Despite Kenya’s fossils providing lessons of mankind’s origin, using remains to educate children may contradict religious and traditional teachings.
The collapse of a peace deal for troubled eastern DRC and the question of military intervention in Mali has dominated the latest AU summit.
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/ 19 January 2012
Kenya is nervously awaiting an ICC ruling on whether to try six officials, including two presidential contenders, over deadly 2007-2008 poll unrest.
Rwanda President Paul Kagame secured another seven-year term on Wednesday after being declared landslide winner of the country’s election.
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/ 2 February 2010
Senegal’s president urged African leaders on Monday to join forces in the fight against al-Qaeda’s North African branch.
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/ 1 February 2010
African Union (AU) heads of state focused on rising tensions in oil-rich, secessionist southern Sudan on Monday.
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/ 31 January 2010
UN chief Ban Ki-Moon on Sunday criticised power-grabs in Africa as Libya’s Moammar Gadaffi reluctantly handed over the presidency of the AU.
Nigeria’s main rebel group said it destroyed several major oil pipelines in the country early on Monday in response to a military offensive.
Thousands gathered on Friday around charred destruction from a deadly pipeline explosion as Nigerian firefighters doused flames triggered by the blast that had burnt for more than a day. Local officials put the death toll at 15, disputing the Nigerian Red Cross’s claim that about 100 people were killed.
Nigeria’s president-elect Umaru Yar’Adua on Tuesday faced a growing tide of discontent after being declared winner of a disputed poll that even the outgoing head of state admitted was far from perfect. In his first press briefing late on Monday, Yar’Adua issued an appeal for national unity.