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It is Wednesday, September 8, 2009, around 9.30 am when suddenly, my phone rings. I pick up and hear the voice of my colleague Caddy Adzuba from Radio Okapi on the other end of the line. (AllAfrica)

A top United Nations human rights official today welcomed a deal agreed by a former rebel group in southern Sudan to end the use of child soldiers among its ranks, while warning of the threat posed to children by various armed militia operating in the region. (AllAfrica)

At least 11 people have been killed and 18 others injured in heavy fighting between Somali government forces and fighters loyal to insurgent Hizbul Islam group, Radio Garowe reports on Monday. (AllAfrica)

Ethiopian officials have reportedly crossed the border to neighbouring Somalia to hold secret talks with former administrators of Somalia's southern region of Bakool in the southwestern border village of Yeed, sources reported. (AllAfrica)

The trial against two former Congolese rebel leaders for crimes allegedly committed by their militias in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in 2003 is set to begin tomorrow in The Hague at the International Criminal Court. (AllAfrica)

Over 150 ex-combatants who once fought for armed militia in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region participated today in a United Nations-backed demobilization and reintegration programme which aims to ease the return of former soldiers to their communities. (AllAfrica)

Voter registration and the election date in Sudan have been extended slightly to accommodate delays incurred in the process in some areas of the vast country, the National Elections Commission said. (AllAfrica)

The International Criminal Court's (ICC) joint trial of two Congolese rebel leaders offers victims the chance to see accountability for atrocities committed in Congo's armed conflict, Human Rights Watch said today. (AllAfrica)

As part of an agreement with the Sudanese Government, UNAMID has been tasked with providing technical assistance in Sudan's upcoming elections, currently slated for April 2010. UNAMID staff members are among 69 election teams working in Northern Darfur registering eligible voters. (AllAfrica)

LRA leader Joseph Kony has instructed his troops to move into Darfur and report to the first detachment of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) seeking protection and logistical support. (AllAfrica)

"We lived like fishes in the water. We were not lazy. We worked hard. We lived a very natural way of life by eating fish and green vegetables and fruits that was abundant in the forests. Nature was our refrigerator." (AllAfrica)

General Farah Ahmed Omar alias General Farah Qare, the Commander of the Somali Coat Guard has expressed hopelessness against pirates. (AllAfrica)

Increased threats to international staff in Darfur, including "extremely alarming" kidnappings, ongoing military action by Chad, Sudan and rebels, and Government limits on peacekeepers' movements continue to hamper efforts to stabilize the Sudanese area torn apart by nearly seven years of war, says a new report by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. (AllAfrica)

As part of a three-day visit to Sudan, a delegation of the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council is expected to meet officials of the AU-UN Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) at its El Fasher headquarters tomorrow, Tuesday 24 November. (AllAfrica)

Both locals and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Somalia's central town of Beletweyne are experiencing increased hardship with several changes in the town's administration, residents say. (AllAfrica)

The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) Monday reversed the 20-year sentence imposed on Protais Zigiranyirazo, brother-in-law of former Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana, and instead acquitted him of 1994 genocide charges. (AllAfrica)

A three-day training workshop of Rwanda Witness Protection Officers organised by the UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda was held in Arusha from Tuesday to Thursday, this week. (AllAfrica)

Unless urgent arrangements are made to release funds to continue the demining and detonation of bombs and dangerous explosives as well as the detonation of several weapons already exposed by the Ministry of Defense, the project may be abandoned. (AllAfrica)

Lecturers and students of University of Port Harcourt, Rivers state capital, have urged the Rivers State Government to relocate the rehabilitation camp for the ex-militants cited in Aluu community for safety of the students. (AllAfrica)

Rwanda Defence Forces (RDF) has launched a Rwf 200m cassava growing project on 600 hectares of land in Mayange sector, Bugesera District. (AllAfrica)

The government on Sunday ordered Mau Forest squatters out of makeshift camps as it stepped up efforts to clear settlers out of the water catchment. (AllAfrica)

The security forces of Ahlu Sunna Wlajama'a clerics in Guriel district in Galgudud region have detained two suspected of committing explosions in parts of the region, officials said on Monday. (AllAfrica)

Unidentified gunmen armed with pistols have shot and killed a senior police official in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland in north Somalia, officials told Shabelle radio on Monday. (AllAfrica)

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) Tuesday ordered immediate release of former head of College Christ-Roi, Father Hormisdas Nsengimana, 55, after finding him not guilty of 1994 genocide. (AllAfrica)

Protais Zigiranyirazo was freed on Monday immediately after being acquitted on appeal by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). (AllAfrica)

The director-general of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE), Mallam Abubakar Mohammed, yesterday visited the camp of the ex-militant leader, Young Shall Grow and unfolded plans by the directorate to commence the training of 150 women in Azuzama community of Southern Ijaw local government area of Bayelsa State . (AllAfrica)

Imizamo Yethu's police station commissioner says that locals who tore down a Malawian man's shack after he was accused of raping a toddler were acting out of anger and were not motivated by xenophobia. (AllAfrica)

State Minister for Water, Jennifer Namuyangu is facing defamation charges after she wrote to security accusing Kibuku MP Saleh Kamba of creating a militia group in eastern Uganda. (AllAfrica)

The Minister of State for Defence, Alhaji Abdulrahman Adamu has thanked the Serbian government for training Nigeria military and civilians while looking forward to signing a Memorandum of Understanding on Defence by both countries. (AllAfrica)

The title of the CD is actually a combination of two songs on the album, 'Obama', and 'Heaven Smiles', which is a reflection of the singer's great admiration for the US President, Barack Obama. Even the back cover of the CD is taken up by a portrait of the youthful president! (AllAfrica)

Thousands of Ugandans and Kenyans are working in Iraq and Afghanistan as contractors for US-based security companies. (AllAfrica)