 | UNESCO to Pick New Chief  Egypt's cultural minister Farouk Hosny considered front-runner, but critics argue he should not be picked because of allegedly anti-Semitic remarks he made last year |
 | Somaliland Elections Postponed Once Again Election commission postpones vote that was originally scheduled for April 2008 for third time |
 | International Crisis Group Warns of Potential for 'Violent Eruption' in Ethiopia ICC report says that despite its democratic rhetoric, government of Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi is unwilling to give up power |
 | SADC Leaders Conclude Summit in Kinshasa Zimbabwe crisis delegated to special commission |
 | South Sudan Reacts Angrily to Report of Possible Oil Fraud by North Report released by resources and conflict research group Global Witness says oil numbers released by North simply 'do not add up' |
 | South Sudan Allies with Major Northern Opposition Leader SPLM-Umma agreement sets stage for electoral showdown between Khartoum and South |
 | UN Chief Expresses Concern Over South Sudan Violence Attacks in Upper Nile region have killed 25 and displaced dozens more |
 | One and a Half Million Somalis Now Displaced Insecurity slows humanitarian aid |
 | Flooding Will Increase Malaria in West Africa Expert says health workers are preparing for increase in transmission of disease as flooding has already affected more than 350,000 people in West Africa |
 | UNCTAD Calls for Stricter Financial Regulation UN conference on Trade and Development blames excessive deregulation and risk taking for causing financial turmoil |
