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Central Africa: Great Lakes MPs to Form Forum
AllAfrica.com - USA, 20 March 2008 [osint#30537]

Top ECOWAS military officers endorse study on needs of standby force
afriquenligne - France, 25 March 2008 [osint#30538]

Africa at Risk of Losing Water Supply to Two Million People
MedIndia - India, 19 March 2008 [osint#30462]
"… Africa is at risk of losing the central African glaciers that feed the Nile and supply water to two million people."

Experts Warn of Food Crisis
AllAfrica.com - USA, 17 March 2008 [osint#30214]
"The experts from East Africa, at a regional seminar in Mwanza, Tanzania, said that massive dilapidation of the environment could increase poverty to more than 65 per cent."

UNITED STATES: Ward Updates Congress on U.S. Africa Command
AllAfrica.com - USA, 14 March 2008 [osint#30218]
Update on AFRICOM.

UNITED STATES: America's Foreign Policy On Continent Must Change
AllAfrica.com - USA, 12 March 2008 [osint#30114]
"Turning a blind eye to serious violations of human rights and weak governance may risk jeopardizing long-term US interests in the region. "

UNITED STATES: US Policy in Horn of Africa Questioned
GlobalSecurity.org - USA, 11 March 2008 [osint#30116]
"The entire emphasis of U.S. policy was on counter-terrorism, and particularly short-term elements of counter-terrorism, that is catching bad people, and not focusing on the much longer term root causes of terrorism in the region."

World Bank to increase Africa agriculture loans
Reuters - UK, 11 March 2008 [osint#30142]
"Because you don't want everything to be a short-term response, we are really trying to upgrade our efforts in terms of increasing agricultural production," World Bank President Robert Zoellick told Reuters.

Twelve African Army Chiefs Meet in Kampala
AllAfrica.com - USA, 09 March 2008 [osint#29876]
Eastern Africa Standby Brigade (EASBRIG)

Arrested Russian Arms Dealer Had Long History in Africa
Voice of America - USA, 07 March 2008 [osint#29882]

Ethnicity - Releasing the Continent's "Suppressed Rage"
AllAfrica.com - USA, 06 March 2008 [osint#29854]
"… the key challenge for African leaders to work with states created by Europe ..."

FRANCE: France to Renegotiate Military Accords Throughout Africa
Voice of America - USA, 28 February 2008 [osint#29580]

Bush's Africa trip: what was it all about?
Radio Netherlands - Netherlands, 22 February 2008 [osint#29149]
A view from Radio Netherlands International.

EU Urges On Infrastructure
AllAfrica.com - USA, 21 February 2008 [osint#29081]
The Infrastructure Consortium for Africa says transport infrastructure alone could require over $250 billion over the next 15 years.

ALGERIA

 

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ALGERIA: Key facts about Algeria [Backgrounder]
Xinhua News - China, 22 March 2008 [osint#30510]

ALGERIA: Algeria studies payout to 13,000 in peace push
Reuters - UK, 09 March 2008 [osint#29842]

ALGERIA,MALI: Mali, Algeria discuss border security, Touareg fight
Magharebia - USEUCOM, 27 February 2008 [osint#29568]

ALGERIA,MOROCCO: Algeria deals coldly with the Morocco’s call opening borders
El Khabar - Algeria, 23 March 2008 [osint#30531]

ALGERIA,RUSSIAN FEDERATION: Energy tops talks between Presidents Putin, Bouteflika
Magharebia - USEUCOM, 20 February 2008 [osint#29530]

ANGOLA

 

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ANGOLA: Free Rein for Human Traffickers
Inter Press Service - Italy, 20 March 2008 [osint#30497]
"There is little awareness on the problem of trafficking in persons, mainly women and children, in Angola, and no laws for cracking down on the growing phenomenon."

