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Darfur rebels say 49 AU-UN peacekeepers held

Rebels in Sudan`s Darfur region said Monday they have detained 49 international peacekeepers and three suspected ...

Sudan`s Darfur rebels release five Turks: ICRC

Rebels in the troubled Darfur region of western Sudan released five Turks who have arrived in the Sudanese capital, ...

Somalia`s president hails Iran`s assistance

Somalia's President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed referring to historical ties between Iran and Somalia thanked the ...

Gunmen `armed` by Khartoum kill 40 in south Sudan: official

South Sudan on Monday accused its former foes in the Khartoum government of arming gunmen who killed over 40 people in ...

Mogadishu fighting kills at least 9 Somalis

Somali militants firing vehicle-mounted anti-aircraft guns clashed with African Union forces for a second night in ...

Five Europeans killed in attack in remote Ethiopia

Five European tourists were killed, and two tourists and two Ethiopians were kidnapped, in an attack by gunmen in ...

AU head in first post-Kadhafi Libya visit

African Union Commission chairman Jean Ping arrived in Libya on Monday for his first visit since the overthrow of ...

UN leader meets Nigeria minister amid fears over attacks

UN leader Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday met Nigeria`s Foreign Minister Olugbenga Ashiru as the UN expressed fears about ...

Kenya optimistic for Somali peace prospects in 2012

With a series of international peace conferences planned to boost peace and stabilization efforts in Somalia, Kenya`s ...

Kenyan jets kill 60 or more Somali Islamist insurgents

Kenyan fighter jets killed at least 60 Islamist Shebab insurgents in southern Somalia in the latest air strike on ...

RI gearing up for bigger role in UN peacekeeping missions

Indonesia which has been participating in UN peacekeeping missions since 1957, is now seeking a bigger role and ...

Seychelles invites China to set up anti-piracy base

The Seychelles on Friday invited Beijing to set up a military base on the archipelago to beef up the fight against ...

AU backs Kenyan troops joining its Somali force

The African Union said Friday it supported Kenya`s offer to send troops to bolster its force protecting the embattled ...

Kenya offers troops for AU Somalia force

Kenya said Wednesday it was willing to send troops to join the African Union force in Somalia, one month after it sent ...

US citizen perpetrated Somali suicide bombing: Islamist

An American citizen of Somali origin was one of the two suicide bombers behind a twin attack on a pro-government ...