Hot Topics
AA: African Union considers al Qaeda and Somalia 12/05/09
CD: Court rules Bemba to stay in prison 12/02/09
CD: Alarm as DRC military leader forms own squad 12/06/09
ET: Ethiopia: Bulcha Demeksa on Gidada's Decision to Join UDJ instead of OFC … 12/02/09
NG: Anti-Yar'Adua forces corrupt, says family 12/06/09
RW: Rwanda rebel leaders: US, French, Spanish, and Congo business links 12/02/09
SD: South Sudan says disarmament is not an easy task 12/07/09
Below the Fold: Instability, Special Operations, Security Forces, Foreign Affairs, Crime
Instability
ET: Ethiopia: Gunmen attack convoy of district commissioner 12/05/09
KE: Kenya on high alert over Al-Shaabab threats 12/06/09
SD: Rebels kill 17 Sudanese troops during fresh attack in Darfur 12/07/09
SL: Rioting prisoners stab six wardens 12/03/09
SO: Dozen of civilians killed in Mogadishu 12/02/09
SO: Islamist Ally Turns on Somalia's al-Shabab 12/02/09
SO: Somali militants recruit Ugandans 12/02/09
SO: Somaliland: Government, opposition and Islamic leaders condemn Somalia attack … 12/04/09
SO: Veiled Bomber Kills 3 Somali Ministers 12/03/09
UG: Uganda People News: Army denies killing Karimojongo warriors 12/02/09
Special Operations
AA: Ukraine to send anti-terrorist unit to fight Somali pirates 12/03/09
CD: DR Congo sends commandos to quell unrest 12/06/09
DJ: Djibouti: 150 RDF Troops Return From Djibouti 12/07/09
SD: Nigerian to head Darfur peace-keeping forces 12/05/09
Security Forces
AA: Dutch navy arrests Somali pirates 12/03/09
AA: EU Naval Forces Capture 13 Suspected Pirates Off Oman Coast 12/03/09
LR: Liberia enshrines the Convention on the Rights of the Child in military code 12/02/09
LR: Liberia: Police Burn Over L$3 Million Drugs 12/03/09
SD: Uganda People News: 5 more LRA rebels Surrender to UPDF 12/03/09
SD: Police say planned Sudan opposition protest illegal 12/06/09
SL: Sierra Leone to send 160 troops to Sudan's Darfur region 12/03/09
SO: Somaliland forces arrest six terror suspects 12/05/09
ZA: Drugs, and equipment worth R1bn seized 12/04/09
Foreign Affairs
AA: African Group Urges Guinean Military Regime to Step Down 12/07/09
AA: Zimbabwe, Zambia break new ground 12/05/09
KE: ICC to conduct independent Kenya probe 12/05/09
RW: Rwanda: Govt Blames Sudan for Darfur Attacks 12/06/09
UG: Uganda: We Will Not Bend Over for Aid, Buturo Tells Donors 12/04/09
UG: HRW says impunity may fuel Uganda poll instability 12/03/09
ZW: Zimbabwe: PM Appeals to Diaspora to Help Rebuild Country 12/04/09
Crime
AA: Great Lakes nations to send war crimes suspects to ICC 12/06/09
CD: Congolese combatants have created global support networks 12/06/09
GN: After Assassination Attempt, Guinea's Junta Leader Leaves Country for Treatment 12/04/09
SO: Pirates holding 11 ships,264 sailors off Somalia 12/07/09
ZA: Homicide rate down in South Africa 12/03/09
ZA: Human trafficking: SA faces major problem 12/03/09
