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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. |
| African Union (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. | African Union (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 been postponed. | In Nairobi, talks between government and opposition have been postponed. |
| Substantive negotiations started for the first time on Thursday but were adjourned until Friday after an opposition MP was shot dead by a policeman in the western town of Eldoret. | Substantive negotiations started for the first time on Thursday but were adjourned until Friday after an opposition MP was shot dead by a policeman in the western town of Eldoret. |
| I call on the Kenyan people: stop the killings and end the violence now before it's too late Ban Ki-moonUN Secretary General Tension after MP shot deadTrapped in a fracturing Kenya | I call on the Kenyan people: stop the killings and end the violence now before it's too late Ban Ki-moonUN Secretary General Tension after MP shot deadTrapped in a fracturing Kenya |
| The police say the killing was a domestic dispute but the opposition Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) says he was assassinated. | The police say the killing was a domestic dispute but the opposition Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) says he was assassinated. |
| The death of David Too has raised tensions in parts of the Rift Valley, the scene of serious violence this month. | |
| Mr Konare - the AU's top executive - said it was the AU's duty to support the mediation process. | Mr Konare - the AU's top executive - said it was the AU's duty to support the mediation process. |
| "Kenya is a country that was a hope for the continent," he said. | "Kenya is a country that was a hope for the continent," he said. |
| "Today, if you look at Kenya you see violence on the streets. We are even talking about ethnic cleansing. We are even talking about genocide. | "Today, if you look at Kenya you see violence on the streets. We are even talking about ethnic cleansing. We are even talking about genocide. |
| "We cannot sit here with our hands folded." | "We cannot sit here with our hands folded." |
| 'Special responsibility' | 'Special responsibility' |
| The peace talks in Nairobi are being led by the former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. | The peace talks in Nairobi are being led by the former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. |
| His successor, Ban Ki-moon - who is also at the AU summit - urged Kenyan leaders to find a peaceful way out. | His successor, Ban Ki-moon - who is also at the AU summit - urged Kenyan leaders to find a peaceful way out. |
| "President [Mwai] Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga... have a special responsibility to solve the crisis peacefully," he told the summit. | "President [Mwai] Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga... have a special responsibility to solve the crisis peacefully," he told the summit. |
| "I call on the Kenyan people: stop the killings and end the violence now before it's too late." | "I call on the Kenyan people: stop the killings and end the violence now before it's too late." |
| He said he would go to Kenya himself on Friday to help with the talks. He has held discussions with Mr Kibaki in Ethiopia. | |
| Violence first broke out after the 27 December presidential elections, which the ODM says Mr Kibaki's government rigged. | Violence first broke out after the 27 December presidential elections, which the ODM says Mr Kibaki's government rigged. |
| President Mwai Kibaki is at the summit despite opposition protests | President Mwai Kibaki is at the summit despite opposition protests |
| Mr Kibaki is among more than 40 leaders present at the AU 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 AU 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. |
| 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. |
| The AU has also chosen Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete to succeed Ghana's John Kufuor as its head. | |
| But other subjects are likely to include | But other subjects are likely to include |
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| The BBC's Will Ross, who is at the summit, says many Africans hope other urgent issues such as Zimbabwe and the Democratic Republic of Congo will also be tackled. | The BBC's Will Ross, who is at the summit, 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: |