- 32 dead at Nigeria hospital after soldiers attack HARUNA UMAR and JON GAMBRELL - AP - 7 hrs ago
Nigerian officials dumped dozens of corpses in front of a hospital in northeast Nigeria after soldiers opened fire and killed more than 30 civilians. The hospital, overwhelmed … More »32 dead at Nigeria hospital after soldiers attack
- Uganda: 50 years of independence, amid turbulence RODNEY MUHUMUZA - AP - 8 hrs ago
African leaders joined thousands of Ugandans Tuesday on an airstrip in the capital of Kampala where 50 years ago Uganda announced independence from British rule. More »Uganda: 50 years of independence, amid turbulence
- UN report: Gbagbo allies reached out to Islamists EDITH M. LEDERER and ROBBIE COREY-BOULET - AP - Mon, Oct 8, 2012
A new report from U.N. experts accuses exiled allies of Ivory Coast's former president of trying to recruit Islamist rebels who took control of the northern half of … More »UN report: Gbagbo allies reached out to Islamists
A new report from U.N. experts accuses exiled allies of Ivory Coast's former president of trying to recruit Islamist rebels who took control of the northern half of neighboring Mali in a campaign to destabilize the volatile West African region, a U.N. diplomat and a Western official familiar with the document said Mon …
- More than 30 civilians killed by Nigeria military HARUNA UMAR - AP - Mon, Oct 8, 2012
Nigerian soldiers angry about the killing of an officer shot dead more than 30 civilians Monday in a northeastern city long under siege by a radical Islamist sect. More »More than 30 civilians killed by Nigeria military
- SAfrica: Union accuses platinum producer of racism RODNEY MUHUMUZA - AP - Mon, Oct 8, 2012
The National Union of Mineworkers accused Anglo American Platinum Monday of "racism" as the impasse between striking miners and the world's top platinum producer es … More »SAfrica: Union accuses platinum producer of racism
- Ethiopia: Independent papers say gov't banned them KIRUBEL TADESSE - AP - Mon, Oct 8, 2012
Two weekly newspapers that have been critical of Ethiopia's ruling party have stopped publication because of government obstruction, the papers' publishers said Mon … More »Ethiopia: Independent papers say gov't banned them
Two weekly newspapers that have been critical of Ethiopia's ruling party have stopped publication because of government obstruction, the papers' publishers said Monday.
- Somali rebels ban food aid group JASON STRAZIUSO - AP - Mon, Oct 8, 2012
Militant Islamist rebels in Somalia on Monday announced a ban against another aid group working in a region of Somalia hit hard by hunger. More »Somali rebels ban food aid group
Militant Islamist rebels in Somalia on Monday announced a ban against another aid group working in a region of Somalia hit hard by hunger.
- Niger wants joint patrol on Nigeria border AP - Mon, Oct 8, 2012
Niger says it wants to form joint military patrols along 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) of its border with Nigeria to fight Islamist extremist groups in both countrie … More »Niger wants joint patrol on Nigeria border
Niger says it wants to form joint military patrols along 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) of its border with Nigeria to fight Islamist extremist groups in both countries.
- Nigeria: Sabotaged phone lines worsen crisis HARUNA UMAR - AP - Fri, Oct 5, 2012
Sabotaged phone lines prevented students from warning friends and possibly saving their lives in the attack in which 22 college students were killed earlier this week, … More »Nigeria: Sabotaged phone lines worsen crisis
Sabotaged phone lines prevented students from warning friends and possibly saving their lives in the attack in which 22 college students were killed earlier this week, survivors said Friday.
- Seized Argentine ship remains in Ghana FRANCIS KOKUTSE - AP - Fri, Oct 5, 2012
Ghanaian officials on Friday refused to release an Argentine naval ship that was seized in the West African nation due to a complaint by a U.S. hedge fund. More »Seized Argentine ship remains in Ghana
- Platinum producer fires striking SAfrican miners RODNEY MUHUMUZA - AP - Fri, Oct 5, 2012
Anglo American Platinum fired 12,000 striking miners Friday for staging an unlawful strike that is one of several that are slowly paralyzing South Africa's crucial mining … More »Platinum producer fires striking SAfrican miners
- Broken down lines worsen crisis in north Nigeria AP - Fri, Oct 5, 2012
Survivors of an attack that killed at least 22 college students in Nigeria's northeast say sabotaged phone lines prevented them from warning friends that could have … More »Broken down lines worsen crisis in north Nigeria
Survivors of an attack that killed at least 22 college students in Nigeria's northeast say sabotaged phone lines prevented them from warning friends that could have saved lives.
