| 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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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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AFGHANISTAN: New report highlights people’s thirst for peace |  KABUL, 18 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - Over two million Afghans have been killed or wounded in armed conflicts and violence over the past three decades but the desire for peace and stability has always been strong, nine NGOs say in a report published today.
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SOMALIA: Galkayo threatened by rising insecurity |  NAIROBI, 18 November 2009 (IRIN Africa) - Escalating violence in the Somali town of Galkayo, Mudug region, is creating a climate of fear, which in turn has adversely affected livelihoods, residents say.
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PAKISTAN: South Waziristan IDPs move further from conflict zone |  KARACHI, 17 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - As temperatures get closer to freezing in Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal agency near the border with Afghanistan, some people affected by fighting between government troops and militants have begun to move further from the conflict zone.
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In Brief: Hundreds flee attack in east Kenyan town |  ISIOLO, 17 November 2009 (IRIN Global) - Hundreds of people have fled their homes in Isiolo, eastern Kenya, following an attack by armed men that left 11 people dead in Kisima locality, the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) said.
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SOUTH AFRICA-ZIMBABWE: More than 2,000 Zimbabweans flee, fearing attacks |  JOHANNESBURG, 17 November 2009 (IRIN Africa) - Fearing a resurgence of xenophobic attacks, around 2,500 Zimbabwean migrants have taken refuge in government buildings in De Doorns, a farming town about 140km from Cape Town, South Africa, after some of their shacks in an informal settlement were attacked and demolished, said a police official.
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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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