Protests erupt in Senegal over new law
DAKAR – Senegalese police filed tear gas on protesters marching in the capital Thursday to oppose proposed changes to the constitution that critics said could benefit the longtime president and his family.
Nato chief tries to repair cracks over LibyaTRIPOLI – Nato’s chief General Anders Fogh Rasmussen yesterday slapped down a call from Italy for a suspension of hostilities in Libya and tried to reassure wavering members of the Western coalition that Muammar Gaddafi can be beaten.China pushing to end violence in SudanBEIJING – China is pressing both sides in Sudan to end renewed violence that is threatening a landmark peace agreement, Beijing’s special envoy for African affairs said yesterday.Somali-American new Somalia PMMOGADISHU – Somalia’s president has named a Somali-American economist, Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, as the country’s new prime minister. Ali, who taught economics at Niagara University in Lewiston, New York, was elevated yesterday from his position as minister of planning and international cooperation.
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