Cameroon | Nigeria
People | Refugees - Displaced | Violence | War & Peace
12 killed in Cameroon attack
afrol News, 25 July - At least 10 insurgents and two Cameroonian troops were killed in a rebel attack yesterday, in long disputed oil rich Bakassi peninsula which Nigeria is transferring after world court order, Cameroon’s defense minister said. Read more
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Rwanda
Diplomacy | War & Peace | War Crimes
Rwanda threatens Darfur's pull-out
afrol News, 25 July - Rwanda it set to withdraw its 3 000 peacekeepers from war torn Darfur region of Sudan, if United Nations fails to retain a top Rwandan commander accused of 1990s war crimes, officials said. Read more
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Niger
Children | Children | Disasters | Expression | Social Services | War & Peace
MSF ordered to halt operations in Niger
afrol News, 25 July - Niger government has ordered medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres to discontinue its work in south of West African state on suspicion of having connections with Tuareg rebels, MSF reported yesterday. Read more
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Libya
Affairs | Affairs | Crime | Diplomacy | Economy | Law | Mining | People | Trade | Violence
Swiss protests Libyan retaliation
afrol News, 24 July - The Swiss government has protested against Libya's "retaliatory measures" to the arrest and detention of Muammar al-Qaddafi's son.
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Somalia
War & Peace
Somali Islamists to protect aid workers
afrol News, 24 July - Somali's new opposition leader, Mr Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys has vowed to protect aid workers in troubled African state today. Somali has been plagued by a series of kidnappings, attacks and killings of both local and international aid workers in recent weeks. Read more
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South Africa
Affairs | Crime | Law | People | Refugees - Displaced | Violence
SA's forceful removal condemned
afrol News, 24 July - South African authorities have been condemned for allowing the police to forcefully remove more than 700 people, including refugees and asylum-seekers, from the Glenada displacement camp near the commercial capital Johannesburg to Lindela Repatriation Centre.
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Congo Kinshasa
Refugees - Displaced | Social Services | War & Peace
DRC stabilisation plan to be assessed
afrol News, 24 July - Top United Nations official and Congolese minister are planning to review implementation of security and stabilisation plan for eastern DR Congo. The plan will also include improvements to roads, police stations and other priority infrastructural projects. Read more
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Zambia
Affairs | Affairs | Corruption | Crime | Economy | Law | People
Zambian ex-leader's wife to face graft trial
afrol News, 23 July - The wife of Zambia's former President Frederick Chiluba was on Tuesday ordered by a judge to stand trial next month to prove how she had acquired huge funds and property she received during his husband's rule. Read more
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Sudan
War & Peace | War Crimes
AU biased, Darfur rebels complain
afrol News, 22 July - Sudanese rebels have accused African Union of biasness following its statement on Monday saying it will urge UN Security Council to suspend warrant of arrest of President Omar Hassan al-Bashir. Read more
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Uganda
Democracy - Dictatorship | Elections | Good governance
Museveni moves to cling to power again
afrol News, 22 July - Uganda's president, Yoweri Museveni looks set to extend his rule to 30 years by winning a fourth term in 2011, in spite of concerns about democracy under one of Africa's longest serving rulers. Read more
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Liberia
Affairs | Disasters | Economy | People | Water
Worst floods hit Liberia
afrol News, 22 July - Residents in Liberia's capital Monrovia had been hit by what has been the country's worst flood in history which was precipitated by intense and heavy rains, forcing more than a thousand people to flee their homes. Read more
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