Nigeria says truce with delta militants holding, amnesty has been acceptedUNITED NATIONS — A two-month-old truce in Nigeria’s oil-rich southern Delta region is holding and the militants have accepted an amnesty offer, according to Nigeria’s Foreign Minister Ojo Maduekwe. Rising amid squalor, Senegal monument stirs criticism of wasteful spendingDAKAR, Senegal — Towering on a hilltop overlooking the Atlantic, the 160-foot-high bronze statue depicting a family rising triumphantly from a volcano is supposed to symbolize Africa’s renaissance. UK court approves Trafigura’s toxic waste settlement with Ivory Coast claimantsLONDON — A British court approved Wednesday the settlement of thousands of claims against oil-trading company Trafigura Beheer BV related to the dumping of toxic waste around the Ivory Coast’s main city of Abidjan. US government and taxpayers win rare praise for helping countries escape povertyUNITED NATIONS — In words of praise rarely heard at the United Nations, leaders of several poor countries thanked the U.S. government and American taxpayers Tuesday for helping with economic development. Oil company Trafigura agrees to settlement with victims of toxic waste case in Ivory CoastLONDON — Oil-trading company Trafigura said Sunday it has agreed to a settlement with people who claim they fell ill after a tanker dumped hundreds of tons of waste around the Ivory Coast’s main city of Abidjan. Trafigura agrees to settlement with victims of toxic waste case in Ivory CoastLONDON — Oil trading company Trafigura said Sunday it has agreed to a settlement with people who claim they fell ill after a tanker dumped hundreds of tons of waste around the Ivory Coast’s main city of Abidjan. Nigeria: Sci-fi flick on aliens and apartheid unwelcome over portrayal of Nigerian thugsABUJA, Nigeria — One of the summer’s biggest blockbusters — a sci-fi morality tale about aliens and apartheid — is not welcome in Nigeria because of its portrayal of Nigerians as gangsters and cannibals, Nigeria’s information minister said Saturday. Gabon’s opposition challenges election results in courtLIBREVILLE, Gabon — Opposition candidates defeated in last month’s disputed presidential election say they are challenging the results in court. Greenpeace says it has new evidence in Ivory Coast disaster, demands prosecution of companyAMSTERDAM — Greenpeace said Thursday it has uncovered new evidence linking a major oil trading company to toxic waste that killed 15 people in Ivory Coast in 2006, and asked Dutch prosecutors to reconsider charging executives with illegal dumping. Trading company Trafigura close to settling case over toxic waste in Ivory CoastLONDON — Commodities trading company Trafigura said Wednesday it is close to reaching a settlement with people who claim they fell ill after a tanker dumped hundreds of tons of waste around the Ivory Coast’s main city of Abidjan. Cameroon lightning strike kills 5 schoolchildren; 58 sent to hospitalYAOUNDE, Cameroon — A lightning bolt killed five children at their school in northwest Cameroon as they were preparing to begin their school day, a local doctor said Wednesday. Nigeria militants extend truce for 1 month, urges govt to use time to address grievancesABUJA, Nigeria — Nigerian militants announced Wednesday they will extend a cease-fire that expired overnight by one month, holding off on attacks on oil installations and kidnapping foreigners, but warned that the government must address the group’s grievances. Nigeria militants extend truce for 1 month, warn they could resume attacksABUJA, Nigeria — Militants in Nigeria say they are extending a cease-fire that expired overnight by one month, but warn they will resume attacks if the root causes of the conflict are not addressed. Major market burns in Gabon capitalLIBREVILLE, Gabon — Firefighters battled a blaze at the heart of Libreville, Gabon’s capital, as fire consumed the nation’s largest market. Obama to meet African leaders and major contributors to UN peacekeeping at UN next weekUNITED NATIONS — President Barack Obama will host a lunch for leaders from sub-Saharan Africa during next week’s ministerial meeting of the U.N. General Assembly to promote economic and social development, the U.S. ambassador announced Monday. Thousands of West African families work to make flooded homes livable in torrential rainsFASS MBAO, Senegal — The only piece of