ANGOLA: 'Deadly attack' in Angola enclave
BBC - UK, 07 March 2008 [osint#29893]
Front for the Liberation of the Cabinda Enclave (FLEC)

ANGOLA: Prison Service to Build Top Security Jail
AllAfrica.com - USA, 02 March 2008 [osint#29573]

ANGOLA,CHAD: Angolan Govt Willing To Support Pacification Process In Tchad
AngolaPress - Angola, 12 March 2008 [osint#30202]

BENIN

 

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BENIN: More than 40,000 children trafficked each year
Intelligence Daily - USA, 07 March 2008 [osint#29782]
"A new study released jointly by the Ministry of Family and Children and the UN in Benin shows that more than 40,000 children aged between 6 and 17 were trafficked in 2006."

BENIN,BURKINA FASO: 'Historic Deed' to Avert Border War
AllAfrica.com - USA, 10 March 2008 [osint#29898]

BENIN,CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Benin let-go CAR rebel leaders
Afrol News - Norway, 20 February 2008 [osint#29195]

BURKINA FASO

 

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BURKINA FASO: Burkina Faso Protesters Call for General Strike
Voice of America - USA, 15 March 2008 [osint#30181]
"In the capital Ouagadougou, a group of students chanted in the ethnic Mossi language More, demanding government action to lower prices. They reprised the song in French, singing there is nothing to eat anymore, no rice and no corn."

BURUNDI

 

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BURUNDI: Burundi rebels say army kills five commanders
Reuters - UK, 16 March 2008 [osint#30217]

BURUNDI: The 'government has chosen the war option'
Independent Online - South Africa, 16 March 2008 [osint#30560]

BURUNDI: Way forward proposed for Burundi
BuaNews - South Africa, 10 March 2008 [osint#29902]

BURUNDI: Burundi army and rebels clash, 20 killed - army
South African Broadcasting Corp - South Africa, 02 March 2008 [osint#29522]
"The FNL's [Forces for National Liberation] persistent insurgency is regarded by many as the final barrier to lasting stability in the tiny central African nation, where 300 000 people died in more than a decade of ethnic conflict."

CAMEROON

 

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CAMEROON: Cameroon streets calm
Independent Online - South Africa, 29 February 2008 [osint#29544]

CAMEROON: Protests paralyse Cameroon`s capital and port city
Antara News Agency - Indonesia, 28 February 2008 [osint#29535]
"The unrest --the worst in over 15 years in the central African oil producer -- has killed at least seven people since it broke out at the weekend in the port of Douala, a major African shipping hub."

CAMEROON: Gendarmerie - Here Comes the Light Intervention Team
AllAfrica.com - USA, 25 February 2008 [osint#29201]

CAMEROON,CHAD: Missing Chad opposition leader surfaces in Cameroon
Reuters - UK, 04 March 2008 [osint#29543]

CAMEROON,NIGERIA: Nigeria, Cameroon agree border in oil-rich Atlantic
Reuters - UK, 15 March 2008 [osint#30161]

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

 

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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Northern CAR Faces Violence From All Sides
Voice of America - USA, 21 March 2008 [osint#30522]
"The country has faced nearly a dozen attempted coups in the last ten years."

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Ten reasons Central African Republic should be on your radar
AlertNet (Reuters) - International, 05 March 2008 [osint#29886]
A useful checklist.

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: More Urgent Humanitarian Aid For Central African Republic Requested by UN
Voice of America - USA, 29 February 2008 [osint#29560]

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Tens of Thousands Hiding in Bush, UN Official Says
AllAfrica.com - USA, 28 February 2008 [osint#29564]

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC,CHAD: Chadian Army Attacks, Burns Border Villages
African Press Organization - France, 19 March 2008 [osint#30558]

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC,CHAD: UN Says Thousands of CAR Refugees Have Entered Chad
Voice of America - USA, 14 March 2008 [osint#30201]

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC,EUROPEAN UNION,FRANCE: EU force starts CAR deployment, French troops join
Reuters - UK, 09 March 2008 [osint#29874]

CHAD

 

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CHAD: EU Chad force says it "operational", begins mission
AlertNet (Reuters) - International, 17 March 2008 [osint#30166]

CHAD: Chad rebels dismiss peace accord
BBC - UK, 14 March 2008 [osint#30167]

CHAD: African leaders gather for Chad summit
Independent Online - South Africa, 10 March 2008 [osint#29867]
Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)

CHAD: Chad prolongs state of emergency for 15 days
Deutsche Welle - Germany, 04 March 2008 [osint#29547]

CHAD: Chad digs trench round capital to foil rebel raids
Reuters - UK, 03 March 2008 [osint#29539]
"Chad's government is digging a 3-metre deep trench around the capital to prevent a repeat of last month's attack, when rebels in pickup trucks rolled into N'Djamena ..."

