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Children gather around a burntout police truck following an overnight attack at Sheka Police station in Kano, Nigeria, on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012.

Nigeria Photos Politics Terrorism Wikipedia: Boko Haram

Gulf News
Nigeria faces an existential threat
Fri 27 Jan 2012
London: Nigeria is up against a hydra-headed monster in the Boko Haram sect that claimed responsibility for last Friday's devastating attacks on the city of Kano. The group began its existence in... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba)

Somali refugee children share a meal inside a tent in Dollo Ado, Ethiopia. Fleeing drought and famine in their home country, thousands of Somalis have taken up residence across the border in Dollo Ado

Africa Aid Photos UN Wikipedia: Sahel

The Star
One million children in Sahel at risk, UNICEF warns
Fri 27 Jan 2012
GENEVA (Reuters) - More than 1 million children in the Sahel are at risk of severe malnutrition and urgent action is needed to avert starvation akin to that in Somalia, the United Nations Children's... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe)

A police officer walks past an engine block of last Friday suicide bomber's vehicle by the wall of the state police headquarters in Kano, Nigeria, on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. The radical Islamist group Boko Haram were responsible for the attack.

BBC News Fri 27 Jan 2012
Nigeria's Boko Haram: Will dialogue end the insurgency?
Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has challenged the Islamist militant group Boko Haram to come forward and state their... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba)
Islam Nigeria Photos Politics Wikipedia: Boko Haram

Paul Ulrich Kessany and Hamdaoui Mounir during a match of the national teams of Morocco and Gabon. Gabon won the match with 2-1

BBC News Fri 27 Jan 2012
Africa Cup of Nations: Gabon v Morocco
Morocco's Marouane Chamakh is hoping to be fit to face Gabon in Libreville. The Arsenal striker has been hit by food poisoning but expects to recover for a game Morocco must not lose if they are... (photo: Creative Commons / File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske))
Africa Photos Soccer Sport Wikipedia: 2012 Africa Cup of Nations

The Star Fri 27 Jan 2012
Arms from Libya could reach Boko Haram, al Qaeda - U.N.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The Libyan civil war may have given militant groups in Africa's Sahel region like Boko Haram and al Qaeda access to large weapons caches,... (photo: AP / Nasser Nasser)
Al Qaeda Arms Libya Photos Wikipedia: Aftermath of the 2011 Libyan civil war

Nigeria President,Goodluck Jonathan, visits the site of the police headquarters bombed by a suicide bomber in Kano, Nigeria, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012.

Al Jazeera Fri 27 Jan 2012
Jonathan urges Boko Haram to state demands
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has challenged Boko Haram to identify themselves and state clearly their demands as a basis for talks. "If they clearly identify... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba)
Boko Haram Nigeria Photos Violence Wikipedia: Boko Haram

Equatorial Guinea captain in action against Libya during the CAF African Nations Cup soccer tournament first match.

Taipei Times Thu 26 Jan 2012
Equatorial Guinea upset Senegal
Equatorial Guinea grabbed the headlines on Day 5 of the Africa Cup of Nations with a stunning defeat of Senegal to become the first team into the quarter-finals. This... (photo: WN / John Sahid)
Africa Photos Senegal Soccer Wikipedia: Africa Cup of Nations

Government of Southern Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit speaks to the press after casting his ballot. Southern Sudanese voters turned out in huge numbers on the first day of polling in the long-awaited Southern Sudan self-determination referendum. Many voters slept at the polling stations in order to be one of the first to cast ballots in the plebiscite, which will determine whether Sudan remains united or Southern Sudan secedes to form a new country.

The Guardian Thu 26 Jan 2012
Two Sudans' oil dispute deepens as South shuts down wells
Newly founded South Sudan says northern neighbour is stealing oil and charging too much for access to it pipelines South Sudanese people turn out to hear a speech by... (photo: UN / Tim McKulka)
Oil Photos Politics South Sudan Wikipedia: South Sudan

