Prosecutor to ask International Criminal Court to probe Kenyan violence
7November – The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has announced that he will ask the tribunal to open an investigation into the deadly post-election violence in Kenya in December 2007 and January 2008. FULL STORY>>

Ban welcomes power-sharing deal in Madagascar
7November – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the power-sharing agreement reached by Madagascar''s current and former leaders and urged them to implement the deal to resolve months of political wrangling in the Indian Ocean country. FULL STORY>>

UN agency helps officials in Cape Verde tackle outbreak of dengue fever
6November – Officials from the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) are at work in the Atlantic Ocean archipelago of Cape Verde to help local authorities battle the country’s first reported epidemic of dengue fever. FULL STORY>>

UN anti-malaria official commends UNICEF for funding 20 million mosquito nets
6November – The official tasked with spearheading United Nations efforts against malaria has welcomed the decision of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to allocate more than $8 million in new funds to distribute insecticide-treated mosquito nets in eight countries in sub-Saharan Africa. FULL STORY>>

Tribal clashes uproot over 16,000 civilians in northern DR Congo, reports UN
6November – Clashes between two tribes in northern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have caused more than 16,000 civilians to flee their homes since last week, crossing into neighbouring Republic of Congo to find safety, the United Nations refugee agency reported today. FULL STORY>>

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