KHARTOUM/JUBA (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people fled Sudan's contested Abyei region as northern…
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UN proposes new peacekeeping force for south Sudan
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations has proposed a new peacekeeping force of some…
Tunisians face more job losses as economy struggles
LA BAULE, France (Reuters) - Tunisia, touch-paper for unrest that swept the Arab world, will…
Nigeria prods Ban on Security Council seat
Abuja - President Goodluck Jonathan urged the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Monday to…
Botswana govt suspends wage talks
Gaborone - Botswana has suspended wage negotiations with striking public service workers, insisting that they…
Pirate payoff? Somali government impounds planes full of cash over money laundering fears
Somalia, Mogadishu - A Somali lawmaker says authorities have impounded two planes in the Somali…
Cote D’ivoire: Both Sides Responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity
Forces allied to both former Côte d'Ivoire President Laurent Gbagbo and incumbent Alassane Ouattara committed…
Zuma plans Libya trip to discuss Gaddafi exit-radio
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African President Jacob Zuma plans to visit Tripoli next week to…
Sudan’s Bashir refuses to withdraw Abyei troops
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's president on Tuesday refused to withdraw troops from the disputed Abyei…
Mubarak to be tried for murder of protesters
CAIRO (Reuters) - Hosni Mubarak was ordered on Tuesday to stand trial for the killing…