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    • Journalist found dead in eastern Congo MELANIE GOUBY - AP - 19 mins ago

      GOMA, Congo (AP) — The body of a Congolese journalist was found on the bank of the Ngezi River near the provincial capital of Bunia in eastern Congo, the city's mayor … More »Journalist found dead in eastern Congo

      GOMA, Congo (AP) — The body of a Congolese journalist was found on the bank of the Ngezi River near the provincial capital of Bunia in eastern Congo, the city's mayor said Saturday.

    • FILE--In this 2010 file photo, an oil well undergoes testing in the Lake Albertine region of western Uganda. Even before the first drops flow, Uganda's oil sector is beset by bribery allegations against officials, tax-related cases abroad that cost the government millions in legal fees, and the alleged interference of a president whose firm control of the sector worries transparency campaigners. (AP Photo/Monitor Publications Ltd, File)
      Politics, bribery charges swirl around Ugandan oil RODNEY MUHUMUZA - AP - 1 hr 44 mins ago

      KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Even before the first drops flow, Uganda's oil sector is beset by bribery allegations against officials, tax-related cases abroad that cost the … More »Politics, bribery charges swirl around Ugandan oil

      FILE--In this 2010 file photo, an oil well undergoes testing in the Lake Albertine region of western Uganda. Even before the first drops flow, Uganda's oil sector is beset by bribery allegations against officials, tax-related cases abroad that cost the government millions in legal fees, and the alleged interference of a president whose firm control of the sector worries transparency campaigners. (AP Photo/Monitor Publications Ltd, File)

      KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Even before the first drops flow, Uganda's oil sector is beset by bribery allegations against officials, tax-related cases abroad that cost the government millions in legal fees, and the alleged interference of a president whose firm control of the sector worries transparency campaigners.

    • Ivory Coast army arrests militia leader AP - 21 mins ago

      ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Officials in Ivory Coast say the military has detained a militia leader accused of grave crimes during the country's 2010-11 postelection … More »Ivory Coast army arrests militia leader

      ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Officials in Ivory Coast say the military has detained a militia leader accused of grave crimes during the country's 2010-11 postelection violence whose forces had been illegally occupying a national park.

    • Nigeria military declares 24-hour curfew in city HARUNA UMAR and JON GAMBRELL - AP - 35 mins ago

      MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's military declared a 24-hour curfew Saturday on neighborhoods in a northeastern city that's the spiritual home of an Islamic extremist … More »Nigeria military declares 24-hour curfew in city

      MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's military declared a 24-hour curfew Saturday on neighborhoods in a northeastern city that's the spiritual home of an Islamic extremist network as soldiers continued the government's emergency campaign in the region, with authorities saying they killed 10 suspected insurgents.

    • 24-hour curfew in Nigeria city in military push AP - 2 hrs 29 mins ago

      MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's military has declared a 24-hour curfew in several neighborhoods of a northeastern city as its campaign against Islamic extremists … More »24-hour curfew in Nigeria city in military push

      MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's military has declared a 24-hour curfew in several neighborhoods of a northeastern city as its campaign against Islamic extremists in the region continues.

    • FILE - In this July 7, 2006 file photo an unidentified initiate, with his face caked in white lime clay, eats rice from his blanket during his rite of transformation from a boy to manhood near Port St. John's, South Africa. South African police say 23 youths have died over a period of nine days at initiation ceremonies that include circumcisions and survival tests. (AP Photo/Obed Zilwa-file)
      23 dead in initiation rites in South Africa WANDOO MAKURDI - AP - Fri, May 17, 2013

      JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Twenty-three youths have died in the past nine days at initiation ceremonies that include circumcisions and survival tests, South African police said … More »23 dead in initiation rites in South Africa

      FILE - In this July 7, 2006 file photo an unidentified initiate, with his face caked in white lime clay, eats rice from his blanket during his rite of transformation from a boy to manhood near Port St. John's, South Africa. South African police say 23 youths have died over a period of nine days at initiation ceremonies that include circumcisions and survival tests. (AP Photo/Obed Zilwa-file)

      JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Twenty-three youths have died in the past nine days at initiation ceremonies that include circumcisions and survival tests, South African police said Friday.

    • Map locates Sambisa Forest Reserve, Nigeria
      Official: Nigeria military attacks camps, kills 21 HARUNA UMAR and JON GAMBRELL - AP - 20 hrs ago

      MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Soldiers in Nigeria launched their first raid against suspected Islamic extremists in a campaign to take back control of the nation's northeast, … More »Official: Nigeria military attacks camps, kills 21

      Map locates Sambisa Forest Reserve, Nigeria

      MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Soldiers in Nigeria launched their first raid against suspected Islamic extremists in a campaign to take back control of the nation's northeast, killing at least 21 people, a security official said Friday.

