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Red Cross appeals for funds for Zim food crisis

Mail & Guardian: Africa: 24 hours ago
The Red Cross on Wednesday renewed its plea for funds for hundreds of thousands of Zimbabweans in urgent need of food assistance. ...read article

Retaliation fears stalk Nigeria city after clashes

Mail & Guardian: Africa: 1 day ago
Sporadic shooting rang out overnight in the central Nigerian city of Jos, and witnesses said at least one person was killed by soldiers. ...read article

Mozambique to evacuate residents from flood plain

Mail & Guardian: Africa: 1 day ago
About 130 000 people are to be evacuated in flood-prone Mozambique because of rising waters in three main rivers, state media said on Wednesday. ...read article

Intense gun battles erupt in Mogadishu

Mail & Guardian: Africa: 2 days ago
Heavy fighting broke out between Somali government forces and Islamist insurgents in Mogadishu early on Wednesday, officials and witnesses said. ...read article

Kidnapped man safely back in South Africa

Mail & Guardian: Africa: 2 days ago
Nick Greyling, the Supersport sound engineer who was kidnapped in Nigeria, arrived safely in South Africa on Wednesday morning. ...read article

Who's protecting the people of Jos?

Mail & Guardian: Africa: 2 days ago
With the Nigerian government in paralysis, there's little hope of an effective response to the horrific violence in Jos. ...read article

Nigeria urged to act after village massacres

Mail & Guardian: Africa: 3 days ago
Nigeria must address underlying issues of poverty and discrimination if it is to end a cycle of violence, rights groups and diplomats said. ...read article

War-crimes trial of DRC's Bemba postponed

Mail & Guardian: Africa: 3 days ago
The war-crimes trial of former DRC vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba, due to have started on April 27, has been postponed to July 5. ...read article

Bodies of babies found after Nigerian massacre

Mail & Guardian: Africa: 3 days ago
Men wielding machetes leave up to 500 dead near Jos as Nigerian leader calls meeting with security chiefs. ...read article

Zimbabwe's Bennett wants terrorism charges dropped

Mail & Guardian: Africa: 3 days ago
Lawyers for Roy Bennett asked the Zimbabwe High Court on Monday to drop terrorism charges against him in a trial which has raised tension in Harare. ...read article

Security forces on high alert after Nigeria massacre

Mail & Guardian: Africa: 4 days ago
Nigeria has put security forces on alert to prevent reprisal attacks after clashes near the city of Jos which may have left more than 300 people dead. ...read article

Tsvangirai urges peace force for next Zim poll

Mail & Guardian: Africa: 4 days ago
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai says Zimbabwe should invite a peacekeeping force to ensure that its next national election is free and fair. ...read article

Nigeria sends in troops after massacre kills 500

Mail & Guardian: Africa: 4 days ago
Nigeria sent in troops to the northern Jos region on Monday after attacks by gangs on Christian villages that officials say killed 500 people. ...read article

More than 200 dead in Nigeria violence

Mail & Guardian: Africa: 5 days ago
More than 200 bodies -- many of them women and children -- lay in the streets of a Nigerian town after a renewed spate of Christian-Muslim violence. ...read article

Thousands evacuated after Uganda landslide

Mail & Guardian: Africa: 5 days ago
Tens of thousands of Ugandans were to be moved on Friday from hilly regions in the east of the country after a deadly landslide. ...read article

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