CHAD: Chad rebels deny government talks as EU troops fly in
Boston Globe - USA, 21 February 2008 [osint#29154]
"It is a way of saying that the rebellion has been conquered, that it is looking to negotiate. It is just another form of combat. It's a song we've already heard before."

CHAD,FRANCE: Chad opposition leader arrives in France
Independent Online - South Africa, 07 March 2008 [osint#29877]
"… where he has been promised political asylum."

CAMEROON,CHAD: Missing Chad opposition leader surfaces in Cameroon
Reuters - UK, 04 March 2008 [osint#29543]

CHAD,IRELAND: First Irish troops arrive in EU Chad deployment
Reuters - UK, 21 February 2008 [osint#29150]
"The Irish soldiers -- who will eventually number 450 -- will be the second biggest foreign military contingent in the country after those from former colonial power France ..."

CHAD,SUDAN: Sudan and Chad Sign Peace Pact
New York Times - USA, 14 March 2008 [osint#30170]

CHAD,SUDAN: Analyst Says a Chad-Sudan agreement without rebels would Not hold water
Voice of America - USA, 13 March 2008 [osint#30195]

CHAD,SUDAN: Chad claims rebel infiltration from Sudan
AFP (Agence France-Presse) - France, 13 March 2008 [osint#30171]

CHAD,SWITZERLAND: Chad warned over military aircraft misuse
Swiss Info - Switzerland, 19 March 2008 [osint#30523]
"… the Pilatus PC-9 aircraft – exported for training purposes – had been armed and used in military operations."

COMOROS

 

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COMOROS: Comoros says its troops have taken Anjouan capital
Reuters - UK, 25 March 2008 [osint#30554]

COMOROS: Comoros army reports operations against rebel forces
AFP (Agence France-Presse) - France, 17 March 2008 [osint#30196]

COMOROS: AU troops arrive in the Comoros
BBC - UK, 11 March 2008 [osint#30184]
"African Union troops have arrived in the Comoros to help its military regain control of an island where a renegade leader has declared himself president."

COMOROS: AU troops head to Comoros for invasion of rebel island
AFP (Agence France-Presse) - France, 09 March 2008 [osint#29901]

COMOROS: Comoros military tanker ship destroyed by fire
Reuters - UK, 03 March 2008 [osint#29581]

COMOROS: AU says talks with Comoros rebels fail
AlertNet (Reuters) - International, 25 February 2008 [osint#29537]
"The islands, which have a population of about 700,000, have endured 19 coups or attempted coups since independence from France in 1975."

COMOROS: On the Edge of a 'Military Solution'
BBC - UK, 21 February 2008 [osint#29202]

COMOROS,UNITED STATES: US backs Comoros to end crisis by military force
Reuters - UK, 07 March 2008 [osint#29878]
"… the United States will now support any actions taken by President Sambi, AU (African Union) partners, or the international community to restore Comorian unity."

CONGO DR

 

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CONGO: Kinshasa Unable to Disarm FDLR Rebels - Analysts
AllAfrica.com - USA, 17 March 2008 [osint#30199]

CONGO DR: 'DRC slipping into dictatorship'
Independent Online - South Africa, 22 March 2008 [osint#30557]
"Without necessarily seeking to eliminate me physically, the authorities are preventing my return. They clearly want to keep the main opposition leader at arm's length."

