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- Why is Uganda's Army in South Sudan?Uganda seeks to be a regional power, is militarist and prone to adventures. It fought the rebels in S. Sudan and its troops could jeopardize a peace deal there.
- South Sudan will release four rebels, clearing way for peace processForeign Minister Barnaba Marial聽Benjamin says Juba will free remaining detainees in time to join peace talks scheduled for Feb. 7.
- South Sudan's partial prisoner release risks undoing peace agreementRebel leader Machar has called on South Sudan to release four additional detainees, as agreed in a tentative peace deal. The men may face a treason trial.
- Troubling trend? Muslims 'deported' from southern NigeriaAre Muslim arrests in the 海角大神 south a knee-jerk reaction to Boko Haram attacks? Or first signs of a pogrom?
- Peace talks on S. Sudan, Syria: Where are the women?Rebels from South Sudan sent three women to Addis Ababa. But the government sent none. Syria talks in Geneva lack any women participants.
- Pithy new reads on the Central African Republic crisisHow to get past standard CAR聽clich茅s.
- New alliance in South Africa could shake nation's politicsMamphela Ramphele, former companion of Steve Biko, is the first serious face of opposition against a liberation party that has ruled since 1994. National elections will be held this year.
- Nigerians call for new strategy after Boko Haram strikes yet againA state of emergency and a full-scale military offensive have not stopped horrific Boko Haram attacks in Nigeria.
- New S. Sudan peace deal is 'cease-fire lite'Agreement signed in Addis Ababa is technically a 'cessation of hostilities.' That means the UN will not monitor the peace, the warring parties and their mediator will.聽
- S. Sudan: For some students, war no excuse to miss finalsNational exams were set for Dec. 16, a day after war broke out and schools closed. Now UN camps are helping serve up English and math tests. Maybe new peace deal will also help.
- For Central Africans, first female leader brings ray of hopeThe question now is whether the international community will step up.
- US military aids Nigeria on Boko HaramNew special ops units expected to benefit from Pentagon training and equipment.
- Sculptors ordered to pull rabbit out of Mandela's earOfficials say the rabbit, tucked in the ear of a 29-foot-tall statue of Nelson Mandela in Praetoria, is undignified. Some South Africans say Nelson would have giggled.
- Quick peace eludes S. Sudan leaders, despite Army victoriesA splintering military and deep-seated rivalries among former adversaries are hobbling efforts to reach a ceasefire at sputtering talks in neighboring Ethiopia.
- South Sudan Army recaptures key towns. What next for the rebels?Oil-rich Bor is considered a key staging ground for any rebel attack on the capital, Juba. The capture of Bor and Malakal could weaken the rebels' hand at cease-fire talks.
- Luxury and farce but no progress at South Sudan peace talksJapan's Shinzo Abe came to town for a meeting 鈥 and the peace process moved to a disco at the Sheraton called the 'Gaslight.'
- Nigerians applaud anti-gay law as Islamic court hands out 20 lashesSince President Jonathan signed a law against gay marriage and organizations this month, being gay has suddenly become far more dangerous.
- Could the Central African Republic become another Kosovo?Anarchy in CAR is not over, whatever聽the interim president is saying. Might the UN take charge?
- Africa's first big Hollywood year: Are multiple Oscars in the offing?Three Oscar bids from the African diaspora is unprecedented: Chiwetel Ejiofor and Lupita Nyong'o for "12 Years a Slave," and Barkhad Abdi, for "Captain Phillips."
- With anti-gay laws, Nigeria circles the wagons against the WestMany Nigerians do see anti-gay legislation as a re-affirmation of African and national values.