"UN sends top official to Eritrea"

Rifts plunge new Kenyan govt into early crisis
Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki's bid to boost his flagging administration foundered on Thursday as two senior politicians rejected cabinet posts, saying he had ignored the lessons of a stinging referendum defeat. Musikari Kombo and Orwa Ojodeh rejected the local government and environment jobs respectively. Charity Ngilu was undecided about taking up health, saying she needed to consult colleagues.

Strong earthquake hits Papua New Guinea
A powerful magnitude 6.1 earthquake hit the northern coast of Papua New Guinea on Thursday night, but there were no immediate reports of injuries.

UN sends top official to Eritrea over expulsion
The U.N.'s head of peacekeeping plans to visit Eritrea in an effort to convince the northeast African nation that its move to expel U.N. peacekeepers is unacceptable, a spokesman said on Thursday.

Huge swing to Islamists in elections in Egypt

U.S. sees problems, progress in Egypt elections

Restoring Trust In Cote D'Ivoire
The Ivorian peace process has been given a boost with the appointment of Charles Konan Banny as the consensus Prime Minister charged with reunifying the war-torn country and organising a free and fair presidential elections before October next year.

Kabila urges 'massive yes' in DRC referendum
Kinshasa - Democratic Republic of the Congo President Joseph Kabila has urged his compatriots to vote a "massive yes" in an upcoming referendum on a new constitution.

Comoros: Karthala volcanic eruption Information Bulletin

Chad-Sudan Conflict Heating Up
Chad's President, Idris Deby, on Tuesday called for action to prevent an armed conflict with neighboring Sudan, due to the situation in the refugee camps in the bordering region of Darfur.

Burundi rebels 'losing support'
Burundi's military said on Wednesday that a new campaign against the country's last active rebel army had badly dented the group's support among its traditional base in the rural peasantry.

Annan extends mandate of UN mission in
Central African Republic through 2006
7 December 2005 – United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has upgraded the organization’s mission in post-election Central African Republic and extended its mandate until the end of next year at the request of the Government.

Central African Republic bans music of misogyny

Cuba and Algeria Sign Airline Services Agreements
Havana, December 8 (AIN)- During the 13th Session of the Inter.- Governmental Joint Commission, Cuba and Algeria signed an accord on aerial services, on Wednesday in Havana.

Obasanjo's military background still haunts him, says Ukueku

Slaughter donkeys at ostrich abattoir, MPs suggest
Right now, as we speak, donkey meat is a delicacy in countries like Italy and Belgium, countries that do not have as high a number as we do, he said.

Dealing with slums in Ghana - The Way forward
Over the years that this Parliament has been in existence it focused among others on the need for the provision of accommodation for the people of this land. This is due to the fact that accommodation is considered as one of the basic human needs and is expected to be readily available as well as affordable. At a first glance this is a basic issue that must be relatively easy to deal with.

Chinese toxic spill official found hanged

A Tainted Trial?
A Stunning Win for Mumia Abu-Jamal

Thirty Years After the Indonesian Invasion of East Timor, Will the U.S. Be Held Accountable for its Role in the Slaughter?

Are Hispanics an Ethnic Group?

Air marshals kill traveller in Miami

Angela's Betrayal