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Chad, Sudan seek improved security Sudan and Chad have agreed to end their proxy wars and work together to rebuild their border areas - a move presumably aimed at bolstering security before impending polls in both nations. Full Story... |
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Sudan-Chad turn new page Sudan and Chad have agreed to end their proxy wars. Full Story... Kagame warns critical presidential rival Rwandan President Paul Kagame said an outspoken presidential aspirant could be prosecuted for inflammatory remarks about the 1994 genocide. Full Story... Lack of evidence scuppers Garda trial The International Criminal Court will not charge Darfur rebel chief Bahar Idriss Abu Garda in connection with the killing of 12 African Union peacekeepers in 2007. Full Story... Bashir praised for helping Red Cross worker French envoy Andre Parant has extended his thanks to Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for helping to secure the release of a Red Cross worker held captive for almost three months. Full Story... ICC decision on Sudan against peace process The African Union said that a decision by the International Criminal Court to consider adding genocide charges to an arrest warrant for President Omar el-Beshir harms the peace process in Sudan. Full Story... |
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Burundi tries 'mutinous peacekeepers' 2010-02-05 00:11:22 Burundi is trying 33 soldiers accused of mutiny while serving as peacekeepers with the African Union force in Somalia. Full Story... Ugandan sexuality bill slammed by Obama 2010-02-05 00:19:42 United States President Barack Obama has denounced as "odious" a proposed anti-gay law in Uganda that has drawn international condemnation. Full Story... Rwandan opposition figure assaulted 2010-02-04 17:18:59 A Rwandan opposition leader who returned to the country last month was assaulted by a mob at a government building in the capital Kigali. Full Story... Cameroon airport bust: 700 parrots seized 2010-02-03 17:04:03 Police in Cameroon have seized nearly 700 parrots at an airport as they were about to be smuggled out of the country, a source close to the case said. Full Story... Congo province bans exports from 16 miners 2010-02-03 00:18:40 Authorities in the Congolese province of Katanga have blocked exports by mining companies they believe have not supported local agriculture projects. Full Story... Sudan calls in editors after reports on waste 2010-02-03 00:23:56 Sudanese authorities have summoned seven chief editors of newspapers to question them over reports about dumping hazardous electronic waste. Full Story... African leaders want Madagascar accords respected 2010-02-02 11:22:50 Leaders of the 53-member African Union want Madagascar's rival politicians to stick to the agreements meant to help the Indian Ocean island out of a prolonged crisis. Full Story... Obama keeps pressure on Sudan 2010-02-02 00:35:29 President Barack Obama has warned that the United States will increase pressure on the Sudanese government if its leaders do not respond to an American push for a peace deal in Darfur. Full Story... Rebel leader is dead, says Bozize 2010-02-01 00:24:00 Central African Republic President Francois Bozize has dismissed calls for an investigation into the death of former defence minister and rebel leader Charles Massi. Full Story... DRC clears sailors of immigrants' deaths 2010-01-31 07:30:03 A court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has cleared seven Ukrainian sailors and one Russian sailor of charges of killing four Congolese illegal immigrants on their boat. Full Story... Candidates named for Sudan poll 2010-01-30 18:13:07 Nine candidates have been approved to run against President Omar al-Bashir in Sudan's April 11 polls. Full Story... New peacekeeping chief seeks pace in Darfur 2010-01-29 00:38:19 Ibrahim Gambari, the new head of the multinational peacekeeping operations in Darfur, would like to see a definitive peace deal in place within 12 months. Full Story... Independents stand tall in Sudan 2010-01-29 00:53:51 Three senior members of the main political party in south Sudan have broken away in a surprise move and will stand as independent candidates in gubernatorial elections. Full Story... Bashir backs former rebel 2010-01-28 00:38:23 The ruling National Congress Party in Sudan has pledged its support for former foe Salva Kiir, who is likely to run for president of the semi-autonomous south in April. Full Story... Lawyer stands by Congo warlord 2010-01-28 01:15:28 Accused Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga played no active role in recruiting children as soldiers, and some witnesses at his trial have lied, according to his defence attorney. Full Story... 