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Zimbabwe – 15 April 2016

Zimbabwe holds largest anti-Mugabe protest in years Demonstrators in Zimbabwe held the largest protest against President Robert Mugabe in nearly

King ‘Steals From Children’ to Buy Jet The best-known of the prodemocracy groups in Swaziland has accused King Mswati III

New Madagascar PM Vows to Target Poverty, Corruption Madagascar’s new prime minister pledged he would focus on fighting poverty and

Western Sahara separatists warn UN of return to violence The separatist leader of Western Sahara has warned the United Nations

A new dawn after years of wasted lives? As rebel leader Riek Machar prepares for what’s supposed to be a

Sudan summons U.S. diplomat over Darfur referendum Sudanese foreign ministry on Tuesday summoned the U.S. acting Chargé d’affaires in Khartoum

UN Accused of Withholding Scores of Sex Abuse The United Nations is withholding more than 40 new cases of sexual

Leaders agree to hold general elections this year Somali leaders met for a three-day conference in Mogadishu, where they consented

Fresh fighting drives displacement in eastern DR Congo Fighting between the Congolese army and rebel forces has forced tens of

April 8, 2016 SALO

Security issues to dominate AU-EU meeting THE insecurity risks posed by the Boko Haram sect are set to be among