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Peacekeeping Mission for Darfur Months Behind Schedule
Commander of the planned joint A.U.-U.N. peacekeeping force for Darfur says best case scenario is to have about 9,000 personnel on the ground when the mandate for the force begins on January 1 ...
5 Egyptians Die in Cruise Ship Fire
Officials say the fire broke out in engine room and quickly spread through the ship ...
UNICEF Begins Life-Saving Immunization Campaign in Somalia
Effort aims to immunize 100,000 children and women in camps for internally displaced people ...
Somali Group Says Violence Killed Nearly 6,000 This Year
Mogadishu Mayor Mohammed Dheere accuses Elman Peace and Human Rights Organization spreading false information ...
Sudan's President to Meet British Lawmakers Seeking Teacher's Pardon
Gillian Gibbons is serving 15-day prison sentence for letting her class of seven-year-olds name teddy bear Muhammad - the name of Islam's founding prophet ...
Starbucks, Ethiopia Join Forces After Settling Trademark Dispute
Earlier, Ethiopia had accused Starbucks of blocking it from trade-marking names of distinctive Ethiopian coffees ...
Uganda’s Rebels Said Ready For Next Round Of Peace Talks
Uganda’s Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels say they are winding down their consultations ahead of the next round of peace negotiations with President Yoweri Museveni’s government. ...
South Africa’s President Said Considering Early Polls If He Loses to EX-VP
South Africa’s President, Thabo Mbeki says he is considering calling for an early parliamentary elections if he fails in his unprecedented third term bid to become the leader of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party. ...
Sudan’s President to Meet SPLM Leader Kiir Today
The leader of the former Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM), Salva Kiir will today (Monday) hold talks with Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir. ...
Liberia Arrests and Temporarily Releases A Prominent Lebanese Businessman
George Haddad was arrested because he was linked to the sale of iron ore during the era of the transitional government headed by Gyude Bryant ...
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