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Six killed in Darfur camp shoot-out
Gunmen shot dead six people and injured 33 in clashes at a refugee camp in Sudan's Darfur region on Saturday, peacekeepers said.

Uneasy calm returns to Mozambique
Mozambique police kept a close watch over the capital Maputo on Saturday after three days of riots over food and fuel price hikes.

UN reports sex attacks on DRC youths
A United Nations monitoring team looking into recent attacks in eastern DRC has documented sexual attacks against 28 youths, including one boy.

Darfur rebels say dozens killed in army offensive
A Darfur rebel group said on Friday that the Sudanese army had launched a major offensive against territory under its control, killing 74 people.

Kenya allows ICC to open office
Kenya is allowing the International Criminal Court (ICC) to open an office in the country.

Calm returns to Mozambique after deadly riots
Calm returned to the capital of Mozambique on Friday following two days of protests over food and fuel prices that left seven people dead.

UN 'ignored DRC rape warnings'
Assistant secretary general to investigate after community leaders say they begged for help before villagers were raped.

Troops clear barricades as Mozambique riots persist
Mozambique's government deployed troops to clear barricades in the capital as angry protesters blocked roads and looted shops on Thursday.

SADC warns on sentencing of former Madagascar president
The sentencing in absentia of Madagascar's former president Marc Ravalomanana to hard labour for life will not help resolve problems in Madagascar.

Deadly Mozambique riots enter second day
Demonstrators blocked roads with burning tyres and looted shops in Maputo on Thursday as riots sparked by soaring bread prices entered a second day.

Rape toll grows in DRC, says UN
UN peacekeepers say they have stepped up patrols in a region of the DRC where the number of mass rape victims has increased to more than 240.

SA embassy in Mozambique closes amid protests
The South African government has closed its embassy in Mozambique following violent riots in the capital Maputo.

Zim 'needs $200m' for fresh polls
Zimbabwe will need $200-million to hold polls next year if leaders insist on meeting unity-deal timeframes, media reported on Wednesday.

Somali Islamists tell president to step down
A Somali rebel group has told the Horn of Africa nation's leader to quit power and said hardline Islamists had succeeded where government had failed.

Children shot dead in Mozambique riots
At least two children have been shot dead in clashes between police and rioters in and around Maputo on Wednesday in rallies over rising prices.

Rwanda presses withdrawal threats over UN report
Rwanda says it is ready to withdraw its UN peacekeepers from Sudan if the UN publishes a report accusing its army of possible genocide in the 1990s.

Amnesty criticises Rwandan genocide law, wants review
Human rights watchdog Amnesty International asked Rwanda on Tuesday to review its laws on "genocide ideology".

Kidnapped aid worker freed in Darfur, Russians abducted
A female American aid worker abducted by gunmen in the Sudanese region of Darfur more than 100 days ago was freed on Monday.

Kenya: Sudan presidential visit 'in our interest'
Kenya's government has defended its recent failure to arrest Sudan's president on international charges of war crimes and genocide.

Rwanda threatens to withdraw peacekeepers
Rwanda has threatened to withdraw from UN peacekeeping if the world body publishes a report accusing the Rwandan army of possible genocide.