African News Summary

US president is going to Ghana after stops in Russia and Italy

Thousands of cheering Ghanaians likely to meet President Obama at the airport when he arrives in Ghana Friday

The Broadcast Electronic Media and Allied Workers Union (BEMAWU) said its members will be voting to determine the next line of action in their demand for better working conditions.

US president leaves Washington Sunday for Moscow for meeting on arms control; trip ends with likely emotional visit to Ghana

Recently Amnesty International released a report condemning oil companies for widespread environmental damages and abuse of impoverished communities in Niger Delta

Joint declaration issued at end of African Union summit in Libya says member states would not cooperate in arrest and surrender of Sudan's president on war crimes charges

Thom Yung'Ana, president of the Zambian Union of Nurses Organization says the workers need every penny to buy food for their families and pay for public transport and housing

Al-Shabab's reclusive leader Ahmed Abdi Godane, also known as Abu Zubayr, says government forces have five days to surrender their weapons to al-Shabab

Sudan UMMA party - led by former Sudanese Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi - and rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) announced agreement Friday

Press union says "bogus charges" may put reporters back in prison as soon as today and intensify President Jammeh's restrictions on press freedom