
Sudan's Bashir 'ready for peace' – 3 hours, 31 minutes ago
BBC Africa — After crisis talks with Sudan's Omar al-Bashir, African Union mediator Thabo Mbeki says the president is committed to security agreements with South Sudan. Read More
Bombs kill soldiers in Mogadishu – 12 hours, 48 minutes ago
BBC Africa — Somali government soldiers are among five people killed in two bomb attacks in the capital Mogadishu blamed on al-Shabab Islamist fighters. Read More
UN envoy in Somalia concerned over violent clashes in Hargeisa – 1 day, 2 hours ago
UN News Top News — The United Nations envoy in Somalia, Augustine P. Mahiga, today expressed concern over recent violent clashes in the northern city of Hargeisa, located in Somaliland, between Somaliland security forces and citizens which allegedly resulted in the ... Read More
Secretary-General discusses range of global issues with France's Foreign Minister – 1 day, 2 hours ago
UN News Top News — United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met today with the Foreign Minister of France, Laurent Fabius, for talks which covered a range of issues on the global agenda. Read More
Sudan conflict 'threat to oil prices' – 1 day, 14 hours ago
CNN Africa News — The spiraling conflict between Sudan and South Sudan poses a threat to world oil prices, the prime minister of neighboring Kenya has warned. Read More
Feeding a growing population – 1 day, 14 hours ago
CNN Africa News — The campaign to feed the world's poor will get some much needed star power Friday when Bono, co-founder of the global advocacy organization ONE, arrives to rally leaders of the Group of Eight industrialized nations to take action. Read More

