http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/African_UnionFind stories, videos, and photos about African Union from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:01:59 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/African_Union14433Find stories, videos, and photos about African Union from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/10/28/somalia.shelling.president/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/10/28/somalia.shelling.president/index.html#cnnSTCTextSomalia's president escaped an opportunistic attack by Islamic militants Wednesday as deadly fighting erupted in the center of Mogadishu, officials said.Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:52:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/10/22/somalia.mogadishu.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/10/22/somalia.mogadishu.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least 30 people died and 70 were wounded in shelling on a marketplace in the Somali capital of Mogadishu Thursday, according to journalists and emergency services.Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:24:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/10/16/africa.displaced/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/10/16/africa.displaced/index.html#cnnSTCTextAbout 11.6 million Africans have been forced from their homes by wars and other conflicts, according to the United Nations. Next week in Uganda, leaders from across the continent will converge to tackle the issue.Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:40:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/09/30/guinea.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/09/30/guinea.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United Nations Security Council has condemned political violence in Guinea that reportedly killed nearly 160 people.Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:04:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/09/29/guinea.protest.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/09/29/guinea.protest.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextAmid international condemnation after security forces reportedly attacked demonstrators at a peaceful rally, reportedly killing nearly 160 people, the Guinean government said Tuesday most of the victims were crushed in the crowd.Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:38:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/09/20/somalia.peacekeepers.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/09/20/somalia.peacekeepers.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextA radical Islamist leader in Somalia said Sunday that a suicide attack that killed 21 African Union peacekeepers was the right thing to do.Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:28:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/09/18/somalia.suicide.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/09/18/somalia.suicide.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextA brazen, daylight suicide bombing on the African Union's peacekeeping mission in Somalia's capital has killed at least 21 people, mostly peacekeepers, the mission said Friday.Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:28:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/09/17/somalia.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/09/17/somalia.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextSuicide attackers breached security at the African Union base in Somalia's capital by using vehicles with United Nations logos to carry out a deadly double car bombing, the organization told CNN.Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:54:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/08/21/somalia.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/08/21/somalia.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextSomali forces clashed with al Qaeda-linked militants in the capital city Friday after the militants attacked an African Union peacekeeping station, according to an independent media report.Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:15:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/07/29/shabaab.somalia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/07/29/shabaab.somalia/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn Al Qaeda-linked militant group waging war against Somalia's fragile government is becoming an increasing threat to Western ally Kenya and could potentially destabilize the region with dire consequences for global security, officials and analysts warn.Sat, 01 Aug 2009 13:35:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/06/22/somalia.unrest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/06/22/somalia.unrest/index.html#cnnSTCTextSomalia's transitional government has the right to request military help from its neighbors against armed militants, the African Union said Monday, but Kenya was quick to reject the idea of sending troops and suggested the AU should spearhead such a move.Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:58:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/05/18/sudan.war.crimes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/05/18/sudan.war.crimes/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Sudanese rebel commander accused of responsibility for the deadliest attack on African Union peacekeepers in Darfur faced an International Criminal Court hearing Monday.Mon, 18 May 2009 14:25:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/05/17/sudan.war.crimes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/05/17/sudan.war.crimes/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Sudanese rebel commander, accused of being involved in the 2007 deaths of a dozen peacekeepers in Darfur, voluntarily arrived in the Netherlands Sunday for an International Criminal Court hearing at the Hague this week, officials said.Sun, 17 May 2009 22:17:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/05/08/sudan.peacekeeper.darfur/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/05/08/sudan.peacekeeper.darfur/index.html#cnnSTCTextA peacekeeper working for the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur was killed Thursday night during a carjacking, according to a statement released by the joint mission.Fri, 08 May 2009 15:16:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/24/pirates.security.meeting.money/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/24/pirates.security.meeting.money/index.html#cnnSTCTextCountries have pledged $213 million at an international conference to boost security in Somalia and halt the country's growing piracy problem.Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:36:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/23/pirates.security.meeting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/23/pirates.security.meeting/index.html#cnnSTCTextSomalia's prime minister told CNN Thursday that the international naval patrols in the Gulf of Aden are not solving the problem of piracy in the region.Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:35:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/13/somalia.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/13/somalia.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextA plane carrying U.S. Rep. Donald Payne was fired on as it left the airport in Mogadishu, Somalia, but it departed safely and landed without incident in Nairobi, Kenya, his office said, citing U.S. State Department officials.Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:45:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/03/19/madagascar.african.leaders/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/03/19/madagascar.african.leaders/index.html#cnnSTCTextA regional body comprised of several southern African nations is refusing to recognize Madagascar opposition leader Andry Rajoelina as the island nation's new president, an official said.Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:29:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/03/18/madagascar/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/03/18/madagascar/index.html#cnnSTCTextMadagascar's military handed over the reins of the island nation to opposition leader Andry Rajoelina on Wednesday, ending a two-month long political crisis -- but apparently creating a constitutional one.Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:53:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/03/18/madagascar.explainer/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/03/18/madagascar.explainer/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhat's happening in Madagascar?Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:51:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/02/24/somalia.clashes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/02/24/somalia.clashes/index.html#cnnSTCTextHeavy clashes between Islamic insurgents and forces from the transitional government of Somalia Tuesday left at least 15 people dead and 60 others wounded, according to eyewitnesses, medics and residents.Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:22:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/02/23/au.somalia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/02/23/au.somalia/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe African Union responded angrily and defiantly to the killing of at least 11 Burundian soldiers in an apparent suicide bomb attack Sunday in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu.Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:44:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/02/02/au.gadhafi/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/02/02/au.gadhafi/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfrican leaders have chosen Libyan President Moammar Gadhafi as chairman of the African Union, according to Ethiopian and Libyan official news agencies.Tue, 03 Feb 2009 05:56:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/02/02/somalia.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/02/02/somalia.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least 39 civilians were killed in Somalia's capital Monday after a convoy of African Union peacekeepers was hit by a roadside bomb, causing the troops to open fire, officials and eyewitnesses said.Tue, 03 Feb 2009 03:33:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/31/somalia.election.president/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/31/somalia.election.president/index.html#cnnSTCTextModerate Islamist leader Sheikh Sharif Sheekh Ahmed was sworn in as Somalia's new president Saturday after he was voted in by the country's parliament, a Somali journalist said.Sun, 01 Feb 2009 02:39:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/24/somalia.car.bomb/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/24/somalia.car.bomb/index.html#cnnSTCTextA car bomb exploded Saturday in Somalia's capital, killing 15 people and wounding 24, a government spokesman said.Sat, 24 Jan 2009 21:16:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/16/somalia.security.council/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/16/somalia.security.council/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Friday expressing its intent to, eventually, send U.N. peacekeeping forces back to the fractured, unstable nation of Somalia.Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:49:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/15/darfur.us/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/15/darfur.us/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. Air Force has begun flying equipment into Darfur to support a United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission in the war-ravaged Sudanese province, the military announced Wednesday.Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:44:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/23/ethiopia.somalia.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/23/ethiopia.somalia.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTextEthiopian troops have not yet begun to withdraw from key positions in the capital of Somalia two days after they were supposed to do so under a peace agreement designed to end years of conflict.Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:18:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/09/24/somalia.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/09/24/somalia.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextIslamist militants launched a massive assault on African Union peacekeepers in the Somali capital Wednesday, sparking battles that killed at least 17 civilians, according to witnesses and journalists in Mogadishu.Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:28:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1833291,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1833291,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA Chadian court on Friday sentenced a former president and eleven rebels to death for crimes against the state, an official saidFri, 15 Aug 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1831563,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1831563,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA helicopter used by the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur was hit by gunfire Monday and forced to return to its airfieldMon, 11 Aug 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/07/17/zimbabwe.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/07/17/zimbabwe.