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Rations are subject to a reduction in Somalia because of increased costs UN Official Tells Somalis: You will Not Be Neglected nor Forgotten  Audio Clip Available
Graham Farmer says aid agencies committed to providing support when and where needed

Somalia Several Dead Following Insurgent Raid on Mogadishu Police Station
Islamist fighters briefly seized control of the station in the Waberi area late Thursday, burning a police vehicle before retreating

Kenya WFP Coordinator Ambushed, Killed in Kenya
WFP says Silence Chirara gunned down late Wednesday near UN camp in Lokichoggio by unidentified gunmen

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe (R) and his South African counterpart, Thabo Mbeki, in Harare, 09 May 2008 Mugabe Holds Talks with Visiting South African President Thabo Mbeki
Regional leaders have asked Mr. Mbeki to act as mediator between Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF party and opposition Movement for Democratic Change

Robert Mugabe makes speech during independence celebrations in Harare, 18 Apr 2008 Some Zimbabweans Said to Have Lost Confidence in Electoral Commission  Audio Clip Available
A cross section of Zimbabweans have reportedly lost confidence in the country’s electoral commission after both the opposition and the ruling party filed law suits challenging the results of the March 29 parliamentary election.

Nigeria Three Chinese Workers Kidnapped in Nigeria
Spokesman says Chinese Embassy in Nigeria working to rescue workers

Lord's Resistance Army leader Joseph Kony (file photo) Uganda's LRA Rebels Given One More Chance for Peace  Audio Clip Available
Ruhakana Rugunda,Uganda government chief peace negotiator says the LRA will meet with traditional leaders from northern Uganda on Saturday

MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai, 14 Apr 2008 NGOs Begin Violence Report Compilation on Rural Zimbabwe  Audio Clip Available
Non-governmental organizations in Zimbabwe are reportedly compiling a report in rural areas where partisans of the ruling ZANU-PF are allegedly using violence to ensure victory ahead of a possible election run-off.

malawi-map.jpg Malawi’s President Holds Out Olive Branch to Opposition  Audio Clip Available
Malawians have reportedly welcomed as good news ongoing peace negotiations between President Bingu Wa Mutharika and opposition political parties.

Aisha Umaru waits to buy local literature from  street-side book vendor in Kano, 09 Apr 2008 New Fiction Creates Stir in Northern Nigeria  Audio Clip Available
Books generally focus on love, romance, marriage - and are hugely popular but  religious and political leaders say books challenge Hausa traditional culture, strict Muslim values

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