Sub-Saharan Africa

Nigeria: 2 Oil Engineers Kidnapped
July 25, 2008 1423 GMT
Two oil engineers working in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, were kidnapped by more than a dozen armed... [more]
Cameroon: Twelve Killed In Attack On Soldiers
July 25, 2008 1339 GMT
At least 12 people were killed when a group of unidentified gunmen attacked Cameroonian soldiers... [more]
Somalia: Government Requests U.N. Stabilization Force
July 24, 2008 1311 GMT
Somalia's government has requested a U.N. stabilization force to be sent into the restive Horn of... [more]
Zimbabwe: Talks To End Crisis Set To Start Today
July 24, 2008 1257 GMT
Full-scale talks meant to resolve Zimbabwe's political crisis are due to start today in Pretoria,... [more]
Philippines: Sending Soldiers For U.N. Missions In Liberia, Haiti
July 24, 2008 1241 GMT
The Philippines will send a total of 320 soldiers for U.N. peacekeeping missions in Liberia and... [more]
Sudan: President Visits Darfur
July 23, 2008 2310 GMT
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir visited Darfur just a week after being charged with genocide in... [more]
Somalia: African Union Asks For U.N. Peacekeepers
July 23, 2008 2129 GMT
The African Union (AU) said July 23 that it cannot stabilize the situation in Somalia and asked... [more]
Egypt: Mubarak To Meet With Mbeki
July 22, 2008 1953 GMT
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak plans to go to South Africa on July 28 for talks with South... [more]
Somalia: Aweys Takes Charge Of Opposition
July 22, 2008 1707 GMT
Somalian Islamist leader Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys said July 22 that he has taken over the... [more]
Russia: Reconsider Al Bashir Indictment?
July 21, 2008 2330 GMT
Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin said July 21 that the U.N. Security... [more]
Mali: Government, Rebels Agree To Truce
July 21, 2008 1842 GMT
The government of Mali and the Tuareg rebel group Democratic Alliance for Change agreed July 21... [more]
Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai To Sign Deal On Framework For Talks
July 21, 2008 1305 GMT
Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will sign a deal to create the framework for... [more]
Nigeria: MEND To Seek Hostages' Release
July 20, 2008 2047 GMT
Nigerian militant group Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) on July 20 said... [more]
Zimbabwe: MDC Wants Concerns Addressed Before Talks
July 20, 2008 1609 GMT
Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party will not sign a deal for talks... [more]
Sudan: Arab League Develops ICC Plan
July 19, 2008 2150 GMT
Arab League foreign ministers signed off July 19 on a plan to resolve the political crisis... [more]
Sudan: Diplomatic Relations With Chad Resumed
July 18, 2008 1412 GMT
The government of Sudan has agreed to restore diplomatic relations with neighboring Chad,... [more]
Sudan: China Warns Genocide Charge Could Damage Other Efforts
July 18, 2008 1248 GMT
A move by the International Criminal Court to secure a genocide arrest warrant for Sudanese... [more]
Nigeria: Explosion Shuts Down Bayelsa Oil Pipeline
July 17, 2008 1318 GMT
Militants in Nigeria blew up an oil pipeline belonging to Italian energy firm ENI on July 17 in... [more]
Zimbabwe: Talks Break Down Between MDC And ZANU-PF
July 17, 2008 1306 GMT
Talks between Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) and ruling Zimbabwe... [more]
U.K., Nigeria: British Officers To Train Nigerian Troops
July 17, 2008 1238 GMT
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on July 17 agreed to send British military officers to help... [more]
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