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTextTalks to end Zimbabwe's election crisis have hit a snag following the opposition leader's refusal to sign a framework agreement, an opposition party member said Thursday.Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:35:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1821693,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1821693,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsNeither Zimbabwe's regime nor its opposition can eliminate the other, but each has a very different idea of what a compromise would involve Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:55:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/07/09/darfur.peacekeepers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/07/09/darfur.peacekeepers/index.html#cnnSTCTextSeven members of a joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping patrol have been killed by a heavily armed militia group in Sudan's Darfur region, the U.N. said.Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:46:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1819819,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1819819,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMugabe and his opponents consider talks, but neither accepts the other's terms for power sharing Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/06/30/zimbabwe.monday/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/06/30/zimbabwe.monday/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfrican Union leaders are huddled in Egypt to address demands they reject the results of Zimbabwe's widely discredited runoff in which President Robert Mugabe was handed a shallow victory.Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:56:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/04/08/somalia.bomb/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/04/08/somalia.bomb/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suicide car bomber on Tuesday attacked a building in Somalia that houses African Union peacekeepers, reportedly wounding seven people. An Islamist militia claimed responsibility.Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:54:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1725304,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1725304,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAnalysis: The African Union's ability to take on the micro mission of restoring order on a tiny island only highlights its failure in the face of more serious challengesTue, 25 Mar 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/02/04/kenya.diplomacy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/02/04/kenya.diplomacy/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe death toll from post-election violence in Kenya climbed to more than 1,000 Tuesday as government and opposition politicians discussed plans that could eventually lead to a power-sharing agreement.Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:11:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/02/05/kenya.deathtoll/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/02/05/kenya.deathtoll/index.html#cnnSTCTextKenya's government Tuesday announced it will find and prosecute anyone who sent "hate text messages" that helped incite ethnic tensions after the contested election in December.Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:55:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/02/03/kenya.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/02/03/kenya.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo days after reaching a plan with the Kenyan government to end violence that has wracked the country for more than a month, the opposition party asked both the United Nations and the African Union to send in peacekeepers.Sun, 03 Feb 2008 11:24:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1709355,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1709355,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsFrance sends troops to rescue expats, but they won't save Chad's government Sat, 02 Feb 2008 18:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/01/20/kenya.unrest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/01/20/kenya.unrest/index.html#cnnSTCTextDiplomatic efforts to solve the violent fallout from Kenya's disputed elections continued over the weekend with a visit from the European Union's development commissioner Louis Michel, who met with President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga.Sun, 20 Jan 2008 17:03:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/01/11/kenya.rallies/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/01/11/kenya.rallies/index.html#cnnSTCTextKenya's opposition party has called for mass protests and rallies next week, a spokesman told CNN on Friday, raising the prospect of further bloodshed in what has long been one of East Africa's most stable and economically-developed nations.Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:17:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/12/05/rice.somalia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/12/05/rice.somalia/index.html#cnnSTCTextSomalia should reach a cease-fire with its "non-extremist" opposition and finish plans to draft a new constitution, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday.Thu, 06 Dec 2007 03:53:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1691094,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1691094,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMore African countries should send peacekeepers to Somalia, where an Islamic insurgency has killed thousands of civilians this year, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice saidWed, 05 Dec 2007 14:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1667417,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1667417,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA group of elder statesmen, including former President Carter and Nobel peace laureate Desmond Tutu, urged all sides in Darfur's bloodshed to reach a peace dealTue, 02 Oct 2007 16:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/10/01/darfur.peacekeepers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/10/01/darfur.peacekeepers/index.html#cnnSTCTextUnited Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed outrage after rebels killed at least 10 African Union soldiers in an unprecented attack on a peacekeeping base in the troubled Sudanese region of Darfur.Mon, 01 Oct 2007 12:02:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/08/12/somalia.journalists/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/08/12/somalia.journalists/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe general director of a local independent radio station in Mogadishu was killed in a roadside bomb explosion Saturday while coming home from the funeral of a murdered colleague shot earlier that day, a journalist with Shabelle Radio told CNN on Sunday.Sun, 12 Aug 2007 10:24:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1648546,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1648546,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe U.N. approved a mission to stop the killing, but the plan can succeed only if combatants reach a political settlementTue, 31 Jul 2007 22:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/07/19/somalia.