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November 15, 2012
Ethiopia: What Caused the Religious Protests in Ethiopia?
Tensions have been simmering over several months between Muslims and the government, with thousands holding demonstrations in protest at the government's alleged interference in… Read more »
January 30, 2012
Cote d'Ivoire: Separated Children Yet to Return Home
Hundreds of children in Côte d'Ivoire were separated from their parents when people fled their villages during post-election violence in 2011, but nine months after the… Read more »
July 07, 2010
Sudan: Clashes and Demos in Abyei
Tension over the future of Abyei, a flashpoint region roughly the size of Lebanon on Sudan's north-south border, erupted into armed violence and street demonstrations this week. Read more »
June 14, 2010
Eswatini: Faceless Bombers Sow Insecurity
No individual or group in Swaziland has admitted responsibility for a spate of recent bombings against government and opposition party targets, but their actions are creating a… Read more »
March 17, 2010
Madagascar: Timeline - a Turbulent Political History
Madagascar's history is marked by a struggle for political control. By 1700, France and England had attempted to establish settlements, while the rulers of the island's many… Read more »
August 07, 2008
Mauritania: Military Ousts President, Seizes Power
International leaders, heads of states and human rights lobbyists have condemned the military ouster of Mauritania's President Sidi Mohamed ould Cheikh Abdallahi, and Prime… Read more »
May 27, 2008
Sudan: Fears of More Conflict Amid Abyei Suffering
Failure to allow thousands of Abyei civilians to return home following recent conflict could destabilise other parts of Sudan, the UN has warned. Read more »
April 29, 2008
Comoros: Anjouan Road to Recovery Now Open
Over half a million dollars of much-needed emergency funding will help Anjouan, one of three islands in the Comoros archipelago, to address humanitarian needs and re-establish… Read more »
March 28, 2008
Comoros: No Quick Fix After Military Strike
The end of Mohamed Bacar's rebel rule in Anjouan could boost political stability on the Comoros archipelago, but the humanitarian problems will take longer to fix. Read more »
March 21, 2008
Liberia: Special Court for Sexual Violence Underway
The Liberian government has created a special court to deal with not only rising rape cases, but also other forms of violence against women, Liberia's Information Minister Laurence… Read more »
March 20, 2008
Senegal: Rebels Act On Kidnap Threats in Casamance
Rebels belonging to the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance (MFDC) kidnapped 16 villagers in Bissine, 64 km east of Ziguinchor near the Guinea-Bissau border on 16 March… Read more »
February 14, 2008
Chad: Refugees From Capital Still Fear Returning
Fighting ended in Chad's capital N'djamena almost a week ago but many of the tens of thousands of Chadians who sought refuge across the River Chari in northern Cameroon say they… Read more »
January 24, 2008
Senegal: Lack of Basics Blocks Return of War-Weary Displaced
Despite a lingering landmine threat, families who years ago fled fighting in Senegal's southern Casamance region are slowly trying to return to their home villages. But a lack of… Read more »
October 22, 2007
Niger: Humanitarian Crisis Feared in North
In an atmosphere void of information and full of insecurity, some aid workers fear a humanitarian crisis is emerging in the troubled northern region of Niger, where thousands of… Read more »
October 11, 2007
Cote d'Ivoire: UN 'Deeply Concerned' About Failing Peace Effort
The UN Secretary-General is "deeply concerned" by the failure of the government and former rebels in Côte d'Ivoire to achieve steps toward peace. Read more »
October 02, 2007
Sudan: Darfur Attackers 'Committed War Crimes'
The attackers who killed 10 African Union (AU) peacekeepers in the volatile western Sudan region of Darfur committed a war crime and should be investigated to bring them to book,… Read more »
September 19, 2007
Cote d'Ivoire: No War, No Peace Five Years After Rebellion
In Côte d'Ivoire five years after a rebellion carved up a country and a people already burdened by ethnic strife, the government is set to begin an operation to tackle… Read more »
August 02, 2007
Central African Republic: Civilians in Northwest Still Afraid of Going Home
Thousands of people who fled their homes in northwestern Central African Republic are reluctant to return despite improved security conditions, the International Committee of the… Read more »
June 25, 2007
Sudan: Infrastructure Must Be Repaired for Displaced to Return to South
South Sudan should hasten the provision of basic services and infrastructure to encourage most of the two million displaced southerners around Khartoum to return home, the… Read more »
December 21, 2006
Liberia: UN Maintains Diamond Sanction, Demanding Better Government Controls
The United Nations Security Council has renewed its ban on Liberian diamond exports calling for better documentation of where exactly each diamond comes from, how much it is worth… Read more »
August 23, 2006
Liberia: UN Vows to Repossess Another Troubled Rubber Plantation
The United Nations on Wednesday vowed to help the government repossess a second rubber plantation occupied by former fighters to assist Liberia in establishing security and shoring… Read more »
August 16, 2006
Liberia: Gov't Reclaims Rubber Plantation From Former Fighters
The Liberian government, backed by United Nations peacekeepers, says it has repossessed Guthrie Rubber Plantation from a band of some 500 ex-rebels who have been illegally tapping… Read more »
August 11, 2006
Cote d'Ivoire: Row Erupts Over ID Cards in New Blow to Peace
A dispute this week over plans to hand out ID cards to millions of undocumented residents of war-divided Cote d'Ivoire threatens to further disrupt the country's faltering peace… Read more »
August 04, 2006
Sierra Leone: The Justice Experiment
In post-war public hearings, Sierra Leoneans shared with their compatriots stories of how rebel fighters cut children into pieces in front of their parents, and forced people to… Read more »
June 13, 2006
Cameroon: Presidents Obasanjo And Biya Shake Hands On Disputed Bakassi Peninsula
A decades-long border dispute over sovereignty of the Bakassi peninsula was officially resolved when President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria agreed to hand the narrow strip of land… Read more »
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