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Chinese ship with arms for Zimbabwe headed to Angola: CNN
Washington (AFP) April 19, 2008 A Chinese ship carrying arms destined for Zimbabwe headed to Angola after a South African court barred its cargo from being transported overland to the border, CNN reported Saturday. Local media had reported that the vessel, An Yue Jiang, left the South African port of Durban late Friday after the Durban high court barred its cargo from being taken to landlocked Zimbabwe, which is gripped by a political crisis. CNN said the ship was headed to the port of Luanda, in Angola, citing the South African Department of Transport. It said that it had sailed away before the court order could be served to the ship's captain. Dockworkers in Durban had also expressed reluctance to handle the cargo, fearing the arms may be used by the government in Harare against the Zimbabwe people, CNN reported. The court ruling Friday came after the South African Litigation Centre, a legal group focusing on human rights issues, filed an urgent application to block a conveyance permit allowing the arms to be offloaded and transported. Three million rounds of AK-47 ammunition, 1,500 rocket-propelled grenades and more than 3,000 mortar rounds and mortar tubes are among the cargo on the ship, according to copies of the inventory published by a South African newspaper. In February a report adopted by the foreign affairs commission of the European Parliament urged the European Union to put pressure on China to stop delivering weapons to African countries, naming Zimbabwe in particular. Zimbabwe is currently gripped by tensions resulting from the electoral commission's failure to release the results of the March 29 presidential election. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links The Military Industrial Complex at SpaceWar.com Learn about the Superpowers of the 21st Century at SpaceWar.com
Air force general disciplined over 'tainted' contract
Washington (AFP) April 17, 2008A US air force general and two other officers have been disciplined for their role in a "tainted" 50-million dollar contract involving shows by the service's elite Thunderbird flying team, the air force said. |
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