South Sudan rebel leader in Ethiopia for peace talks
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – South Sudan’s rebel leader Riek Machar arrived in the Ethiopian capital on Thursday to meet President Salva Kiir, a rebel source said, after international pressure for face-to-face talks to end four months of conflict and avert …
South Sudan rebel leader in Addis Ababa for talks: rebel source
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar flew into the Ethiopian capital on Thursday for face-to-face talks with his rival President Salva Kiir, a senior member of the rebel negotiating team told Reuters.
Three in 10 Austrians want ‘strong leader’: survey
VIENNA (Reuters) – Nearly 30 percent of Austrians want a “strong leader” to run the country, according to survey results released on the anniversary of Nazi Germany’s capitulation in 1945.
Mozambique opposition chief registers for October vote, says wants peace
VUNDUZI, Mozambique (Reuters) – Mozambique’s Renamo opposition leader Afonso Dhlakama registered on Thursday as a voter for a presidential election in October, which would legally allow him to run as a candidate, a witness to his registration said.
Western ally against al Qaeda faces few rivals in Mauritanian poll
NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) – Mauritania’s President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, a key ally of the West in the fight against al Qaeda in West Africa, will face a boycott-weakened field of just six challengers in a presidential election on June 21.
Randgold hopes giant Kibali mine will transform northeast Congo
DOKO, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – The open pit of the giant Kibali mine in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a yawning beige crater punched in dense forest, could turn a remote corner of one of the world’s poorest countries into a…
Egypt’s Sisi lowers expectations for change
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptians should not expect instant democracy or rapid economic reforms, but should pull together for shared sacrifice. That is the sober message being delivered by Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the general who toppled Egypt’s first freely-el…
Africa must work harder to reduce inequality: Annan
LONDON (Reuters) – African governments should work harder to reduce inequality that has prevented the benefits of a decade of economic growth from being spread equitably, according to a report by former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan released on Thu…
Syrian rebels blow up Aleppo hotel used by army
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian rebels detonated a huge bomb underneath an Aleppo hotel used by President Bashar al-Assad’s forces on Thursday, destroying it and damaging other buildings on the edge of the city’s medieval citadel.
Colombian peace talks at stake in presidential election
VILLAVICENCIO, Colombia (Reuters) – Peace talks to end five decades of war are on the line in Colombia’s election this month with President Juan Manuel Santos fighting for a second term while opponents accuse him of giving up too much to Marxist rebels…
