War and Conflicts

[Sudan Tribune]Khartoum -The Sudanese government on Saturday accused South Sudan of providing support to rebels from the Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF) who have recently stepped up their attacks in multiple states across the country. (AllAfrica)

[Capital FM]Nairobi -A police officer was shot dead and several others wounded in an attack at a police station in Mandera, hours after the government deployed the military to disarm militia in the restive border town. (AllAfrica)

[Balancing Act]London -It may be two steps forward and one step back but Somalia is beginning to pick itself up off the ground after years of civil war. In the absence of regulation, a telecoms sector has developed. Now the new Government must put in place regulation and start to focus on connecting the disparate parts of the country. Russell Southwood spoke to Tim Kelly, World Bank about what's been happening there. (AllAfrica)

[Premium Times]Two members of the immediate family and driver of Supreme Court Judge, Justice Bode Rhodes-Vivour, were kidnapped on their way to Benin, the Edo State capital, on Friday night, throwing the family into confusion. (AllAfrica)

[Vanguard]ARMED men suspected to be kidnappers have abducted the wife and daughter of a Supreme Court Judge, (names withheld). (AllAfrica)

[ANGOP]Huambo -At least 60 young people of the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA) and National Police (PNA) from the central Huabo province ended successfully on Friday the 12th course on national defence. (AllAfrica)

[Shabelle]Some members of the Somalia parliament say that the internal affairs and Security ministry has failed to tackle the rising insecurity at the lower Shabelle region of Somalia. (AllAfrica)

[SPS]Chahid Al Hafed (refugee Camps) -The President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Frente POLISARIO Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz has not ruled out Saturday in Chahid al Hafed, Saharawi refugee camps, the resort to armed struggle to end the Moroccan colonization "if the UN could not settle permanently the question of Western Sahara through a referendum." (AllAfrica)

[Shabelle]Mogadishu (Sh.M.Network) top commander of Somalia's army force swears his troops will restore law and order and make sure government policies will be restored. (AllAfrica)

[Shabelle]AMISOM troops removed some of the illegal road blocks that operated at the lower Shabelle region of Somalia. (AllAfrica)

[Daily Trust]No doubt the issue of the deterioration in the domestic security situation and the fear of the possibility of the failure of our latest democratic experiment have been source of great concern to all lovers of this country. Everywhere evidence of grave threats of domestic insecurity stares us in the face. This failure of government to live up to its legitimate expectations and constitutional responsibilities, in turn, led to despondency, rapidly rising tension and frustration, all of which were capable of b (AllAfrica)

[Daily Trust]Ordinarily, the piece written by Father (Professor) Omonokhua, which was published on page 52 of Sunday Trust of April 28, 2013 ought not to have elicited any reply, if not for his standing fact on its head to malign Islam. From the start, the title of the piece tends to convey to intending reader that Father Omonokhua intend to trace the history and development of the ideology of terrorists. This impression was made obvious by the quote from the two holy books - Bible and the Qur'an. Using these quotation (AllAfrica)

[Tunis Afrique Presse]Tunis -Tunisia firmly condemns the Israeli belligerent and provocative recurrent behaviour in defiance of the rights of the Palestinian people and all the Muslim peoples, because of "the unprecedented serious Israeli desecration of the esplanade of Al Aqsa Mosque and attacks on Islamic holy sites." (AllAfrica)

[This Day]Abuja -President, service chiefs in 2-hour session over security crisis (AllAfrica)

[UN News]A contingent of Tanzanian soldiers arrived in the eastern city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today as part of the intervention brigade authorized by the United Nations to help neutralize armed groups in this volatile part of the country. (AllAfrica)

[Africa Research Institute]As news and analysis emerges from the second UK-Somalia conference in London, the absence of the government of Somaliland is noticeable. Somalia and Somaliland are bound by many longstanding ties, but over the past two decades their political trajectories have diverged. As institutions in Somalia have crumbled under the weight of protracted sectarian violence, Somalilanders have made considerable headway in building a functioning democratic system of government. While political developments in Somaliland s (AllAfrica)

[African Union]Addis Ababa, 10 May 2013: The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, is closely following the developments in the Republic of Guinea. She is particularly concerned by the prevailing tension on the ground and the acts of violence that occurred during authorized political demonstrations. (AllAfrica)

[Premium Times]The Nasarawa State Commissioner of Police, Abayomi Akeremale, has confirmed that 28 policemen have been found alive, following the attack by a militia group on May 7. (AllAfrica)

[Capital FM]Nairobi -The United Nations (UN) Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator Modibo Toure has called on the government to scale up its efforts in stopping the attacks that have recently rocked Busia and Bungoma County. (AllAfrica)

[Capital FM]Cape Town, South Africa a -President Uhuru Kenyatta has said the prosperity of Africa lies in the economic integration of the continent and increased investments in women and the youth. (AllAfrica)

[UNHCR]Bucharest -Jean-Louis Kialoungou's love affair with Romania began before he even arrived here in the mid-1990s, and over the years the Congolese refugee has become more Romanian than most Romanians. (AllAfrica)

[Capital FM]Nairobi -The government has now resolved to deploy an additional 150 GSU officers to Bungoma to maintain security in a bid to end rampant killings by mysterious gang. (AllAfrica)

[New Democrat]Liberian journalists, irritated by President Ellen Johnson's apparent insensitivity to her chief body guards' disparaging and threatening remarks against them, have taken series of radical measures against the presidency, including a blackout on her activities and the contemplated withdrawal of an award by the African Editors' Forum for being a friend of the media. (AllAfrica)

[UN News]The United Nations counter-terrorism panel dealing with Al-Qaida strengthened its work and cooperation with related UN bodies to more urgently address the evolving threats posed by the network in Mali, the Sahel and Somalia, the chairmen of the group today told the UN Security Council. (AllAfrica)

[Shabelle]Government troops aided by AMISOM troops have gained control of new towns in Bai region. (AllAfrica)

[Shabelle]As many as 3,000 African Union peacekeepers have been killed in Somalia in recent years trying to bring stability, the United Nations deputy secretary general, Jan Eliasson, said Thursday. The 17,700-strong African Union force began deploying to Somalia in 2007 and has helped push out the Shabab, an Islamist militant group, from the capital and other urban centers, though the group can still conduct major attacks. (AllAfrica)

[IRIN]Nairobi -Following the unanimous adoption of a UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution setting up an integrated mission in Somalia, the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) will be set up for an initial one-year period beginning on 3 June; it will be based in the capital Mogadishu. (AllAfrica)

[New Republic]The Press Union of Liberia (PUL) Thursday took several actions in response to what it called "disparaging and threatening remarks" made against journalists at programs marking the annual observance of World Press Freedom Day in Buchanan, Grand Bassa on May 3, 2013 by the Director of the Executive Protection Service (EPS), Mr. Othello Warrick. (AllAfrica)

[Shabelle]A fierce fighting between Alshabab militia and the Raskamboni brigade occurred last night at the surrounding of Kismayu airport and the Kismayu University. (AllAfrica)

[African Arguments]John Young, The Fate of Sudan: The Origins and Consequences of a Flawed Peace Process, London, Zed Books, 2012. (AllAfrica)

[UN News]United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for calm in Abyei, an area contested by Sudan and South Sudan, following the killing of a top tribal chief and a UN peacekeeper from the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), as tensions in the area reportedly remain high today. (AllAfrica)