Lots of depressing news from Africa today, even from the habitually cheery BBC. Dear God, this continent is a disaster in all corners.
Politics by police
Is Senegal’s ‘model democracy’ tarnished by arrest of ex-PM?
Blasts kill five in east Ethiopia
At least five people are killed after hand grenades are thrown in the capital of Ethiopia’s Somali region.
New clashes break out in Darfur
Sudan’s army and rebels accuse each other of staging attacks in Darfur, days after peacekeepers said security had improved.
Malawi leader bans maize exports
Malawi’s president outlaws exports of maize and fertilizer as the country tackles its worst food crisis in years.
Broken promises
Uproar in Kenya as president refuses to give up powers
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Lawrence Onu
October 17, 2005
4:16 pm