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Sudanese Army Suspends Ceasefire Talks, Diplomatic Source Says

By Khalid Abdelaziz | Reuters (registration required)

Sudan's army suspended talks with a rival paramilitary force on Wednesday over a ceasefire and aid access, a Sudanese diplomatic source said, raising fears the six-week-old conflict will push Africa's third largest nation deeper into a humanitarian crisis.

Ugandan President Signs Anti-Gay Law That Includes Death Penalty as a Punishment

By Abdi Latif Dahir | The New York Times

The president of Uganda signed a punitive anti-gay bill on Monday that includes the death penalty, enshrining into law an intensifying crackdown against L.G.B.T.Q. people in the conservative East African nation and dismissing widespread calls not to impose one of the world’s most restrictive anti-gay measures.

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Fulgence Kayishema: Rwanda Genocide Suspect Appears in South African Court

By Wendell Roelf | Reuters

Former Rwandan police officer Fulgence Kayishema, accused of ordering the killing of some 2,000 Tutsis who were seeking refuge in a church during the 1994 genocide, appeared briefly in a South African court Friday and was remanded in custody.

Guinea’s Suppression of Protests Stokes Anger as Junta Loses Shine

By Saliou Samb & Souleymane Camara | Reuters

With the acrid smell of burning tires hanging in the air, Conakry resident Mariame Diallo pointed to blood splatters on a wall where she said her teenage brother was shot at close range during a protest against Guinea’s military government on May 11.