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RSS FeedMozambique: Storms death toll rises to 40
2012-01-31, Issue 568
About 40 people have died and more than 100,000 are affected by twin storms that struck Mozambique 18-26 January, according to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Tropical Cyclone Funso struck northern Mozambique, 'affecti...
South Sudan: Khartoum accused over deadly raid
2012-01-31, Issue 568
South Sudan has accused the government of neighbouring Sudan of arming gunmen alleged to have killed dozens of people in a cattle raid, as the UN warned that tensions between the two sides risked regional peace. 'A militia group from Unity state pene...
Nigeria: Soldier, policemen killed in fresh Borno attacks
2012-02-01, Issue 568
A wave of fresh attacks by suspected gunmen of the Boko Haram sect has claimed the lives of a soldier, two policemen and two civilians. Two other policemen and a soldier have also been injured. The sect attacked the Gambouru/Ngala Police Station, Joi...
Somalia: Government forces seize strategic town
2012-02-02, Issue 568
Somali government forces backed by Kenyan troops have reportedly captured a strategic town in southern Somalia after al-Shabab fighters vacated the town without any resistance, Press TV reported. 'Several pro-government forces, including Kenyan soldi...
Egypt: Anger in Egypt over deadly football riot
2012-02-02, Issue 568
Egypt has declared three days of mourning for at least 74 people who died at a football stadium amid violent clashes between rival supporters in the northern city of Port Said. Earlier, Essam el-Erian, a politician from the Muslim Brotherhood's Freed...
Senegal: Rights groups condemn violence
2012-02-02, Issue 568
Human-rights groups in Senegal, including the local branch of the UK-based Amnesty International, have condemned police violence during an opposition rally in which one person was killed. Officers used tear gas and water cannons to break up the prot...
Libya: Rival groups clash in Tripoli
2012-02-02, Issue 568
A gun battle between rival groups has raged near office buildings and five-star hotels in central Tripoli, in the latest sign of unrest in Libya following the overthrow and killing of Muammar Gaddafi. Witnesses said gunfire could be heard on Wednesda...
Africa: Latest AU peace, security report available
2012-02-05, Issue 568
With the 18th ordinary summit of the Assembly of the African Union just concluding, the Peace and Security Council Report No 31 covers the rising terrorist attacks that Boko Haram has continued to perpetrate in Nigeria in recent months, the rising te...
Nigeria: Mend threatens SA firms
2012-02-06, Issue 568
The Department of International Relations and Co-operation says it will investigate threats against South African companies with investments in Nigeria by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (Mend). The movement has threatened to att...
Algeria: Algeria freezes Mali military support
2012-02-06, Issue 568
Algeria withdrew military advisors from northern Mali last week in an effort to force a political solution to the Touareg revolt. The Algerian troops were partaking in joint counter-terror efforts, including training and equipment maintenance, and we...
Kenya: Kenya claims hit on rebel convoy
2012-02-06, Issue 568
Kenya's military has struck al Shabaab targets in one of the most devastating attacks against the al Qaeda-linked insurgents since it launched an operation in Somalia to crush the rebels last October, a Kenyan army officer said on Saturday. Military ...
Kenya: Clashes highlight dangers of devolution
2012-02-06, Issue 568
Politically motivated violence in the northern Kenyan town of Moyale, which has left dozens dead and tens of thousands displaced in recent weeks, shows little sign of abating and there are fears that the clashes could continue until elections are hel...
Egypt: Clashes resume around interior ministry despite calls for truce
2012-02-06, Issue 568
A number of truce initiatives succeeded to temporarily stop the violence near the Ministry of Interior (MOI) as sporadic clashes continued on Sunday. A tense calm earlier in the day followed fierce clashes on Saturday night despite other calls for ca...
Libya: Gaddafi supporters seize control of Libyan town
2012-01-24, Issue 567
Fighters loyal to Libya's overthrown leader Muammar Gaddafi took control of a town south-east of the capital on Monday, flying their green flags in defiance of the country's fragile new government. The fightback by Gaddafi supporters defeated in Liby...
Mozambique: Floods cut off Maputo
2012-01-24, Issue 567
The flood waters of the Incomati river and its tributaries swept across Mozambique's main north-south highway cutting off Maputo from the north and centre of the country, it was reported on Monday. Earlier, disaster relief officials said storms had f...
