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April 10, 2006
Burundi: Gov't to Expel Rwandan Asylum Seekers
The Burundian government will expel all Rwandan asylum seekers who fail to meet conditions for their acceptance as refugees, Interior Minister Evariste Ndayishimiye said on Monday… Read more »
February 21, 2006
Liberia: War-Battered Nation Launches Truth Commission
The Liberian government has officially launched a truth and reconciliation commission to probe human rights abuses over the past quarter-century in the war-wounded country. Read more »
January 31, 2006
Central Africa: Tension Increases in Ongoing Land Dispute Along Burundi-Rwanda Border
A land dispute that resulted from a river changing its course due to heavy rains some 50 years ago continues to vex neighbouring agricultural communities along the Burundi-Rwanda… Read more »
November 15, 2005
Chad: Mystery Armed Groups Attack Military Camp in Capital
Chadian authorities on Tuesday insisted they had the situation under control a day after attacks on military camps in and outside the capital, N'djamena, that left at least two of… Read more »
October 31, 2005
Chad: Deby Dissolves Presidential Guard Following Wave of Desertions
Chadian President Idriss Deby has dismissed the 5,000-strong military unit acting as his presidential guard, days after the government failed to reel in scores of defecting… Read more »
June 01, 2005
Nigeria: Obasanjo Appoints Independent Mediators to Reconcile Shell And Local Ogoni Community
The Nigerian government has appointed independent mediators to end a dispute between transnational Royal Dutch/Shell and the local Ogoni community, which forced the oil giant to… Read more »
May 24, 2005
Angola: Poor Still Waiting for Peace Dividend to Trickle Down
Angola needs up to $30 billion to rebuild its war-shattered infrastructure over the next decade, according to a World Bank official, but analysts are warning the basic needs of the… Read more »
November 22, 2004
Senegal: Remnant Mines Continue Senseless Deaths in Casamance
After 22 years of a now-fading conflict, the sentries that never sleep still kill and maim civilians in Casamance, the fertile southern area of Senegal enclaved between The Gambia… Read more »
June 04, 2004
Cote d'Ivoire: EU Re-Equips 25 Health Centres, Mainly in the North
The European Union has provided a grant of 3.5 million euros ($4.2 million) to re-equip health centres in 25 war-affected districts of Cote d'Ivoire, mainly in the rebel-held north… Read more »
February 09, 2004
West Africa: Ecowas Governments Tackle HIV/Aids in Their Armed Forces
Top military commanders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) met in Ghana on Monday to draw up a detailed two-year action plan to tackle HIV/AIDS within their… Read more »
December 12, 2003
Africa: Irin Web Special On Child Soldiers: Too Small to Be Fighting in Anyone's War
His comrades in the transit camp run by Save the Children-UK in Bunia, a town in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), called him 'Kadogo', which means "small" in Kiswahili. The… Read more »
November 05, 2003
Liberia: UN Mission Head Klein Urges New Government to Abolish Army
Jacques Klein, the head of the United Nations mission in Liberia, urged the country's transitional government on Wednesday to abolish the national army, saying soldiers only "play… Read more »
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