Links to various items from, in almost all cases, the past day:
(See also, most recently, last night's batch.)
"Portugal says to boost EU-Africa anti-terror ties" (Reuters)
"Jewish Holocaust Memorial Honors Arab Muslim" (VOA)
"Allegations of Al Qaida in Somalia Still Not Proven, Says Analyst" (by VOA's Joe De Capua)
"Islamic leader says al-Qaida does not exist in Somalia" (AP; semi-related)
"Somali peace talks delayed again" (Al Jazeera)
"War crimes and the war on terror: Tensions are high in Somalia after the deputy PM switches sides and accuses supporting Ethiopian troops of 'genocide' against Somalis in a complex" (ISN commentary by Abdurrahman Warsameh)
"Thirty-eight IFEX members appeal to government to account publicly for missing and imprisoned journalists" (advocacy letter; concerning Eritrea)
"'I knew the risk I was taking, but my family had to eat'" (IRIN PlusNews "Hear Our Voices" feature; concerning Ethiopia)
"Uganda police arrest two MPs over deadly riot" (Reuters)
"Kenya police question newspaper editors" (AP)
"Poor legal services fuel Kenya AIDS epidemic - report" (Reuters)
"Legal reforms needed to protect HIV-positive people" (IRIN PlusNews; related)
"Bombers seek 'second Iraq' in Algeria - Islamist" (by Reuters' Lamine Chikhi)
"U.S. Consulate Closes in Morocco Over Security Concerns" ("New York Times")
"Morocco's dual offensive" (UPI; semi-related)
"A crusading publisher pushes Niger's limits: Maman Abou's anti-corruption scoops are profitable, but dangerous to report" ("Christian Science Monitor")
"Meteorite smugglers anger scientists" (by the BBC's Richard Hamilton; concerning Mauritania)
"New views in desert culture on fat women" (AP; also concerning Mauritania)
"More than 1,000 foreign observers to monitor Mali elections" (AFP)
"Cape Verdean Singer Reflects on Island's Talent, Immigration" (by VOA's Phuong Tran)
"Guinean military plane crashes in capital" (SAPA/AFP)
"Guinea military jet hits TV station, sparks clashes" (by Reuters' Saliou Samb; related)
"Guineans devastated by political violence appeal for help" (AFP, reprinted on ReliefWeb)
"Ivory Coast's President Gbagbo says war is over" (by Reuters' Ange Aboa)
"Ivory Coast to scrap buffer zone" (BBC; related)
"Ivory Coast abolishes buffer zone following peace deal" (DPA; related)
"Ivorian demilitarised zone to end" (Al Jazeera; related)
"Ivory Coast president, rebel chief start dismantling buffer zone" (AP; related)
"Ivory Coast rivals dismantle demilitarised zone" (AFP, reprinted on ReliefWeb; related)
"Reporters Without Borders, family and support committees continue to press for truth three years after journalist’s disappearance in Abidjan" (RSF press release; concerning Ivory Coast and France)
"Football official suspended for assaulting journalist" (MFWA press release, reprinted by IFEX; concerning Liberia)
"Scaling up Child Survival in Sierra Leone" (UNICEF press release)
"Nigeria court clears way for late presidential bid" (by Reuters' Barry Moody)
"Nigerian Court Offers VP a Political Lifeline" (by VOA's Gilbert da Costa [newer]; related)
"Nigeria’s Supreme Court to Hear VP’s Appeal Case Today" (by VOA's Peter Clottey [from earlier]; related)
"Court puts Nigeria poll in doubt" (BBC; related)
"Nigerian candidate wins court ruling" (AP; related)
"Nigeria's Supreme Court clears vice president for presidential poll" (DPA; related)
"Nigerian VP 'able to stand in poll'" (Al Jazeera; related)
"Nigerian Court Overturns Ban on Accused Candidate" (by Craig Timberg of the "Washington Post"; related)
"Nigerian court allows Abubakar to stand" (by Dino Mahtani and William Wallis of the "Financial Times"; related)
"Opposition rejects Nigeria vote, says poll rigged" (by Reuters' Barry Moody)
"Nigerian voters criticise Obasanjo, threaten boycott" (by Reuters' Daniel Flynn; related)
