Daily News on the Issues Affecting Africa for October 8th

Continue reading for a summary of recent news stories relating to some of the most pressing issues on the continent. We draw on a wide range of respected news sources, both from Africa itself and around the world. The themes of today's In the News post are updates on Uganda's search for Joseph Kony, elections in Mauritania, Tanzanian wildlife policy, Rwanda-DRC relations, research on a vaccine for malaria, peace keeping operations in Angola, GMOs in Tanzania, and political controversy in Gabon.

Uganda: UPDF launches fresh bid to capture Kony
The Ugandan-led African Union (AU) troops have resumed the offensive against the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels in the Central African Republic (CAR), several months after suspending military operations there following a violent coup in the nation.  – allAfrica
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Mauritanian opposition parties to boycott legislative election
Mauritania's main opposition parties announced a boycott of November's legislative election on Friday after talks with the government over preparations for the vote collapsed without agreement. The Coordination of the Democratic Opposition (COD) said after three days of talks with the government that 10 of its 11 member parties had decided to boycott the vote. – Defence Web
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Tanzania ditches plan to evict Masai for Serengeti 'wildlife corridor'
Activists have claimed victory in a campaign to stop Tanzania evicting 40,000 Masai pastoralists from their ancestral land to make way for a big game hunting reserve for Dubai's royal family.  Government officials had planned to annex 1,500 sq km bordering the Serengeti national park for a "wildlife corridor" that would benefit a luxury hunting and safari company based in the United Arab Emirates.  But campaigners said ministers dropped the scheme after visiting the Masai, who complained that their livestock would be cut off from vital grazing pasture, as well as 18 months of co-ordinated protests that included a global petition signed by more than 1.7 million people. – The Guardian
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L'ONU invite le Rwanda à respecter ses engagement vis-à-vis de la RDC
En mission à Kigali, les représentants des pays membres du Conseil de sécurité de l'ONU ont appelé, lundi, le Rwanda à respecter ses engagements pris lors de la signature de l'accord d'Addis-Abeba, en février. Un accord destiné à ramener la paix dans la région des Grands Lacs, particulièrement dans l'est de la RDC. – Jeune Afrique
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UK firm seeks to market world's first malaria vaccine
British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline is seeking regulatory approval for the world's first malaria vaccine after trial data showed that it had cut the number of cases in African children.  Experts say that they are optimistic about the possibility of the world's first vaccine after the trial results.  – BBC
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Angola and the US partner on air base safety and security
US Africa Command (Africom) and US Air Force Africa (USAFAF), along with the US Armed Forces 621st Contingency Response Wing (CRW), has completed a partnership building engagement with Angola – "one of only a few countries in Africa that can support international peacekeeping operations." – Defence Web
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Tanzania becomes a battleground in fight over genetically modified crops
Scientists are developing drought-tolerant corn, something that could ease hunger across Tanzania and sub-Saharan Africa. But because it is genetically modified, the corn cannot be planted here. Opponents of genetically modified crops have made a stand in Africa, and now villages such as Engaruka are squarely in the middle of a global ideological war over agricultural technology. – Washington Post
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Gabon: guerre des chefs en perspective à l'Union nationale ?
Le vice-président de l'Union nationale (UN), Jean Eyéghé Ndong, suscite une controverse au sein de son parti en voulant briguer la mairie de Libreville. – Jeune Afrique
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