Hot Topics
CD: Protest in DRC over insecurity 11/01/09
CF: Children bearing brunt of Central African Republic's troubles, says UNICEF offic 10/21/09
DZ: Algeria: Al-Qaeda failing to attract recruits govt claims 10/30/09
ET: Can Ethiopia's Electoral Code Guarantee Fair Elections? 11/01/09
ET: Ethiopia: 3 soldiers defect to Eritrea 10/31/09
GM: Former military police commander calls on exiled soldiers to unite 10/28/09
KE: Keep eye on northern Kenya, experts tell State 10/31/09
NG: Many Nigerians Support Giving Jobs to Former Militants 10/28/09
NG: Nigeria: Post Amnesty Rehabilitation 10/30/09
SD: Uganda Government News: Sudan refutes Presence of LRA rebels in Darfur 10/29/09
SO: Somalia Prime Minister Says Government Will Crackdown on Piracy 10/29/09
ZA: South Africa Rocked by Financial Crisis as Unemployment and Debt Soar 10/29/09
ZW: Exploring the possibilities of non-violent reform in Zimbabwe 11/01/09
Below the Fold: Instability, Special Operations, Security Forces, Foreign Affairs, Crime
Instability
AA: Numerous Attacks By Suspected LRA Elements Continue To Be Reported In … 10/30/09
AA: One million displaced in Eastern, Central Africa 10/30/09
CD: Police ‘killed' in north DR Congo 10/30/09
CD: DR Congo in better situation but still in aftermath of insecurity 11/02/09
CI: Ivory Coast's old foes ‘rearming' 10/28/09
GN: Prepare for the worst in Guinea 10/28/09
ML: Sahelian Blowback What's Happening in Mali? 10/28/09
SO: Dozens killed in Somali fighting-rights group 11/01/09
SO: The threat from Somalia 11/02/09
SO: Somalia president escapes surprise attack 10/28/09
SO: Somalia: Forces from Somaliland and Puntland regions clash in northern region 10/28/09
Special Operations
CD: Stabilization of the East: Reconciliation mechanisms are necessary 10/30/09
SO: Somali defends AU peacekeepers' role 10/29/09
Security Forces
AA: Yemen arrest five Somalis 10/29/09
CF: 10 LRA rebels cede to Congolese forces 11/02/09
CG: Congolese president says he's winning in east 10/30/09
CG: Lack of un air power endangers Congo civilians 11/01/09
DZ: Algeria seizes 3.5 tonnes of cannabis: reports 10/31/09
SO: Bullets fly on the high seas 11/02/09
UG: Uganda: Three LRA Rebels Surrender 10/28/09
UG: Govt deploys more troops at Uganda-Congo border 10/31/09
Foreign Affairs
AA: Western Sahara-Morocco: Poisoning the Well? 10/31/09
MA: Clinton in Morocco to meet with Arab leaders 11/01/09
NG: Sudan: Representatives Reject Motion On Al-Bashir Visit 10/28/09
ZA: Senior Chinese official pledges to advance ties with South Africa 10/29/09
ZW: Zimbabwe foreign minister: UN trip a ‘provocation' 10/30/09
Crime
AA: Sierra Leone court sends convicts to Rwandan prison 10/31/09
CD: Armed men beat up and rob 100 civilians in DR Congo 10/28/09
CD: Congo soldiers kill unit chief after no-looting order: UN 10/28/09
LR: Liberia: Charles Taylor Did Not Plan Any Operations With Sierra Leonean Rebels … 10/29/09
NG: Politicians, not police, rig election in Nigeria – Osayande 10/31/09
UG: Uganda Business News: Shops in Kampala close over terrorists attack 10/30/09
ZA: S African officials aiding Pak crime gangs 10/28/09
ZA: Zimbabwean killed as mob claims justice 11/02/09