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Rwanda and France have agreed to restore diplomatic relations three years after the two countries severed ties after an incident triggered by controversial indictments issued by a French Judge. (AllAfrica)

US Senator Russ Feingold's statement - Senate committee passes Feingold Bill requiring new strategy to confront the Lord's Resistance Army rebellion in Northern Uganda. (AllAfrica)

Still basking in the euphoria of the encomiums it received from most Nigerians for dismissing the application filed by Mr. Andy Uba, a former Anambra State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate, over the governorship the April 14, 2007 election, the judiciary is again on trial. (AllAfrica)

The Nigerian government has been alerted of a plot by some elements of the Ukrainian government to frame a Nigerian pastor in Kiev, Ukraine, Mr. Sunday Adelaja, for alleged fraud and treason. (AllAfrica)

The Court of Appeal of Tanzania, which is the supreme judicial authority in the country, has found itself on the receiving end of a judgement by an administrative tribunal. (AllAfrica)

An international human rights group has hailed the request by the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo to the court's judges to open a Kenya investigation as "decisive". (AllAfrica)

The Grand Coalition government risks being seen as selfish if it does not deliver the new constitution, Internal Security minister George Saitoti has warned. (AllAfrica)

Human rights lawyer, Mr. Bamidele Aturu has called on the federal government to probe the alleged use of over-aged players in the just concluded FIFA Under-17 football tournament which the country hosted. (AllAfrica)

As efforts to reform the Nigeria Police Force continues, the inspector-general of Police (IGP), Mr. Ogbonna Onovo, has said that the success of the force depended on the level of cooperation it receives. (AllAfrica)

Commissioner of Police, Abia State, Mr. Jonathan Johnson, has lashed out on officers and men of the command for indiscriminate inspection of vehicle particulars, and threatened to dismiss any one found inspecting such particulars on the road without authorisation from the police hierarchy, describing such action as illegal. (AllAfrica)

Minister of Works and Transport, Helmut Angula wants the public to refrain from bribing officials from the Roads Authority (RA) of Namibia to obtain illegal driving licenses and to register unroadworthy vehicles. Angula this week warned those who bribe RA officials that they will face the full wrath of the law, and in the same vein, cautioned vehicle examiners and licensing officials to act diligently, honestly and to be friendly. (AllAfrica)

The Namibian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) says it wants to work closely with government to improve the process of issuing work permits so that businesses can get faster access to skilled workers. (AllAfrica)

The recent (or current) issue of where the Annual Budget should be presented by the President of the Federation, Alhaji Umar Yar'Adua, might be described as uncalled for. (AllAfrica)

The presentation of the budget by the President to the joint session of the National Assembly is undoubtedly one of the most spectacular events of the legislative year. (AllAfrica)

Kenyans should ensure the current constitution-making exercise is not politicised the Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) has said. (AllAfrica)

The International Centre for Policy and Conflict (ICPC) has expressed concern on the deepening crisis in Kenya of human rights defenders and victims of post-election violence threats and intimidation and has urged government to address the issue. (AllAfrica)

Who is in charge in the event of Presidential disability? This is the question that has been agitating Nigerians at home and abroad since the news of President Umaru Yar'Adua's health condition broke. (AllAfrica)

A Big Face off is brewing between Abia state House of Assembly and Imo state House of Assembly over the warrant of arrest issued to the immediate governor of Abia state, Chief Orji Uzor Kalu by the Imo House over allegations Orji made against the governor of Imo state, Chief Ikedi Ohakim. (AllAfrica)

The request today by the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor to the court's judges to open a Kenya investigation is a decisive step toward justice for the country's 2007 post-election violence, Human Rights Watch said. (AllAfrica)

Gov Babangida Aliyu of Niger State at the weekend urged the people of the state to support the Federal Government's efforts to reform the electoral process to strengthen the nation's democratic institutions. (AllAfrica)

The International Criminal Court (ICC) should investigate the January 2001 Pemba killings in a bid to prosecute its perpetrators, a University of Dar es Salaam law lecturer proposed in the city on Thursday. (AllAfrica)

Indications have emerged that the House of Representatives may have concluded arrangements to investigate the reasons behind the alleged sabotage in the sale of Nigeria Telecommunication Limited (NITEL) and its subsidiary, Mobile Telecommunication Limited (Mtel). (AllAfrica)

Forum for Democratic Change supporters in Karamoja region have refuted allegations by the UPDF spokesperson that their leader, Dr, Kizza Besigye promised to give guns to the Karimojong. (AllAfrica)

The High Court will today decide whether or not to disband the current managers of Uganda Young Men's Christians Association (YMCA) over alleged mismanagement of the institute including financial fraud. (AllAfrica)

Three employees of Askar Security Services Limited, a company that recruits private guards to serve in Iraq, have dragged their employer to court for allegedly deducting their pay. (AllAfrica)

The war crimes trial of two former Congolese militia leaders began this week amid concerns that people affected by the case in the Ituri region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, DRC, had no way to watch the proceedings themselves. (AllAfrica)

My phone rang. I was deep in sleep, but I was rudely woken up Wednesday morning by the call. "Sorry to wake you up, Simon. Have you heard? The president is dead," the voice said. (AllAfrica)

The Presbyterian Church of Nigeria (PCN) has taken a look at the state of the nation and declared that Nigerians were now living in apparent hopelessness. It blamed this on the economic and socio-political situation in the country in which the major social structures are in the throes of death. (AllAfrica)

Dog training was started by the Belgian Police in the 1890s and introduced in Uganda by the British colonialists. The Ugandan police now boast 59 classic dog breeds with amazing crime detecting and halting abilities. (AllAfrica)

Twenty eight Police officers, whose properties were destroyed when suspected rioters burnt down Nateete Police Station, have been compensated. Police welfare chief Julius Shalita handed over the money to each officer at the same station on Friday. (AllAfrica)

The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has again suspended the observer status of a human rights watchdog it accuses of lying about mistakes on the voter's roll. (AllAfrica)