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Comoros : Ex-VP surrenders, others caught hiding in a cave
The former vice-president of Anjouan and former secretary-general of the Indian Ocean Commission (OIC), Caambi El-yachroutu, Sunday surrendered to the Comorian military authorities on...
Egyptian, Isreali and US forces to co-operate
In an effort to stem the flow of weapons and illegal persons from moving between Egypt and Gaza, Cairo has established a special unit...
Morocco and Algeria : Impasse over Western Sahara
Morocco's invitation of Algeria for a direct dialogue over the Western Sahara conflict is faced with an impasse as the algerian government maintains...
African defence ministers pledge effort for peace on the continent
Member states of the African Union (AU) need to intensify efforts at making the continent's peace and security architecture fully operational, defence and security...
Comoros : Rebels warned
The Alliance for the Liberation of Anjouan, made up of the Comoran military supported by AU forces from Tanzania and Sudan, has presented rebels...
Morocco seeks dialogue with Algeria over “Western Sahara”
Moroccan Interior Minister Chakib Benmoussa has said the settlement of the Western Sahara conflict requires "direct dialogue" between his country and Algeria.
"A settlement is...
Comoros’ rebel island under union gov’t control
Comoros took control of its rebel island of Anjouan on Tuesday in a military operation aimed at toppling renegade leader, Mohamed Bacar, a government...
Preparatory work on poll fraud probe begins in Kenya
South African retired Judge Johann Kriegler, who is spearheading investigations into Kenya's flawed presidential polls, has embarked on preparatory work before tackling his first...
Comoros: Anjouan under loyalist control
The executive assistant of the Comoros president in charge of defence, Mohamed Bacar Dossar, declared on Tuesday in Moroni that the army had the...
A package of deals needed to resolve border issue
Although the algerian government has not yet given an official answer in response to the Moroccan call for the reopening of land borders, several...
Rising tensions displace hundreds
Recent clashes between the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) army and fighters from the mainly Arab Miserriya community have displaced hundreds of civilians from...
Morocco calls for reopening of land border with Algeria
Morocco Thursday expressed its willingness to reopen the land border with Algeria, closed since 1994, and a return to normal relations between the two...
From ‘war lords’ to ‘aid lords’
Despite their charity to the needy in Somalia, Western humanitarian agencies are allegedly nurturing a culture of dependence that is likely to weaken the...
Mozambique: ex-migrant workers storm labour ministry
Over a hundred Mozambicans, who had once been migrant workers in the now defunct German Democratic Republic (GDR), Wednesday burst into the Labour Ministry,...
Sudan peace accord to end row over oil-rich Abyei region
Sudanese authorities are crafting a formula for the formation of a regional government for the oil-rich Abyei region, which has been one of the...
Egypt brokers Gaza calm
Egyptian officials on Tuesday said they were attempting to broker an agreement between Israel and Palestinian factions to halt the violence in Gaza, but...
Zimbabwe: Blacks and Government fight over White land
Government’s controversial land redistribution policy has been put to the test in the southern province of Masvingo as former fighters for Zimbabwe’s liberation take...
Kenya: public service not to get power sharing
The recently- signed, power-sharing deal between the government and opposition does not affect senior positions in the civil service, the judiciary and state corporations,...
Kenya: Demonstrators storm electoral body meeting
An Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK) meeting was disrupted Monday when members of the civil society stormed the venue to demand the immediate resignation...
Somalia has the ‘worst humanitarian crisis on earth’
Despite international efforts to end the Somali conflict that has spanned two decades, the Horn of African nation still retains tag of the country...
Increase of sect-related violence in DRC
The violence that has claimed several lives in southwestern Democratic Republic of Congo, after clashes between a religious sect and the national police, could...
Gaza humanitarian situation dire
The humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip is "man-made" and worse than it has ever been since the Israeli occupation in 1967, a coalition...
French Soldier’s body found in Sudan
The body of the French Eufor soldier reported missing last Monday in Sudan, has been found. The Sudanese authorities notified the European forces in...
Libya wants political, material support for Palestinians
Libya Saturday called for political and material support for Palestine to save the Palestinian people from constant Israeli attacks.
A "firm and urgent" Arab position...
Cameroon: one TV and two Radio Stations closed in a week
Police in the capital, Yaoundé, have forced a popular radio station off the air and confiscated its equipment over commentary critical of the government...
Kenya: What next after political deal
After Kenya's laudable power-sharing agreement, humanitarian actors say the hard work has yet to begin - resettling the displaced and reconciling all Kenyans.
"We...
Riots in Burkina related to high cost of living
Violence spread to the capital, Ouagadougou, early on 28 February as demonstrators took to the streets to denounce the high price of food and...
Cameroon wakes up to calm
Life is slowly going back to normal in Cameroon, four days after the urban transport strike which led to violent clashes leaving several people...
Cameroon riots turn political
The violent protests, following an urban transport strike, sparked by a rise in petrol prices as well as the high cost of living has...
Kenya: A story of reunion and forgiveness
Damaris and Nancy were friends and neighbours in Nairobi's Mathare slum before Kenya was plunged into a post-election crisis in late December 2007. They...