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Somali suicide bomber wounds several
Mar 21, 2013 13:08 EDT
A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a police post in the Somali capital's main market Thursday, wounding several people, police said.
Sudan orders South Sudan oil to flow again
Mar 21, 2013 10:11 EDT
Sudan on Thursday authorised companies to transport oil from South Sudan, in line with a timetable that will release billions of dollars in crucial revenues stalled over security concerns.
AU Somali force readies for possible Ethiopia pullout
Mar 21, 2013 07:10 EDT
African Union forces battling Islamist insurgents in Somalia are preparing troops to take over should Ethiopia withdraw more soldiers from the region, their commander said Thursday.
Sudan, South Sudan pull back from disputed border: AU
Mar 20, 2013 18:20 EDT
Sudan and South Sudan have pulled back troops from their disputed boundary in a first step to establish a demilitarised border zone, the African Union said on Wednesday.
Observers prepare to monitor border: Sudan minister
Mar 20, 2013 10:41 EDT
The first observers are preparing to monitor a demilitarised buffer zone between Sudan and South Sudan, Khartoum's defence minister said on Wednesday, a move which aims to curb cross-border rebel support.
Somali Islamists claim deadly car bomb day after key advance
Mar 18, 2013 13:02 EDT
At least ten people were killed Monday in a suicide car bomb in the Somali capital claimed by Islamist insurgents, in one of the bloodiest attacks in war-ravaged Mogadishu in recent months.
Somali car bomb attack kills ten
Mar 18, 2013 10:27 EDT
At least ten people were killed Monday by a car bomb in central Mogadishu in one of the bloodiest attacks in the war-ravaged capital in recent months, Somali officials said.
Somalia car bomb 'kills at least eight'
Mar 18, 2013 07:49 EDT
At least eight people were killed Monday by a car bomb in central Mogadishu in one of the bloodiest attacks in the war-ravaged capital in recent months, police said.
Fifth French soldier killed in Mali conflict
Mar 17, 2013 18:00 EDT
A French corporal was killed tracking down jihadist fighters in their northern Mali mountain bastions, bringing to five the number of French deaths since Paris launched a military offensive in the country two months ago.
Somali Islamists 'retake key town'
Mar 17, 2013 11:02 EDT
Somalia's Islamist fighters retook the key southern town of Hudur on Sunday, residents and the militants said, in the first territorial fight-back by the Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab for several months.
Somali Islamists retake key town
Mar 17, 2013 09:07 EDT
Somalia's Islamist fighters retook the key southern town of Hudur on Sunday, residents said, in the first territorial fight-back by the Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab for several months.
Fifth French soldier killed in Mali
Mar 17, 2013 08:11 EDT
A French corporal was killed tracking down jihadist fighters in their northern Mali mountain bastions, bringing to five the number of French deaths since the January 11 military intervention, officials said Sunday.
AU team on rare mission to Sudan's Darfur
Mar 16, 2013 13:46 EDT
The African Union's Peace and Security Council arrives in Sudan on Sunday to meet African peacekeepers serving in the troubled Darfur region, official media said, after fresh government-rebel clashes.
Sudan, South talk peace but rebels fight on
Mar 15, 2013 08:53 EDT
Sudan and South Sudan are talking peace after months of intermittent clashes but observers say there is still no end in sight to a rebellion in the north's border states.
Sudan's Bashir 'accepts' summit as oil agreed to flow
Mar 12, 2013 16:36 EDT
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir has accepted an invitation to visit South Sudan, his office said on Tuesday, after the two countries agreed to resume oil flows in an easing of tensions following border clashes.
Sudan, S. Sudan agree new timeline to restart oil flow
Mar 12, 2013 05:09 EDT
South Sudan on Tuesday signed the latest of a string of deals to restart the flow of oil stalled for more than a year after shutting down pipelines through arch-rival Sudan.
South Sudan, Sudan say pulling troops from tense border
Mar 11, 2013 16:42 EDT
The armies of South Sudan and Sudan on Monday said they were pulling troops from contested border areas, in the latest attempt to set up a buffer zone after fighting last year.
Defeated Kenyan leader prepares vote challenge
Mar 11, 2013 11:27 EDT
Kenya's outgoing Prime Minister Raila Odinga, defeated in last week's presidential polls by Uhuru Kenyatta, was on Monday preparing his Supreme Court appeal alleging fraud, officials said.
UN eases oldest arms embargo to help Somali government
Mar 06, 2013 17:13 EST
The UN Security Council on Wednesday suspended the arms embargo against Somalia for one year, easing the oldest international weapons blockade to help the government battle Islamist militants.
UN eases Somali arms embargo to tackle Islamists
Mar 06, 2013 11:36 EST
The UN Security Council on Wednesday suspended the arms embargo against Somalia for one year, easing the oldest international weapons blockade to help the government battle Islamist militants.
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