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/ 9 March 2009

South African killed in Uganda plane crash

A South African was among the 11 people killed when a cargo plane they were travelling in caught fire and crashed into Lake Victoria on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 6 March 2009

Madagscar tensions rise after botched arrest

Madagascan security forces attempted to arrest opposition leader Andry Rajoelina on Friday, heightening tensions between police and protesters.

By Gregoire Pourtier
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Article
/ 4 March 2009

ICC issues arrest warrant for Sudan’s al-Bashir

The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir on Wednesday for war crimes.

By Reed Stevenson
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Article
/ 3 March 2009

Guinea-Bissau to swear in speaker as president

Guinea-Bissau’s National Assembly speaker Raimundo Pereira will take oath as interim head of state on Tuesday afternoon.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 3 March 2009

Envoys in Guinea-Bissau to head off possible coup

African and Portuguese-speaking envoys flew to Guinea-Bissau on Tuesday to head off a possible coup after the president and army chief were killed.

By Alberto Dabo
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Article
/ 3 March 2009

UN in Sudan ‘ready for ICC ruling on al-Bashir’

United Nations peacekeepers are worried by a military build-up along the Sudan-Chad border, a top official said on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 2 March 2009

Unrest feared after Guinea-Bissau president’s killing

The African Union and former colonial power Portugal on Monday led calls condemning the assassination of Guinea-Bissau’s leader Joao Bernardo Vieira.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 6 February 2009

AU slaps sanctions on Mauritania junta

The African Union imposed sanctions on Thursday on the junta that overthrew the government and seized power in Mauritania last August.

By Staff Reporter
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Africa
/ 4 February 2009

African Union mired in divisions, extends summit

Libyan leader Moammar Gadaffi’s drive to create a ”union government” for all of Africa has instead heightened divisions on the continent.

By Griffin Shea
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Article
/ 3 February 2009

African leaders fear trade, aid cuts

African leaders on Tuesday discussed ways to ride out the global economic downturn.

By Griffin Shea
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Article
/ 3 February 2009

Mugabe: Western sanctions to blame for Zim crisis

Zanu-PF leader Robert Mugabe on Tuesday blamed Western sanctions for his country’s economic collapse, which has left millions jobless and hungry.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 3 February 2009

AU peacekeepers accused of killing civilians

The deputy mayor of Somali capital Mogadishu has accused AU peacekeepers of opening fire on commuter buses, killing more than 20 civilians.

By Staff Reporter
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Africa
/ 31 January 2009

African Union summit overshadowed by fresh crises

The AU’s annual summit was to kick off Sunday with another year of crises likely to upstage an official agenda focused on infrastructure.

By Emmanuel Goujon
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Article
/ 22 January 2009

Holomisa reports ANC for rule-breaking

Bantu Holomisa has complained to the AU that actions of the ANC and the government are breaking the fundamental principles of the union.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 9 January 2009

Ministers to discuss African investment bank

African ministers of economy will discuss proposals next week for a continental investment bank and stock exchange to promote development.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 12 December 2008

AU wants peacekeepers to remain in Somalia

AU chief Jean Ping said on Friday he wants AU peacekeepers to remain in Somalia, adding that a withdrawal was ”something we cannot accept”.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 5 December 2008

Remove Mugabe by force, says Tutu

Archbishop Desmond Tutu has said on Dutch TV that Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe must step down or be removed by force.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 2 November 2008

AU prepares for summit on DRC crisis

AU chairperson Jakaya Kikwete on Sunday said he was involved in intensive diplomatic efforts ahead of a summit next week on the situation in the DRC.

By Staff Reporter
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Africa
/ 30 October 2008

AU: Aid to Africa could fall due to global crisis

Developed countries are planning to cut aid to Africa due to the global financial crisis, a senior African Union (AU) commissioner said on Wednesday.

By Barry Malone
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Article
/ 27 October 2008

UN, AU security cooperation talks in Pretoria

UN and African Union representatives are meeting in Pretoria on Monday to discuss how the world body can support regional peacekeeping efforts.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 13 October 2008

AU to become ‘more involved’ in DRC

The African Union will become more involved in finding a durable peace in the conflict-torn DRC, says its chief, Jean Ping.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 12 October 2008

AU chief in DRC peace bid

AU chief Jean Ping on Saturday met DRC President Joseph Kabila and other officials to try to end fighting in the volatile east.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 10 October 2008

Kenya PM slams Africa’s ‘conspiracy of silence’

Kenya’s Prime Minister, Raila Odinga, on Thursday blasted African leaders’ fear of criticising each other.

By Staff Reporter
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Africa
/ 7 October 2008

An agenda with a difference

Gareth Evans’s latest book, Responsibility to Protect, offers a guide to protecting citizens against violence.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 29 September 2008

Will SA retreat from Africa?

One of the things that former President Thabo Mbeki got right during his term was his relationship with and role on the African continent.

By Kwandiwe Kondlo
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Africa
/ 24 September 2008

Africa inches forward

Michael Keating reports on progress towards the Millennium Development Goals at the midpoint.

By Michael Keating
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Africa
/ 13 September 2008

Aid carrot may solve Zim impasse

Financial assistance from the African Development Bank could bolster negotiations, writes Jason Moyo.

By Jason Moyo
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Africa
/ 2 September 2008

AU’s patience with Zim wears thin

African Union chair Tanzania wants to see a 50-50 power-sharing deal agreed for Zimbabwe immediately to stem a growing economic crisis.

By George Obulutsa
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Africa
/ 13 August 2008

Darfur rebels ‘are no saints’

The commander of the UN-AU mission in Darfur on Tuesday urged the world community to put pressure on the fragmented insurgency in the region.

By Tosin Sulaiman
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Article
/ 12 August 2008

AU warns Burundi govt, rebels over truce

The AU has warned Burundi’s government and its last active rebel group that its patience is wearing thin over the delayed start of a ceasefire.

By Staff Reporter
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Africa
/ 12 August 2008

A Ping for peace

Despite setbacks, the AU is making steady progress in bringing the continent’s conflicts to an end.

By Tom Minney
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Article
/ 31 July 2008

The rape, the killing, the running for cover

I am a war child. A survivor plagued by memories. When they open their eyes, children in Darfur see the same.

By Staff Reporter
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