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07/07/2005:

"U.N. peacekeepers show force in Congo"

Burundi leader accepts defeat
Burundi's President Domitien Ndayizeye on Wednesday urged Burundians "to accept the will of the people" after his party lost this week's legislative elections to the war-ravaged country's main ex-Hutu rebel group.

African Union Ponders Free Movement for African Citizens

We Should Start Appreciating Ourselves As Africans - Femi Kuti

Annan congratulates Burundi on legislative elections

Cameroon: At Least 30 West Africans Drown
After Boat Capsizes Off Coast

U.N.: 10,000 flee CAR into Chad

Central African Republic kicks off disarmament process

UN urges DR Congo to prevent soldiers from looting

AI accuses Rwanda, Uganda of arming militias in DR Congo

Czech weapons among those supplied to rebels-stricken Congo

Bulgaria among Countries Exporting Arms to Congo

U.N. peacekeepers show force in Congo
U.N. peacekeeping troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo say an ongoing show of force operation is initially successful at a park in Walungu Province.

COTE D IVOIRE:
Disarmament talks begin as UN warns of sanctions in case of delay

Rebel Sentenced to Life for Attack
A rebel military commander in Cote d'Ivoire has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a government military court for leading an attack on the town of Gohitifla in the supposedly demilitarised buffer zone between government and rebel forces last year.

DJIBOUTI: Pastoralists Suffer Drought

Algeria violence claims army casualties
A bomb attack on an army convoy in Algeria resulted in the death of a solider and injuries to 13 other troops, security sources said Thursday.

Algeria opens up water sector to foreign investors

Algeria violence claims army casualties

Angola needs to better manage its oil wealth - IMF

Zambia is Suffering From a Shortage of Human Resources - IOM Report

G8 Summit: Debt Cancellation No Panacea for Benin - Analysts

Truth is a precious commodity at G-8

Burkina Faso: Government Distributes Cut-Price Grain
The government of Burkina Faso has bought a further 5,000 tonnes of cereal to sell at reduced prices to people in northern areas hit by crop failure to stop them going hungry.

London attack: The story so far
At least seven explosions ripped through London today in a series of terrorist strikes leaving dozens feared dead and crippling the capital.

Travel chaos after London blasts
People have been told not to travel into London after a series of explosions across the city.

Blasts Rock London Subway, Bus System
British authorities say London's entire public transport system has been shut down after several explosions shook the city's bus and underground railway network, Thursday.

Jolie flies out of Ethiopia with adopted girl
Angelina Jolie and her Mr & Mrs Smith co-star Brad Pitt have picked up the orphaned baby girl the actress has adopted and flown out of Ethiopia on a private jet, an official said tonight.

MRC Study Finds Vaccine Eliminates Hib Disease in the Gambia