Olusegun Obasanjo

                   
dailymail.co.uk: A government soldier carries his weapon in Kibati, just north of Goma in eastern Congo. Tutsi rebels have overrun a government army base, advancing despite their leader's pledge to respect a ceasefire dailymail.co.uk

Congo replaces army chief after defeats by rebels

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KINSHASA (Reuters) - Congolese President Joseph Kabila has replaced the head of his armed forces, a move aimed at bolstering their fighting capacity after a string of defeats during weeks of battles against eastern rebels,...

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UN draft seeks to boost DRC force

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The UN mission in DR Congo is struggling to contain the fighting France has presented a draft resolution to the United Nations Security Council aimed at strengthening the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The move...

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Head of armed forces sacked

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Thousands have been made homeless by the fighting Congolese President Joseph Kabila has replaced the head of his armed forces, a move aimed at bolstering their fighting capacity after a string of defeats during weeks of battles...

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Congo-Kinshasa: Kagame Optimistic About New UN Special Envoy

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President Paul Kagame has expressed optimism on the newly appointed UN special envoy on the conflict in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) saying that he has a notion of the conflict that has displaced hundreds of...

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Nigeria: Obama's Election And the Needed Change

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Let me begin this article by congratulating President-Elect Senator Barack Obama for his well-deserved victory in the just concluded US Presidential Election of 2008. Senator Obama's victory brought with it a new, refreshing...

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Obama's Victory - Lessons for Africa

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Africa: Obama's Victory - Lessons for Africa Posted to the web 18 November 2008 Lagos The election of Senator Barack Obama, as the next American President is one global event that has elicited world-wide applause and...

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Nigeria: For the Comrade Governor, Now a Different Battle

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Posted to the web 18 November 2008 Funke Aboyade Lagos Last week's Court of Appeal judgment declaring Comrade Adams Oshiomhole winner of the 2007 Edo State gubernatorial elections was historic. What he recounted indicated that...

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Nigeria: Late Army Pro - Brother Seeks Investigation

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The last may not have been heard on the death of the former Director of Information of the Nigerian Army, late Brigadier General Solomon Giwa-Amu, as his immediate younger brother, Chief Gabriel Giwa-Amu, has called on the...

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DRC: President Kabila replaces military chief

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DRC: President Kabila replaces military chief Tue. November 18, 2008 01:50 pm. - (SomaliNet) Following a series of defeats by Tutsi rebels in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Congolese president Joseph Kabila has...

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Investigate Killing of 10 Nigerians in Gambia, AC Tells FG

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The Action Congress (AC) has urged the Federal Government to urgently launch an investigation into the hacking to death of 10 Nigerians in the Gambia in 2005, as reported by Amnesty International (AI) in a recently launched...

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