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Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 08:16
Nigerian leader, President Goodluck Jonathan, has said that in spite of the progress made in Africa, there are still threats to democracy and good governance.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 08:15
The Sudanese government has said it will do everything humanly possible end the rebellion in west Sudan’s Darfur region by the end of this year, the official Sudan News Agency (SUNA) reported Monday, quoting the country's Interior Minister, Ibrahim Mahmoud Hamid.
Monday, November 11, 2013 - 09:29
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Navi Pillay, on Friday warned that the deteriorating violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) may spin out of control and further destabilise the country.
Wednesday, November 6, 2013 - 08:10
Declaring that government will not pay compensation to victims of attacks by the terror group, Boko Haram, President Goodluck Jonathan has said that his administration would "find ways to assist those who have been affected one way or the other by the violence that began in 2009".
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 - 09:06
The African Union (AU) has strongly condemned the holding of a unilateral referendum in the disputed Abyei region between the republics of Sudan and South Sudan, warning that the act can only heighten tension on the ground and further complicate the search for a mutually acceptable solution.
Monday, October 28, 2013 - 09:06
The Nigerian military Friday imposed a 24-hour curfew on the northern state of Yobe, a few hours after suspected Boko Haram members launched a massive attack on the state capital, Damaturu.
Monday, October 28, 2013 - 09:03
Some 137 Boko Haram suspects and 13 security agents were killed in clashes on Thursday and Friday between security agents and the insurgents in two states in northern Nigeria, the local Punch newspaper reported Saturday.
Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 08:14
The United States says it welcomes Sudan’s decision to issue work permits to some 30,000 refugees in eastern Sudan.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - 08:01
The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), has strongly condemned Sunday's deadly attacks in South Sudan’s Jonglei state that resulted in many deaths and injuries.
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 - 07:33
Some 3,000 residents of Nigeria's northern Borno state, regarded as the spiritual base of the militant Islamic sect Boko Haram, have fled the state for neighbouring Adamawa for fear of attacks by the sect.