Zimbabwe's army generals have admitted that ruling Zanu PF supporters are behind the politically-motivated violence that has left 32 opposition supporters dead and thousands homeless following President Robert Mugabe's defeat in the March elections.
Kenyan security officers have recovered more guns and witnessed "several" militiamen surrendering after the killing of a militia leader in the western Mt Elgon district, a police official told IRIN on 19 May.
Fighters loyal to Somali insurgent group al Shabaab entered and gained control of two southern towns without facing resistance from government sources, Radio Garowe reported.
The Army may be popping champagne at the killing of Wycliffe Kirui Komon Matwakei last Friday. But if the security personnel were well informed, they would first hold their horses because the Mt Elgon offensive is far from over.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) António Guterres today praised Yemen for providing protection to people making the dangerous Gulf of Aden crossing from Somalia, and called for more international support so the country can assist the refugees.
Th e interim president of Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) is secretly backing a measure to extend the four-year term for Gen. Adde Muse, leader of the Puntland region in the northeast of the country, inside sources tell Garowe Online.
United Nations agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) today started distributing food and clean water to tens of thousands of people who fled fighting in the disputed Sudanese town of Abyei last week.
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