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30 Jan 2008

 

Cash shortage threatens Sudan's census

SUDAN

Sudan's census, vital ahead of the first democratic elections in 23 years, has not received the funding it needs, a senior southern Sudanese official said. James Wani Igga, speaker of south...

 

 

29 Jan 2008

 

Helicopters swoop to save Kenya refugees

KENYA

Kenyan military helicopters swooped over machete-wielding crowds terrorising hundreds of refugees in a lakeside town on Tuesday against a backdrop of spiralling violence in the east African...

 

 

Gunmen kill Kenyan opposition lawmaker

KENYA

Gunmen shot dead a Kenyan opposition politician at his home in the early hours of Tuesday, his Orange Democratic Movement and police said. It was not immediately clear if the killing was...

 

 

28 Jan 2008

 

Kenya's Rift Valley burns, death toll soars

KENYA

Protests erupted in western Kenya and machete-wielding mobs faced off in the Rift Valley on Monday after scores died in ethnic violence, complicating mediation efforts by former U.N. boss Kofi...

 

 

05 Dec 2007

 

Britain calls for more commitment to Darfur

DARFUR

Britain criticised a lack of action by the international community on Darfur on Wednesday and said unless political will was strong, peace prospects were slim in the western Sudanese region....

 

 

25 May 2007

 

Mbeki: Vietnam Institute of International Relations on Africa Day (25/05/2007)

2007

Address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the Vietnam Institute of International Relations on the occasion of Africa Day celebrations, Hanoi

 

 

21 Aug 2006

 

Israel will try to prevent weapons reaching Hezbollah

News

Israel will maintain its sea and air blockade on Lebanon to prevent weapons reaching the Hezbollah group after staging a raid three days ago to stop an arms smuggling operation, a United Nations...