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UN agrees DR Congo troop increase
The UN Security Council votes to send 3,000 more troops to DR Congo following renewed fighting in the east of the country.
S Africa to cut aid to Zimbabwe
South Africa's cabinet says it will withhold $28m of aid to Zimbabwe until a representative government is in place.
Crisis meeting over Somali piracy
A spate of pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia prompts an emergency meeting between nations bordering the Red Sea.
African child 'well-being' rated
Some poor countries score well compared to richer ones in a report assessing the treatment of children in Africa.
ICC seeks rebel arrests in Darfur
The International Criminal Court prosecutor seeks the arrest of Darfur rebel commanders for killing peacekeepers.
UK charities launch Congo appeal
The UK's leading charities launch an appeal for money to help victims of the turmoil in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
India praised for sinking pirates
An anti-piracy group welcomes the Indian navy warship's destruction of a suspected Somali pirate vessel in the Gulf of Aden.
UN calls for stop to Darfur fighting
The UN chief ask Sudan's government and Darfur rebels to refrain from attacking each other after reports of fighting.
"Nigeria had better witness another military coup than have Babangida or Obasanjo again as President." - Mrs. Teju Abiola, the late MKO Abiola's widow.
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