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Kenyatta says he won’t allow another genocide in the region
Kenya’s President was referring to the violence in S Sudan, but stopped short of spelling out any action to end the increasingly ethnic slaughter.
Fortunes differ among Somalia’s famine refugees
Even among refugees fleeing Somalia there are "haves" and "have-nots" — those who cross the border in a battle for survival and those who drive.
UN chief urges Africa to be firm against Gbagbo
Africa and the international community must stand firm against efforts by Côte d’Ivoire’s incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo to cling on to power.
African Union in new move to end Ivory Coast crisis
The African Union said on Friday it would form a panel of heads of state to solve the leadership crisis in Côte d’Ivoire.
Madagascar’s leader snubs calls for power-sharing
Madagascar’s leader Andry Rajoelina has snubbed the African Union’s top diplomat, again rejecting calls for a consensus government to be formed.