KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, April 9 (UPI) -- The United Nations and the African Union are calling on leaders in Congo take steps to implement agreements made for peace.

KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- U.N. officials facilitating peace talks between the Democratic Republic of the Congo government and rebel leaders say progress is being made.

JOMBA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- U.N. special envoy Olusegun Obasanjo met Sunday with a Democratic Republic of Congo rebel leader in Jomba as new fighting flared elsewhere, officials said.

RABAT, Morocco, July 14 (UPI) -- African leaders, led by South Africa’s Thabo Mbeki, have blathered diligently and said nothing about the disgraceful conduct of Zimbabwe’s strongman Robert Mugabe. The notable exceptions are the ANC’s Chairman Jacob Zuma and Nigeria’s former president, Olusegun Obasanjo. The half-hearted approach is an insult to the African people and does nothing to help the African continent move forward.

CALABAR, Nigeria, April 3 (UPI) -- Nigerian investigators looking into power sector contracts plan to question former President Olusegun Obasanjo, officials said.

Two fires have ignited in recent days along Royal Dutch Shell pipelines in the oil-rich Niger Delta, prompting speculation militant groups were behind the incidents.

ABUJA, Nigeria, March 9 (UPI) -- Vincent Ogbulafor is the new leader of the People's Democratic Party in Nigeria, following a party convention in Abuja.

UPI Almanac for Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008.

Nigeria has agreed to honor an International Court of Justice ruling to hand over the potentially resource-rich Bakassi Peninsula to neighboring Cameroon.