- Africa's oldest park threatened by rebels, now oil MICHELLE FAUL - AP - Fri, Oct 5, 2012
Just a few weeks ago, rangers and militiamen were engaging in gunfights in Africa's oldest national park. Cannons boomed as Congolese army troops shelled rebels. More »Africa's oldest park threatened by rebels, now oil
- Veteran Zimbabwe diplomat, academic dies AP - Fri, Oct 5, 2012
State radio says Zimbabwe's former foreign minister Stan Mudenge has died. He was 71. More »Veteran Zimbabwe diplomat, academic dies
State radio says Zimbabwe's former foreign minister Stan Mudenge has died. He was 71.
- Nigeria jails anti-graft officers for bribe-taking AP - Fri, Oct 5, 2012
Nigeria's anti-graft agency says two former employees have been jailed over a $600 bribe. More »Nigeria jails anti-graft officers for bribe-taking
Nigeria's anti-graft agency says two former employees have been jailed over a $600 bribe.
- SAfrica: Body of striking platinum miner found AP - Fri, Oct 5, 2012
A strike leader says the body of a mineworker was found near an Anglo American Platinum mine in Rustenburg. More »SAfrica: Body of striking platinum miner found
A strike leader says the body of a mineworker was found near an Anglo American Platinum mine in Rustenburg.
- Striking SAfrican miners find strength in numbers RODNEY MUHUMUZA - AP - Thu, Oct 4, 2012
Carrying a piece of paper threatening him with eviction from a workers' hostel, Robert Asanda pointed to thousands of fellow striking miners who had gathered atop a … More »Striking SAfrican miners find strength in numbers
- Ivory Coast: Detainees charge torture by military ROBBIE COREY-BOULET - AP - Thu, Oct 4, 2012
The soldiers lined up the detainees in a row on the grass in the middle of the night and beat them with sticks. Other times, soldiers struck the prisoners with belts … More »Ivory Coast: Detainees charge torture by military
- Somalia: Kismayo residents fear new clan fighting ABDI GULED - AP - Thu, Oct 4, 2012
Renewed clan warfare threatens the future of Kismayo, where African Union and Somali troops earlier this week pushed out Islamic extremists. More »Somalia: Kismayo residents fear new clan fighting
- South Africa's Tutu wins $1M award AP - Thu, Oct 4, 2012
A billionaire's foundation says it will give anti-apartheid hero Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa an award for "speaking truth to power" that comes with a $1 … More »South Africa's Tutu wins $1M award
A billionaire's foundation says it will give anti-apartheid hero Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa an award for "speaking truth to power" that comes with a $1 million grant.
- More than 60 inmates escape from Liberian prison AP - Thu, Oct 4, 2012
State-run media says more than 60 inmates have broken out of prison in the West African nation of Liberia. More »More than 60 inmates escape from Liberian prison
State-run media says more than 60 inmates have broken out of prison in the West African nation of Liberia.
- South Africa inquiry into mine violence postponed AP - Wed, Oct 3, 2012
South Africa's inquiry into violence that killed at least 44 people at Lonmin's Marikana mine is postponed until the end of October. More »South Africa inquiry into mine violence postponed
South Africa's inquiry into violence that killed at least 44 people at Lonmin's Marikana mine is postponed until the end of October.
- Islamists in Mali recruit, pay for child soldiers BABA AHMED and KRISTA LARSON - AP - Wed, Oct 3, 2012
Salif Haidara sat drinking tea on the side of the road with other weary bus passengers when a man with a turban and a long beard approached them: Did they want to become … More »Islamists in Mali recruit, pay for child soldiers
- Malawi: President Joyce Banda cuts own salary AP - Wed, Oct 3, 2012
Malawi President Joyce Banda announced that she will take a 30 percent pay cut to show that she will sacrifice personally as part of her government's austerity meas … More »Malawi: President Joyce Banda cuts own salary
Malawi President Joyce Banda announced that she will take a 30 percent pay cut to show that she will sacrifice personally as part of her government's austerity measures.
- Attackers kill students in northeast Nigeria HARUNA UMAR - AP - Tue, Oct 2, 2012
Assailants shot or stabbed to death at least 25 people in the second attack near colleges in Nigeria's troubled northeast in the last few days, officials said Tuesd … More »Attackers kill students in northeast Nigeria
Assailants shot or stabbed to death at least 25 people in the second attack near colleges in Nigeria's troubled northeast in the last few days, officials said Tuesday.
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