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Call for African troops in Zimbabwe

afrol News, 4 November - A new regional report calls for the deployment of observers and military personnel from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in Zimbabwe to secure the future of the power-sharing agreement, to fight political violence until a new constitution is in place and to assure civil war does not break out.

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Africa
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Africa discusses cooperation with ICC

afrol News, 2 November - The African Union (AU) has decided that member states should not cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the arrest of Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir. Was this right? The discussion is going on all over Africa.

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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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» 30.10.2009 - Security Council extends sanctions on Ivory Coast
» 30.10.2009 - Assembly shop for efficient stoves launched in Darfur
» 29.10.2009 - Ethiopia launches 2010 elections campaign
» 29.10.2009 - Security Council calls for trying of Guinea's massacre
» 29.10.2009 - UN steps in to help in Angola/DRC refugee saga
» 29.10.2009 - Abdelaziz calls on UN to protect Sahrawi
» 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
» 28.10.2009 - Ivorian foes re-arming ahead of polls
» 27.10.2009 - Guinean killings were planned - HRW
» 27.10.2009 - Algeria signs defense agreement with Britain
» 27.10.2009 - Envoy calls for world support of AU peacekeeping role
» 26.10.2009 - Tribunal up-holds sentence for 3 former rebels
» 26.10.2009 - Kenya probes missing funds in resettlement programme
» 23.10.2009 - Uganda must pursue peace and unity - Mwesigwa
» 22.10.2009 - EU considering sanctions on Guinea
» 22.10.2009 - Good governance is everyone’s responsibility, ECA official
» 21.10.2009 - Displaced Somalis failed international community, UN rights expert
» 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
» 20.10.2009 - ECOWAS suspends Niger
» 19.10.2009 - SADC responds to Tsvangirai's call
» 19.10.2009 - Nigeria plans to offer stake to Delta residents
» 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 - Arrest Al Bashir - ICC
» 16.10.2009 - Obiang warns US and Europe of growing piracy in Gulf of Guinea
» 16.10.2009 - Chad expels Cameroon editor
» 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 - Security Council appeals for reconciliation as elections draws near
» 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
» 09.10.2009 - New report documents abuse of Sahrawi refugees' rights in Algeria camps
» 09.10.2009 - UN lawyers on a study mission in Côte d'Ivoire
» 08.10.2009 - Joint EAC-US military field training exercise in Uganda
» 08.10.2009 - Madagascar should move quick to conclude talks, Ban
» 07.10.2009 - Rajoelina to head Madagascar for one more year
» 07.10.2009 - Young Liberians to audition for top music award
» 06.10.2009 - Former Rwandan intelligence officer handed to ICTR
» 06.10.2009 - UNESCO chief condemns killing of Nigerian editor
» 02.10.2009 - Technical difficulties could affect Ivorian polls, UN official
» 02.10.2009 - Somaliland peace pact hailed
» 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
» 29.09.2009 - UN hails Sudanese order to lift censorship
» 29.09.2009 - No more delays in Ivorian elections, Security Council
» 28.09.2009 - Global economic crisis to fuel conflict in Africa, experts
» 28.09.2009 - Scores killed by soldiers in Guinea protest
» 28.09.2009 - Release of Zimbabwean activits signal new beginning
» 28.09.2009 - Namibia urges for harder line against coups d’état
» 28.09.2009 - Stakeholders discuss post-crisis reproductive health needs of populations
» 25.09.2009 - Help out in central Africa, Ban appeals
» 24.09.2009 - ICTR's trial of Ngirabatware commences
» 23.09.2009 - Ban urges for release of children in Uganda conflict
» 23.09.2009 - Rwandan fugutive handed to ICTR
» 23.09.2009 - Malagasy NGOs unite against plunder of natural resources
» 23.09.2009 - Report calls for HIV-sensitive laws and policing to combat AIDS
» 17.09.2009 - UN chief condemns AU base bomb attack
» 17.09.2009 - Former Rwanda official pleads guilty to war crimes
» 16.09.2009 - Govt steps up security as MEND extends ceasefire
» 15.09.2009 - European Council adopts new joint action on DR Congo
» 15.09.2009 - Kenyan govt all out to fight cattle rustling
» 15.09.2009 - Sierra Leone's peace needs time, UN official
» 14.09.2009 - Opposition cries intimidation as Mozambique's election campaign starts
» 14.09.2009 - MEND threatens fresh attacks in Nigeria
» 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
» 08.09.2009 - New ‘Africa Also Smiles Poster’ campaign launched
» 08.09.2009 - UN refugee chief begins visit to Western Sahara camps
» 07.09.2009 - SADC shifts Zim for special summit
» 07.09.2009 - Fresh talks expected next month in Sudan
» 07.09.2009 - New UN trained special police graduate in Liberia
» 04.09.2009 - Madagascar’s power-sharing deal in limbo
» 03.09.2009 - Violence erupts as junior Bongo declared winner
» 03.09.2009 - Bemba to remain in ICC custody
» 03.09.2009 - Sierra Leone players must step up efforts, Ban
» 02.09.2009 - 16 Somalis die in an attempt to reach Yemen

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