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Khartoum Headlines

	IOM Airlift Vulnerable From Khartoum All Africa
	Foreign Ministry Sees Khartoum As Untrustworthy All Africa
	Norway Urges Juba, Khartoum to Discuss Oil Crisis All Africa
	Sue Khartoum Over 'Stolen' Oil All Africa
	UN Accuses Khartoum of Bombing Camp All Africa
	Militias Injure Two in Khartoum All Africa
	South Sudan blames Khartoum for strike Independent online (SA)
	South Sudan blames Khartoum for bombing refugee camp The Star
	South Sudan claims oil worth $815m stolen by Khartoum Business Day
	Khartoum Breaks International Laws by Blocking South Sudan's Crude Oil Business Insider
	South Sudan Accuses Khartoum of 'Looting' All Africa
	Govt Sues Khartoum Over Confiscated Oil All Africa

A crowd of people takes to the streets to celebrate South Sudan's impending independence in Juba, South Sudan, late Friday, July 8, 2011.

South Sudan wants investors for refinery

Darfur: Darfur civil Society awarded Mr Pronk a Certificate of Appreciation

Darfur: Darfur civil Society awarded Mr Pronk a Certificate of Appreciation

A Libyan rebel fighter wounded in an attack by pro-Gadhafi forces is wheeled into the hospital in Ajdabiya, Libya, Saturday, April 16, 2011. Fierce fighting between rebels and pro-Gadhafi forces was reported midway between the eastern cities of Ajdabiya and Brega on Saturday, with a hospital supervisor in Ajdabiya reporting at least six rebels killed and 21 wounded in the battle.

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Government Welcomes Partnership With the Private Sector All Africa
Country Produces More Oil Than Revealed - Minister All Africa
South Sudan and Kenya Sign Oil Pipeline Deal All Africa
Minister Says Oilfields in Unity State Completely Shut Down All Africa
Unity State to Screen Workers in Its Payroll All Africa
Nation and Kenya Sign MoU On Construction of Oil Pipeline All Africa
Country Puts Its Army On Maximum Alert in Oil Row Escalation All Africa
Zain Sudan sees new taxes hitting 2012 earnings The Himalayan
South Sudan, Kenya Sign Deal to Build Pipeline Wall Street Journal
Dollar shortage hits Sudan investment Independent online (SA)
President's Statement On Oil Crisis Tabled in Parliament All Africa
Dollar shortage hits investment in Sudan The Guardian
South Sudan in Kenyan oil pipeline deal BBC News
Country and Kenya Sign Memorandum On Construction of Oil Pip All Africa
MPs Support Shutting Down of Oil Operations All Africa
States Hail Government Decision on Pipeline, Stage Processio All Africa
President Kiir Appreciates RSS Citizens for Supporting Gover All Africa
Machar Says Oil Shutdown Implies 'Economic Independence' for All Africa
Nation Instructs Oil Companies to Stop Operations All Africa
South Sudan to shut oil production over thefts The Wichita Eagle

File - A Ugandan company commander serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) 7th Battalion stands in a trench along the frontline in the Yaaqshiid District of Mogadishu, where AMISOM forces have pushed Al Shabaab militants beyond the city's northern fringes, 23 November, 2011.

Somalia May Be Kenya's Afghanistan, but Its Army Doesn't Get It

File - Somalia Transitional Government soldiers prepare to take up positions near Mogadishu, Somalia stadium Sunday, Aug, 7, 2011, as they carry one of their soldiers body after a brief fight with Al Shabaab fighters.

Is Somalia's al-Shabab on the back foot?

Bodies of people alleged to have been killed in a Friday attack on a town hall meeting of the Christian Igbo ethnic group lie on the floor in a hospital morgue in Mubi, in the Adamawa state of northern Nigeria, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012. The town hall attack, which left at least 20 dead, is one of a string of deadly attacks claimed by radical Muslim sect Boko Haram.

Nigerian Islamists and security forces clash again

US, EU Offer Counter-terrorism Assistance All Africa
We Condemn the Police Terror Squad All Africa
Business Counts the Losses in War On Terror All Africa
Minint to Create Terrorism, Organised Crime Observatory All Africa
U.S. Offers Partnership in Fight Against Terrorism All Africa
Terror as crime gang strikes Independent online (SA)
Armed Forces Prepared to Counter Terrorism - Minister All Africa
Country Demands Release of Terror War Captives All Africa
Kenya Frees Two Dutch 'Terror Suspects' All Africa
New Faces of Terror? All Africa
Terrorism and Other Acts of Subversion Are Ploys That the TP All Africa
LEAD: At least 191 killed during weekend of terror in Nigeri m&c
Terror Convictions an 'Affront' to Free Speech All Africa
The Answer to Boko Haram's Terror All Africa
EAC Must Work Together to End Terrorism Threat All Africa
Doctors On Terror Charges Oppose DPP's Bid to Set Them Free All Africa
Terror, Cyber Crime New EAC Security Threat - Kiraso All Africa
Rwanda verdicts in terror trial Graphic
KZN family tells of ship terror Independent online (SA)
FBI agent admits deleting emails amid terror probe Independent online (SA)

