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| Stop Kenya burning, says AU head | Stop Kenya burning, says AU head |
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| African leaders at their summit in Ethiopia have been told they must get involved with the crisis in Kenya. | African leaders at their summit in Ethiopia have been told they must get involved with the crisis in Kenya. |
| AU commission chairman Alpha Oumar Konare told them they could not just sit by. "If Kenya burns, there will be nothing for tomorrow," he said. | AU commission chairman Alpha Oumar Konare told them they could not just sit by. "If Kenya burns, there will be nothing for tomorrow," he said. |
| More than 850 people have died in political and ethnic clashes since last month's elections, which the opposition says were rigged. | More than 850 people have died in political and ethnic clashes since last month's elections, which the opposition says were rigged. |
| In Nairobi, talks between government and opposition have begun. | In Nairobi, talks between government and opposition have begun. |
| Mr Konare - the AU's top executive - said it was the AU's duty to support the mediation process which is led by former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. | Mr Konare - the AU's top executive - said it was the AU's duty to support the mediation process which is led by former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. |
| 'Special responsibility' | 'Special responsibility' |
| The current UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged Kenyan leaders to find a peaceful way out. | The current UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged Kenyan leaders to find a peaceful way out. |
| The second killing of an MP belonging to Orange Democratic Movement is part of a plot to reduce our majority in parliament Raila OdingaOpposition leader Tension after MP shot dead class="" href="/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/7218355.stm">Trapped in a fracturing Kenya "President [Mwai] Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga... have a special responsibility to solve the crisis peacefully," he told the summit. | |
| In Kenya itself, just as substantive peace talks began in Nairobi, tension rose in the Rift Valley town of Eldoret when a traffic policeman shot dead an opposition MP - the second to be killed this week. | In Kenya itself, just as substantive peace talks began in Nairobi, tension rose in the Rift Valley town of Eldoret when a traffic policeman shot dead an opposition MP - the second to be killed this week. |
| Kenyan police say the killing was an act of revenge by a jealous boyfriend. | Kenyan police say the killing was an act of revenge by a jealous boyfriend. |
| But shops closed as angry protestors marched through the town. Opposition leaders say the shooting was political. | But shops closed as angry protestors marched through the town. Opposition leaders say the shooting was political. |
| Violence first broke out after the 27 December presidential elections, which the opposition Orange Democratic Movement says Mr Kibaki's government rigged. | Violence first broke out after the 27 December presidential elections, which the opposition Orange Democratic Movement says Mr Kibaki's government rigged. |
| Mr Kibaki is among more than 40 leaders present at the African Union summit in Addis Ababa, even though the ODM called on the AU not to recognise him. | Mr Kibaki is among more than 40 leaders present at the African Union summit in Addis Ababa, even though the ODM called on the AU not to recognise him. |
| Mr Odinga, by contrast, has not been invited. | Mr Odinga, by contrast, has not been invited. |
| All eyes | All eyes |
| The BBC's Will Ross, reporting from the conference, says all eyes will be on Mr Kibaki. | The BBC's Will Ross, reporting from the conference, says all eyes will be on Mr Kibaki. |
| President Mwai Kibaki is at the summit despite opposition protests | President Mwai Kibaki is at the summit despite opposition protests |
| He says Mr Kibaki is likely to brief at least some of the African leaders on events in Kenya, especially the talks between government and opposition. | He says Mr Kibaki is likely to brief at least some of the African leaders on events in Kenya, especially the talks between government and opposition. |
| The Kenyan crisis may then be pushed away, which could be convenient for an organisation which often struggles to tackle the continent's problems with any great urgency, he says. | The Kenyan crisis may then be pushed away, which could be convenient for an organisation which often struggles to tackle the continent's problems with any great urgency, he says. |
| Despite Mr Konare's plea, the official theme of the AU summit is industrialisation. | Despite Mr Konare's plea, the official theme of the AU summit is industrialisation. |
| But other subjects are likely to include | But other subjects are likely to include |
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| Our correspondent says many Africans hope other urgent issues such as Zimbabwe and the Democratic Republic of Congo will also be tackled. | Our correspondent says many Africans hope other urgent issues such as Zimbabwe and the Democratic Republic of Congo will also be tackled. |
Are you in Kenya? Have you been affected by the violence? Tell us what is happening where you are by using the form below: | Are you in Kenya? Have you been affected by the violence? Tell us what is happening where you are by using the form below: |