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Armed militia abducts member of UN peacekeeping force in Darfur

Nairobi-Khartoum - A member of the joint United Nations- African Union peackeeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID) was abducted and assaulted by a mounted militia, UNAMID said in a statement.

Ugandan army fortifies Sudan border to stop guerrilla offensive

UgandaKampala  - The Ugandan army is preparing its forces along the Sudanese bor

Shares in Kenya's Safaricom jump 50 per cent on trading debut

Nairobi  - Shares in Kenyan mobile telecommunications firm Safaricom rose by 50 per cent on their first day of trading Monday months after Kenya's biggest public offering.

Sudan seeks international arbitration to defuse Abyei tensions

Nairobi  - The Sudanese government and former rebels from the south have agreed to use international arbiters to resolve a dispute over the oil-rich town of Abyei, which observers fear could reigni

UN Security Council condemns rebel attacks on Khartoum government

sudanNew York - The UN Security Council "strongly condemned" Tuesday the attacks by an A

Chad closes border with Sudan amid charges of aggression

Nairobi/N'Djamena - Chad closed its border with Sudan overnight and cut off all economic ties with its neighbouring country amid accusations of aggression from Khartoum, news reports said Tuesday.

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