KENYAN President Mwai Kibaki’s government last night warned opposition supporters it would crack down on planned protests against his disputed poll win, after it lashed out at critics, including Britain’s ambassador.

African and Western diplomats were discussing the details of a peacekeeping mission to Somalia, an African Union spokesman said today, after militias vowing to impose Islamic rule took over the capital of the Horn of Africa country.

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan is today meeting with 11 African leaders in Tanzania to push for lasting peace in central Africa, where the past decade has seen millions die in wars, rebellions and a genocide.