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Somali refugee children share a meal inside a tent in Dollo Ado, Ethiopia.  Fleeing drought and famine in their home country, thousands of Somalis have taken up residence across the border in Dollo Ado
Africa   Aid   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: Sahel  
One million children in Sahel at risk, UNICEF warns
| GENEVA (Reuters) - More than 1 million children in the Sahel are at risk of severe malnutrition and urgent action is needed to avert starvation akin to that in Somalia, the United Nations Children's... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe)
The Star
Government of Southern Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit speaks to the press after casting his ballot. Southern Sudanese voters turned out in huge numbers on the first day of polling in the long-awaited Southern Sudan self-determination referendum.  Many voters slept at the polling stations in order to be one of the first to cast ballots in the plebiscite, which will determine whether Sudan remains united or Southern Sudan secedes to form a new country.
Oil   Photos   Politics   South Sudan   Wikipedia: South Sudan  
Two Sudans' oil dispute deepens as South shuts down wells
| Newly founded South Sudan says northern neighbour is stealing oil and charging too much for access to it pipelines South Sudanese people turn out to hear a speech by their president, Salva Kiir. The... (photo: UN / Tim McKulka)
The Guardian
Kenya's Permanent Secretary to the Cabinet and Head of the Public Service, Francis Muthaura speaks to journalists following the announcement of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. Kenya ICC: Kenyatta and Muthaura 'won't be sacked'
Kenya's deputy prime minister and civil service head will not have to resign despite a ruling that they will face trial for crimes against humanity. | The attorney general said their future would be d... (photo: AP / Khalil Senosi) BBC News
Africa   Kenya   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: 20072008 Kenyan crisis  
File - A Ugandan company commander serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) 7th Battalion stands in a trench along the frontline in the Yaaqshiid District of Mogadishu, where AMISOM forces have pushed Al Shabaab militants beyond the city's northern fringes, 23 November, 2011. Somalia May Be Kenya's Afghanistan, but Its Army Doesn't Get It
iMaverick (Johannesburg)- Kenya just doesn't seem to get it. Lost in the minutiae of military detail, a Kenyan army colonel claimed they were at the halfway point of their mission to rid Somalia of Al... (photo: UN / Stuart Price) All Africa
Africa   Kenya   Photos   Somalia   Wikipedia: Al-Shabaab  
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Luo supporters of the Orange Democratic Movement of opposition leader Raila Odinga, wave machetes and sticks in the Kibera slums on the outskirts of Nairobi, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2007, protesting over Kenya's election. Prominent Kenyans await court ruling over poll violence
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is due to rule whether two Kenyan presidential hopefuls and four other officials should stand trial over violence after the 2007 el... (photo: AP / Khalil Senosi) BBC News
Africa   Election   Kenya   Photos   Wikipedia: 20072008 Kenyan crisis  
Ivory Coast's Didier Drogba attends a training session ahead of their African Cup of Nations quarterfinal soccer match against Algeria, in Cabinda, Angola, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010 Ivory Coast 1-0 Sudan: 2012 African Cup of Nations Highlights (Video)
| Didier Drogba netted the only goal of the game to help Ivory Coast edge past Sudan. | Free goal alerts on your iPhone or iPod | Join the Best Football Manager game now,... (photo: AP / Darko Bandic) Caughtoffside
African Cup   Ivory Coast   Photos   Sudan   Wikipedia: 2012 Africa Cup of Nations  
The commanding officer of a U.S. Navy guided-missile cruiser monitors the pirated motor vessel (M/V) Faina off the coast of Somalia while one of his helicopters provides aerial surveillance. Officials: U.S. drone strike kills Somali insurgent
| MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A U.S. drone strike killed an al Qaeda official of Lebanese origin fighting alongside insurgents in Somalia, officials said late Saturda... (photo: US Navy / Mass communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason R. Zalasky () The Washington Times
Insurgency   Mogadishu   Photos   Somalia   Wikipedia: Insurgency  
Darfur peacekeeper killed, 3 wounded: UN Darfur peacekeeper killed, 3 wounded: UN
Khartoum: One international peacekeeper was killed and three others wounded in Sudan when gunmen ambushed their patrol in the troubled Darfur region on Saturday, UNAMID p... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe) Zeenews
Africa   Darfur   Khartoum   Photos   Sudan   Wikipedia: Sudan  
AU troops battle al-Shabab in outer Mogadishu AU troops battle al-Shabab in outer Mogadishu
| Intense fighting has raged in Somalia's capital with African Union (AU) peacekeepers encountering fierce resistance from al-Shabab fighters as they ... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras) Al Jazeera
