Hot Topics
AA: Exclusive: Al Qaeda's North African Connection (Part One of Two) 10/15/09
AA: Kony now in Darfur – paper 10/17/09
AA: Scorched Earth and Terrorism 10/18/09
AA: Little-known Egyptian is key al-Qaida figure 10/15/09
CD: DRC: Arc of War, Map of Responsibility 10/16/09
CD: UN envoy says peace possible in DRC 10/17/09
LY: Libya to demolish notorious prison, frees 88 Islamists 10/15/09
ZW: Hope remains cautious in Zimbabwe 10/15/09
Below the Fold: Instability, Special Operations, Security Forces, Foreign Affairs, Crime
Instability
AA: Tension mounts at Kenya-Sudan border 10/17/09
AA: TIMELINE-Attacks in the Gulf of Guinea 10/15/09
CD: Aid groups are little match for Congo brutality 10/14/09
CD: DR Congo/North Kivu: Attacks against villages in Lubero territory 10/15/09
CG: Ex-rebel Ntumi denies Congo violence 10/15/09
GN: Guinea: Military Rule Must End 10/16/09
GN: ICC to investigate Guinea killings 10/15/09
KE: Kenya among starving nations 10/14/09
KE: Muslims press govt over Somali youth hiring 10/18/09
NG: Nigeria rebels says ‘oil war' resuming 10/15/09
SD: Sudan: UNAMID Condemns Attack on its Guard Post 10/14/09
SN: Rebel attacks advance deeper into Senegal 10/14/09
SO: Somalia: Fresh Fighting Injuries Ten Civilians in Mogadishu 10/16/09
ZW: Zimbabwe: Lawlessness rife as military shoots at police during football match 10/14/09
Special Operations
AA: Garuda XX-G Contingent leaving for Congo 10/14/09
SO: US to make Blackwater-style entry into Somalia 10/16/09
UG: Uganda: RDF Arrives in Northern Uganda 10/15/09
ZA: Chief of the South African National Defence Force, General Godfrey Ngwenya, 10/16/09
Security Forces
AA: North Africa Is Fertile Ground For Deals 10/14/09
AO: Armed Forces chief assures support to citizens expelled from DRC 10/14/09
CM: Cameroon military repels pirate attack, kills 4 10/15/09
CM: Cameroon's security forces dismantle armed bandits 10/14/09
DZ: Algerian army kills four terrorists 10/18/09
ET: Ethiopian police seizes tons of chemicals 10/17/09
KE: Kenya steps up security at Sudan border 10/18/09
NG: Nigeria: Federal Govt Approves Joint Security Patrol to Combat Crime in Edo 10/16/09
NG: Nigeria Police Hail EU Logistical Support Pledge 10/14/09
RW: Rwanda: Gov't Appoints New Police Chief 10/15/09
SO: Somalia: 500 Somali soldiers get their training finished in Djibouti 10/15/09
SO: Ethiopia: EPRDF army crosses into Somalia: residents 10/15/09
Foreign Affairs
AA: West African Leaders Consider Sanctioning Guinea Military 10/16/09
BW: Botswana president Ian Khama spoke to Amarnath Singh ahead of the country's … 10/16/09
BW: Voters head to the polls in Botswana 10/15/09
GA: Bongo Names Gabon Government 10/18/09
KE: Kenya PM defends govt over reforms 10/14/09
LR: UN commander in Liberia hopes smooth I.Coast vote will ease tensions 10/14/09
MG: Rajoelina's choice of new PM nullified by State 10/16/09
SD: Obama Drops Plan to Isolate Sudan Leaders 10/17/09
Crime
AA: International court begins crimes trial hearing on Sudanese warlord 10/19/09
AA: Interpol: Crime Syndicates Helping Somali Pirates 10/14/09
GH: Drug Barons Trying Ghana 10/15/09
SO: Somali pirates hijack Singapore-flagged ship 10/17/09
TZ: Key Rwandan genocide suspect pleads not guilty 10/14/09
ZA: South Africa: Cops Hunt City Green Belt Gangs 10/15/09
ZA: South Africa: Mthethwa Calls for Partnership to Curb Crime Against Business 10/16/09
ZA: South African Police Killings Reach Decade High, M&G Reports 10/15/09