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/07/19/somalia.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextSuspected Islamic insurgents fired mortar rounds at a Somali government meeting in Mogadishu on Thursday, barely missing the target but striking a nearby village, killing six civilians -- most of them children -- a government spokesman told CNN.Thu, 19 Jul 2007 06:14:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1644303,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1644303,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsU.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told President Bush on Tuesday the United Nations is speeding up efforts to find a political solution to the four-year conflict in Darfur that has killed more than 200,000 peopleWed, 18 Jul 2007 16:45:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/05/17/somalia.pm/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/05/17/somalia.pm/index.htmlSomali Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi survived an attempt on his life in central Mogadishu Thursday when grenades thrown at his convoy failed to explode, a government spokesman said.Thu, 17 May 2007 10:34:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/03/06/somalia.peacekeepers/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/03/06/somalia.peacekeepers/index.htmlMortar fire and heavy fighting erupted in Mogadishu on Tuesday during a welcoming ceremony as Ugandan peacekeepers arrived in the Somali capital, according to witnesses at the scene.Tue, 06 Mar 2007 11:23:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/11/17/un.darfur/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/11/17/un.darfur/index.htmlSudan has agreed "in principle" to a plan that would allow U.N. peacekeepers to be stationed in the country's war-torn region of Darfur, and America's top diplomat hailed the development on Friday.Fri, 17 Nov 2006 13:54:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/09/18/sudan.us/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/09/18/sudan.us/index.htmlBowing to pressure from international aid groups and human rights groups, U.S. President George W. Bush will appoint a special envoy to pursue ending the violence in Sudan's Darfur region, senior U.S. officials have told CNN.Mon, 18 Sep 2006 22:30:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/09/11/Darfur.rice/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/09/11/Darfur.rice/index.htmlU.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday she pressed Sudan's government to accept a U.N. force in the war-torn region of Darfur, warning improved U.S. relations depended on it.Mon, 11 Sep 2006 22:49:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/09/04/sudan.troops/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/09/04/sudan.troops/index.htmlSudan will allow a force of African Union troops to remain in Darfur past September, but not as part of a U.N. force that includes other international troops, the Sudanese government said Monday.Mon, 04 Sep 2006 17:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/08/31/un.sudanvote/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/08/31/un.sudanvote/index.htmlThe U.N. Security Council on Thursday voted 12-0 for a resolution that would put a U.N. peacekeeping force in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region, provided the African nation does not oppose it.Thu, 31 Aug 2006 22:51:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/08/31/UN.sudan/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/08/31/UN.sudan/index.htmlThe U.N. Security Council on Thursday passed a resolution to form a U.N. peacekeeping force for Sudan's war-torn region of Darfur, provided the African nation reverses its opposition.Thu, 31 Aug 2006 14:26:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/08/29/sudan.unforce/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/08/29/sudan.unforce/index.htmlSudanese President Omar al-Beshir again rejected calls for him to accept a U.N. force in the Darfur region of Sudan, while the United States pushed for a vote on a U.N. resolution to provide up to 17,300 U.N. troops for such a mission.Wed, 30 Aug 2006 00:24:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/08/25/un.darfur/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/08/25/un.darfur/index.htmlA U.N. force is critical to prevent a "planned offensive" on Darfur by the Sudanese government, the U.S. State Department's top diplomat on Africa said Friday while accusing Sudan of committing genocide.Fri, 25 Aug 2006 19:23:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/06/19/somalia.au/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/06/19/somalia.au/index.htmlAfrican and Western diplomats agreed to send experts to study conditions in Somalia before deploying a peacekeeping mission there, African Union officials said Monday, after militias vowing to impose Islamic rule took over the capital of the Horn of Africa country.Mon, 19 Jun 2006 16:29:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/05/08/darfur.talks/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/05/08/darfur.talks/index.htmlAngry demonstrators have killed a Sudanese interpreter working with African Union forces in Darfur in riots that broke out during a senior U.N. official's visit to a camp for displaced Sudanese, forcing him to flee.Mon, 08 May 2006 09:07:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/05/05/darfur.talks/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/05/05/darfur.talks/index.htmlThe main rebel group in Sudan's strife-torn Darfur region signed a peace agreement Friday aimed at ending the violence that has spawned what the United Nations calls the world's worst humanitarian crisis.Fri, 05 May 2006 10:28:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/05/05/darfur/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/05/05/darfur/index.htmlTalks in Abuja, Nigeria, aimed at producing a peace agreement between the Sudanese government and rebels in the African nation's troubled Darfur region, passed another deadline Friday with no clear indication that they were near success.Fri, 05 May 2006 05:06:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/05/01/darfur.peace/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/05/01/darfur.peace/index.htmlSecretary