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CHAD: Thoughts on the pending ...

CHAD: Thoughts on the pending EU/UN mission from UN's top humanitarian official

africa » chad » ndjamena
IRIN
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Aid organisations are struggling to provide assistance to around half a million people in the east of Chad at a time when numerous rebel groups are...
organisation, rebel groups, troops, UN, EU, reports, government
DRC: Concern over conscription...

DRC: Concern over conscription of children, human rights abuses in North Kivu

africa » dem rep congo » kinshasa
IRIN
Monday, December 17, 2007
Insurgents loyal to dissident general Laurent Nkunda, fighting government troops in North Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), are still...
childern, human rights, abuses, troops, fighting, violence
DRC: Army suffers setback in o...

DRC: Army suffers setback in offensive against rebels

africa » dem rep congo » kinshasa
IRIN
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Troops loyal to dissident general Laurent Nkunda in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have regained control of the town of Mushake in the...
troops, government, army, attacks, military, fighting, soldiers, rebels
CHAD: Mounting rebel fronts ha...

CHAD: Mounting rebel fronts hamper aid efforts

africa » chad » ndjamena
IRIN
Monday, December 10, 2007
Fighting is breaking out in so many parts of eastern Chad that aid workers say they can’t even keep count. “So many groups are involved now, it’s...
fighting, rebels, WFP, food, refugees, conflict, troops, attacks
CHAD: European force

CHAD: European force "blocked" for now

africa » chad » ndjamena
IRIN
Thursday, December 06, 2007
The 4,500-strong European force expected to start arriving in Chad and the Central African Republic in November to protect aid workers and some...
force, civilians, conflict, military, EU, equipment, troops
SUDAN: Team arrives to probe d...

SUDAN: Team arrives to probe deadly JIU attack in Yambio

africa » sudan
IRIN
Thursday, November 08, 2007
Southern Sudan's government has sent a team to Yambio in Western Equatoria State to investigate a weekend attack on a police station which left three...
regiobal, government, JIU, attack, police, investigation, members, troops, rebels
SUDAN: Veteran Darfur leader b...

SUDAN: Veteran Darfur leader blames conflict on marginalisation

africa » sudan
IRIN
Wednesday, November 07, 2007
Ahmed Ibrahim Diraige is a man who has experienced a world of change in his home Darfur. Now in his 70s, he has seen the tribal chiefdom system give...
regional, veteran, leader, conflict, government, marginalisation, rebels, troops
SOMALIA: Thousands more leave ...

SOMALIA: Thousands more leave capital as troops converge

africa » somalia
IRIN
Tuesday, November 06, 2007
Fears of a major military offensive have sparked a further civilian exodus from the Somali capital Mogadishu, local sources told IRIN on 5 November. ...
regional, troops, military, journalist, government, attacks, violence
SUDAN: Hybrid force for Darfur...

SUDAN: Hybrid force for Darfur sets up base

africa » sudan
IRIN
Friday, November 02, 2007
The African Union (AU)/UN hybrid mission in Darfur (UNAMID), which is set to replace the AU's African Mission in Sudan (AMIS) has inaugurated its...
regional, hybrid, UN, AU, peacekeeping, civilians, troops, soldiers
SOMALIA: Prime minister quits;...

SOMALIA: Prime minister quits; violence rocks Mogadishu

africa » somalia » mogadishu
IRIN
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Ali Mohamed Gedi has resigned as Somalia’s prime minister after an ongoing power struggle between him and the country’s president Abdullahi Yusuf...
regional, Prime Minister, quits, violence, civilians, troops, strike, fighting
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