Saif al Islam Gadhafi, son of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, poses next to one of his paintings, part of the exhibition "The Desert is Not Silent" in downtown Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2003. The exhibition runs through January 7, 2004.

Libya pledges 'fair trial' for Saif al-Islam

In this video image broadcast on Libyan state television early Monday Feb. 21, 2011 Seif al-Islam, son of longtime Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, speaks. Al-Islam says protesters have seized control of some military bases and tanks, and also warned of civil war in the country that would burn its oil wealth.

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi captured in Libya

Tunisian supporters of the moderate Islamic party Ennahda celebrate as they claim victory at the party's headquarters in Tunis, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011

Tunisia Liberals See a Vote for Change, Not Religion

Rached Ghannouchi At Davos Debate - Islam and Democracy Are All Africa
Voyage to heart of Islam opens at British Museum France24
Kibuli Mufti Rallies Muslims Against Supreme Council Polls All Africa
Islamic Leaders Pressured By Radical Fringe All Africa
Al-Azhar Imam From Tahrir - Arab and Islamic World Looks Up All Africa
Police Break Up Sit-in for Muslim Veil at University All Africa
Muslim mom questions home affairs Independent online (SA)
US students research Durban Muslims Independent online (SA)
Muslim Youths Vow to Fight to Keep Disputed Clock Tower Land All Africa
Muslims demand halaal answers Independent online (SA)
Q and A On the Hague Court and Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi All Africa
Local Islamic Fiqh Council Bans Formation of Women Soccer Te All Africa
Egypt's Islamic party leader elected speaker China Daily
Al-Tahir to Participate At Islamic Parliamentary Union Meeti All Africa
Iranian Chancellor Urges Unity Among Muslims All Africa
Supkem Says Muslim Youth Forum Hijacked All Africa
Islamic Parties Dominate Egypt Parliamentary Elections Wall Street Journal
Muslim Brotherhood Denies Supporting Mansour Hassan As Presi All Africa
The Situation of the Case of Saifal-Islam Gaddafi All Africa
Muslim Brotherhood's FJP Wins in Al-Sahel District All Africa

Elephant at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens. E2ride bike tours opened in 2009 and is the area's only historical bicycle tour company in Riverside-Avondale, San Marco, Olde Mandarin, Springfield and Jacksonville Beach

How China is driving the grim rise in illegal ivory

White rhino female with a young at Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa

Rhino rehab for orphaned calves

SUDAN, Abyei: A photograph provided by the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) shows a woman carrying looted items through the streets of Abyei town following an attack by the northern Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) over the weekend. The fighting and subsequent seizure of the town in the centre of an area claimed by both North and South Sudan ahead of the South's Independence on 9 July, has displaced over 20,000 people according to an UNMIS spokesperson. UNMIS PHOTO / Stuart Price.

47 die in another round of SSudan tribal violence

UN urges support for refugees at Davos summit Al Jazeera
UN in New Refugee Strategy All Africa
UN Scales Up Refugee Training to Improve Assistance in Camps All Africa
Ministry of Health Complex, Named for Dr. Joseph N. Togba, S All Africa
Legal Limbo - Asylum Claims Proceed but No Freedom in Sight All Africa
Mall crash truck driver talks Independent online (SA)
UNHCR urges support for Sudan refugees Al Jazeera
Man beaten at Cape refugee centre Independent online (SA)
Red Cross Welcomes Ellen's Statement All Africa
ICC Witnesses' Asylum Requests Accepted All Africa
Tullow To Support Training Of Graduates In Oil And Gas Graphic
Prime Minister Ready to Meet Medical Interns All Africa
Post-Natal Mother, Infant Deaths Increasing All Africa
UN Agency Condemns Air Raids On Refugee Site In South Sudan Scoop
Mogale City: Frailcare centre must comply Independent online (SA)
Three Ministers Lose Jobs In Reshuffle Graphic
DA wants Lotteries Board overhaul Independent online (SA)
GLOBAL: Fighting for the rights of child soldiers IRINnews
GUINEA-MAURITANIA: Worst forms of child labour still widespr IRINnews
UNHCR Alarmed At Air Raid On Vulnerable Refugees in Nation All Africa

