Somalia overshadows original theme of AU summit
An African Union summit in Uganda is this week being dominated by the Somali crisis.
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Sudan, rebel group to sign Darfur ceasefire in Qatar
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is expected to sign a ceasefire deal in Doha with a key rebel group, hopefully ending the conflict in Sudan.
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War-scarred Algeria town still waiting for work
Dellys should be a tourist hotspot, yet it is isolated as it tries to recover from a brutal civil conflict that engulfed the country in the 1990s.
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Sick and stranded
Up to 650 000 people in Darfur have been left without access to full healthcare, writes Xan Rice.
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Civil strife stalks Madagascar as talks shelved
Peace talks between Madagascar's political parties and civic groups have been canned as opposition leader Andry Rajoelina refuses to participate.
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Hand out food or leave, Somali insurgents tell agencies
Hardline Islamist insurgents in southern Somalia told international aid agencies on Tuesday to hand out all the food in their warehouses, or leave.
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Somalia's total meltdown
Humanitarian crisis on an unimaginable scale looms in lawless state. Simon Tisdall reports.
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Sudan forces tighten grip on Darfur camp
Sudan boosted forces outside a volatile camp for displaced people in Darfur on Tuesday as fears rose of new armed clashes.
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South Sudan's vision to tackle blindness
Tapping down the rough track with metal sticks, blind Sudanese children negotiate a route between pools of muddy rainwater and zooming motorbikes.
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More than three million Somalis in need of aid
The number of people needing humanitarian aid in Somalia has leapt 77% this year to more than 3,2-million, an authoritative new study has shown.
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