Roundup of Recent Non-Sudan Items

Links to various items from, in almost all cases, the past day:

(See also, most recently, last night's batch.)

"Global Fund seeks to triple AIDS/TB/malaria outlays" (Reuters)

"Angelina Jolie seeks more aid for orphans" (AFP)

"Trying (again) to make aid work" (AlertNet "NewsBlog" post by Mark Snelling)

"Colonial slavery records go online" (AFP)

"Online slavery archive launched" (BBC; related)

"Britain's slave trade records go online" (Reuters; related)

"More violence to come - experts" (AFP; concerning the Horn of Africa)

"AU calls for peacekeepers to avert Somalia disaster" (by Reuters' Sahal Abdulle [newer])

"Looting breaks out during lull in Mogadishu fighting" (also by Sahal Abdulle [from earlier]; related)

"Return home, gov’t tells civilians as guns fall silent" (IRIN; related)

"Mogadishu Calm After Days of Heavy Fighting" (VOA; related)

"Latest Somalia Fighting Raises Concerns Over Future Stability" (also VOA; related)

"Somalis move bodies after clashes" (BBC; related)

"Somalia is 'worst refugee crisis'" (also BBC; related)

"Guns quiet in Somalia, but for how long?" (AP; related)

"Islamic militants rebound in Somalia" (also AP; related)

"Al-Qaida ties seen for Somali Islamists" (related AP sidebar)

"Looting abounds as Somalis clear dead from Mogadishu streets" (DPA; related)

"New threat to those fleeing violence in Mogadishu" (also DPA; related)

"Looting mars Somali violence lull" (Al Jazeera; related)

"Ethiopian forces tighten noose" (AFP; related)

"US and UN slam Somali government's treatment of relief agencies: report" (also AFP, reprinted on ReliefWeb; related)

"SOS Children's Village in Mogadishu still on alert" (press release; related)

"Situation around SOS facilities in Mogadishu is still precarious" (separate press release; related)

"Relief supplies start reaching displaced to west of ghost-town capital" (UNHCR "briefing notes"; related)

"UNICEF condemns shelling of Mogadishu hospital and calls for full access for humanitarian aid to displaced families" (press release; related)

"Impending humanitarian disaster in Somalia" (Trócaire press release; related)

"Aid needed for Somalis fleeing fighting" (Muslim Aid press release; related)

"Somali Capital Now Calm After Month in Which 1,000 Were Killed" (by Jeffrey Gettleman of the "New York Times" [newer]; related)

"Interim Premier of Somalia Claims Victory Over Insurgents" (also by Jeffrey Gettleman [from earlier]; related)

"Ethiopia Finds Itself Ensnared in Somalia; Some Observers See Similarities To U.S. in Iraq" (by Stephanie McCrummen of the "Washington Post"; related)

"Thousands flee as shelling by Ethiopian tanks kills hundreds of civilians in Somali capital" (by Chris McGreal of the UK's "Guardian"; related)

"Ethiopians launch new attacks in Mogadishu" (by David Blair of the UK's "Telegraph" [newer]; related)

"Mogadishu chaos engulfs the region" (also by David Blair [from earlier]; related)

"Fighting brings fresh misery to Somalia" (by Mike Pflanz of the UK's "Telegraph" [also from earlier]; related)

"Government declares drought in pastoral zones" (IRIN; concerning Djibouti)

"Worries mount for US family as son remains in Ethiopian prison" (AP)

"Ethiopian rebels say working on release of Chinese" (by Reuters' Andrew Heavens)

"China not target of oil venture attack: Ethiopian rebels" (AFP; related)

"Concern for Chinese 'hostages' and killings in rebel attack" (AI press release; related)

"1 person killed in grenade attack in eastern Ethiopia town, officials say" (AP; semi-related)

"Ethiopia says Eritrean troops beat hostages" (Reuters)

"Freed Ethiopian hostages claim beaten, blame Eritrea" (AFP; related)

"Uganda prepares to double Nile hydropower" (by Reuters' Tim Cocks)

"World Bank approves funding for hydropower" (IRIN; related)

"Activists Decry Bank's Loan Approval for Uganda Dam" (IPS; related)

"Libyan security suspects win UK deportation appeal" (Reuters)

"UK terror suspects win key ruling" (BBC; related)

"Two Libyan suspects will be freed after judge blocks deportation" (UK's "Times"; related)

"Tunisian court convicts 12 on terrorism-related charges" (AP)

"Qaeda says Algeria militant slain, denies he was senior" (Reuters)

"Al-Qaeda disputes Algerian claim" (Al Jazeera; related)

"Algerian authorities briefly detain correspondent for French press, journalist says" (AP)

"Terrorism fears cause tensions in Spanish enclave" (Reuters; concerning Ceuta)

"Chef who was held on false claim vanishes into Morocco" (UK's "Times")

"Fishing boat sinks off Morocco, killing crew of 9" (AP)

"Casablanca blasts a windfall for local security firms" (AFP)