People receive serum at the St. Nicholas hospital in Saint Marc, Haiti, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010. Health officials said an outbreak of severe diarrhea has killed at least 54 people and sickened hundreds more while patients have been lying on blankets outside the crowded hospital and doctors are testing for cholera, typhoid and other illnesses that could have caused the outbreak.

Typhoid outbreak hits Zimbabwe

President Ernest Bai Koroma takes the presidential salute during Sierra Leone Independence Day.

Africa begins to rise above aid

Breast Cancer

International Breast Cancer And Nutrition Project In Ghana Takes Off

Response to Bill Gates' Annual Letter from Merlin's Head of All Africa
Foundation Welcomes Launch of New Business Leadership Counci All Africa
HIV-Related Deaths Slow Economy All Africa
Aid agency claims detainees tortured Gulf News
The IAS Salutes Michel Kazatchkine for His Dedicated and Vis All Africa
Gates Foundation Commits US$ 750 Million to Global Fund All Africa
Foundation Releases Report On Achievements of Project Heart, All Africa
Global Fund Supporters Call for Continuing Action At Tenth B All Africa
Global Fund Welcomes Commitment from Gates Foundation All Africa
Some Relief in Regional Famine, but Aid Must ContinueRegiona All Africa
The True Burden of Cancer All Africa
Aid group halts work in Libya over 'torture' Al Jazeera
Africa Cup of Nations - Over 200 Red Cross Volunteers Traine All Africa
Taking Responsibility to Protect Others - 500 Living With Ai All Africa
Unicef Warns On High Rates of Malnutrition Among Children in All Africa
Areas With Low Malaria Rates 'Need Mass Vaccination' All Africa
U.S. special forces rescue Somalia aid workers Joy Online
Injectable Contraceptives May Increase Risk of Contracting H All Africa
Congo: 15,000 Will Die of AIDS Waiting for Drugs, Group Warn The New York Times
Navy SEALs rescue aid workers held in Somalia France24

Egyptians gather in Tahrir Square to mark the one year anniversary of the uprising that ousted President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012.

A year after uprising, Egyptians celebrate and protest

Kenya's Permanent Secretary to the Cabinet and Head of the Public Service, Francis Muthaura speaks to journalists following the announcement of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Jan. 23, 2012.

Kenya ICC: Kenyatta and Muthaura 'won't be sacked'

Former Liberian President Charles Taylor argues with a photographer as he awaits the start of the prosecution's closing arguments during his trial at the U.N.-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone in Leidschendam February 8, 2011.

Accused war criminal Taylor 'worked with CIA'

Join our global charter to stop world hunger now The Guardian
Furore over slaughter of women and children in Homs Gulf News
Amnesty urges Zim to halt abuses Independent online (SA)
Indigenous leaders condemn Australian PM treatment France24
Libya militias, army torturing detainees: watchdogs France24
Al Assad urged not to ignore people's voice Gulf News
Kenyan Resigns Finance Post After International Charges Wall Street Journal
Kenya's two ICC-indicted officials quit posts Al Jazeera
UN concerns over Libya militias and secret detention Joy Online
Prisoners being tortured in Libya, UN says Al Jazeera
National Council of Human Rights Head Calls on Youth to Pay All Africa
Amnesty urges Senegal to respect constitution Al Jazeera
Russia eases Syria stance Gulf News
UN: Weapon proliferation, Gaddafi loyalists threaten Libya s m&c
Human Rights Organization Forms Network for Protesters' Comp All Africa
Human Rights Body Condemns Luzira Shooting All Africa
Accountability for the Crimes Committed During 2007-2008 Pos All Africa
AFRICA: High cost of child trafficking IRINnews
Nabeel Rajab, Bahraini Human Rights Activist - Nation's Supp All Africa
Pro-Government Libyan Militia Routed From a Qaddafi Bastion The New York Times

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