of State Condoleezza Rice sent her deputy to save peace talks on ending the violence in Sudan's western Darfur region, saying it was time to "shake the trees" and put a robust security force in place.Tue, 02 May 2006 01:44:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/04/30/sudan.darfur/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/04/30/sudan.darfur/index.htmlOn the deadline set by African Union mediators, Sudan's government agreed Sunday to sign a peace agreement to end violence in its Darfur region, but the rebel movement has so far rejected the plan.Sun, 30 Apr 2006 16:29:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/02/20/8369122/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/02/20/8369122/index.htmHis country may be war-torn, bankrupt, and mired in poverty, but that didn't stop Republic of the Congo President Denis Sassou-Nguesso, newly elected African Union chairman, from racking up an $81,... Tue, 07 Feb 2006 10:45:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/04/26/togo.elex/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/04/26/togo.elex/index.htmlThe son of Togo's long-time military ruler won the country's first presidential election in nearly four decades with more than 60 percent of the vote, election officials announced Tuesday.Tue, 26 Apr 2005 12:37:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/02/19/togo.sanctions/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/02/19/togo.sanctions/index.htmlThe Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has suspended Togo from the regional group and placed sanctions on the small western African nation over a controversial transfer of power.Sun, 20 Feb 2005 03:11:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/02/08/togo.us/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/02/08/togo.us/index.htmlThe United States joined the African Union and France in calling on Togo's military to respect constitutional processes Monday after the Togolese military installed the son of its former leader to succeed his father as president.Tue, 08 Feb 2005 07:48:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/12/23/sudan.group/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/12/23/sudan.group/index.htmlA Darfur rebel group said Thursday it refused to return to African Union-sponsored peace talks and rejected the pan-African body as lead mediator to end the 22-month-old conflict.Thu, 23 Dec 2004 15:50:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/11/07/ivorycoast.mobs/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/11/07/ivorycoast.mobs/index.htmlMobs loyal to the Ivory Coast government militias clashed with French peacekeeping troops in Abidjan in the worst violence observers have seen between France and its former colony in decades.Sun, 07 Nov 2004 08:38:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/11/06/ivorycoast.mobs/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/11/06/ivorycoast.mobs/index.htmlMobs loyal to the Ivory Coast government roamed the streets in two major cities of the West African country, searching for foreigners to attack.Sat, 06 Nov 2004 22:54:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/10/01/sudan/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/10/01/sudan/index.htmlPeacekeepers from the African Union will be increased to help protect civilians in the afflicted Sudanese region of Darfur, the country's foreign minister said Thursday.Fri, 01 Oct 2004 09:08:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/10/01/debate.transcript.15/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/10/01/debate.transcript.15/index.htmlThe following is a partial transcript of the debate between President Bush and Sen. John Kerry held Thursday night at the University of Miami. The topic of the debate is foreign affairs, and the moderator is Jim Lehrer of PBS:Fri, 01 Oct 2004 05:32:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/09/29/sudan.monitors/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/09/29/sudan.monitors/index.htmlThe Sudanese government has agreed to allow African Union forces to deploy inside camps in Darfur to monitor the local police who control the camps, a U.N. spokeswoman has said.Wed, 29 Sep 2004 18:53:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/09/02/un.sudan/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/09/02/un.sudan/index.htmlThe United Nations' special envoy to Sudan said Thursday that the African nation's government is making some progress -- but not enough -- in meeting Security Council demands to rein in the catastrophe in the country's Darfur region.Thu, 02 Sep 2004 17:11:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/08/26/sudan/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/08/26/sudan/index.htmlAn apparent breakthrough aimed at ending the crisis in Darfur seems set to be scuppered after Sudanese rebels rejected key conditions of the deal.Fri, 27 Aug 2004 03:04:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/08/23/sudan.straw/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/08/23/sudan.straw/index.htmlBritain's Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has said his government is prepared to help fund an enlarged African Union force to monitor the situation in the troubled western Sudan region of Darfur.Mon, 23 Aug 2004 11:22:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/08/15/sudan/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/08/15/sudan/index.htmlA contingent of Rwandan troops is in Sudan to protect about 80 African Union cease-fire monitors in the crisis-torn Darfur region.Sun, 15 Aug 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/07/31/unvote.sudan/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/07/31/unvote.sudan/index.htmlThe U.N. Security Council has voted overwhelmingly in favor of a resolution implicitly threatening to impose sanctions if the government of Sudan does not stop atrocities in Darfur after 30 days.Sat, 31 Jul 2004 05:34:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/07/18/sudan.darfur/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/07/18/sudan.darfur/index.htmlTalks broke down Saturday between two rebel groups and the African Union, which has been trying to mediate an end to the violence in the Darfur region of Sudan, where government-backed Arab militias are blamed for a campaign of mass murders.Sun, 18 Jul 2004 09:47:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/08/19/66297/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/08/19/66297/index.htmthan Antarctica ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- The 21st meeting of the Organization of African Unity ended . . . a day earlier than planned. The African leaders spent Friday night reviewing draft resolut...Mon, 19 Aug 1985 04:01:00 EDT