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FACTBOX-Key political risks to watch in Nigeria

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:08:43 +0000

LAGOS, May 15 (Reuters) - A northern Islamist insurgency and a corruption scandal over state-subsidised fuel imports are dominating Goodluck Jonathan's presidency, distracting it from reforms meant to unleash the potential of Africa's top energy producer.

Bombs and hunger haunt Sudan's Nuba mountains

Thu, 10 May 2012 09:30:20 +0000

* Rebels accuse Sudan of bombing civilians, Khartoum denies

Libyan army clashes with southern militia, 2 dead

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 11:18:21 +0000

TRIPOLI, April 21 (Reuters) - Two people were killed and 15 injured in clashes between Libyan soldiers and tribesmen in the remote southeastern desert, a regional community leader said Saturday.

UPDATE 3-U.S. warns of Boko Haram attacks on Nigeria capital

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 20:06:33 +0000

* Boko Haram has killed hundreds this year (Adds U.S. State Department comment, paragraphs 10-11)

Jolie fame to highlight humanitarian crises-UNHCR

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:06:54 +0000

GENEVA, April 17 (Reuters) - Film star Angelina Jolie will use her powerful box office fame to draw attention to some of the world's worst humanitarian disasters, the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said on Tuesday.

U.N. reports air strike in Sudan's Darfur region

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 20:46:08 +0000

KHARTOUM, April 3 (Reuters) - An air strike almost hit a village in Sudan's Western region of Darfur, international peacekeepers said on Tuesday, the latest apparent attack by the government in the troubled region.

UPDATE 2-Libyan PM visits scene of tribal clashes in desert

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 20:55:42 +0000

* Ceasefire holding in oasis town of Sabha-Reuters reporters

Libyan PM visits scene of tribal clashes in desert

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 17:39:30 +0000

* Ceasefire holding in oasis town of Sabh-Reuters reporters

Libya says 147 dead in week of southern tribal clashes

Sat, 31 Mar 2012 18:35:12 +0000

TRIPOLI, March 31 (Reuters) - A week of fighting between rival tribes deep in Libya's south has killed 147 people, the government said on Saturday, but it said it had brokered a fresh ceasefire agreement between the two sides.

Millions at risk in Sahel, aid plans lack money -UN

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:54:21 +0000

UNITED NATIONS, March 28 (Reuters) - Millions of people in Africa's turbulent Sahel region are on the brink of starvation due to drought and conflict, the United Nations said on Wednesday, and aid response plans are less than 40 percent funded ahead of an expected crisis peak.