CONGO DR: UN Attempts to Contain Congo Violence
Voice of America - USA, 20 March 2008 [osint#30507]

CONGO DR: 14,200 Cases of Rape Registered From 2005 to 2007
AllAfrica.com - USA, 18 March 2008 [osint#30210]
UN Human Rights Council's Independent Expert cites massive rates of rape in one province alone in Democratic Republic of the Congo as the triumph of impunity over any degree of governance.

CONGO DR: Western Congo violence killed 68, UN reports say
Reuters - UK, 18 March 2008 [osint#30205]

CONGO DR: Who is actually running the Eastern Congo?
African Path - USA, 14 March 2008 [osint#30203]

CONGO DR: Road to be cleared after mines discovered
UPI - USA, 06 March 2008 [osint#29848]

CONGO DR: West Congo violence catches out UN peacekeepers
Reuters - UK, 06 March 2008 [osint#29838]
"… clashes with members of Bundu dia Kongo (BDK) -- a group seeking to revive a pre-colonial kingdom."

CONGO DR: Congo rebels rejoin truce panel after massacre row
Reuters - UK, 04 March 2008 [osint#29850]

CONGO DR: UN reinforces security after DR Congo religious clashes
AFP (Agence France-Presse) - France, 03 March 2008 [osint#29561]

CONGO DR: Six killed in clashes in western Congo province
Reuters - UK, 29 February 2008 [osint#29574]

BANGLADESH,CONGO DR: Bangladesh police team leave for Congo
Independent Bangladesh - Bangladesh, 24 February 2008 [osint#29169]

CONGO DR: UN Says Civilians Massacred in Congo Amid Peace Talks
Voice of America - USA, 21 February 2008 [osint#29170]

CONGO DR: Hunger, poor health care kill 16 in Congo jail -UN
Reuters - UK, 20 February 2008 [osint#29179]
"… some never convicted of a crime, at a prison in central Democratic Republic of Congo since the start of the year ..."

CONGO DR,PAKISTAN: Peace-keeping troops leave for Congo
The Post - Pakistan, 11 March 2008 [osint#29892]

CONGO DR,RWANDA: DR Congo pledges to disarm Rwandan rebels on its soil
Peoples Daily - China, 17 March 2008 [osint#30212]

EGYPT

 

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EGYPT: Egypt tries to tackle deadly bread crisis
CNN - USA, 24 March 2008 [osint#30562]

EGYPT: Egypt army to tackle bread crisis
BBC - UK, 17 March 2008 [osint#30180]
"Rising prices and alleged corruption have sparked recent clashes at bakeries in poorer neighbourhoods, leading to several deaths. Hosni Mubarak said eradicating bread queues was 'imperative'. "

EGYPT: Egyptian police hold leading Islamists in crackdown
Reuters - UK, 06 March 2008 [osint#29841]
Mahmoud Ghuzlan, a member of the Brotherhood's 15-member Guidance Office

EGYPT: Egypt's Brotherhood to contest elections from jail
Reuters - UK, 05 March 2008 [osint#29638]
"The Brotherhood said those detained were picked up in sweeps coinciding with a 10-day registration period for candidates wishing to take part in the elections. Most of the detainees were likely candidates in the April 8 vote ..."

EGYPT: Egypt arrests dozens from Brotherhood as vote nears
Boston Globe - USA, 03 March 2008 [osint#29536]

EGYPT: Egyptian Fatwa Lets Mubarak Keep Presidency In Family
MEMRI - USA, 26 February 2008 [osint#29546]
[President Mubarak gets God on his side.]

EGYPT,UNITED STATES: US criticises Egypt pre-election blitz
Independent Online - South Africa, 13 March 2008 [osint#30185]

EGYPT,UNITED STATES: Envoy: U.S. to reduce, not abolish aid to Egypt
Xinhua News - China, 29 February 2008 [osint#29555]

EQUATORIAL GUINEA

 

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EQUATORIAL GUINEA: Briton admits Equatorial Guinea coup plot
Reuters - UK, 11 March 2008 [osint#30186]

ERITREA

 

 

ERITREA: Interview with Opposition Leader, Mesfin Hagos
American Chronicle - USA, 28 February 2008 [osint#29847]

