African Union summit to begin as conflicts flare

The African Union’s annual summit is set to begin on Monday as war is flaring in Somalia and the conflict in Sudan’s Darfur is spilling over the border, aggravating rebellions in Chad and the Central African Republic.

Fri, 26 Jan, 2007 - 13:27

“There is a deadly and dramatic risk for a quagmire to develop in Somalia,” AU Commission Chairman Alpha Oumar Konare said today.

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Courts Place: Somalia Place: Sudan Place: Darfur Place: Chad Place: Central African Republic Place: Addis Ababa Place: Ethiopia Place: Africa Person: Chairman Alpha Oumar Konare Person: Ban Ki-Moon Person: Jendayi Frazier Person: Konare Event: Darfur Organisation: African Union Organisation: AU Commission Organisation: AU Organisation: UN Organisation: Sudan

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