Kenya Halts Somali Asylum Seekers

Kenyan has blocked the movement of several thousand asylum seekers fleeing recent fighting in Somalia. The UN High Commission on Refugees has denounced the move.

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Somali asylum seekers are stuck at the Kenyan border.

Nigeria: Abubukar Won't Give Up Race

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Atiku Abubakar (left) and Mohammed Buhari (right).

The National Chairman of the Action Congress (AC) claims the party's presidential flag-bearer Atiku Abubakar will not step down for the All Nigerian People Party (ANPP) candidate, Gen. Muhamamadu Buhari, in the upcoming presidential election.

Somalia: Troops Out in Two Weeks - Ethiopian PM

As tensions escalate in Somalia, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has promised to withdraw troops from the region within two weeks. However, the BBC reports Somalia's interim PM has claimed Ethiopian soldiers could be needed for months.

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Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi addresses MPs.

Ban Ki-Moon Pledges 'Highest Attention' to Resolving Darfur Conflict

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Sudan People's Liberation Army fighters.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Tuesday announced plans to enter immediately into diplomatic efforts to end the bloodshed in the Sudanese region, including holding a meeting with his senior envoy and attending an African Union summit later this month.

Rwanda Will Not Use DDT to Control Malaria

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The controversial Dichloro Diphenyl Trichloroethane (DDT) will not be used to control malaria in Rwanda. The chemical was recommended last year by the World Health Organisation, as a tool to control the disease in the developing countries.

(right) Workers ready to spray for malaria in Zanzibar.