Rwandans head to the polls 2006-02-06 02:36:38
Millions of Rwandans will head to the polls this month to take part in the country's local elections. Helen Vesperini finds out more...Full Story...
Besieged civilians need protection on border 2006-02-05 09:58:55
A robust international force must be sent to protect Chadian villagers from almost daily cross-border raids by militias based in Sudan's troubled Darfur region, Human Rights Watch says.Full Story...
Burundi plagued by food shortages 2006-02-03 20:45:08
The death toll from hunger is climbing in Burundi yet national government officials have been playing down food shortages in the northern part of the country.Full Story...
Burundi's army claims successes over rebels 2006-02-03 01:47:31
The United Nations has called for Burundi's last active Hutu rebel group to disarm unconditionally as the central African country's military claimed new successes against the insurgents.Full Story...
No evidence Sudan backing Chadian rebels - AU 2006-02-02 09:47:21
Sudan has taken steps to deter the Chadian guerrillas from attacking its eastern neighbour despite accusations that Sudan is supporting Chadian insurgents on Sudanese soil, according to African forces operating in the violent Darfur region.Full Story...
US and Britain want troops sent to Darfur 2006-02-02 01:25:14
The United States and Britain have decided to get the ball rolling on sending United Nations peacekeepers to Sudan's violent Darfur region.Full Story...
Terror trial ruled out for Uganda opposition 2006-02-01 01:31:03
Uganda's second-highest court has ruled that the military may not take a top opposition leader to court on terror charges.Full Story...
HRW calls for dissident DRC general's arrest 2006-02-01 11:53:28
Human Rights Watch is urging the Democratic Republic of Congo army and UN peacekeeping forces in the country to arrest general Laurent Nkunda who is sought for war crimes, crimes against humanity and insurrection.Full Story...
UN proposes system to protect DRC's resources 2006-02-01 01:29:56
A confidential United Nations report has renewed charges that illegal armed groups suspected of ties with Uganda and Rwanda are pillaging the Democratic Republic of Congo's mineral resourcesFull Story...
AU envoy says Darfur violence must be quelled 2006-01-31 01:03:09
Worsening violence in Sudan's Darfur region could jeopardise peace talks to end the three-year conflict that has killed tens of thousands of people, the African Union's special envoy has said.Full Story...
Congo, Sudan sign refugee repatriation deal 2006-01-31 01:14:20
Congo and Sudan have signed a UN-brokered agreement allowing the repatriation of 20 000 refugees from both African nations, UN officials have said.Full Story...
Assailants attack army in volatile DRC region 2006-01-30 01:22:25
Three people have been killed after a group of unknown attackers raided an army installation in the volatile eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to officials.Full Story...
Congo holds first peace meeting as AU head 2006-01-29 09:10:06
Republic of Congo President Denis Sassou-Nguesso has launched his role as a top African peace mediator by meeting with the prime minister of civil war-divided Ivory Coast.Full Story...
Sudan's Kiir slams slow peace deal process 2006-01-28 09:59:50
The implementation of a peace deal to end Sudan's north-south civil war was extremely slow and the south was still awaiting oil revenue payments, according to Sudanese Vice President Salva Kiir.Full Story...
UN urges central African security pact 2006-01-28 08:43:40
A ministerial session of the UN Security Council has debated the volatile security in central Africa's Great Lakes region and urged the area's states to finalise preparations for a new summit to adopt a security, stability and development pact.Full Story...
Top UN official sees role for force in Darfur 2006-01-27 10:37:35
The United Nations understands that it will eventually have to take over peacekeeping duty from the African Union in Sudan's troubled Darfur region, Under Secretary-General Jean-Marie Guehenno has said.Full Story...
Museveni celebrates two decades in power 2006-01-27 06:56:13
Amid concern about the criminal prosecution of his main opposition and alleged ambitions to stay in office for life, President Yoweri Museveni enters his 20th year at Uganda's helm facing growing questions about his leadership.Full Story...
Museveni offers to re-invade DRC 2006-01-27 00:18:34
Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni is itching to send his troops into the Democratic Republic of Congo to hunt down suspected rebels who killed UN peacekeepers. "They should allow us to go and deal with the Lord's Resistance Army in Congo because we know how to fight those criminals," he says.Full Story...
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf takes the stage 2006-01-26 00:18:23
The African Union summit in Sudan has been given a few moments of unity and celebration by Africa's first elected woman head of state, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, who has received near rock-star adulation.Full Story...
Foreign ministers to mull DRC unrest with UN 2006-01-26 05:57:17
The United Nations Security Council are to host a ministerial session to discuss the volatile situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo.Full Story...
