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Official: South Sudan lawmakers may vote to secede

Houston Chronicle: NAIROBI, Kenya - Southern Sudan's parliament may vote to secede from the Khartoum-based north if an independence reference scheduled for January is delayed, a former top...

Uganda asks US help to send 10k troops to Somalia

In this Friday, Jan. 1, 2010, file photo, a young boy leads the hard-line Islamist Al Shabab fighters as they conduct military exercise in northern Mogadishu's Suqaholaha neighborhood, Somalia.

Seattle Times: KAMPALA, Uganda - Uganda said Wednesday it is ready to send 10,000 more troops to Somalia if the U.S. provides the funding, a move that would see the African Union force...

6 Somali civilians killed in violence in Mogadishu

Somali Government forces take up a position during clashes with Al-Shabaab insurgents, in Mogadishu, Wednesday, Aug, 25, 2010.

Seattle Times: NAIROBI, Kenya - Fighting in Somalia's capital killed at least six civilians on Monday as clashes between Islamist militants and pro-government forces entered a second...

Rwanda threatens UN over genocide report

Rwandan soldiers jump of a truck in the eastern Congolese town of Bukavu as they prepare to withdraw from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tuesday Oct. 1, 2002. Seeking to conclude the withdrawal of its troops from war-ravaged Congo by the end of the week, Rwanda began pulling out nine battalions from the border province of South Kivu . The withdrawal was agreed under a July 30 peace deal signed by Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Congolese President Joseph Kabila in Sou

Irish Times: JODY CLARKE in Nairobi RWANDA'S GOVERNMENT has threatened to withdraw its troops from United Nations peacekeeping operations if the UN publishes a report accusing its...

In Somalia, foreign intervention won't resolve Al Shabab threat2010-09-02

The Christian Science Monitor: Johannesburg, South Africa Western governments may consider the rising power of the militant group Al Shabab a major threat to the Horn of Africa. But they have learned enough from the ill-fated US military intervention of 1991-93 – portrayed in "Black...

Official: Southern Sudan could unilaterally secede2010-09-02

CNN: Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) -- Southern Sudan, the autonomous region in Sudan, may unilaterally declare its sovereignty, since the central government isn't doing enough to plan and stage a referendum on independence by January, an influential political figure told...

Kenya pushes back over war crimes suspect's visit2010-09-02

CNN: Nairobi, Kenya -- The Kenyan government Thursday defended its decision not to arrest Sudan's visiting head of state -- wanted on charges of war crimes and genocide -- saying Kenya's first obligation was to the African Union, not the International Criminal...

UN political chief encourages Somali Government to do more for its citizens2010-09-02

United Nations: Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs B. Lynn Pascoe (left) meets with President Sheikh Sharif of Somalia2 September 2010 The United Nations political chief has voiced his solidarity with the people of Somalia during a one-day visit to the Horn of...

U.N. official is 'hopeful' for Somalia2010-09-02

Gareowe Online: Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) -- A U.N. official who toured the Horn of Africa to assess its political climate thinks there's hope for war-torn and chaotic Somalia. Lynn Pascoe, the U.N. under-secretary-general for political affairs, made stops in Djibouti, Eritrea,...

The Bundle: the Stig, justices buses and Atticus Finch2010-09-02

The Guardian: This week's best news, comment, analysis, blogs and readers' views from guardian.co.uk/law and around the web Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch in the 1962 film version of To Kill a Mockingbird. Photograph: AP...

Kenya moves to end ban on changaa home brew2010-09-02

BBC News: Kenya's president has signed into law a bill which legalises the traditional home-brewed spirit changaa. The Alcoholic Drinks Control...

Kenya asks celebrities to save its endangered wildlife2010-09-02

The Christian Science Monitor: Nairobi, Kenya As part of an effort to help protect Kenya’s endangered species, celebrities and others of international renown are being urged to adopt wild animals when they visit. Recent posts 09.02.10 Kenya asks celebrities to save its endangered wildlife...

Uganda asks U.S. help to send 10,000 troops to Somalia2010-09-02

Post-Bulletin: Tweet 9/2/2010 8:15:39 AM By Godfrey Olukya Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda - Uganda said Wednesday it is ready to send 10,000 more troops to Somalia if the U.S. provides the funding, a move that would see the African Union force in Mogadishu more than double...

Aid workers safe after Congo militia fire on plane2010-09-02

m&c: Nairobi/Goma - Six aid workers who came under fire from militia in Democratic Republic of Congo and were forced to flee into the bush are safe and unharmed, their employer said. 'The team...