January 24, 2014[NAIROBI] — In 1967, three years after winning the World Heavyweight Championship from the dreaded Sonny Liston, Mohamed Ali refused to be drafted in the US Army to fight in Vietnam. “Why should they ask me to put on uniform and go ten thousand miles from home and drop bombs and bullets on…
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Ethiopia: New Agreement to Free Political Detainees
Within the ceasefire agreement the status of South Sudan political detainees was yesterday signed by rebels and government representatives as witnessed by IGAD mediators in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. January 24, 2014[Addis Ababa] — According to the agreement, the political detainees are also vital in the peace dialogue hence their situation has to be…
South Sudan Crisis: A Rare Compliment For Khartoum From Britain!
Britain commends Khartoum’s ‘balanced’ S. Sudan role By Ian Timberlake Mark Simmonds, Britain’s Minister for Africa January 24, 2014 [Khartoum, AFP] — Britain Thursday praised Sudan’s role in supporting efforts to bring peace to its former foe South Sudan, while a Sudanese official spoke of a “breakthrough” in attempts to end the fighting. “I very much…