Ethiopia: Ethiopia, Eritrea trade accusations after deadly tourist attack
2012-01-24, Issue 567
The Ethiopian government has said it will defend itself from 'terrorist' acts sponsored by Eritrea following a deadly attack this week on western tourists which Addis Ababa said was carried out by armed groups sponsored by its arch-rival. In a statem...
Somalia: Al-Shabab attack Ethiopian base in Beledweyne
2012-01-24, Issue 567
Islamist militants have launched a suicide truck bomb attack on an Ethiopian military base in central Somalia, witnesses say. Al-Shabab says it killed 10 Ethiopian soldiers in the attack in the town of Beledweyne but this has not been confirmed. Ethi...
Mauritania: Security meeting in Nouakchott
2012-01-24, Issue 567
Foreign ministers of the four countries involved in the fight against terrorism by the Al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) - Algeria, Mali, Mauritania and Niger – have met to discuss the issue. Nigeria and the African Centre for Study and Research on ...
Nigeria: Who is sending the guns to Nigeria?
2012-01-25, Issue 567
In the context of widespread instability in Nigeria, this blog post raises questions about recent cases in which arms destined for the country were intercepted. In one case, a British based man was arraigned in the UK over the shipping of 80,000 rifl...
Nigeria: Youths overrun bombed north police station
2012-01-25, Issue 567
Jubilant youths overran a blood-splattered police station on Wednesday 25 January after it was attacked by a radical Islamist sect, revealing a streak of popular discontent with a government that many say has failed them in Africa's most populous nat...
DRC: Conflict minerals, an infographic
2012-01-25, Issue 567
This infographic briefly defines what a conflict mineral is and follows up with a map that shows worldwide production of each mineral. We have also included a graphical representation of the estimated amount of funds that are going to the armed confl...
South Sudan: UN raises alarm over Sudan’s air attack in South
2012-01-25, Issue 567
Sudan air force on Monday 23 January bombed Elfoj refugee camp in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state, leaving 14 civilians missing and injuring another, the UN said, raising the already high tensions between the two countries. 'The aerial bombing occurre...
West Africa: Concern over Boko Haram
2012-01-26, Issue 567
The ECOWAS Commission has said that it roundly condemns the spate of terror attacks in different parts of Nigeria. It maintained that the attacks by Boko Haram were 'aggravating insecurity among both citizens and visitors'. According to the sub-regio...
Liberia: The Charles Taylor revelation
2012-01-26, Issue 567
The international dimension of Liberia’s civil war is rarely given the attention it deserves, writes Boima Tucker on the blog Africa is a Country. 'The fact that Charles Taylor stands on trial for war crimes in Sierra Leone points to it partially, bu...
Burundi: Fears of looming food shortage
2012-01-29, Issue 567
There are fears of a looming food shortage in Burundi after heavy rains damaged two successive harvests, say officials. 'More than half of the expected harvest was lost in flooding and siltation,' Methode Niyongendako, a consultant with the UN Food a...
DRC: Rebuilding the lives of children associated with armed groups
2012-01-17, Issue 566
A partnership of humanitarian organizations working with community volunteers in South Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has helped demobilize thousands of children formerly associated with armed groups in the province, says the UN Ch...
South Sudan: Dozens killed in South Sudan violence
2012-01-18, Issue 566
Around 47 people have been killed in tribal violence in South Sudan, the latest in a cycle of attacks that have displaced some 60,000 people in the new African nation, officials said. A youth armed group from the Murle tribe attacked Duk Padyet in Jo...
Eritrea: UN clears Eritrea over ‘arming’ Shabaab
2012-01-18, Issue 566
Eritrea has been cleared of allegations that it was arming Al Shabaab militants in Somalia late last year. A preliminary report by the Somalia and Eritrea Monitoring Group (SEMG) to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) concludes that the alleg...
East Africa: Aid dithering doomed tens of thousands, says report
2012-01-18, Issue 566
The deaths of tens of thousands of people during the drought in east Africa could have been avoided if the international community, donor governments and humanitarian agencies had responded earlier and more swiftly to clear warning signs that a disas...
Mali: Army repels Tuareg rebel attacks
2012-01-19, Issue 566
Mali's army has said it fought off attacks by Tuareg rebels, some of whom recently returned from fighting in Libya and have launched an offensive to seize several northern towns. Fighting erupted in the towns of Aguelhok and Tessalit, keeping residen...
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