'Child soldiers' are liars, court hears 2010-01-27 19:35:14 The lawyer for an alleged Congolese warlord has told the International Criminal Court that witnesses against the man are lying about being former child soldiers in his militia. Full Story... Slain president - family slams probe 2010-01-27 15:36:44 The family of former Rwandan president Juvenal Habyarimana has charged that Kigali's investigation into his 1994 assassination had been manipulated. Full Story... Al-Mahdi confirms bid for presidency 2010-01-27 00:42:49 Sadeq al-Mahdi, the last elected prime minister of Sudan, is planning to run for president in the April elections. Full Story... Bashir escapes flying shoe 2010-01-26 01:07:25 A man has thrown his shoe at Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir during a public conference in the capital, Khartoum. Full Story... Man hurls shoe at al-Bashir 2010-01-25 15:00:54 A Sudanese man hurled his shoe at President Omar al-Bashir but missed him, witnesses said, adding that the assailant was immediately arrested. Full Story... Darfur talks have yet to resume in Qatar 2010-01-25 02:13:53 No date has been set for direct talks between the Sudanese government and rebels after a day of consultations between different delegations in Qatar. Full Story... Nine hurt during clashes in Sudan 2010-01-22 01:27:40 Police have clashed with supporters of an independent electoral candidate in eastern Sudan, arresting 31 people and injuring nine. Full Story... Death sentences jeopardise talks, say rebels 2010-01-21 00:45:54 Two members of the Justice and Equality Movement have been sentenced to death in for their role in a 2008 Khartoum attack - and rebel leaders say this development has endangered their fragile peace talks. Full Story... SA Express to have wings in DRC 2010-01-20 17:04:39 State-owned SA Express will set up an airline for domestic flights in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Full Story... Two sentenced for rebel raid in Sudan 2010-01-20 00:21:57 A Sudanese court has sentenced two men to death for their role in a surprise rebel attack on Khartoum in 2008. Full Story... Space rocks land foreigners in the dock 2010-01-20 00:26:29 Three European tourists have been detained in Sudan for being in possession of the remnants of a rare meteorite that struck a remote region of the country two years ago. Full Story... UN earmarks relief funds for Congo 2010-01-20 00:39:07 The United Nations has pledged $16-million for humanitarian programmes in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Full Story... Europeans arrested over asteroid fragments 2010-01-19 17:41:54 Sudanese police say they have arrested two European tourists for collecting fragments of an asteroid in the country without permission. Full Story... Zambia, Rwanda to pursue genocide suspects 2010-01-19 11:04:37 Zambia and Rwanda have agreed to jointly identify and arrest 1994 genocide suspects who may be living in Zambia as refugees. Full Story... Somali pirates feud over hjijacked oil tanker 2010-01-17 14:02:05 Rival Somali pirate gangs fired shots at each other in a dispute over how to split any ransom for a hijacked Greek-flagged oil tanker with two million barrels of crude oil aboard. Full Story... CAR rebel chief 'tortured to death' 2010-01-16 19:38:27 The head of the only rebel group in the Central African Republic has died after being tortured, the former government minister's wife and his party have said. Full Story... Four Chinese held for ivory trafficking 2010-01-15 18:32:36 Congo police have arrested four Chinese nationals for illegal ivory trafficking after finding them with jewelry and other items made from the material. Full Story... Opposition parties leave CAR elections body 2010-01-15 17:20:35 Opposition parties in the Central African Republic have walked out of the electoral process, demanding the resignation of the man who is setting up the country's elections. Full Story... Couple and child killed in grenade attack 2010-01-15 16:02:55 An attacker in northern Burundi has hurled a grenade into a home, killing a man, his wife and one of their children. Full Story... UN slams Ugandan proposal for anti-gay laws 2010-01-15 16:39:58 The UN high commissioner for human rights has criticised a draft bill in Uganda that proposes 'draconian' punishments for gays. Full Story... 'It looks like night now' 2010-01-15 10:36:41 An annular eclipse raced across central and eastern Africa, briefly reducing the sun to a blazing ring surrounding a sombre disk. Full Story... Rwanda supreme court postpones Nkunda hearing 2010-01-14 14:07:15 Rwanda's Supreme Court postponed the hearing of a plea seeking the release of former Congolese Tutsi rebel chief Laurent Nkunda, a statement from Nkunda's family said. Full Story... Rwanda grenade attacks show need to disarm 2010-01-14 11:50:42 Several unrelated grenade attacks that killed four people and wounded several others across Rwanda show the need to reduce the number of arms in society available for use by criminals, say police. Full Story... UK pressures Sudan on border row 2010-01-14 01:02:38 Britain is pressing Sudan's former north-south foes to resolve their differences over borders and oil revenues, with a southern referendum on independence less than a year away. Full Story... Bill on homosexuality 'needs more discussion' 2010-01-13 00:14:38 Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni says an anti-gay bill tabled in parliament has become a foreign policy issue. Full Story... Browse the [Central Africa] Archive |
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