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Nigerian military impose curfew in northern state

May 17, 2013

 Nigerian security forces on Thursday announced a dusk to dawn curfew in northeast Adamawa State, following the declaration of State of Emergency by President Goodluck Joanthan.

Mali: Oxfam tells donors: “get it right”

May 17, 2013 These displaced people would give anything to go home to Mali

Elise Ford of OXFAM accepts that an event like the “Together for a New Mali” conference in Brussels is crucial for raising funds, but stresses the need to set the right tone, pointing out that similar large-scale funding events have suffered from a lack of ownership on the part of the populations targeted, citing Haiti as a dangerous precedent

MALI-Government ready to talk to MNLA

May 17, 2013 Mali's Dioncounda Traoré rules out talks with the mainly Touareg National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad

Mali’s Interim President, Dioncounda Traoré, has said he is ready to take part in a dialogue with the mainly Touareg National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad, the MNLA. Meanwhile, government troops are advancing on Kidal.

Donors oath over $4bn for Mali recovery

May 17, 2013 French President François Hollande and Dioncounda Traoré, the president of Mali

International donors pledged more than $4.22bn on Wednesday to help Mali redeem after a dispute with al-Qaeda-linked fighters. The sum exceeds a goals of Mali that had asked donors for $2.57 for this year and next.

Nigeria president declares state of emergency

May 16, 2013 President Goodluck Jonathan declares a state of emergency

In a televised statement on Tuesday, President Goodluck Jonathan said, "I hereby declare a state of emergency in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states." He orders army into those states saying latest violence from Boko Haram group is declaration of war.

Mali aid meet opens with pledge to avoid past mistakes

May 15, 2013 European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (right) smiles alongside Mali President Dioncounda Traore (left) at the end of a joint press conference on Tuesday

International donors opened a conference on Mali Wednesday aimed at raising some two billion euros ($2.6 billion), pledging to help all sides in the troubled country avoid the mistakes which led to war and political crisis.

'Greedy pig' protest held at Kenya parliament

May 15, 2013 A policeman tries to control pigs left by protestors outside the parliament

Kenyan police have fired teargas and water cannon outside parliament in Nairobi to disperse about 200 people demonstrating against parliamentarians' demands for a higher wage.

Ivory coast election results conciliation

May 14, 2013 Ivory Coast`s Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) President Youssouf Bakayoko

In Ivory Coast, the saga of the local, council and regional elections of April 21 is not over yet; the Independent Electoral Commission has just sent to the Supreme Court the complaints filed by the candidates declared beaten after the elections.

South Africa's Desmond Tutu: 'I will not vote for ANC'

May 10, 2013 Archbishop Desmond Tutu

"I would very sadly not be able to vote for them after the way things have gone," he wrote in South Africa’s mail and Guardian newspaper.

Kenya urges UN to halt ICC charges against Kenyatta

May 10, 2013 ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda still has a strong case against Uhuru Kenyatta

The Kenyan petition, which was stamped "confidential", was sent to the UN Security Council ahead of a briefing by the ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda.