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Swine flu vaccines are sorted at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, 22 Dec 2009
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Swine flu vaccines are sorted at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, 22 Dec 2009

Dozens of Countries to Receive Swine Flu Vaccine

World Health Organization says it is stepping up delivery of millions of doses of vaccine to dozens of developing countries

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Map of Australia

Increased Tensions Reported Between Police, African Migrants in Melbourne

New report levels fresh claims of racism against police in southern Australian state of Victoria

Ethiopia Criticized by US for Jamming VOA Signals

State Department says decision by Prime Minister Meles Zenawi contradicts his country's commitments to a free press

Fifty Years On, South Africa Remembers Sharpeville Massacre

69 people were killed and hundreds more were injured by police in an incident that marked a turning point in the country's history

UN Security Council (file photo)

Voter List Still an Election Obstacle in Ivory Coast

UN Security Council urges Ivory Coast to hold presidential elections as soon as possible and expresses concern at continuing delays

East Africa »

The leader of the Lord's Resistance Army, Joseph Kony (File)

Reports That LRA's Kony is Hiding in Darfur Alarm South Sudan

South Sudan in concerned LRA forces are preparing to launch attacks in the south during April's national elections

Uganda map

UN: Death Toll of Landslides and Flooding in Uganda Rising

UN says 94 deaths so far have been confirmed and 300 people are still missing and thousands of people have been displaced

Ethiopia Criticized by US for Jamming VOA Signals

State Department says decision by Prime Minister Meles Zenawi contradicts his country's commitments to a free press

West Africa »

Swine flu vaccines are sorted at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, 22 Dec 2009

Dozens of Countries to Receive Swine Flu Vaccine

World Health Organization says it is stepping up delivery of millions of doses of vaccine to dozens of developing countries

Map of Guinea

UN Mission in West Africa Encouraged by Guinea Vote Preparations

Special Representative Said Djinnit speaks with VOA three months ahead of election

UN Security Council (file photo)

Voter List Still an Election Obstacle in Ivory Coast

UN Security Council urges Ivory Coast to hold presidential elections as soon as possible and expresses concern at continuing delays

Southern Africa »

Fifty Years On, South Africa Remembers Sharpeville Massacre

69 people were killed and hundreds more were injured by police in an incident that marked a turning point in the country's history

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

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 »

Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi (File)

Nigeria Recalls Envoy Over Gadhafi's 'Irresponsible' Comments

Nigeria says recall is part of review of its relationship with Libya, but does not amount to breaking diplomatic ties

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

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