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Refugees flee new clashes in eastern DRCongoGoma, Dr Congo (AFP) May 13, 2012 Scores of residents fled heavy fighting between government forces and army mutineers in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday, a local source told AFP. Disgruntled troops have fought for weeks under rebel leader General Bosco Ntaganda - known as the "Terminator" and wanted by the International Criminal Court in The Hague - or as part of breakaway militias. The mutineers are one-time rebels who were integrated into the national army under a 2009 peace deal but defected again after ... read more |
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 Mali crisis could threaten global security: UN refugee chief The crisis in Mali could become a threat to global security if the international community does not help the coup- and rebellion-hit country, the head of the UN refugee agency said Monday. ... more | .. |
W. Africa bloc threatens coup leaders in Mali, G. Bissau West African presidents on Thursday threatened tougher action against coup leaders in Mali and Guinea-Bissau who have resisted efforts to fully restore civilian rule. ... more | .. |
 Boko Haram targets media in Nigeria Militant Nigerian Islamic group Boko Haram is threatening the nation's media. ... more | .. |
 Zimbabwe PM calls for reforms before election Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Tuesday called for peace and demanded political reforms before any election to replace a coalition government with his long time rival President Robert Mugabe. ... more |
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 DR Congo army pursuing rebels after clashes The Congolese army said Monday that it has launched an operation to reclaim territory lost after weekend clashes with rebels loyal to a wanted indicted war criminal. ... more | .. |
 West African summit on Guinea-Bissau set for Thursday Six west African heads of state will discuss the situation in Guinea-Bissau at a meeting in Dakar next week, the Senegalese government said late Friday. ... more | .. |
 Sierra Leone's gruesome 10-year civil war The civil war in Sierra Leone from 1991 to 2001, unleashed by rebels from the notorious Revolutionary United Front (RUF), was one of the most atrocious in Africa's recent history, leaving 120,000 dead and thousands of civilians mutilated. ... more | .. |
 Mali junta yet to return to barracks: groups The soldiers who seized power in Mali last month have yet to return to their barracks despite a regionally-brokered deal restoring civilian rule, political parties and civil society groups said Monday. ... more |
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 Stench of death in Heglig, where Sudan says 1,200 died More than 1,000 South Sudanese troops died during the battle for Sudan's main oilfield of Heglig, the Sudanese armed forces commander said on Monday, as a stench of death filled the air. ... more | .. |
G.Bissau will 'defend itself' if foreign troops sent: junta Guinea-Bissau's junta said Friday it would not accept the presence of United Nations troops in the country, after calls for a peace force to bring down the military rulers. ... more | .. |
 Diarra: launch of NASA scientist into Mali politics Mali's new prime minister, Cheick Modibo Diarra, is an accomplished astrophysicist who worked on five NASA missions and became a US citizen, but said he never forgot the Malian town of his birth. ... more | .. |
G.Bissau army says coup bid over secret deal with Angola The Guinea-Bissau army said Friday it launched a coup bid in the notoriously unstable west African state because of an alleged secret military deal signed by the government with Angola. ... more |
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Coup attempt in G.Bissau, attack on PM residence Guinea-Bissau troops staged a coup attempt late Thursday, attacking the prime minister's residence, arresting politicians and taking over the ruling party headquarters amid a media blackout. ... more | .. |
DR Congo must arrest war crimes suspect: rights group Congolese President Joseph Kabila's suggestion that he might arrest war crimes suspect Bosco Ntaganda was a positive sign, but the arrest should be carried out immediately, Human Rights Watch said Friday. ... more | .. |
ECOWAS council asks regional leaders to okay Mali force The West African bloc ECOWAS has asked regional leaders to approve troops deployment to end the rebellion by separatist groups in northern Mali, it said Saturday. ... more | .. |
Foreign 'pressure' will not force Ntaganda arrest: DR Congo Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila said Wednesday he would not order the arrest of war crimes suspect Bosco Ntaganda "under pressure" from the international community. ... more |
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Nigeria Islamists 'get looted Libyan arms' Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamist militants appear to be gaining strength and firepower from an alliance with al-Qaida in North Africa amid reports dozen of them are in Mali with Tuareg rebels while weapons looted in Libya have turned up in Nigeria. ... more | .. |
W. Africa must define scope of Mali intervention Mali's regional neighbours are wary of sending a military mission to the chaotic nation without a clear mandate, after Islamist extremists and Tuareg rebels seized the country's vast north, security sources say. ... more | .. |
DR Congo army hunts ex-rebel deserter Troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo closed in on a former rebel colonel Sunday and were trying to disarm him, a military official said. ... more | .. |
 African turmoil boosts Sahel famine threat The political upheavals that have swept Africa in recent months, especially Libya's civil war, have accelerated a food crisis in the Sahel, a drought-plagued, semi-desert region that spans the continent. ... more |
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 Soldiers guard Malawi TV, radio: spokesman Soldiers on Saturday took over security at Malawi's state radio and television in the commercial hub Blantyre to ensure a "peaceful transition" following the president's death, an army spokesman said. ... more | .. |
 Angola marks 10 years since end of civil war Angola marked the 10th anniversary of the end of its three-decade civil war on Wednesday as President Jose Eduardo dos Santos unveiled a monument near the site where a long-time rebel leader was killed. ... more | .. |
 Angola's boom economy leaves many behind, 10 years after war Luanda's ever-expanding skyline and its newly renovated bay-side promenade, complete with manicured lawns and imported palm trees, are proud emblems of Angola's post-war recovery. ... more |
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