furniture that survived the most recent flood in Fatou Dione’s house is her bed. It’s propped up on cinderblocks and hovers just above the water lapping at the walls of her bedroom. Champagne and slums: In West Africa’s oil giant, the rich-poor gap is a chasmLAGOS, Nigeria — The waiter at Caliente bar sticks a sparkler into yet another bottle of champagne and hits a siren mounted behind the bar to draw everyone’s attention to the sleek Nigerian businessmen who ordered it. Police arrest 2 attendants who survived a boat that capsized off the coast of Sierra LeoneFREETOWN, Sierra Leone — Police say they have arrested two attendants who survived after an overloaded wooden boat capsized off the coast of Sierra Leone, killing at least 30. Thousands living in flooded homes in West Africa after torrential rainsFASS MBAO, Senegal — The only piece of furniture that survived the most recent flood in Fat Dione’s house is her bed. It’s propped up on cinderblocks and hovers just above the water lapping at the walls of her bedroom. Police: More than 200 missing, feared dead after boat capsizes near Sierra Leone’s coastFREETOWN, Sierra Leone — More than 200 people, including many schoolchildren returning from holidays, were missing and feared dead Thursday, a day after a wooden boat capsized at sea, authorities said. Police: At least 221 people missing, 8 dead after boat capsizes near Sierra Leone’s coastFREETOWN, Sierra Leone — More than 200 people, including many schoolchildren returning from holidays, remained missing Thursday, a day after a wooden boat capsized at sea and left at least eight dead, police said. Report names countries, goods produced by child or forced laborWASHINGTON — A new Labor Department report identifies more than 58 countries where child labor or forced labor is used to make hundreds of goods — from coffee grown in Colombia to Christmas decorations made in China — that often end up in the United States. Sierra Leone boat capsizes with 150 aboard, police say 8 confirmed deadFREETOWN, Sierra Leone — Police in Sierra Leone say a boat carrying 150 people has capsized on a river near the coast of the West African nation, killing at least eight people. Canadian diplomat says betrayal by Niger government or UN led to kidnappingTORONTO — A former United Nations special envoy to Niger who was kidnapped and later freed says he believes someone in the government of Niger or possibly with the United Nations betrayed him to al-Qaida. UN launches emergency operations in Burkina Faso, Niger and MauritaniaOUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — The World Food Program has launched emergency operations in Burkina Faso, Niger and Mauritania, distributing food rations to the victims of flooding across West Africa, the U.N. relief agency said Tuesday. French president’s office says Sarkozy congratulates Ali Bongo on election as Gabon presidentPARIS — French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s office says he has sent a letter of congratulations to Gabon’s newly elected president, Ali Bongo — in a vote contested by the opposition in the African country. Gabon opposition calls for recount as nation recovers from postelection violencePORT GENTIL, Gabon — Gabon’s main opposition parties on Monday demanded authorities conduct a recount of a disputed election the government said was won by the son of the country’s long-ruling president. Gabon recovers from postelection violence, as shopkeepers clean up and residents brave linesPORT GENTIL, Gabon — Shopkeepers swept glass from streets littered with burned-out cars and hungry residents braved long lines to buy bread as Gabon inched back to normal Monday after several days of postelection violence. Remains of hundreds of people killed in 1994 Liberia massacre reburied in proper graveKPOLOKPAI, Liberia — The bones and skulls of hundreds of people killed 15 years ago near the small Liberian village of Kpolokpai were transported in wheelbarrows to a marked mass grave where they were buried during a formal ceremony Sunday. Gabon soldiers deploy outside stadium as unrest continues for 3rd dayLIBREVILLE, Gabon — Hundreds of soldiers deployed en masse around Gabon’s soccer stadium for a World Cup qualifier Saturday as the country’s new president attended and postelection violence continued for a third straight day. |
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