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U.N. Delays Report on Possible Congo Genocide

Rwandan outrage over a report suggesting that its troops might have been responsible for genocide in Congo prompted the United Nations to delay the official release for a month.

In Somalia, foreign intervention won't resolve Al Shabab threat

The best hope for stability in Somalia may lie in African Union troops, but they can't take the offensive against the terrorist group Al Shabab.

In Somalia, foreign intervention won't resolve Al Shabab threat

Western governments may consider the rising power of the militant group Al Shabab a major threat to the Horn of Africa. But they have learned enough from the ill-fated US military intervention of 1991-93 – portrayed in "Black Hawk Down" – to know that Western troops are not the solution.

AFCON 2012 Qualifiers: Benin Publish List Of Players Ahead Of Burundi Clash

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Burundi opposition urges dialogue with president

A Burundian opposition coalition called Thursday for talks with President Pierre Nkurunziza, recognising his re-election for the first time since boycotting presidential polls in June.

Uganda court charges 2 over deadly twin bombings

A Ugandan court has charged two additional suspects in connection with the July bomb blasts that killed 76 people.

U.N. official is 'hopeful' for Somalia

A U.N. official who toured the Horn of Africa to assess its political climate thinks there's hope for war-torn and chaotic Somalia.

KBC News

The East African Court of Justice (EACJ) will soon establish sub registries in each of the East African Community member States in a bid to bring justice closer to residents.

Congo leaders: We begged UN to protect civilians

Congolese community leaders say they begged local U.N. officials and army commanders to protect villagers days before rebels gang-raped scores of people, from a month-old baby boy to a 110-year-old great-great-grandmother.

Benin confirm Nobilo as coach just in time for qualifier

Frenchman Jean-Marc Nobilo was confirmed by the Benin football federation as their new coach only five days before they begin their African Nations Cup qualifying campaign on Sunday.

Uganda asks US help to send 10k troops to Somalia

Uganda said Wednesday it is ready to send 10,000 more troops to Somalia if the U.S. provides the funding, a move that would see the African Union force in Mogadishu more than double in size.

Agriculture returns to the classroom

HOW much do your kids know about where their food comes from? Not as much as the kids of yesteryear, I bet.

Afghanistan: the rough guide to roughness

Over the course of this week Journalism.co.uk will be publishing extracts from a new book about media coverage of the Afghanistan war. Afghanistan, War and the Media: Deadlines and Frontlines is published by Abramis on 13 September.

UN Security Council slams attack on presidential palace in Somali capital

The UN Security Council on Tuesday condemned Monday's deadly attack on the presidential palace in the Somali capital of Mogadishu that resulted in the deaths of four peacekeepers of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM).

Burundi's 'Peace Village' a Unique Effort to Reconcile Ethnic Groups

UN, Burundi's government set up experiment to see if Hutus, Tutsis could better understand each other by living side by side