| 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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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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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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SUDAN: Kala azar "epidemic" in south |  JUBA, 13 November 2009 (IRIN Africa) - Reported cases of kala azar infection, a deadly disease also known as visceral leishmaniasis, have continued to rise in Southern Sudan, according to medical workers.
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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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In Brief: Afghan government seeks more funds as H1N1 cases proliferate |  KABUL, 8 November 2009 (IRIN Global) - Over 400 new cases of H1N1 influenza and eight fatalities have been reported in Afghanistan since 3 November, according to the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH). In total, 772 people (456 Afghans and 316 foreigners) have been infected by the virus in the country, the MoPH said.
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GUINEA: Caravans and kola nuts - keeping a lid on communal tensions |  DAKAR, 30 October 2009 (IRIN Africa) - Local civil society activists say Guinea's latest political crisis has taken on an ethnic dimension in N’zérékoré - junta leader Moussa Dadis Camara’s home region - which has an ethnically mixed population and has experienced communal clashes before.
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AFRICA: Digesting a "mouthful" of climate change |  MIDRAND, 27 October 2009 (IRIN Africa) - Disaster risk reduction as a tool for climate change adaptation is a "technical mouthful" said Rachel Shebesh, chair of the African Parliamentarian Initiative for Climate Risk Reduction.
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AFRICA: Climate change could worsen displacement - UN |  KAMPALA, 23 October 2009 (IRIN Africa) - With increasing natural disasters, including floods, storms and droughts, hitting the continent, more people in Africa are likely to be displaced, creating a challenge for governments, the UN warns.
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NIGER-NIGERIA: Low rains, high risks |  DAKAR, 22 October 2009 (IRIN Africa) - Irregular and below-average rains in parts of northeastern Nigeria and eastern Niger have shortened the growing season for many farmers, sparking malnutrition and food insecurity concerns among aid groups and analysts.
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