Links to various items from, in almost all cases, the past day:
(See also, most recently, last night's batch.)
"Blowing the Horn" (reprinted "Foreign Affairs" piece by Crisis Group's John Prendergast and Colin Thomas-Jensen)
"Researchers use genetic map to track down source of illegal ivory" (UK's "Guardian")
"23,000 elephants killed each year for ivory" (UK's "Times"; semi-related)
"Somali police arrest four ship hijackers - UN" (by Reuters' Marie-Louise Gumuchian)
"Suspects in Ship Hijacking Arrested in Somalia" (by VOA's Cathy Majtenyi; related)
"Ship Hijacking to Force Relief Agency to Step Up Somalia Food Deliveries over Land" (by VOA's Howard Lesser; related)
"Ship hijackers caught in Somalia" (BBC; related)
"Four men arrested for hijacking UN ship off Somali coast" (DPA; related)
"4 Suspected Somali Pirates Arrested" (AP; related)
"UN ship hijackers arrested" (SAPA/AFP; related)
"Pirates attack along Somalia coast" (MISNA, reprinted by Spero; related)
"Authorities arrest four men but WFP food aid ship still hijacked" (press release; related)
"Somali PM's brother-in-law shot dead as AU envoys visit" (AFP)
"Ugandan president pleads for peacekeepers in Somalia" (also AFP, reprinted on ReliefWeb)
"U.S. augmenting intelligence capabilities for Horn of Africa" (AP)
"Peanut product to combat child malnutrition" (IRIN; concerning Ethiopia)
"Refugees found in fuel tanker" (AFP; concerning Ethiopia, Malawi, and Mozambique)
"Making headway with the HIV message in refugee camps" (IRIN PlusNews; concerning Kenya)
"In Uganda, 'Last King of Scotland' Generates Blend of Pride and Pain; Crowds Flock to Oscar-Honored Film About Idi Amin" (by Craig Timberg of the "Washington Post")
"African Dam Fails Global Benchmarks - Study" (IPS; also concerning Uganda)
"IFC lends to Uganda, Tanzania businesses run by women" (by Reuters' Tim Cocks)
"Algeria says bomb attacks prove rebels are weak" (also Reuters)
"French media censored in Tunisia because of articles by Tunisian journalist Taoufik Ben Brik" (RSF press release)
"Morocco adopts 5-year plan to bolster rights record" (Reuters)
"Marrakesh in two minds over tourism boom" (also Reuters)
"EU praises Rabat on W. Sahara initiative" (also Reuters)
"Guinea returns to work but questions if crisis over" (by Reuters' Saliou Samb)
"Consensus prime minister’s appointment ends strike" (IRIN; related)
"Guinea's New Prime Minister Arrives in Conakry" (VOA; related)
"Guineans back to work after deal" (BBC; related)
"Guineans head back to work after new prime minister is named" (DPA; related)
"Unions challenge new prime minister to improve Guineans' lives" (AP; related)
"Kouyate pledges change in strife-weary Guinea" (SAPA/AFP; related)
"Wade wins re-election in Senegal poll - govt sources" (by Reuters' Diadie Ba)
"Senegal's president holds sizable lead" (AP; related)
"Wade enjoys clear lead" (SAPA/AFP; related)
"Senegal election 'free and fair'" (BBC; semi-related)
"Public media show bias in coverage of presidential election campaign, despite efforts by some" (RSF press release; semi-related)
"Former Liberian Leader Bryant Charged With Embezzlement" (VOA)
"Former Leader Charged With Corruption" (by VOA's James Butty; related)
"Bryant charged for graft" (AFP; related)
"Minister quits over sex scandal" (BBC; also concerning Liberia)
"Liberian minister resigns amid sex scandal" (SAPA/AFP; related)
"Liberia minister Willie Knuckles quits over sex romp" (by Reuters' Alphonso Toweh; related)
"Giving Children a Chance: Counterpart's Valentine's Day Event raised more than $10,000 for children in Liberia" (press release)
