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A group of child beggars stand in the streets of Kano, Nigeria on 17 Nov 2009
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A group of children in the streets of Kano, Nigeria on 17 Nov 2009

African Union Commissioner Calls for End to 'Harmful' Traditional Practices

Bience Gawanas, commissioner for social affairs says these harmful cultural practices include female genital mutilation and child brides

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Sudan Electoral Official Says Vote Will Proceed Despite Suggestions to Delay Election

Sudan Electoral Commission official says the upcoming vote will proceed as planned despite suggestions to delay the vote.

Nigeria's new acting president and commander in chief Goodluck Jonathan is pictured as he takes office in Abuja, 10 Feb 2010

Nominees for Nigeria's Cabinet Expected Next Week

Acting president can now appoint own team of ministers rather than rely on Cabinet made up largely of ailing predecessor's appointees

A malnourished child sits at a feeding center in Maradi, Niger (File)

Severe Food Shortage Threatens Millions in West Africa

Oxfam urges developed countries to take action to counter 'unfolding disaster in Sahel in coming months

South African President Jacob Zuma and President Robert Mugabe, right, shake hands after holding discussions in Harare, 18 Mar 2010

South African President Encouraged After Zimbabwe Visit

Jacob Zuma met with President Mugabe, PM Tsvangirai, leaders of all three political parties that signed on to inclusive government

East Africa »

Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi 16 Dec 2009 (file photo)

Ethiopian PM Says He Will Authorize Jamming VOA

Meles Zenawi compares VOA Amharic to hate media that incited Rwanda genocide

Sudan, Second Darfur Rebel Group Agree to Truce

Deal, signed in Doha during ongoing peace talks, follows similar deal last month with Justice and Equality Movement

South Sudan

Carter Center says Sudanese Elections Commission Should Consider 10-Day Delay in April Vote

Center cites many logistical problems; says fourth day of voting may be needed

West Africa »

Sudan Electoral Official Says Vote Will Proceed Despite Suggestions to Delay Election

Sudan Electoral Commission official says the upcoming vote will proceed as planned despite suggestions to delay the vote.

Nigeria's new acting president and commander in chief Goodluck Jonathan is pictured as he takes office in Abuja, 10 Feb 2010

Nominees for Nigeria's Cabinet Expected Next Week

Acting president can now appoint own team of ministers rather than rely on Cabinet made up largely of ailing predecessor's appointees

Map of Cameroon

UNHCR Says More CAR Refugees Entering Cameroon

High Commissioner Antonio Guterres says it is a tragedy that largely goes unnoticed

Southern Africa »

South African President Jacob Zuma and President Robert Mugabe, right, shake hands after holding discussions in Harare, 18 Mar 2010

South African President Encouraged After Zimbabwe Visit

Jacob Zuma met with President Mugabe, PM Tsvangirai, leaders of all three political parties that signed on to inclusive government

A woman clutches a chicken in the poverty-stricken Lawley district, south east of Johannesburg (file)

Poverty, Inequality Blamed for 2008 Xenophobic Attacks in South Africa

Resentment boiled over in part because of frustration over government's failure to deliver housing and social services

Same sex couple taken into custody in Blantyre, Malawi

Malawi Church Leaders to Condemn Homosexual Behavior

Rev. Malani Ntonga says the church and the government cannot allow homosexuality to take root in Malawi

Central Africa »

Photo taken on November 10, 2009 shows Congolese army [FARDC] soldiers patrolling in Mboko in south Kivu, a place suspected to be a Mai mai rebel group hideout.

Congo Official Says FRF Rebel Group Blackmailing Government

Congo rebel leader vows to continue offensive against government troops.

Refugee children from the Democratic Republic of Congo attend class in a forest near the town of Gangania, more than 850 km north of Brazzaville, the capital of neighboring Congo, 25 Feb 2010

WFP Airlifts Food to Thousands of Congolese Refugees

More than 120,000 refugees have fled to Congo Brazzaville since October to escape ethnic violence in DRC

Democratic Republic of Congo

Medical Aid Group May Evacuate Staff in Conflict Area in Eastern DRC

Doctors Without Borders says hospital in Katanga town caught in middle of fighting between government and rebel forces

North Africa »

A general view of the Ministerial Conference of Sahara-Sahel States in Algiers, 16 Mar 2010

Sahelian Foreign Ministers Discuss al-Qaida Threat

Participants are working on joint plan of action to confront al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb

Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi (File)

Gadhafi: Split Nigeria to End Violence

Libyan leader says splitting Nigeria into Muslim, Christian states would save lives, prevent destruction of mosques and churches

Southern Sudan Opposition Vows To Fight Corruption

SPLM-DC says they will provide essential services to the people

Pan Africa »

A group of child beggars stand in the streets of Kano, Nigeria on 17 Nov 2009

African Union Commissioner Calls for End to 'Harmful' Traditional Practices

Bience Gawanas, commissioner for social affairs says these harmful cultural practices include female genital mutilation and child brides

The Global Research Alliance on Agriculture and Greenhouse Gas Emissions would share information gathered from this South African community-based irrigation project (File)

Study Finds Many Africans Blame Themselves for Climate Change

The report from the BBC World Service Trust and the British Council, set out to learn about public understanding of climate change

A mother watches over her child who is suffering from severe malaria in the Siaya hospital in Western Kenya (2009 file)

Health Officials Using World Cup to Fight Malaria

Officials use music, football to boost awareness of preventing malaria, which kills one million Africans each year