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• Sudan: Peace talks in Lydia paves way for return to peace
  2007-07-16 11:58:38 - (SomaliNet) A meeting in Libya on Monday paved way for new talks between Sudan’s government of Khartoum and fragmented rebel groups took a step forward in efforts to end the four-year conflict. in Sud
  
• Ethiopia: Prisoners of conscience jailed for life
  2007-07-16 11:54:50 - Editor\'s note: Amongst those sentenced to life in prison today is the prominent human rights defender <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Mesfin+Woldemariam&btnG=Google+Searc
  
• Kenya: Police hunt for teacher who raped 9 schoolgirls
  2007-07-14 10:39:32 - (SomaliNet) A primary school teacher in Kenya’s Mutomo District is being hunted by police after allegedly defiling nine pupils in two weeks. According to a news source, the Kenyan guidance and c
  
• Sudan: Security forces arrest opposition party leader
  2007-07-14 10:30:15 - (SomaliNet) Opposition party leader Mubarak al-Fadil and his Umma breakaway party secretary-general Sudanese security forces were arrested by security forces without giving any reason, a party officia
  
• East Africa: Regional power connection to cost $1b-World Bank
  2007-07-13 13:28:40 - (SomaliNet) The World Bank’s senior energy specialist, Mac Cosgrove-Davies has said power transmission interconnection for East Africa will cost about $1,083.2m (sh1,776b). According to news sou
  
• Uganda: Irish oil explores discover natural gas
  2007-07-13 13:22:07 - (SomaliNet) Natural gas reserves have been discovered by oil explorers in western Uganda and according to experts, the gas could generate power as early as next year. The gas, found in Hoima, fl
  
• Chad: \'Chad fails to protect its citizens\'- international refugee body
  2007-07-13 12:02:45 - (SomaliNet) An international refugee body said Chad is failing to protect its civilians from armed groups who kill, mutilate and rape in the conflict stricken central African country. The Norwegi
  
• Kenya: President Kibaki says General Elections in December
  2007-07-13 11:51:37 - (SomaliNet) The Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki said on Thursday that Kenya’s General Election will be held in December and not in February next year as proposed by some MPs. The Kenyan leader said
  
• Sudan: WFP plans to distribute food to 20 000 people
  2007-07-13 11:33:12 - (SomaliNet) As an immediate first step to mobilize aid for Sudan flood victims, the World Food Program (WFP) the agency plans to distribute food to 20 000 people in five locations near the city of Kas
  
• Eritrea: Authorities arrest two British Council staff
  2007-07-13 11:25:05 - (SomaliNet) Two members of staff at the British Council were arrested in Eritrean capital Asmara and briefly blocked a visiting British diplomat from Eritrea. Head of European affairs at the fo
  

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