• US: Israel attacked convoy in Sudan (Press TV) -- The United States says a January air strike on a truck convoy in Sudan which killed dozens of people was carried out by its ally, Israel. Citing two American officials, The New York...
• U.S. stages deadly air strike against arms smugglers inside Sudan in Jan. The United States has conducted an air strike against arms smugglers last January, killing scores of people, the Paris-based Sudan tribune website reported on Wednesday. Sudanese State Minister for...
• Kadhafi takes reins of African Union Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi took the reins of the 53-nation African Union at a summit on Monday amid concerns over deadly unrest in Madagascar and a bid to indict Sudan's president for war crimes....
• China to Expand Mauritanian Port Related: Oil was discovered in Mauritania in 2001 in the offshore Chinguetti deposit. Although potentially significant for the Mauritanian economy, it remains to be seen how much it will help...
• U.S. to lead anti-pirate patrols off Somalia The U.S. Navy says one of its commanders will lead a new international force to battle pirates off the coast of Somalia. Read more
• Chinese ships leave for anti-piracy mission off Somalia (RIA Novosti) - A Chinese naval task force left a military base in the southern city of Sanya on Friday to take part in international efforts to combat Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden.
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• 3 Chinese Ships to Head to Somali Coast (VOA) -- China is sending three ships to the waters off Somalia this week, to help with international efforts to combat pirates. Officials with China's military say this unprecedented deployment of...
• China confirms its navy will fight Somali pirates The Chinese government confirmed Thursday that it would send naval ships to the Gulf of Aden to help in the fight against piracy there. The mission, which is expected to begin in about two weeks,...
• DR Congo: UN to send 3,000 more peacekeepers The United Nations is to boost its peacekeeping forces in DR Congo by 3,000 troops and police. In a unanimous resolution, the UN Security Council agreed to boost the 17,000-strong mission known by...
• Sudan-Chad restore diplomatic ties (Press TV) -- Sudan and Chad have restored full diplomatic ties and exchanged ambassadors, ending a bitter six-month-old row between the two countries. The new ambassadors gave a joint press...
• Hidden hand of US behind Congo crisis? (WW4 Report) -- For all the grim announcements of a "humanitarian disaster" sparked by the current re-eruption of the Congo war, there is an alarming paucity of clear reportage on who exactly is...
• Congo's riches fuel its war As a United Nations aid convoy rolled past rebel lines, top European, US, and UN envoys continue to discuss how best to prevent the latest crisis from spiraling out of control.
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• Sudan to protect foreign oil workers following Chinese killings (RIA Novosti) - Sudan will deploy security officers to protect foreign oil workers following the killing of five Chinese nationals on Monday, the Sudanese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
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• Sudan: who abducted Chinese oil workers? (WW4 Report) -- Sudanese security forces are searching for nine Chinese oil workers kidnapped in Southern Kordofan on Oct. 19. The men were working for the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC)...
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