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African quakes kill at least 38 from medwar 658 days old

KIGALI (Reuters) - Earthquakes struck Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday, killing at least 38 people and seriously injuring up to 550 ...

Sub Saharan Africa Global Development News from medwar 668 days old

[ ... ] (UN News) Nigeria Nigerian authorities are searching for the families of 105 abducted children found packed into a minibus. The children, aged ...

Annan to meet Kenyan leader from medwar 668 days old

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan is due to meet Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki on Thursday to try to end a post-election crisis ...

At least 13 killed in day of Kenya protests from medwar 674 days old

NAIROBI (Reuters) - At least 13 people were killed in Kenya on Friday when police opened fire in a Nairobi slum and ethnic groups clashed during protests ...

Global Development Briefing from the Development Executive from medwar 675 days old

[ ... ] (UN News) Ghana A former U.K. Home Office minister says the case of a terminally ill African woman who was sent home is an issue about "health ...

Kofi Annan – Kenya’s last Stand? from medwar 679 days old

[ ... ] live news coverage of the turmoil. It is not clear how responsive Kenya will be to international pressure, even by the United States, which ...

Rights group urges Kenya to allow protests from medwar 679 days old

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's government should order police to stop using lethal force against protesters, a U.S.-based rights group said on Sunday as ...

Sub-Saharan Africa - Global Development Briefing News from medwar 682 days old

Congo (DRC) Four days after the opening ceremony, a major conference aimed at restoring peace and stability in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's ...

URGENT APPEAL FOR BLOOD DONATION from medwar 683 days old

Kenya Appeal Towards the healing process of the nation of Kenya after the recent skirmishes that rocked the country, the National Blood Transfusion ...

African Union head meets Kenya's parties from medwar 683 days old

NAIROBI (Reuters) - African Union chief John Kufuor shuttled between Kenya's president and opposition leader on Wednesday to try to break a political ...