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AU Pushes for Sudan Talks Sun 20 May 2012
By NICHOLAS BARIYO | KAMPALA, Uganda—The African Union has mounted pressure on oil-producing Sudan and South Sudan as it seeks to bring the two back to the negotiat... (photo: UN / Sylvain Liechti) Wall Street Journal
Africa Kampala Photos Sudan Uganda Wikipedia: African Union

Conflict in Nuba mountains may lead to devastating epidemics, say doctors Sun 20 May 2012
| Health workers warn that UN aid agencies are being prevented from delivering vital supplies of vaccines to the children of refugees fleeing the fighting in Sudan A moth... (photo: UN / Isaac Billy) The Guardian
Africa Doctors Health Photos Sudan Wikipedia: Nuba Mountains

Violence erupted again in the north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as Lendu militia, who were driven out of Bunia yesterday by rival Hema fighters, have regrouped and launched a counter-offensive to regain control of the town, the United

Thousands flee DR Congo violence Sat 19 May 2012
| Fighting between government troops and rebels has displaced hundreds of thousands people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). | The fighting has been mo... (photo: UN) Al Jazeera
Africa DR Congo Photos Violence Wikipedia: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Egyptian protesters clap and wave flags in Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011. Egypt's military is taking down the makeshift tents of protesters who camped out on Tahrir Square in an effort to allow traffic and normal life to return to central Cairo. There were a few verbal altercations between soldiers and protesters Sunday morning as the tents were removed, but the process was generally peaceful.

Huge economic challenge awaits Egypt's next leader Sat 19 May 2012
When Egyptians joined a popular revolt last year, many were demanding economic change. | They were suffering from high unemployment and prices, low wages, widespread pove... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla) BBC News
Economy Egypt Photos Revolution Wikipedia: Egyptian presidential election, 2012

The R339 road at the Prince Alfred Pass over the Langkloof Mountains, Western Cape, South Africa

South Africa targets rainbow tourists Sat 19 May 2012
There is arguably no worse place in the world to be gay than Africa. Today more than two-thirds of African countries have laws criminalising homosexual acts and across th... (photo: Creative Commons / NJR ZA) BBC News
Africa Market Photos Tourism USA Wikipedia: South Africa

Gay African refugees face abduction, violence and rape in Uganda and Kenya Fri 18 May 2012
| LGBTI people fleeing persecution in home country among most vulnerable and isolated of all refugees, finds study In Uganda, 'public rhetoric demonising homosexuality ha... (photo: UN / JC McIlwaine) The Guardian
Africa Photos Refugees Somalia Violence Wikipedia: Somalia

File - Drought and Rising Food Prices in Niger: A local man takes advantage of the World Food Programme (WFP)s food-and-cash for work programme in the village of Dan Kada, Maradai Region, Niger.

US to announce food security plan for Africa Fri 18 May 2012
US President Barack Obama is set to announce a $3bn (Â£1.9bn) plan to boost food security and farm productivity in Africa, US officials say. | They say the initiative is ... (photo: UN / WFP/Phil Behan) BBC News
Africa Aid Photos US Wikipedia: United States Agency for International Development

President Barack Obama stands with his head bowed in prayer during a ceremony to award posthumously the Medal of Honor to Rose Mary Sabo-Brown, widow of Specialist Leslie H. Sabo, Jr., US Army, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 16, 2012. Sabo was killed in 1970 in Cambodia during the Vietnam War.

US: 'Barack Obama was born in Kenya' Fri 18 May 2012
London: A promotional pamphlet edited from publishing imprint Acton and Dystel claimed that Barack Obama, then president of the Harvard Law Review, was â€œborn in Kenyaâ€... (photo: AP / Carolyn Kaster) Zeenews
Government Obama Photos President Wikipedia: Barack Obama

In this Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011 photo, police officers armed with AK-47 rifles stand guard at sandbagged bunkers along a major road in Maiduguri, Nigeria. The radical sect Boko Haram, which in August 2011 bombed the United Nations headquarters in Nigeria, is the gravest security threat to Africa's most populous nation and is gaining prominence

US mulls 'terrorist' designation for Boko Haram Fri 18 May 2012
Zeenews Bureau | Washington: The US State Department may designate Nigeriaâ€™s militant Islamist sect Boko Haram, as a "foreign terrorist organisationâ€, a news agency s... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba) Zeenews
Nigeria Photos Terrorism Washington Wikipedia: Boko Haram

File - Niger Families Face Drought and Rising Food Prices: Mothers wait to have their children assessed and weighed at the a therapeutic feeding centre in Bargadja, Maradai Region, Niger.