"Aid key to curbing al Qaeda threat in W. Africa - U.S." (by Reuters' Nick Tattersall)

"Western Sahara's explosive legacy" (AlertNet "NewsBlog" post)

"US lawmakers urge Bush to back Morocco peace plan" (Reuters; also concerning Western Sahara)

"Former Mauritanian Opposition Leader Takes Charge of National Assembly" (by VOA's Naomi Schwarz)

"Presidential Campaigns Wrap up in Mali Amid Concerns About Voting Procedures" (by VOA's Kari Barber)

"Mali's Sunday vote seen by many as model for the region" (AP; related)

"West Africans Back in Africa after Failing to Reach Europe" (by VOA's Nico Colombant)

"Migrants' Ordeal Ends as Hospital Ship Docks" (IOM press release; related)

"Ivory Coast enjoys peace party, but will it last?" (by Reuters' Peter Murphy)

"Liberian plant workers clash with police" (AP)

"U.N. lifts Liberia diamond ban" (by Reuters' Patrick Worsnip)

"UN Lifts Liberia Diamond Embargo" (by VOA's Peter Heinlein; related)

"UN lifts Liberia diamond sale ban" (BBC; related)

"UN lifts embargo on Liberian diamonds" (AFP; related)

"UN Security Council lifts ban on Liberia's diamond exports" (DPA; related)

"In Benin, 'People Exploit What They Want, As They Want'" (IPS)

"District official assaults, verbally abuses TV journalists" (MFWA press release, reprinted by IFEX; concerning Ghana)

"Nigeria's president-elect to to tackle Niger delta unrest" (AFP)

"Nigerian Opposition Party Challenges Election in Court" (by VOA's Gilbert da Costa [newer])

"Nigerian Opposition to Ask Court to Overturn Election Results" (also VOA [from earlier]; related)

"Nigerian Labor Unions to Join Planned Election Protest" (by VOA's James Butty; related)

"Soyinka urges new Nigeria polls" (BBC; related)

"Britain backs constitution in Nigerian poll dispute" (Reuters; related)

"US says Nigeria 'missed' opportunity for progress in democracy" (AFP; related)

"EU presidency voices concern at Nigerian election 'irregularities'" (DPA; related)

"Nigerian lesbian flees after marrying four women" (Reuters)

"Polygamous lesbians flee Sharia" (BBC; related)

"Two killed in Nigerian oil city failed kidnap bid" (Reuters)

"5 gunmen, 2 police killed in attempted kidnap in Nigerian oil city" (AFP; related)

"Two policemen killed in apparent failed kidnap bid in Niger Delta" (DPA; related)

"Police: Gunmen in Nigeria kill two policemen in failed bid to kidnap oil workers" (AP; related)

"Wanted Nigeria governor wins case" (BBC)

"Nigerian court voids sacking of fugitive governor" (AFP; related)

"DR Congo’s Peace: Miracle or Mirage?" (reprinted opinion piece by Crisis Group's Jason Stearns)

"Rwanda general jailed for life for genocide" (Reuters)

"Mozambique government to remove weapons arsenals from cities" (AP)

"Madagascar poll result expands presidential power" (Reuters)

"EPAs Should Be Subjected to Electoral Test" (IPS; concerning Mauritius)

"Zambian President Unhappy With Anti-Corruption Commission" (by VOA's Peter Clottey)

"'Will the MDGs Help Me Find a Job?" (IPS; concerning Botswana)

"Women plough ahead in farming" (IRIN; concerning Swaziland)

"European Parliamentarians Support EU Sanctions Against Zimbabwe" (VOA)

"Court orders probe into beating of detained Zimbabwe activist" (DPA)

"Zimbabwean Police Bar Weekend Rallies By 'Violent' Opposition Faction" (VOA's "Studio 7 for Zimbabwe")

"Zimbabwe Foreign Exchange Policy Moves Are Felt At The Gas Pump" (also VOA's "Studio 7 for Zimbabwe")

"At Bulawayo Trade Fair, Mugabe Blames Sanctions For Economic Slide" (also VOA's "Studio 7 for Zimbabwe")

"Mugabe says Look East policy paying off for isolated Zimbabwe" (AFP; related)

"Zimbabwe's Mugabe makes rare call to business for partnership" (DPA; related)

"Mugabe threatens foreign ambassadors, raps 'dictator' Blair" (AFP)

"'Look East' Policy Yet to Bear Fruit" (IPS; also concerning Zimbabwe)

"Delay in treating jailed Briton could be disastrous: doctors" (DPA; also concerning Zimbabwe)

"Government plan to revoke all NGO licences violates free expression rights, obligations under African Charter, says ARTICLE 19" (press release, reprinted by IFEX; also concerning Zimbabwe)

"Youth Targeted in Safe Journey Campaign" (IOM press release; also concerning Zimbabwe)

"Mbeki urges South Africans to join forces against crime" (by Reuters' Paul Simao)

"SA President Urges Citizens to Fight Crime in Freedom Day Speech" (by VOA's Scott Bobb; related)