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Eleven killed in Darfur The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Darfur says 11 people died after an attack by unidentified gunmen this week. Full Story... |
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Congo calls for scaling down of UN force Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have approached the United Nations about scaling down the large UN mission in the country. Full Story... Main groups absent from Darfur talks Qatar has hosted a "ceremonial launch" of the Darfur peace talks - but neither the Sudanese government nor rebel representatives took part. Full Story... Dozens killed as Congo violence flares More than 100 people have been killed and thousands of others have fled after ethnic clashes in the northern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the United Nations. Full Story... Cattle raid kills 47 in Sudan - official A tribal cattle raid this week left 47 dead in south Sudan, an army spokesman said, the latest in a cycle of fatal clashes between pastoralists. Full Story... Rwanda Hutu rebels denounce leaders' arrest Rwandan Hutu rebels denounced the arrest in Germany of two of their leaders on suspicion of crimes against humanity committed in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Full Story... |
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Violence in Sudan mars poll preparations 2009-11-18 00:17:34 A government minister was wounded and 12 other people were killed when ethnic violence erupted in South Sudan this week. Full Story... Genocide tribunal orders release of cleric 2009-11-18 00:41:42 A priest accused of genocide and crimes against humanity during the 1994 Rwandan genocide has been acquitted - the second release in as many days. Full Story... Comoros opposition leader arrested 2009-11-17 16:58:22 The leader of the Comoros archipelago's opposition Ridja party, Said Larifou, has been detained after openly criticising President Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi. Full Story... New ways to slow Africa's population growth 2009-11-17 14:59:37 Pairing family planning services with HIV and Aids treatment can help curb Africa's population growth rate which records a yearly increase of 2.5 percent, health experts have said. Full Story... UN court overturns genocide conviction 2009-11-17 11:40:33 A UN court's appeals chamber has acquitted a Rwandan leader who was sentenced to 20 years in prison over the 1994 genocide because of shortcomings in the evidence. Full Story... Sudanese poll officials under pressure 2009-11-17 00:22:31 Opposition parties in Sudan have called for a two-week extension to register voters for the election after accusing poll officials of being ill-prepared for the landmark vote. Full Story... Genocide suspect cleared by tribunal 2009-11-17 00:27:16 The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda has cleared an alleged organiser of the 1994 genocide and overturned the 20-year sentence against him. Full Story... Darfur peace talks delayed again 2009-11-16 00:22:05 Qatari-hosted talks between the Sudanese government and Darfur rebels have been postponed less than 24 hours before their scheduled start. Full Story... Madiba letter to Congo averts legal action 2009-11-15 13:22:02 A letter from Nelson Mandela to Denis Sassou Nguesso has stalled any possible legal action over the Congolese president's controversial book. Full Story... 'Armed gangs targeting Chinese' 2009-11-13 10:50:37 Armed Angolan gangs are targeting Chinese workers in "mafia-style" attacks, says a construction boss. Full Story... Eleven killed in clan violence 2009-11-13 00:19:35 Tribal attacks have claimed the lives of 11 people in southern Sudan, halting registration in the area for the first multi-party election in two decades. Full Story... Soccer player faces flogging in Sudan 2009-11-13 00:15:13 A Nigerian football player says he has been sentenced to 40 lashes in Sudan after being wrongly convicted of drunk driving in Khartoum. Full Story... Plane lands safely, then crashes 2009-11-13 00:12:08 A Rwandair passenger plane bound for Uganda has crashed into the Kigali airport VIP lounge, killing one person, according to officials. Full Story... One killed, several hurt in plane crash 2009-11-12 17:56:52 At least one person was killed and several were injured when a plane operated by RwandAir crashed on takeoff at Kigali's airport. Full Story... Plane crashes into Kigali VIP lounge 2009-11-12 17:43:35 A Rwandair plane to Uganda crashed into the VIP lounge after taking off from the international airport in Rwanda's capital Kigali but officials said no one had been killed. Full Story... Dying mom tells Kony to make peace 2009-11-12 00:23:00 Norah Anek, the mother of Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony, has urged the LRA chief to pursue peace. Full Story... Darfur camp closures scheduled for 2010 2009-11-12 00:20:12 Darfur rebel groups have criticised the Sudanese government for its plan to close down dozens of camps for displaced people from across the violence-ravaged region. Full Story... Only pockets of rebels remain - UN 2009-11-12 00:29:25 The United Nations says that military operations against the Lord's Resistance Army have reduced the rebels to about 100 in Congo. Full