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Uganda
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Panic hits Kampala after bomb scare

afrol News, 30 October - A bomb scare in the Uganda’s capital has brought the town to a stand still as security agencies began a search for an alleged bomb plot. The serious search comes nearly a week after Somali’s radical Islamists group Al Shabaab threatened terror attacks on the city.

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Burundi | Tanzania
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Last Burundian refugees repatriated

afrol News, 30 October - The last batch of some 400 Burundian refugees returned to their homeland after 37 years, ending one of the world’s longest-running refugee sagas, the United Nations has announced.

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Nigeria
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Anti kidnapping legislation passes second reading

afrol News, 30 October - Nigeria’s House of Representatives has voted in favour of a bill prescribing a life imprisonment for those found guilty of kidnapping and hostage taking.

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Guinea
Politics | Society | Human rights

Security Council calls for trying of Guinea's massacre

afrol News, 29 October - The Security Council has made another call on the Guinean authorities to charge and try the perpetrators of last month’s deadly crackdown on unarmed demonstrators that reportedly killed 150 people and wounded hundreds more, warning that situation might pose a risk to regional peace.

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Uganda
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Remove death penalty on gays - Clergy

afrol News, 29 October - The Ugandan Clergy have appealed to the government to scrape the death penalty in the Anti-homosexuality Bill 2009 currently being debated in parliament. The clergy said the government should rather opt life imprisonment.