"Ghanaian Official Lauds Country’s Evolution to Multi-Party Democracy" (by VOA's Peter Clottey)
"Villagers clash over jobs in Nigerian oil delta" (Reuters)
"Nigerian VP Abubakar Fears for His Life" (by VOA's Peter Clottey)
"Nigeria Senate urges action on VP" (BBC)
"Nigeria Senate panel finds VP siphoned public funds, calls for prosecution" (AP; related)
"Nigerian senate panel indicts vice president over corruption" (AFP; related)
"Nigerian senators accuse VP of misusing public funds" (by Reuters' Camillus Eboh; related)
"Nigeria elections may spur kidnappings" (AP)
"Nigeria sets up election tribunal for April poll" (AFP)
"Contrary to global trends, Nigerians love America: The US's image has declined worldwide since 2000, even among its allies, but polls in Nigeria show climbing approval rates" (by Sarah Simpson of the "Christian Science Monitor")
"Dozens die in Nigeria lorry smash" (BBC)
"In DRC, journalist sentenced to prison" (CPJ press release)
"Journalist sentenced to three months in prison, heavy fines in defamation case" (JED press release, reprinted by IFEX; related)
"Repatriation of Congolese hits 25,000 mark" (UNHCR "briefing notes"; concerning DR Congo and Tanzania)
"Rwanda's freedom of expression under attack" (AI press release)
"Burundi peace-building work on track" (CORD press release)
"Thousands in Camps in Mozambique Following Floods" (by VOA's Joe De Capua)
"Mozambican minister eyes lazy civil servants" (SAPA)
"U.N. food agency plans big cuts in Zambia aid" (Reuters)
"WFP faces huge cuts as funds run out for Zambia" (press release; related)
"Southern Africa braces for another cyclone" (SAPA/DPA; semi-related)
"Self-sufficiency for Angolans" (CORD press release)
"Malawi's Vice President Pleads Not Guilty" (by VOA's Peter Clottey)
"Protesters await Mugabe ahead of Namibia trip" (Reuters)
"Zimbabwe's Mugabe leaves for state visit to Namibia" (DPA; related)
"'Mugabe not welcome'" (AFP; related)
"Namibia rolls out red carpet for Mugabe" (SAPA/AFP; related)
"Texting to beat Zimbabwe censors" (BBC)
"Cyclone plunges parts of Zimbabwe into darkness" (AFP)
"Cyclone leaves eastern Zimbabwe in the dark: report" (DPA; related)
"IMF gives Zimbabwe 6 months to pay its debt" (SABC)
"Zimbabweans defy crocodiles to come South" (also SABC)
"Unions vow to defy Mugabe over planned strike" (Reuters)
"Harare, NGOs to Resume Talks on Proposed Human Rights Panel" (VOA's "Studio 7 for Zimbabwe")
"Zimbabwe Public Hospital Resident Doctors End Strike After 10 Weeks" (also VOA's "Studio 7 for Zimbabwe")
"Analysts See Harare's Political Lockdown As A Sign Of Desperation" (also VOA's "Studio 7 for Zimbabwe")
"Harare Seeks Economic Solution In Government-Business-Labor Talks" (also VOA's "Studio 7 for Zimbabwe")
"A Herculean Effort Is Needed" (IPS; also concerning Zimbabwe)
"Death Penalty Stifling Free Speech" (also IPS; also concerning Zimbabwe)
"Ailing S. Africa health minister put on sick leave" (Reuters)
"In South Africa, an anthem to white pride: As young Afrikaners strive to to move past their ancestors' racist legacy, a pop song strikes a chord" (by Scott Baldauf of the "Christian Science Monitor")
"Song Wakens Injured Pride of Afrikaners" (by Michael Wines of the "New York Times"; related)
"South Africa targets 50 percent cut in HIV infections" (AFP)
"South African economy grows 5.0 percent in 2006" (also AFP)
"How Discarded Bottles Led to the 'DNA Project'" (by IPS's Moyiga Nduru)
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