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COMOROS: AU pre-election mission reports back
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JOHANNESBURG, 6 Feb 2006 (IRIN) - As the Comoros prepare for upcoming elections that will test their new power-sharing arrangement, South Africa is gearing up to do its part in ensuring the April elections are free and fair.
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SOUTH AFRICA: Newspapers barred from publishing Prophet Muhammad cartoons
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JOHANNESBURG, 6 Feb 2006 (IRIN) - A South African newspaper is set to challenge a court interdict barring the publication of controversial cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, initially printed in Denmark, that have caused angry protests in countries around the world.Full report
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RWANDA: Appeal against ex-minister's acquittal begins
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ARUSHA, TANZANIA, 6 Feb 2006 (IRIN) - An appeal against the acquittal of a former Rwandan minister by a lower court of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda began on Monday before its Appeals Chamber.
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DRC-RWANDA: ICJ dismisses Congo's case over lack of jurisdiction
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THE HAGUE, 6 Feb 2006 (IRIN) - The International Court of Justice, the United Nations' principal judicial organ based in The Hague, has ruled that it lacks jurisdiction to consider an application filed in May 2002 by the Democratic Republic of the Congo against neighbouring Rwanda.
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ETHIOPIA: Govt disputes student arrest allegations
ADDIS ABABA, 2 Feb 2006 (IRIN) - Ethiopian authorities have denied reports by a global human rights watchdog that thousands of students have been arrested during the past three months in continued unrest over disputed election results.
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SIERRA LEONE: In historic hearing, top fighter appears in Special Court
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FREETOWN, 1 Feb 2006 (IRIN) - The former militia leader revered by many Sierra Leoneans as having fought off the countrys dreaded rebels has appeared before a judge on war crimes charges, telling the UN-backed Special Court his militia answered to President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah.Full report
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UGANDA: Jury recommends acquittal of opposition leader in rape case
KAMPALA, 1 Feb 2006 (IRIN) - Jurors in the rape trial of Ugandan opposition leader Kiiza Besigye recommended his acquittal on Wednesday, saying the prosecution had failed to prove its case in the alleged sexual assault.
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UZBEKISTAN: Key opposition leader on trial
TASHKENT, 30 Jan 2006 (IRIN) - A key opposition leader well known for his vocal criticism of the Uzbek government following an uprising in the east of the country went on trial on Monday, charged with economic crimes, a lawyer and relatives said.Full report
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NAMIBIA: Capital's townships stay dark for want of money
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JOHANNESBURG, 30 Jan 2006 (IRIN) - Without government support, a proposal to provide electricity to the informal settlements that ring the Namibian capital, Windhoek, is likely to be shelved because residents cannot afford the connection costs.
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SOUTH AFRICA: Conditional support for pro-poor policy
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JOHANNESBURG, 30 Jan 2006 (IRIN) - More than a decade after the advent of democracy, South Africa has still one of the most unequal societies in the world, but a recent study reveals that public support for pro-poor policies is highly conditional.Full report
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