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Violence erupted again in the north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as Lendu militia, who were driven out of Bunia yesterday by rival Hema fighters, have regrouped and launched a counter-offensive to regain control of the town, the United
Africa   DR Congo   Photos   Violence   Wikipedia: Democratic Republic of the Congo		  Al Jazeera 
Thousands flee DR Congo violence
Sat 19 May 2012
Fighting between government troops and rebels has displaced hundreds of thousands people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The fighting has been most intense in the hills of the... (photo: UN)
The R339 road at the Prince Alfred Pass over the Langkloof Mountains, Western Cape, South Africa
Africa   Photos   Market   Tourism   USA   Wikipedia: South Africa		  BBC News 
South Africa targets rainbow tourists
Sat 19 May 2012
There is arguably no worse place in the world to be gay than Africa. Today more than two-thirds of African countries have laws criminalising homosexual acts and across the continent the imprisonment,... (photo: Creative Commons / NJR ZA)
Gay African refugees face abduction, violence and rape in Uganda and Kenya  The Guardian  Fri 18 May 2012
Gay African refugees face abduction, violence and rape in Uganda and Kenya
LGBTI people fleeing persecution in home country among most vulnerable and isolated of all refugees, finds study In Uganda, 'public rhetoric demonising homosexuality has been particularly vicious'... (photo: UN / JC McIlwaine)
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President Barack Obama waves as he boards Air Force One before his departure from Andrews Air Force Base, Tuesday, May, 8, 2012.  The Boston Globe  Fri 18 May 2012
Obama to tout $3B pledge for food security
WASHINGTON-President Barack Obama is set to announce $3 billion in private sector pledges aimed at alleviating hunger in Africa and urge the world's biggest economies to make good on their own... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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In this Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011 photo, police officers armed with AK-47 rifles stand guard at sandbagged bunkers along a major road in Maiduguri, Nigeria. The radical sect Boko Haram, which in August 2011 bombed the United Nations headquarters in Nigeria, is the gravest security threat to Africa's most populous nation and is gaining prominence Zeenews Fri 18 May 2012
US mulls 'terrorist' designation for Boko Haram
Zeenews Bureau Washington: The US State Department may designate Nigeria’s militant Islamist sect Boko Haram, as a "foreign terrorist organisation”, a news agency said on... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba)
Nigeria   Photos   Terrorism   Washington   Wikipedia: Boko Haram
File - Niger Families Face Drought and Rising Food Prices: Mothers wait to have their children assessed and weighed at the a therapeutic feeding centre in Bargadja, Maradai Region, Niger. BBC News Fri 18 May 2012
Niger malnutrition crisis spreading - Save the Children
Months of warnings have failed to prevent a serious malnutrition crisis in Niger, Save the Children has said. The charity says more than six million people are affected... (photo: UN / WFP/Phil Behan)
Children   Malnutrition   Niger   Photos   Wikipedia: Sahel drought
Young children at the World Food Programme (WFP) school feeding centre in Agarsamat, Tahoua Region, Niger, 17 November, 2011. Prices at Niger's food markets are spiking in the aftermath of a patchy harvest, causing concern among food security experts that many could soon go hungry. The Independent Fri 18 May 2012
G8 summit: The hunger game
One of the worst hit is the African country of Niger where the lives of six million children are in the balance, the British charity Save the Children has warned. Serious... (photo: UN / WFP/Phil Behan)
Africa   Aid   Famine   Photos   Wikipedia: Sahel drought
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor, second right, makes his first appearance at the Special Court in Freetown, Monday, April 3, 2006. Former Liberian President Charles Taylor pleaded not guilty Monday to war crimes and crimes against humanity, including sexual slavery, mutilation and sending children into combat. The Daily Telegraph Wed 16 May 2012
Charles Taylor accuses prosecutors of paying witnesses
Charles Taylor, the former Liberian president convicted of crimes against humanity, accused United Nations prosecutors of paying witnesses to testify against him and... (photo: AP / George Osodi)
Court   Crimes   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: Charles Taylor (Liberian politician)
File - Journalists take notes and record as they listen to the verdict of the trial against former Liberian President Charles Taylor, seen on the screen standing in the court room of the Special Court for Sierra Leone in Leidschendam, near The Hague, Netherlands, Thursday April 26, 2012. BBC News Wed 16 May 2012
Sierra Leone trial: Charles Taylor set to address court
Former Liberian president Charles Taylor is expected to address the international court that found him guilty of war crimes in Sierra Leone. It is his last chance to... (photo: AP / Peter Dejong)
Africa   Liberia   Photos   War Crime   Wikipedia: Charles Taylor (Liberian politician)
File - A woman and her children are pictured on the outskirts of Fertait, a village in Jonglei, South Sudan, burned down during the recent escalation of ethnic clashes in this area, 7 January, 2012. BBC News Wed 16 May 2012
Half of South Sudan facing food shortages, warns UN
More than half the population of South Sudan are facing food shortages due to the continuing conflict with Sudan, the UN is warning. It says fighting on the border... (photo: UN / /Isaac Billy)
Food   Photos   South Sudan   War   Wikipedia: South Sudan


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Egyptian protesters clap and wave flags in Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011. Egypt's military is taking down the makeshift tents of protesters who camped out on Tahrir Square in an effort to allow traffic and normal life to return to central Cairo. There were a few verbal altercations between soldiers and protesters Sunday morning as the tents were removed, but the process was generally peaceful. Huge economic challenge awaits Egypt's next leader BBC News
File - Drought and Rising Food Prices in Niger: A local man takes advantage of the World Food Programme (WFP)’s food-and-cash for work programme in the village of Dan Kada, Maradai Region, Niger. US to announce food security plan for Africa BBC News
President Barack Obama stands with his head bowed in prayer during a ceremony to award posthumously the Medal of Honor to Rose Mary Sabo-Brown, widow of Specialist Leslie H. Sabo, Jr., US Army, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 16, 2012. Sabo was killed in 1970 in Cambodia during the Vietnam War. US: 'Barack Obama was born in Kenya' Zeenews
Senior members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Mohamed Morsi, right, and Essam el-Erian hold a press conference on the latest situation in Egypt in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011. Egypt Brotherhood flexes muscle in election stunt France24
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