Niger malnutrition crisis spreading - Save the Children Fri 18 May 2012
Months of warnings have failed to prevent a serious malnutrition crisis in Niger, Save the Children has said. | The charity says more than six million people are affected... (photo: UN / WFP/Phil Behan) BBC News
Children Malnutrition Niger Photos Wikipedia: Sahel drought

Young children at the World Food Programme (WFP) school feeding centre in Agarsamat, Tahoua Region, Niger, 17 November, 2011. Prices at Niger's food markets are spiking in the aftermath of a patchy harvest, causing concern among food security experts that many could soon go hungry.

G8 summit: The hunger game Fri 18 May 2012
| One of the worst hit is the African country of Niger where the lives of six million children are in the balance, the British charity Save the Children has warned. Serio... (photo: UN / WFP/Phil Behan) The Independent
Africa Aid Famine Photos Wikipedia: Sahel drought

Senior members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Mohamed Morsi, right, and Essam el-Erian hold a press conference on the latest situation in Egypt in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011.

Egypt Brotherhood flexes muscle in election stunt Thu 17 May 2012
| AFP - Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood organised on Thursday a kilometres-long rally to support its candidate in next week's presidential election, displaying the potent netw... (photo: AP / Mohammed Abou Zaid) France24
Egypt Election Muslim Photos Wikipedia: Egyptian presidential election, 2012

SAA needs state cash to renew its fleet â€” Gigaba Thu 17 May 2012
| South African Airways (SAA) needed to be recapitalised by the state to allow it to renew its fleet of aircraft and roll out its African aviation strategy, Public Enterp... (photo: Creative Commons / Kleinz1) Business Day
Airlines Business Photos Transport Wikipedia: South African Airways

Former Liberian President Charles Taylor, second right, makes his first appearance at the Special Court in Freetown, Monday, April 3, 2006. Former Liberian President Charles Taylor pleaded not guilty Monday to war crimes and crimes against humanity, including sexual slavery, mutilation and sending children into combat.

Charles Taylor accuses prosecutors of paying witnesses Wed 16 May 2012
Charles Taylor, the former Liberian president convicted of crimes against humanity, accused United Nations prosecutors of paying witnesses to testify against him and thre... (photo: AP / George Osodi) The Daily Telegraph
Court Crimes Photos UN Wikipedia: Charles Taylor (Liberian politician)

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Climate Change: Its Effects On Migration, Conflict In Northern Ghana Wed 16 May 2012
Scientific evidence available to various research institutions in Ghana have showed that the three regions of the North – comprising Upper West, Upper East and Northern R... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Joy Online
Climate Ghana Photos Research Wikipedia: Ghana

File - Journalists take notes and record as they listen to the verdict of the trial against former Liberian President Charles Taylor, seen on the screen standing in the court room of the Special Court for Sierra Leone in Leidschendam, near The Hague, Netherlands, Thursday April 26, 2012.

Sierra Leone trial: Charles Taylor set to address court Wed 16 May 2012
Former Liberian president Charles Taylor is expected to address the international court that found him guilty of war crimes in Sierra Leone. | It is his last chance to sp... (photo: AP / Peter Dejong) BBC News
Africa Liberia Photos War Crime Wikipedia: Charles Taylor (Liberian politician)

Soldiers stand guard outside the presidential palace after a military coup in Bamako, Mali, Friday, March 23, 2012.

Amnesty cites rights abuses in northern Mali Wed 16 May 2012
| Amnesty International has accused armed Tuaregs and groups fighting to impose Sharia law in northern Mali of carrying out grave rights abuses such as rape, murder and u... (photo: AP / Harouna Traore) Al Jazeera
Human Rights Mali Military Photos Wikipedia: 2012 Malian coup d'état

File - A woman and her children are pictured on the outskirts of Fertait, a village in Jonglei, South Sudan, burned down during the recent escalation of ethnic clashes in this area, 7 January, 2012.

Half of South Sudan facing food shortages, warns UN Wed 16 May 2012
More than half the population of South Sudan are facing food shortages due to the continuing conflict with Sudan, the UN is warning. | It says fighting on the border betw... (photo: UN / /Isaac Billy) BBC News
Food Photos South Sudan War Wikipedia: South Sudan

India ranked 46th in trade logistics performance Wed 16 May 2012
| Washington, May 16 (IANS) Global trade logistics performance slowed down over the last two years amid the global recession, but India and others that pursued aggressive... (photo: WN / prajkta) Newstrack India
India Photos Trade Washington Wikipedia: Trade

UN warns Somali leaders on deadline Wed 16 May 2012
New York - United Nations heavyweights on Tuesday expressed concern that Somalia's transitional administration is behind on a timetable to set up a permanent government b... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe) Independent online
Leaders Photos Security Council Somalia UN Wikipedia: Somalia

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