Congo to lead AU as bid by Sudan is rejected 2006-01-25 00:44:07
By rejecting Sudan's bid to head the African Union, African presidents have appeared to signal that it is no longer business as usual for their peers tainted by poor human rights records.Full Story...
Darfur peacekeepers must be African-led - AU 2006-01-25 07:25:27
Congo Republic's President Denis Sassou Nguesso, the newly appointed African Union chairperson, says he would welcome UN support for AU troops in Darfur - but the force has to remain African-led.Full Story...
First national condom campaign for Rwanda 2006-01-25 04:58:10
The Rwandan government has launched its first national campaign to promote condoms in the fight against the spread of HIV and Aids.Full Story...
UN urges action before violence ruins Darfur 2006-01-25 01:07:36
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres says the situation in Sudan's troubled Darfur region "has taken a turn for the worse".Full Story...
New AU head to focus on conflict prevention 2006-01-24 09:31:14
The new chairman of the African Union, Congo Republic's President Denis Sassou Nguesso, has told his fellow African leaders he would make conflict prevention a focus of his tenure.Full Story...
'Black Death' sparking fear as peace looms 2006-01-24 07:07:12
A rare contagious disease called kala azar - a Hindi word meaning "Black Death" - that erupted during Sudan's 21-year civil war and killed more people than bullets and bombs, is rearing its ugly head in the embattled country again...Full Story...
Congo to head the African Union 2006-01-24 01:34:22
Congo is to be named to head the African Union this year and Sudan will take the organisation's chair in 2007 under a compromise reached overnight at a summit in Khartoum.Full Story...
UN soldiers, rebels killed in DRC gunbattle 2006-01-24 00:32:40
Eight Guatemalan United Nations peacekeepers and 15 rebels have been killed after an ambush in the Democratic Republic of Congo sparked a vicious gunbattle.Full Story...
Sudan ready to drop bid to head AU 2006-01-23 11:04:02
Sudan is prepared to withdraw its bid to head the African Union, an appointment which critics say could damage Africa's credibility.Full Story...
Sudan urged to drop move for AU control 2006-01-23 02:34:24
An African Union official says that five African leaders have asked Sudan to withdraw an attempt to head the African Union.Full Story...
Sudanese police raid human rights meeting 2006-01-23 01:28:39
Sudanese police have raided a human rights meeting, seizing documents and laptops and briefly detaining participants on the eve of an African summit in the country.Full Story...
Mbeki arrives in Sudan for AU summit 2006-01-23 02:07:27
President Thabo Mbeki has arrived in Khartoum for the African Union Heads of State and Government Summit.Full Story...
Sudan commits to peace ahead of summit 2006-01-22 06:50:53
Sudanese President Omar el-Beshir has said his government is committed to peace in the troubled Darfur region on the eve of an African Union summit in Khartoum.Full Story...
Congo fighting uproots tens of thousands - UN 2006-01-22 08:49:30
Tens of thousands of people have fled their homes in eastern Congo after two days of fighting between government troops and dissident fighters who overran at least two towns, officials have said.Full Story...
Africa split about Sudan's bid to head AU 2006-01-21 06:26:35
African nations are split about Khartoum's bid to head the African Union, a move which could scuttle peace talks in Sudan's Darfur region and damage Africa's efforts to improve its image abroad.Full Story...
Mbeki says AU summit to resolve Darfur unrest 2006-01-20 08:57:09
President Thabo Mbeki is hopeful that the African Union summit set to take place in Khartoum will contribute towards finding a faster resolution to the conflict in Sudan.Full Story...
Sudan moves to head AU despite critics 2006-01-20 06:39:23
Sudan is pushing ahead with plans to head the African Union despite concerns that a Sudanese presidency would hurt Africa's reputation and spoil peace efforts in Darfur.Full Story...
Dlamini-Zuma jets off to Sudan 2006-01-19 01:34:24
Foreign Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma will hold talks with the Sudanese government after renewed outbreaks of violence that threaten to scupper the fragile peace after 23 years of civil war.Full Story...
Gabon to swear in Bongo for another term 2006-01-19 03:00:13
Cuban president Fidel Castro should not rest on his laurels: he is the world's longest serving leader with 46 years under his belt, but Gabon President Omar Bongo, who has 38 years to his name, is starting another seven-year term.Full Story...
'Forgotten' villagers tackle Rwandan rebels 2006-01-18 06:44:20
Fed-up villagers from the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo have taken up arms in their quest to defend themselves against attacks by Rwandan rebels and soldiers.Full Story...
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