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» 29.10.2009 - Darfurian rebel died in detention, AI argues
» 28.10.2009 - Angola slams French ruling on arms deal
» 28.10.2009 - Zimbabwe turns away from UN human rights expert
» 27.10.2009 - Guinean killings were planned - HRW
» 26.10.2009 - Tribunal up-holds sentence for 3 former rebels
» 26.10.2009 - Kenya probes missing funds in resettlement programme
» 23.10.2009 - Court frees Kenyan sect leader
» 22.10.2009 - EU considering sanctions on Guinea
» 21.10.2009 - US backs arms embargo on Guinea
» 21.10.2009 - UNICEF appeals for donor support to protect CAR's children
» 20.10.2009 - Mali armed to fight al Qaeda insurgents
» 19.10.2009 - UN advance plan to probe Conakry massacre
» 19.10.2009 - Central Africa's peace process still a long way, Ban
» 19.10.2009 - Ethiopia rebels deny state media reports
» 19.10.2009 - Insurgents search for US airplane wreckage
» 19.10.2009 - AU-UN mission voices concern over military build-up in Sudan
» 16.10.2009 - Zimbabwe's forced marriage collapses?
» 16.10.2009 - Obiang warns US and Europe of growing piracy in Gulf of Guinea
» 16.10.2009 - UN expert calls for independent investigation into DRC killings
» 15.10.2009 - ICC prosecutor to investigate Guinea’s killings
» 15.10.2009 - Nizeyimana pleads not guilty before ICTR
» 14.10.2009 - ECOWAS holds an extra-ordinary summit to discuss Guinea and Niger
» 14.10.2009 - ICC prosecutor invited for talks in Kenya
» 14.10.2009 - Dafur sanctions' monitoring mandate expanded
» 13.10.2009 - Somalia must be stable and well organised by August 2011, UN envoy
» 12.10.2009 - Guineans heed stay-away call
» 09.10.2009 - UN experts raise concern on Gambia's threats of rights defenders
» 06.10.2009 - Former Rwandan intelligence officer handed to ICTR
» 06.10.2009 - UNICEF calls for further steps to protect children
» 06.10.2009 - UNESCO chief condemns killing of Nigerian editor
» 01.10.2009 - UN calls for independent probe in Guinea's deaths
» 30.09.2009 - Guinea's leader to be tough against future protests
» 30.09.2009 - Somalis need more support to talk, UN envoy
» 29.09.2009 - France threatens total pull-out from Guinea
» 28.09.2009 - Scores killed by soldiers in Guinea protest
» 28.09.2009 - Release of Zimbabwean activits signal new beginning
» 28.09.2009 - Stakeholders discuss post-crisis reproductive health needs of populations
» 23.09.2009 - Ban urges for release of children in Uganda conflict
» 23.09.2009 - Rwandan fugutive handed to ICTR
» 22.09.2009 - US offices in SA closed
» 17.09.2009 - UN chief condemns AU base bomb attack
» 17.09.2009 - Former Rwanda official pleads guilty to war crimes
» 15.09.2009 - Kenyan govt all out to fight cattle rustling
» 14.09.2009 - MEND threatens fresh attacks in Nigeria
» 14.09.2009 - Commission orders Libya not to execute Nigerians on death row
» 11.09.2009 - Uganda tribal clashes continue into second day
» 10.09.2009 - Egypt must investigate border killings, AI
» 09.09.2009 - Commissioner calls for urgent reforms in DRC’s security
» 08.09.2009 - Court hands death sentence to alleged Norwegian spies
» 08.09.2009 - International community urged to refocus on security reforms in Eastern DRC
» 07.09.2009 - Fresh talks expected next month in Sudan
» 03.09.2009 - Violence erupts as junior Bongo declared winner
» 31.08.2009 - UNICEF head visits children traumatised by DRC war
» 28.08.2009 - LRA attacks uproot thousands in DRC
» 27.08.2009 - Senegalese police unit joins AU-UN peacekeeping force in Darfur
» 24.08.2009 - JED calls for investigation of journalist's death
» 21.08.2009 - Commission outraged by more Senegalese arrests
» 20.08.2009 - Somali insurgents regain control in the south
» 19.08.2009 - 1st World humanitarian day marked
» 19.08.2009 - Special unit to guard gender and sexual violence for Darfur
» 19.08.2009 - More Somali refugees moved from overcrowded Kenyan camp
» 17.08.2009 - Russian ship found off West Africa coast
» 17.08.2009 - UN condemns attack on Somali aid compound
» 14.08.2009 - Bemba granted conditional release
» 13.08.2009 - South Sudan most hit by global meltdown, UN official
» 13.08.2009 - WB commits to support DRC’s post-conflict programmes
» 12.08.2009 - $1.5 million life-saving support needed in CAR
» 12.08.2009 - AI calls for safeguards on arms transfers to Somalia
» 12.08.2009 - Sudanese fighters enrol for disarmament
» 11.08.2009 - Great lakes leaders urged to move quick
» 11.08.2009 - Humanitarian situation in CAR worsening, UN official
» 10.08.2009 - Eritrea dismiss insurgents support allegations as smear campaign
» 05.08.2009 - Security Council strengthens protection of children in war
» 05.08.2009 - Not for sale, MEND pronounce stance
» 04.08.2009 - Somali’s named in Australia terror arrests
» 04.08.2009 - SA govt makes fresh commitment to uplift the poor
» 04.08.2009 - UN officials ordered to use all in aid of violence victims
» 04.08.2009 - AU-UN mission provides funds to Dafur
» 29.07.2009 - Security in CAR still shaky, UN official
» 28.07.2009 - Yar’Adua assures clean sweep of militants
» 28.07.2009 - Anti-piracy training planned for Somali forces
» 28.07.2009 - Thousands risk lives to flee Somali’s escalating violence
» 28.07.2009 - Security beefed up in northern Nigeria
» 28.07.2009 - Ban calls for tough measures against sexual violence
» 27.07.2009 - UN voices concern over SA housing riots
» 27.07.2009 - Demobilisation of Darfur child soldiers commences
» 27.07.2009 - Violence spread to other Nigerian states
» 24.07.2009 - More people uprooted by DRC's fighting
» 24.07.2009 - Albino murderers jailed
» 21.07.2009 - Islamists order closure of 3 UN agencies
» 21.07.2009 - RSF denounces journalists’ harassment in Congo
» 21.07.2009 - Prosecute officers responsible for Jos killings – HRW
» 20.07.2009 - Renewed clashes puts Darfur civilians at risk, AU-UN
» 20.07.2009 - Uganda urged to charge or release five detainees

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