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16/02/2012 - SOUTH SUDAN

South Sudan mired in tribal conflict

Last July, the world's youngest country, South Sudan, peacefully seceded from Sudan. Today, women and children are being killed and thousands of cattle stolen as the new country falls prey to inter-ethnic violence. In December, between 6,000 and 8,000 fighters from one ethnic group attacked another, in a brutal escalation of tit-for-tat attacks.

17/01/2012 - KENYA

ICC to rule on 2008 post-election massacres

Thousands were killed and hundreds of thousands displaced in the violence that followed Kenya's elections in 2008. Many of the victims are still waiting for justice. The International Criminal Court is due to decide whether to try six suspects accused of orchestrating the violence, two of whom are planning to run for the presidency in elections later this year.

15/09/2011 - SUDAN

Civilians fleeing from a brutal bombing campaign

Hundreds of Sudanese have been forced to live in caves in a bid to escape a bombing campaign by the military. Amnesty and Human Rights Watch accuse the government of indiscriminately bombing rebel-held areas in oil-rich South Kordofan state. Our correspondents visited a cave complex high up in the Nuba Mountains, where they found women, children and the elderly seeking shelter. This is their exclusive report.

08/07/2011 - SOUTH SUDAN

Birth of a country: South Sudan gains independence

From midnight on Friday night, the Republic of South Sudan will be born. What was previously Africa's largest nation will now be split in two. It comes after January's referendum in the south, in which 90% of voters chose to break away from the North, and Khartoum, after years of civil war. But is South Sudan, the world's 196th country, ready to draw a line under the past and stand on its own two feet?

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23/06/2011 - RWANDA

17 years later, Rwandan massacre still haunts Butare

Verdicts in the trial of 6 alleged orchestrators of the 1994 Rwandan genocide are due this Friday at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. The cases relate to alleged crimes committed in the area of Butare. Among the accused is former Minister of Family and Women's Affairs, Pauline Nyiramasuhuko - the first woman ever to be charged with genocide by an international court.

02/03/2011 - KENYA

The world's biggest refugee camp - and it's too small

In Somalia, the civil war has left 1.5 million people displaced and forced hundreds of thousands more to seek asylum in neighbouring countries. Kenya is home to the world's biggest refugee camp, and more than 300,000 Somalis live there in tents. Yet, despite the continuing influx of refugees, Nairobi refuses to allocate more land to the new arrivals.

05/01/2011 - SOUTH SUDAN

As voting day approaches, fears mount for northerners in South Sudan

On January 9th, people living in the south of Sudan will go to the polls to decide if they want to break away from the rest of the country and become independent. The international community is watching closely; US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has described the vote as "a ticking time bomb". If the south does break away, northerners living there fear they may come under attack - something that the local security forces are well aware of.

19/11/2010 - CULTURE

Where does the EU money go?...

Today, Stephen Clarke uses his carte blanche to talk about overspending by the EU. Amongst the mad projects that some of our euros have been spent on are, a few culturual gems...

19/10/2010 - REPORTERS

Somalia: war in Mogadishu

During the holy month of Ramadan, the al Shabaab Islamists launched another assault against the government in Mogadishu. Currently under siege, the Somalian capital is the scene of violent confrontations between Islamist rebels and African Union soldiers. Caught between the two sides, the local population is paying a heavy price in this war without end.

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21/09/2010 - KENYA

Millennium project

The United Nations are meeting to discuss the Millennium Development Goals set for 2015. An injection of substantial funds in a few villages are designed to create a new development model. Sauri, in western Kenya, is the first village to have been created. The project has expanded and now covers more than 70,000 people.