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UN’s Ban presses countries to join war crimes court
Ban Ki-moon has urged all states to sign up to the International Criminal Court and rejected criticism the body was a court for only African crimes.
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Uganda rebels deny mass killings in north-east DRC
Uganda’s Lord’s Resistance Army said on Monday a report that its members killed hundreds of villagers in the DRC late last year was fabricated.
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Kenya tightens security on porous Somalia border
Kenya has increased security on its porous desert border with Somalia ahead of an expected offensive by Somali government forces.
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Millions hungry as East Africa drought enters fifth year
Drought for a fifth year running is driving more than 23-million east Africans towards severe hunger and destitution, Oxfam said on Tuesday.
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Hundreds killed in south Sudan tribal violence
Tribal violence in southern Sudan has killed at least 1 200 people this year, the UN’s peacekeeping coordinator says.
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Millions hungry as warming shifts seasons
Holding a sheep on its hind legs, a man sank a spear into its neck. Those present drank its blood and splashed the rest around the catchment area.
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Thousands of Somali refugees stream into Kenya
Somalis fleeing war and hunger at home are pouring into neighbouring Kenya at an average rate of 7 000 a month, the UN said on Thursday.
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UN investigator probes Kenyan killings
A UN official began investigations on Monday into alleged brutality by Kenyan security forces, including accusations of summary executions by police.
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Uganda turns to mass circumcision in Aids fight
Ugandan authorities have launched a mass circumcision drive with the hope it will reduce HIV/Aids rates in the East African country.
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Ugandan coffee may disappear in 30 years
Changing weather patterns in Uganda may lead to the extinction of the East African country’s key export, coffee, in coming decades, Oxfam said.