-Jul-08) The Lord’s Resistance Army, LRA, is apparently threatening renewed conflict unless it’s given financial and practical assistance. In a letter purportedly from the LRA to Dr Riek Machar, the vice-president of the South Sudan government, which IWPR has obtained, the […]
Rattled Sudan Leader Seeks Backers
Behind the angry rhetoric, President Omar al-Bashir is looking to friends and opponents alike to fend off international arrest warrant. By Katy Glassborow in The Hague and journalists in Khartoum The expressions of righteous indignation coming out of Khartoum following the news that the Sudanese head of state could face prosecution for war crimes were […]
Myth of Invincibility
Few centuries ago Afghanistan became part of Mughal empire during reign of Mughal Emperor Akbar, he had sent his able General to conquer NWFP, its adjacent tribal areas and Afghanistan, tribesmen were defeated by his army and his rule was established till Afghanistan. Emperor Akbar was quite secular, he had introduced a new religion Deen […]
Simple Home Treatments for the Common Cold
The common cold is caused by any one of some 200 viruses, so there is really very little that is common about this malady. And while colds do afflict most people in the fall and winter, cold weather itself isn’t always the culprit. It is, rather, the greater amount of time people spend indoors during […]
War Against LRA Looms in Congo
Government troops look set to take on Ugandan rebels who terrorise and plunder Congolese villagers. By Peter Eichstaedt in Doruma, Democratic Republic of Congo On the morning of Good Friday, March 21, third-grade schoolteacher Raymond Rpiolebeyo rode his bicycle down the dirt track leading to his home village of Gurba, expecting to spend the Easter […]
Bullies of the Caucasus
By Thomas de Waal If you’re deep in the trenches, stop digging. Both Russia and Georgia darkly warned last week of the danger of war over the Black Sea territory of Abkhazia, but they both keep digging. Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili said Moscow and Tbilisi have come "very close" to a military confrontation. Russia […]
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