{Somali president, Hassan Sheik Mohamud, has appealed to the public and the international community to help provide food and water for people affected by insufficient rainfall in the Horn of Africa nation.} “The drought is everywhere but in particular the drought hit hard the North Western and North Eastern regions of Somalia, Somaliland and Puntland, […]

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{Thirteen drivers were kidnapped and six trucks burned in an attack on a convoy delivering fuel and mining equipment to a Banro Corp. gold project in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.} Bandits attacked the convoy of 18 vehicles on Sept. 13 at a road block in the village of Kilembwe, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) […]

{The Democratic Republic of Congo’s border with Zambia, the main export route for the country’s copper, re-opened this morning after a 24-hour shutdown prompted by clashes between residents and security forces.} “Trucks have started to cross the border again this morning,” Eric Monga, a spokesman for the Chamber of Mines in the southeastern Haut Katanga […]

{The United Nations asked the Democratic Republic of Congo to release prisoners whom it says have been unlawfully detained, in a move that could encourage opposition leaders to join talks to avoid a political crisis.} “I will submit a list of those detained persons we believe should be released immediately,” the UN High Commissioner for […]

{{ {Ugandan minister says nation wants to withdraw troops by 2018 Multinational force has seen cut in EU funding for salaries} }} A new commander took control of the African Union force battling al-Qaeda-linked militants in Somalia as Uganda said it wants to withdraw its troops from the war-torn nation by the end of next […]

{More than 100 Burundian women were trafficked to Gulf nations in the past week, where some are in danger of being mistreated, a non-governmental organization said.} Human trafficking is a $150 billion market victimizing some 21 million people, 4.5 million of whom are sexually exploited, according to the International Labour Organization. “They are taken there […]

{Burundi’s government is only attending peace talks in Tanzania this weekend to hold discussions with mediators and won’t meet other factions in the country’s 13-month crisis, a presidential spokesman said.} “There is nothing to negotiate” at the meetings in the city of Arusha that are due to start May 21, Willy Nyamitwe told reporters late […]

{The U.S. said it was “profoundly disappointed” by what it called the flawed electoral process in the Republic of Congo that extended President Denis Sassou Nguesso’s 18-year rule.} “Widespread irregularities and the arrests of opposition supporters following the elections marred an otherwise peaceful vote,” the State Department said in a statement. It urged Congo’s government […]