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afrol News, 29 October - The UN agencies are preparing to airlift tents and an emergency response team to help scores of thousands of Angolans expelled from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as each country continues to drive out its neighbour’s nationals.

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afrol News, 28 October - The racism case against four University of the Free State (UFS) students is expected to get back in court following consultations today in the Free State city of Bloemfontein.

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afrol News, 16 October - The International Human Rights body, has urged the Burundian government to stop forced deportations of Rwandan asylum seekers under false pretences that their refugee status has been denied.

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» 24.09.2009 - ICTR's trial of Ngirabatware commences
» 23.09.2009 - Rwandan fugutive handed to ICTR
» 17.09.2009 - Former Rwanda official pleads guilty to war crimes
» 11.09.2009 - Uganda tribal clashes continue into second day
» 07.09.2009 - Fresh talks expected next month in Sudan
» 24.08.2009 - Kenyan census kicks-off
» 10.08.2009 - Indigenous community must be celebrated with honour, Ban
» 07.08.2009 - San communities in Botswana get USADF funding
» 06.08.2009 - British funding to secure land peace in Rwanda
» 28.07.2009 - Yar’Adua assures clean sweep of militants
» 21.07.2009 - Prosecute officers responsible for Jos killings – HRW
» 29.05.2009 - Tribal clashes claim over 240 lives
» 14.05.2009 - Over 200 political prisoners in Burundi released
» 14.05.2009 - Rwanda refugees in Uganda flee repatriation
» 12.05.2009 - Authorities ready for BBC suspension talks
» 12.05.2009 - Comprehensive strategies critical for Kivu peace, ICG says
» 11.05.2009 - RSF condemns suspension of local station in DRC
» 11.05.2009 - UN envoy condemns rebels attacks in DRC
» 06.05.2009 - Rwanda seeks neutral country trial for Nkunda
» 30.04.2009 - SA accused of continued deportation of Zims despite moratorium
» 27.04.2009 - Rwanda suspends BBC broadcast for being bias
» 21.04.2009 - Nkunda not illegally detained - court
» 30.03.2009 - Congo and Rwanda to continue discussions on Nkunda’s extradition
» 25.03.2009 - ICC should be a last resort, HRW urges Kenya
» 24.03.2009 - DRC to release rebels in the new peace deal
» 19.03.2009 - Bin Laden urges Somalis to oust the president
» 09.03.2009 - Rwanda tribunal takes Kenya to Security Council
» 05.03.2009 - UN demobilises 880 children in DRC
» 03.03.2009 - Nkunda under house arrest - Kagame
» 02.03.2009 - MP sentenced to life for genocide
» 26.02.2009 - Cult clashes kill 15 in Benin
» 25.02.2009 - Rwandan troops pull out in DRC
» 17.02.2009 - British missionary in court again
» 10.02.2009 - Govt and rebels seek peace agreement for Darfur
» 03.02.2009 - Court upholds sentence for genocide perpetrator
» 27.01.2009 - 4 killed in Rwanda-Congo joint operation
» 23.01.2009 - Congo rebel leader arrested
» 20.01.2009 - 2,000 Rwandan troops advance into Congolese borders
» 08.01.2009 - Algerians donate blood of solidarity with Gaza victims
» 18.12.2008 - Rwandan former army colonel gets life
» 15.12.2008 - British discuses UN accusations on Rwanda-DRC
» 02.12.2008 - Egypt revokes ban on doctor's visas
» 02.12.2008 - Family protests 15 years sentence for musician
» 01.12.2008 - Zimbabwe rejects regional court ruling
» 17.11.2008 - Kagame calls for rebel leader imprisonment
» 17.11.2008 - UN mission in DRC ready to respond to rebels' ceasefire violation
» 10.11.2008 - Italian nuns kidnapped in Kenya
» 30.10.2008 - DR Congo rebel leader announce ceasefire
» 29.10.2008 - Victory for Botswana bushmen as mining company withdraws
» 22.10.2008 - Rwandan reporter released after 14 years detention
» 09.10.2008 - Former Rwandan official and genocide suspect transferred to Tanzania
» 03.10.2008 - Nigerian military quell clashes in south-east region
» 01.10.2008 - SA refugee camps' closure criticised
» 24.09.2008 - Former Rwandan lawyer gets life imprisonment
» 19.09.2008 - Ethiopian rebels demand food aid in Ogaden
» 10.09.2008 - Mass graves discovered in Namibia
» 02.09.2008 - Kagame furious over general's indictment
» 27.08.2008 - SA shelved land reform bill
» 25.08.2008 - SA relief workers detained in Uganda
» 22.08.2008 - Niger extends state of alert
» 22.08.2008 - Biya to protect Nigerians in Bakassi peninsula
» 21.08.2008 - Burundi census invites row
» 21.08.2008 - Sudan's constitutional court dismisses anti-terror appeal
» 21.08.2008 - Niger rebels deny ceasefire
» 18.08.2008 - Sudan’s president risks Turkey arrest
» 15.08.2008 - SA extends deadline for closure of camps
» 14.08.2008 - ICC updates Wade on activities
» 06.08.2008 - Sudan appoints Darfur prosecutor
» 05.08.2008 - OIC slams Sudan leader's indictment
» 23.07.2008 - 60 injured after Moroccan-Sahrawi clashes in Dakhla
» 22.07.2008 - Hope for Burundi peace
» 18.07.2008 - SA's and Namibians fish illegally in West Sahara
» 17.07.2008 - Rwanda ex-leaders granted life immunity
» 16.07.2008 - Niger delta residents flee militants
» 20.06.2008 - Sudan opens fresh row with ICC
» 12.06.2008 - Kenya's ODM wins 3 parliamentary seats
» 10.06.2008 - Ethiopia separatist rebels launch major operations
» 10.06.2008 - Kenya set for crucial by-elections
» 09.06.2008 - Somalis threaten mass suicides to get UN attention
» 02.06.2008 - Genocide tribunal triggers fury in Rwanda
» 28.05.2008 - 'We have learnt our lessons'
» 27.05.2008 - Uganda establishes war crimes tribunal
» 27.05.2008 - Bemba's arrest spurs protest
» 26.05.2008 - Burundi's rebels sign truce
» 23.05.2008 - UNAMID suffers horseback ambush
» 22.05.2008 - CFA 18 billion needed for Habré trial
» 22.05.2008 - Mali attacks claim 27 lives
» 21.05.2008 - Burundi peace still fragile
» 14.05.2008 - Sudan wants rebel leaders
» 14.05.2008 - 'Address Congo's challenges'
» 13.05.2008 - 500 killed in Sudan clash
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