| GUINEA: Timeline since independence |
 DAKAR, 20 November 2009 (IRIN Africa) - Guineans and the international community are watching mediation efforts of Blaise Compaoré, as international investigators begin to probe the 28 September deadly military attack on civilians in the capital Conakry. The latest violence stunned even a nation with a long history of military repression of civilians – an era Guineans had hoped would pass with the death of 24-year leader Lansana Conté and arrival of Moussa Dadis Camara in December 2008. Here is a timeline of some events since independence from France in 1958.
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DRC-CONGO: New wave of refugees flees fresh fighting |  BRAZZAVILLE, 20 November 2009 (IRIN Africa) - Renewed clashes in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have led to a further wave of refugees, leaving corpse-littered villages in the affected area deserted, say humanitarian officials.
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Analysis: Upcoming polls to test Burundi's fragile peace |  BUJUMBURA, 19 November 2009 (IRIN Africa) - Next year’s elections in Burundi, billed as a milestone on the country’s long road to sustainable peace, could trigger more conflict because of a combination of widespread illegal weapons and well-organized youth wings of political parties, according to analysts.
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ZIMBABWE: Weapons theft stokes fears of instability |  HARARE, 19 November 2009 (IRIN Africa) - The recent "suicide" of a senior army officer in the wake of a break-in at a military armoury in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, is sowing fears that the missing guns may be used to fuel instability.
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GUINEA: Uncertainty over toxic chemicals in Conakry |  DAKAR, 17 November 2009 (IRIN Africa) - The recent upheaval in Guinea has delayed the disposal of toxic chemicals discovered earlier this year at several sites throughout the capital Conakry, according to UN experts.
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SUDAN: Increasing hunger could fuel conflict in south |  POCHALLA, 16 November 2009 (IRIN Africa) - An increasing number of people in Southern Sudan cannot find enough to eat or adequate pasture and water for their livestock, raising fears of conflict between communities over grazing lands, local leaders warned.
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NEPAL: Government must act on extrajudicial killings |  KATHMANDU, 13 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - The government’s continued failure to investigate and prosecute extrajudicial killings during Nepal’s civil war (1996-2006) is ruining lives and devastating victims’ families, while creating a culture of impunity, the UN and rights activists say.
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SUDAN: The Nuba Mountains - straddling the north-south divide |  KAUDA, 12 November 2009 (IRIN Africa) - The Nuba Mountains, a former frontline region in Sudan’s north-south civil war remain tense, years after the 2005 north-south peace agreement, local leaders and analysts say.
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SIERRA LEONE: War-wounded get micro-grants |  FREETOWN, 12 November 2009 (IRIN Africa) - Some 20,000 people wounded in Sierra Leone's war are receiving micro-grants as part of efforts to rebuild lives and livelihoods in the still fragile country.
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GLOBAL: We can have food security, say two new reports |  JOHANNESBURG, 12 November 2009 (IRIN Global) - Did you know that agriculture contributed 42 percent of Nigeria's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2008, more than double the 20 percent of revenue that oil brought into the national coffers?
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