"Disputed poll could worsen Nigeria oil disruption" (by Reuters' Estelle Shirbon; related)
"Ruling party takes lead in vote marred by violence, irregularities" (IRIN; related)
"Nigeria's Political Leaders Assess State Elections" (by VOA's Gilbert da Costa; related)
"Nigeria's Ruling Party Wins Majority of States in Regional Elections" (by Sarah Simpson, for VOA; related)
"Early Nigeria Returns Show PDP Leading State, Gubernatorial Elections" (by VOA's Howard Lesser; related)
"EU observers voice Nigeria poll worries" (AFP; related)
"Nigeria's ruling party ahead in state elections for governor" (also AFP; related)
"Nigeria's polls 'relatively free': ECOWAS" (also AFP; related)
"Detained candidate wins poll" (also AFP; related)
"Poll violence leads to curfew in Nigerian state" (also AFP; related)
"Landslide win for Nigeria ruling party in 'flawed' polls" (DPA; related)
"Governorship candidates want Nigerian election nulled" (also DPA; related)
"Nigeria's election results trickling in slowly" (SABC; related)
"Nigeria’s Governing Party Takes Lead in Elections" (by Lydia Polgreen of the "New York Times"; related)
"A nation goes to the polls: Democracy, Nigerian style" (by Richard Dowden of the UK's "Independent"; related)
"Hope Held Out for Death Row Inmates" (IPS; also concerning Nigeria)
"Confronting Gender-Based Violence in Central Africa" (CARE item)
"Tanzania bus, fuel tanker crash kills 22" (Reuters)
"Mozambique to tackle killer floods" (South Africa's "Pretoria News")
"U.S.-Supported HIV Interventions Bring New Life" (World Vision [U.S.] item; concerning Zambia)
"UNICEF presents awards to youth radio producers in Mexico and Zambia" ("official" UNICEF story)
"MISA considers media freedom at stake as national broadcasting employees strike for better working conditions" (press release, reprinted by IFEX; concerning Namibia)
"Madonna Travels to Malawi with Adopted Son" (VOA)
"Madonna Visits Malawi" (AP; related)
"Madonna visits impoverished Malawi village" (AFP; related)
"'We won't let Madonna adopt'" (also AFP; related)
"Madonna lands in Malawi; second adoption rumoured" (Reuters; related)
"Madonna returns to Malawi with adopted child" (UK's "Times"; related)
"Volunteers provide essential services in cash-shy towns" (IRIN; concerning Swaziland)
"Pressure for change in Zimbabwe 'unstoppable': British minister" (AFP)
"Zim govt 'shows signs of panic'" (also AFP)
"Zim revokes NGOs licences" (also AFP)
"Zimbabwe doctors deeply concerned over police assaults" (DPA)
"As In 2003, Zimbabwe A Sticking Point For Euro-African Summit" (VOA's "Studio 7 for Zimbabwe")
"Zimbabwe Opposition Coalition Vows Further Peaceful Prayer Meetings" (also VOA's "Studio 7 for Zimbabwe")
"Revision Of U.S. AIDS Strategy Supported By Zimbabwean Experts" (also VOA's "Studio 7 for Zimbabwe")
"Zimbabwe Legislators Voice Regret At Termination Of USAID Program" (also VOA's "Studio 7 for Zimbabwe")
"Zimbabwean Independence Day overshadowed by humanitarian crisis" (Trócaire item)
"Zimbabwean civil society under acute threat, says CIVICUS during visit" (press release, reprinted on ReliefWeb)
"New plan to reduce HIV infections in children" (IRIN PlusNews; concerning Lesotho)
"Pop Tune Has South Africa’s Afrikaners Yearning for the Past" (VOA)
"The colour of litter, a code for burglars, insurer says" (DPA; also concerning South Africa)
"Mandela's grandson a Xhosa chief" (BBC)
"Mandela's grandson takes leadership post" (AP; related)
"Mandela's grandson reclaims clan's traditional leadership" (DPA; related)
"Mandela's grandson becomes tribal chief, political heir" (by Reuters' Andrew Quinn; related)
"A lion skin for the chief as grandson of Mandela reclaims title" (UK's "Times"; related)
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