May 24
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Militant Group Threatens More Attacks
RFI
The Signatories in Blood group, led by Algerian jihadi Mokhtar Belmokhtar, has threatened more attacks against French and other interests in Niger after Thursday's double suicide... Read more »
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UN Seeks to Restore Credibility in DRC
Deutsche Welle
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon und World Bank President Jim Yong Kim are working on a new strategy to end the conflict in DRC. Their joint trip to the region also raises... Read more »
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Militants Revenge Attack Hits Military, Uranium Mine
Deutsche Welle
Islamist groups have carried out suicide bombings at a Niger military base and a French-owned mine. The assault came in response to a French-led military operation this year which... Read more »
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Zanzibar Community Leader Attacked With Acid
Daily News
In yet another shocking incident in Zanzibar a local leader, popularly known here as sheha, has been attacked with acid. The elderly man, Mr Mohammed Omar Said, was until Thursday... Read more »
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International Community Must Help Darfur Become Self-Sufficient - UN Official
UN News
The United Nations humanitarian chief today stressed the international community must do more to ensure the people of Sudan's Darfur region can better provide for themselves. Read more »
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'I Cannot Explain How Terrible the Situation Was' [press release]
AI London
This is part of a special 'People on the Move' series, highlighting the human rights violations faced by migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers in every part of the world. These... Read more »
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UN Humanitarian Chief Urges Stronger Bridges Between Humanitarian, Development Work
UN News
Civilians in Sudan are paying the biggest price in the war between the Government and rebels, the United Nations humanitarian chief reiterated today as she wrapped up a visit to... Read more »
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DR Congo - in Goma, Secretary-General Hails Regional Accord As 'Best Chance for Peace in Years'
UN News
Arriving today in restive eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged all the leaders of Africa's Great Lakes region to throw... Read more »
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PM Shirdon - We Will Conduct House to House Security Search in Mogadishu.
Shabelle
the prime minister of the federal republic of Somalia Abdi Farah Shirdon addressing the media said that his government will take all measures to ensure full security in the capital... Read more »
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We Failed in Rwanda, Says Ban Ki-Moon
New Times
The United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon, has acknowledged his organisation's failure to quell the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi that claimed over one million lives. Read more »
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Al-Qaeda Threatens Tunisia Government
Magharebia
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) warned Tunisia's interim government not to suppress or threaten Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia. Read more »
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Another Land Crisis Hits Bassa Community, Residents Plead for Two-Year Notice
FrontPageAfrica
Residents in the Bassa community area have petitioned the House of Representative seeking their intervention in a land crisis between them and a piece of land owned by Mr. Wesseh... Read more »
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U.S. Government Donates Lab to Ghana Armed Forces Through Pepfar [press release]
Ghana Govt.
U.S. Defense Attache Lt. Col. Keith Blakely and Deputy Office of Security Cooperation Chief Lt. Col. John Van Steenburgh cut the ribbon with Commodore Sowa, Director General-... Read more »
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Body of Missing Man Found in Thika Dam
The Star
The body of man believed to have been killed and dumped in a dam in on the Del Monte pineapple plantation in Thika has been retrieved. Said Ndung'u, 28, had been missing since... Read more »
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It's Not Me in the Photos, Says 'Pirate'
The Star
A suspect in a piracy case yesterday told a Mombasa court that he was not the man in photographs used as exhibits in his case Read more »
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Police Accused of Cover-Up in Mans Death
The Star
THE family of a man who died after being thrown out of a moving matatu in Nyamira county on Sunday has accused police of cover up. The man died following a dispute with the... Read more »
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UN - 170 Hepatitis E Cases Among North Darfur Displaced
Radio Dabanga
Two North Darfur localities housing more than 60,000 displaced persons for almost six months are facing an outbreak of Hepatitis E, with 170 cases diagnosed recently, Unamid said... Read more »
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Gimr Calls Foul Following 'Tribal Attacks' in South Darfur
Radio Dabanga
A spokesman for the Gimr tribe has accused official bodies and state authorities of being the agents provocateurs behind renewed deadly clashes in South Darfur. Beni Halba... Read more »
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Families Flee 'Rough Justice' to Kalma Camp in South Darfur
Radio Dabanga
An additional 350 families arrived at Kalma camp near Nyala in South Darfur on Thursday, where they are reportedly suffering from inhuman conditions. They have fled Gandy town and... Read more »
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Police Meet Governor Over Insecurity in Kisumu
The Star
A security team in Kisumu yesterday met Governor Jack Ranguma and his deputy Ruth Odinga over escalating insecurity in the area. The two leaders are alarmed by widespread... Read more »
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UN Under-Secretary General 'Shocked' After Visiting Darfur Camp
Radio Dabanga
Following her four-day visit to Sudan, United Nations Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator is determined "not to let Darfur slip off... Read more »
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Mandera Clan War Claims 20th Victim
The Star
Another resident was gunned down in Batuul Village in Banisa district while herding his camels. The village is 20km from Banisa town. The 26-year-old herder from the Degodia... Read more »
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Godfathers Will Not Save You, Teso DC Tells Gangs
The Star
THE new Teso South DC yesterday blamed the campaign period for the recent killings in Busia and Bungoma.Daniel Ole Nakuso said the youth led extravagant lifestyles in the run up to... Read more »
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Kwale Gang, Chops Off 63-Year-Old's Manhood
The Star
A 63-year-old man from Kwale is nursing wounds at Coast General Hospital after he was attacked on Sunday by criminals who chopped off his manhood. Ali Abdalla was attacked by men... Read more »
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Help Us Restore Peace, Lusaka Tells Bungoma
The Star
BUNGOMA County Governor Kenneth Lusaka said efforts by security officers to enforce law and order in the county are being thwarted by lack of cooperation from residents. Read more »
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