Fighting   Mogadishu   Photos   Somalia   Troops  
President Ernest Bai Koroma takes the presidential salute during Sierra Leone Independence Day. Africa begins to rise above aid
| Many African countries are moving out of aid dependency as the private sector boosts economic growth on the continent Kenyan workers building part of the Thika road und... (photo: WN / John Sahid) The Guardian
Economy   Kenya   Photos   Sierra L:eone   Wikipedia: Africa  
  DOGS - PETS -ANIMALS - VACCINATION                              12,000 Animals in Nandi Central to Get Anti-Rabies Jabs
Nairobi Star (Nairobi)-AN anti-rabies campaign aimed at vaccinating 12,000 domestic animals was yesterday launched in Nandi Central to wipe out rabies in the area. | ... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo) All Africa
Animals   Kenya   Medicine   Photos   Wikipedia: Kenya  
Qatar Airways A320 at the airport.  Kuwait International Airport can currently handle more than seven million passengers a year. Qatar Airways switches award-wining service at Madrid’s Barajas International Airport to Terminal 4
Qatar Airways has announced it will move its operations at Madrid Barajas International Airport to Terminal 4 (T4) from 16 January 2012. All Qatar Airways’ departur... (photo: Creative Commons) TravelDailyNews
Aerospace   Photos   Qatar   Transport   Wikipedia: Qatar Airways  
SUDAN, Abyei: A photograph provided by the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) shows a woman carrying looted items through the streets of Abyei town following an attack by the northern Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) over the weekend. The fighting and subsequent seizure of the town in the centre of an area claimed by both North and South Sudan ahead of the South's Independence on 9 July, has displaced over 20,000 people according to an UNMIS spokesperson. UNMIS PHOTO / Stuart Price. 47 die in another round of SSudan tribal violence
| MICHAEL ONYIEGO | Associated Press= JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Members of a South Sudan tribe that was previously targeted in a massive ethnic assault killed 47 people ... (photo: UN / Stuart Price) The Guardian
Ethnic   Photos   South Sudan   Violence   Wikipedia: Southern Sudanese independence referendum, 2011  
A woman and her child stand outside their new tent at a camp in Croix des Bouquets, Haiti. Displaced Haitian families have resettled at the camp site follwing a devastating earthquake, 5 April, 2010. Haiti, Somalia and global jobs
| Where the aid has gone in Haiti, why the international community dragged its feet on Somalia famine, and a request for questions on the global jobs crisis | If you are ... (photo: UN / Sophia Paris) The Guardian
Development   Haiti   Photos   Somalia   Wikipedia: 2010 Haiti earthquake  
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Lamu Civil Society Wants Port Project Suspended
Mining Indaba Schedule
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NSSF Seeks End to Portland Row
In this Oct. 20, 2011 file photo, African Union peacekeepers hold their positions in the Deynile district of Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, after al-Shabab was chased out of the neighborhood in a dawn offensive by Somali government troops and African Union peacekeepers.
UN envoy moves to Somalia as violence rages
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Nigeria faces an existential threat
One man's hero is another's charlatan
German exhibit explores discount culture
85 Percent of Aids Patients Lack Treatment
Children gather around a burntout police truck following an overnight attack at Sheka Police station in Kano, Nigeria, on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012.
Nigeria faces an existential threat
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Nema and Karuri Council Sued Over Waste Disposal in Kiambu T
Fire Destroys Property in Unity State
The Transformation of Juba
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How China is driving the grim rise in illegal ivory
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Government Welcomes Partnership With the Private Sector
Help Somalia fight roots of piracy
In this Oct. 20, 2011 file photo, African Union peacekeepers hold their positions in the Deynile district of Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, after al-Shabab was chased out of the neighborhood in a dawn offensive by Somali government troops and African Union peacekeepers.
UN envoy moves to Somalia as violence rages
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Economy & Business AIDS
Rice Farmers to Benefit With Four Million Shilling Machines
Clarify Pipeline Deal
There Is a Thin Line Between Business Failure and Success
Government Welcomes Partnership With the Private Sector
President Ernest Bai Koroma takes the presidential salute during Sierra Leone Independence Day.
Africa begins to rise above aid
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Hope didn’t die, it was never here
Call to Mainstream Disability to National Strategies
Uganda: The King of Buganda Sparks Controversy Over Child Ou
AFRICA: Snake oil salesmen and dodgy HIV "cures"
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