Story... Polio drive begins in Congo 2009-11-11 00:42:39 Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have started vaccinating more than two million children against polio and measles. Full Story... Genocide suspect goes on trial 2009-11-10 00:55:04 Former Rwandan government minister Callixte Nzabonimana, described by prosecutors as "the Butcher of Gitarama", has been accused of genocide. Full Story... Election workers threatened by Darfur rebels 2009-11-10 01:00:20 Darfur rebels have threatened to attack any Sudanese election officials who venture into their territory ahead of the country's first multi-party poll in 24 years. Full Story... Obasanjo scales back Congo peace mission 2009-11-10 01:11:56 United Nations envoy Olusegun Obasanjo plans to scale back his mediation efforts in Congo, where the situation has "improved dramatically" over the past year. Full Story... Dozens held for attack on Congo police 2009-11-09 01:05:57 Security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo have arrested almost 100 armed men blamed for killing dozens of police during an attack in the isolated north in October. Full Story... Bashir changes his mind on summit 2009-11-09 01:14:23 Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has pulled out of an Islamic summit in Istanbul - a trip that the European Union had objected to because of his indictment by the International Criminal Court. Full Story... South Sudan faces famine danger - UN 2009-11-09 01:24:10 More than a million people in the under-developed South Sudan region could be left without enough food after a poor start to the rainy season, according to United Nations officials. Full Story... China to boost aid to Africa as ties blossom 2009-11-08 13:21:28 Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao offered Africa $10-billion in concessional loans over the next three years. Full Story... Politicians report widespread electoral fraud 2009-11-08 11:53:52 Sudan's political parties accused each other of widespread fraud and intimidation as voters began to register for the oil-producing state's first multi-party elections in 24 years. Full Story... Dozens arrested over fishing rights 2009-11-08 13:19:30 Democratic Republic of Congo police have arrested about 100 people accused of killing dozens and displacing thousands. Full Story... Human Rights Watch slams Uganda Aids bill 2009-11-06 14:20:31 Human Rights Watch criticised Uganda's HIV and Aids bill, some of whose clauses call for mandatory testing of pregnant women, sex offenders and victims, and disclosure of HIV status. Full Story... Violence in Sudan overshadows medical needs 2009-11-06 00:48:37 Almost three quarters of the people in South Sudan have no access to medical care and 10 percent of the children there die before their first birthday, according to the World Health Organisation. Full Story... UN court sentences genocide suspect 2009-11-06 00:53:16 A United Nations genocide court has sentenced a former tea industry official from Rwanda to eight years in prison for ordering his subordinates to kill hundreds of minority Tutsis. Full Story... Congolese refugees back on home soil 2009-11-05 01:00:22 The United Nations refugee agency has repatriated 502 Congolese refugees from Zambia, bringing the total number of returnees to the Democratic Republic of Congo to more than 15 000 since May this year. Full Story... Mann arrives in Britain 2009-11-04 17:27:35 Freed mercenary Simon Mann has expressed his gratitude for being able to return to Britain. Full Story... Mark Thatcher must face the music - Mann 2009-11-04 15:38:26 Before leaving Equatorial Guinea, freed coup-plotter Simon Mann said the son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and others should face justice. [VIDEO] Full Story... Scramble for Africa: Brazil gaining on China 2009-11-04 11:42:13 China is leading the pack in the 21st century 'scramble for Africa' but anybody who thinks Beijing has the continent sewn up need only glance at the passport of the Brazilian president. Full Story... UN defends role in Congo 2009-11-04 00:53:18 The United Nations has withdrawn assistance from certain army units in Congo, but remains committed to its operation in the Central African country. Full Story... 'It has been hard without him' 2009-11-03 13:58:41 The Pretoria-based wife of the one of the South African mercenaries pardoned for plotting to topple the government of Equatorial Guinea, had not been informed of his impending release. Full Story... Coup plotter free to leave Equatorial Guinea 2009-11-03 11:32:37 Equatorial Guinea's chief judge says convicted British coup plotter Simon Mann and four South African mercenaries have been pardoned by the country's president. Full Story... UN slashes aid for Congo army after killings 2009-11-03 00:46:19 The United Nations has cut support for some units of the Congo armed forces amid allegations that the soldiers killed, raped and mutilated hundreds of civilians. Full Story... UN suspends support to DRC army units 2009-11-02 14:05:34 The United Nations will suspend operational support for certain Democratic Republic of Congo army units it believes deliberately killed more than 60 civilians this year. Full Story... Browse the [Central Africa] Archive |
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