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The White House has announced that five U.S. military officers will join the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. Thousands of South Sudanese have been displaced, and 3000 have ... Read more »


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Top Headlines
- South Sudan: Border Tensions Grow Amid Kidnappings (CISA)
- Somalia: UN Mission Relocates to Mogadishu (ISS)
- Somalia: Signs of Hope in a Shattered State (African Arguments)
- Senegal: 'No, Mr Wade You Don't Have the Right' (RNW Africa)
- Uganda: Using Community Radio to Heal After Kony's War (IPS)
- South Sudan: UN Relief Chief Stresses Vast Scale of Humanitarian Needs (UN News)
- East Africa: Sudan, South Sudan Face Lose-Lose Scenario (AfricaFocus)
- Sudan: Human Rights Watch Asks UN Secretary General to Query United Nations - African Union Mission in Darfur Chief on Attending Wedding With Bashir (Sudan Tribune)
- Sierra Leone: My Husband Now Respects Me (Concord)
- Sierra Leone: Fambul Tok Peace Mothers Meet in Tissana Village (Concord)
- Egypt: World Peace Report Praises Mufti Role in Promoting Peace Culture (Egypt Online)
- Senegal: Political Tensions Rise as Election Run-Off Looms (UN News)
- Central Africa: Africa Plans Regional Action Against Ugandan Rebels (ISS)
- Rwanda: Reconciliation Efforts Attain 80 Percent Milestone - NURC Report (New Times)
- Liberia: UN Will Not Leave Security Vacuum (Analyst)
- Africa: AU Confident UN Will Approve Somalia Troop Boost (RFI)
- Tunisia: Democracy Not Enough in Tough Economic Times, Says President (RFI)
- Africa: Uniting Against Extreme Poverty (IPS)
- Zimbabwe: Civil Society Presses African Union to Intervene (Financial Gazette)
- Nigeria: Cattle Breeders to Boycott Peace Committee (Daily Trust)
- Congo-Kinshasa: Hervé Ladsous Visits Eastern DRC After Kinshasa (Monusco)
- Sudan: Khartoum-Juba Talks Oil Collapse (Sudan Tribune)
- Africa: African Union Must Be More Independent, Ping Says During Summit Opening (RFI)
- Tunisia: President Speaks Fondly of Other African Nations At the AU Summit (Tunisia Live)
- Madagascar: Amnesty Sought for Exiled Ex-President (Citizen)
- Mali: Promoting Professional Media Coverage of This Year's Elections (RSF)
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AfDB
- African Leaders Endorse Major Continental Infrastructure Programme
- North African Lawyers Commend Alsf-Palu Training Opportunities
- 'It Is More Important for the Bank to Be Alerted When a Policy Is Violated'
- AfDB and WCO Partner to Strengthen African Customs Administrations
- How Education and Training Can Boost Africa's Sustainable Development (AfDB)
- ALSF-PALU Seminar for North African Lawyers
- AfDB and BNDES Chief Executives Meet in Davos
ACBF
- ACBF Further Invests in Strengthening the Public Sector in West Africa
- ACBF's African Membership Increases Ethiopia Becomes the 36th African Member
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