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Libyan militia members man a checkpoint in the capital Tripoli on December 6. Former rebels who toppled the regime Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi will only withdraw from the capital Tripoli when a new army is formed, the head of a military council said on Sunday.

Bulletin: Libyan commander says Tripoli needs ex-rebels for now

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Congolese soldiers patrol Mboko village in south-Kivu, suspected to be a Mai-Mai militia hideout in 2009. Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Katanga province on Friday offered 100,000 dollars (72,000 euros) for information leading to the arrest of a top militia leader who broke out of jail.

Bulletin: DR. Congo offers $100,000 reward for militia chief

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Militiamen loyal to deposed president Laurent Gbagbo gather during a ceremony of disarmament in Abidjan. Diehard fighters loyal to the Ivory Coast's deposed president began surrendering arms Friday to the forces of the country's new government.

Bulletin: Diehard pro-Gbagbo militia begin to disarm

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Article: Ivory Coast militia leader Ibrahim Coulibaly killed

Ivory Coast militia leader, Ibrahim Coulibaly, was killed in a gun battle on Wednesday...

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Article: Uganda's government accused of links to militia

Human rights activists and opposition figures on Thursday accused the Ugandan government...

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Article: Somalia funds held for fear of aid diversion

A U.N. report that found aid for Somalia had been diverted to militants has caused funds...

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Simon Bikindi (R), a Rwandan singer-songwriter, is pictured with his lawyers and

Article: Rwanda tribunal upholds genocide singer’s conviction

Hutu killers sang his songs as they slaughtered Tutsis in Rwanda and in 2008, judges at...

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Militiamen fighting the government outside Mogadishu (photo:EPA/ ABUKAR ALBADRI)

Article: Somalia's Shabaab join Al-Qaeda's global jihad

Somalia's al-Shabaab islamists have officially declared its alignment with Al-Qaeda...

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Tatin and Yolande (Photo: Helene Michaud, RNW)

Article: "This monster stole my childhood"

Yolande is an ex-child soldier in the Democratic Republic of Congo. "This monster...

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FDLR rebels surrender to the Congolese army near Goma (photo: EPA)

Article: DRC minister: FDLR threat reduced

Congolese Information Minister, Lambert Mende, has said that the military campaigns...

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Bulletin: Libyan commander says Tripoli needs ex-rebels for now

Bulletin: DR. Congo offers $100,000 reward for militia chief

Bulletin: Diehard pro-Gbagbo militia begin to disarm

Article: Ivory Coast militia leader Ibrahim Coulibaly killed

Article: Uganda's government accused of links to militia

Article: Somalia funds held for fear of aid diversion

Article: Rwanda tribunal upholds genocide singer’s conviction

Article: Somalia's Shabaab join Al-Qaeda's global jihad

Article: "This monster stole my childhood"

Article: DRC minister: FDLR threat reduced

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