UN Rights Chief Calls for Justice in East - Outbreaks of bloodshed will continue to occur in the far east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where in the past few months escalating conflict has uprooted a quarter of a million people, unless impunity is ended for those guilty of the worst violations, the top United Nations human rights official said today in Geneva. [AA Network - DRC Congo]

UN Appeals for More Help for South - The United Nations relief chief today wrapped up a two-day visit to southern Sudan by calling on international donors to help the region develop basic education and health-care services and quickly build up its road system as it recovers after two decades of civil war. [AA Network - Sudan]

Thousands Flee Fresh Fighting in North - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is voicing concern that security in the strife-torn north of the Central African Republic (CAR) has started to worsen, with fresh fighting between Government forces and rebels uprooting thousands more civilians in the deeply impoverished country. [AA Network - CAR]

Let Zuma Champion the Poor - It Willl Help Make East Africa Rich - When Thabo Mbeki announced he would resign as South African president, after he lost the political battle against ruling African National Congress leader Jacob Zuma, the country was not really rattled at first. [AA Network - Burkina Faso]

Massive Surge of Refugees Towards Uganda - Thousands of Congolese civilians continue to flee the violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo towards Uganda, where the Office of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) must deal with 27,000 people, displaced since the beginning of the war in North Kivu at the end of August 2008. [AA Network - Uganda]

Fire Razes Bugiri Landing Site - A TOTAL of 236 people have been left homeless after fire gutted 58 grass-thatched huts at Musoli landing site on Lake Victoria in Bugiri district on Tuesday night. [AA Network - Uganda]

We Can Build Industries Without Outside Help, Says Gaggawala - UGANDANS can build industries without external assistance if they reduce the hours of sleep and entertainment, the trade state minister, Eng. Nelson Gaggawala Wambuzi, has observed. [AA Network - Uganda]

State Forces Kill 500 Over Two Years, Says Rights Group - Security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo have killed some 500 political opponents over the past two years, with the full knowledge of the highest echelons of power, according to Human Rights Watch. The Kinshasa government rejected the allegations. [AA Network - DRC Congo]

World Bank Hails Country's Reform Efforts in Higher Education and Scientific Research - A high-level delegation from the World Bank met on Tuesday in Tunis, with the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Mr Lazhar Bououni. [AA Network - Tunisia]

Weighing the Benefits of Solar Stoves - Researchers have sold over 1,000 solar stoves to rural families in Senegal in a bid to prove that the ovens can improve child and maternal health and reduce household fuel consumption. [AA Network - Senegal]

Government Close to Collapse? - The widening split between Somalia's leaders could lead to the total collapse of the transitional federal government (TFG), a Nairobi-based regional analyst, who requested anonymity, has warned. [AA Network - Somalia]

Cutting Charcoal Use in Urban Somaliland - Authorities in Somalia's self-declared republic of Somaliland have embarked on efforts to reduce charcoal use in urban areas to curb deforestation, officials said. [AA Network - Somalia]

16 to Testify in P80 Million Water Project Scandal - The P80 million water project corruption scandal at the Department of Water Affairs is expected to attract 16 witnesses when the trial resumes, it has been announced. [AA Network - Botswana]

Real Estate Sector Needs Regulation - Uganda's real estate sector needs regulation if the various stakeholders' interests are to be protected and the state wishes to derive substantial revenue from it.This was stated by Patrick Donald Oucha, the managing director of Seven-Eleven Property Co. Limited, while addressing the media at Kampala Serena Hotel last week. [AA Network - Uganda]

Country Opens Door to Tourists - From thousands of kilometres of pristine Mediterranean coastline, to sweeping desert sand dunes and ancient ruins that rival Greece and Italy, Libya has a lot to offer travellers looking for a rare off-the-beaten path destination but obstacles remain. [AA Network - Libya]