ERITREA: UN officials alarmed at blockages of food, fuel, troops and equipment in Eritrea
PR-Inside - Austria, 15 February 2008 [osint#29031]

ERITREA,ETHIOPIA: War Coming Soon to Eritrea?
UN Dispatch - USA, 07 March 2008 [osint#29881]

ERITREA,ETHIOPIA: The United Nations engaging in illegal activities
Biddho.com - Eritrea, 23 February 2008 [osint#29188]

ERITREA,ETHIOPIA,UNITED STATES: America led to Disaster in the Horn of Africa – the Trap of Anti-Eritreanism [Opinion]
Biddho.com - Eritrea, 04 March 2008 [osint#29554]

ETHIOPIA

 

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ETHIOPIA: The Ogaden: a forgotten war draining a forgotten people
The Guardian - UK, 25 March 2008 [osint#30551]

ETHIOPIA: Ogaden: the Imminent Victory of Abyssinia’s Tyrannized Somalis [Opinion]
American Chronicle - USA, 13 March 2008 [osint#30192]

ETHIOPIA: Ogaden: the African Kosovo ready for Independence [Opinion]
American Chronicle - USA, 12 March 2008 [osint#30158]
"… Ogaden is the battlefield where America will win over China, attracting all oppressed African peoples´ sympathies and friendship."

ETHIOPIA: Over 300 Police Arrested for Rebel Links - Report
GaroweOnline - Somalia, 20 February 2008 [osint#29184]

ETHIOPIA,SOMALIA: Governor in Puntland denies he was arrested by Ethiopian soldiers
GaroweOnline - Somalia, 03 March 2008 [osint#29571]

GABON

 

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FRANCE,GABON: Why the sudden anti-French rhetoric pouring out of Gabon?
AFP (Agence France-Presse) - France, 06 March 2008 [osint#29900]

GAMBIA

 

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GAMBIA,UNITED STATES: US State Department Says There Is Human Rights Crisis In The Gambia
AllAfrica.com - USA, 13 March 2008 [osint#30216]

GUINEA-BISSAU

 

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GUINEA-BISSAU: How a tiny West African country became the world's first narco state
The Guardian - UK, 09 March 2008 [osint#29897]

KENYA

 

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KENYA: Army Combs Border to Root Out Militia
AllAfrica.com - USA, 25 March 2008 [osint#30518]
Sabaot Land Defence Force (SLDF)

KENYA: Trouble Builds Behind Scenes in Wake of Kenya Peace Deal
Voice of America - USA, 24 March 2008 [osint#30527]
"… new reports suggest the recruitment and build-up of these militias continues in some communities."

KENYA: Mt Elgon Militia Surrenders
AllAfrica.com - USA, 23 March 2008 [osint#30517]
Sabaot Land Defence Force (SLDF)

KENYA: Election Fraud Whistle Blower On the Run
AllAfrica.com - USA, 23 March 2008 [osint#30508]
"Mr Kipkemoi arap Kirui became a marked man immediately he addressed a press conference."

KENYA: 'Meticulously' Organized, Rights Group Says
Washington Post - USA, 18 March 2008 [osint#30559]

KENYA: World must accept some blame over Kenya: group
Reuters - UK, 17 March 2008 [osint#30498]
"Foreign governments should remember that decades of turning a blind eye to corruption, impunity and mismanagement by Kenya's governments has contributed to the recent crisis" says Human Rights Watch.

KENYA: Police capture militia suspect
Daily Nation - Kenya, 16 March 2008 [osint#30213]

KENYA: Kenyan forces arrest 69 militiamen in offensive
Reuters - UK, 12 March 2008 [osint#30165]

KENYA: Kenyan Troops Strike at Militia Involved in Land Clashes
Washington Post - USA, 11 March 2008 [osint#29859]

KENYA: Why Kenya is critical to Africa's future
Christian Science Monitor - USA, 07 March 2008 [osint#29883]

KENYA: Don't risk the army in Kenya's tribal divide
The Times - UK, 04 March 2008 [osint#29563]