Statement by MorganTsvangirai on the Resolutions made by the National Council

“Therefore, in accordance with the party’s constitution, the political agreement we signed on September 15th 2008, and in the best interests of the welfare of all Zimbabweans, the MDC has resolved to form an inclusive government with Zanu PF and MDC-M” – Morgan Tsvangirai

Khartoum optimistic about Obama

KHARTOUM – Sudan is optimistic about relations with US President Barack Obama but has bad memories of the administration of ex-president Bill Clinton, whose wife Hillary is the new US secretary of state.

1,500 Rwandan troops enter Congo to help battle Hutus

More than 1,500 Rwandan troops crossed the border into eastern Congo on Tuesday to join Congolese forces in an effort to oust Hutu rebels who participated in Rwanda’s genocide and have long been at the heart of the region’s conflict, officials said.

European Parliament call to end persecution of Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi in Iran

European Parliament, in a resolution adopted by a large majority, strongly condemns the “repression, persecution and threats” against the Iranian lawyer and 2003 Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi and expresses its grave concern at the intensified persecution of human rights defenders in Iran.

Israeli tank fire kills 42 at U.N. school -medics

GAZA, Jan 6 (Reuters) – Israeli tank shells killed more than 40 Palestinians on Tuesday at a U.N. school where civilians had taken shelter, medical officials said, in carnage likely to boost international pressure on Israel to halt a Gaza offensive.

UNHCR visits Congolese towns attacked by Lord’s Resistance Army

Reuters 6 Jan 2009 – BUNIA, Democratic Republic of the Congo, January 6 (UNHCR) – UNHCR staff have taken part in a joint assessment mission to an area of north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo) hit by deadly attacks in recent weeks by a rebel Ugandan group.