African Nations to Increase Involvement in Burundi

NAIROBI - Motivated by the success in resolving Somalia's conflict, African leaders have stepped up efforts to end the civil war in the tiny central African nation of Burundi, where more than 300,000 people have been killed since 1993. The leaders of Kenya, Uganda,...

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War in Northern Uganda ‘Coming to An End’

NAIROBI - The conflict in northern Uganda, which has claimed thousands of lives and displaced about a million people, is losing momentum and slowly grinding to a halt, religious leaders and human rights groups say. "The situation [in northern Uganda] is quiet....

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Massacre Survivors Fear Returning to Burundi

NAIROBI - The killing remains vivid in their minds. And the deep scars on their bodies will for a long time remind them of the slaughter of their compatriots at a refugee camp in the tiny central African nation of Burundi. These are the survivors of the Aug. 13...

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Darfur Overshadows Peace Process in South Sudan

NAIROBI - The crisis in the Sudan's western region of Darfur has overshadowed the peace process in the south of the country, where more than 2 million people have been killed since 1983. "[Darfur] is receiving a lot of attention and it's like the peace process...

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Sudan Officials Split Over UN Sanction Threat

NAIROBI (IPS) – Sudan has "accepted" a UN resolution to rein in pro-government militias, known as Janjaweed, in the western region of Darfur, within 30 days, a surprising move that seems to reflect a split in the Islamic regime. Until late Friday,...

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