    • Zimbabwe PM confident he'll oust Mugabe in vote GILLIAN GOTORA - AP - Fri, May 17, 2013

      HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said Friday he is poised to sweep to victory in upcoming presidential elections and return the nation … More »Zimbabwe PM confident he'll oust Mugabe in vote

      HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said Friday he is poised to sweep to victory in upcoming presidential elections and return the nation to the world community after years of isolation.

    • Zimbabwe PM: We are 'new broom' set to win polls AP - Fri, May 17, 2013

      HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's prime minister says he is poised to win the presidency in upcoming elections and return the nation to the world community after years … More »Zimbabwe PM: We are 'new broom' set to win polls

      HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's prime minister says he is poised to win the presidency in upcoming elections and return the nation to the world community after years of isolation.

    • Official: Nigeria military shells camps, kills 21 HARUNA UMAR - AP - Fri, May 17, 2013

      MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Soldiers in northeast Nigeria shelled suspected camps of Islamic extremists in the first military action of a new offensive against the insurgents, … More »Official: Nigeria military shells camps, kills 21

      MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Soldiers in northeast Nigeria shelled suspected camps of Islamic extremists in the first military action of a new offensive against the insurgents, killing at least 21 people, a security official said Friday.

    • S. Sudan: Doctors Without Borders hospital ruined AP - Fri, May 17, 2013

      NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The medical aid group Doctors Without Borders says one of its medical facilities located in a rural but violent region of South Sudan has been ransacked … More »S. Sudan: Doctors Without Borders hospital ruined

      NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The medical aid group Doctors Without Borders says one of its medical facilities located in a rural but violent region of South Sudan has been ransacked and destroyed.

    • Death toll rises in Mpumalanga initiation deaths AP - Fri, May 17, 2013

      JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African police say 23 youths have died over a period of nine days at initiation ceremonies that include circumcisions and survival tests. More »Death toll rises in Mpumalanga initiation deaths

      JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African police say 23 youths have died over a period of nine days at initiation ceremonies that include circumcisions and survival tests.

    • Warplanes, troops in NE Nigeria; mobile phones cut JON GAMBRELL and HARUNA UMAR - AP - Thu, May 16, 2013

      MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Mobile phone service was cut off Thursday in areas of northeast Nigeria as jet fighters streaked through the sky and more soldiers were deployed … More »Warplanes, troops in NE Nigeria; mobile phones cut

      MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Mobile phone service was cut off Thursday in areas of northeast Nigeria as jet fighters streaked through the sky and more soldiers were deployed to fight Islamic extremists waging a brutal insurgency.

    • Mobile phone service off in northeast Nigeria AP - Thu, May 16, 2013

      MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Mobile phone service has been cut in areas of northeast Nigeria as the military sends more soldiers to the region to fight Islamic extremis … More »Mobile phone service off in northeast Nigeria

      MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Mobile phone service has been cut in areas of northeast Nigeria as the military sends more soldiers to the region to fight Islamic extremists.

    • In this photo taken Friday, April 19, 2013, Sufis chant and sway in a circle of worshippers, at the Sufi's main center in Mogadishu, Somalia. Sufism, a mystical branch of Islam, is having a comeback in Somalia since al-Shabab, an armed militant Islamic group, was pushed out of the capital in August 2011. (AP Photo / Farah Abdi Warsameh)
      Mystical branch of Islam has resurgence in Somalia ABDI GULED - AP - Thu, May 16, 2013

      MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Hundreds of sweating Sufis chant and sway as the lead sheik moves into the middle of a circle of worshippers and bursts into a chant louder … More »Mystical branch of Islam has resurgence in Somalia

      In this photo taken Friday, April 19, 2013, Sufis chant and sway in a circle of worshippers, at the Sufi's main center in Mogadishu, Somalia. Sufism, a mystical branch of Islam, is having a comeback in Somalia since al-Shabab, an armed militant Islamic group, was pushed out of the capital in August 2011. (AP Photo / Farah Abdi Warsameh)

      MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Hundreds of sweating Sufis chant and sway as the lead sheik moves into the middle of a circle of worshippers and bursts into a chant louder than anyone else's

    • South African army prepares for Congo CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA - AP - Thu, May 16, 2013

      PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — South African soldiers who are training for a United Nations military mission in Congo will be adequately prepared even though the South … More »South African army prepares for Congo

      PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — South African soldiers who are training for a United Nations military mission in Congo will be adequately prepared even though the South African army as a whole is overstretched and underfunded, the army chief said Thursday.

    • Nigeria deploys army to northeast to fight rebels JON GAMBRELL - AP - Wed, May 15, 2013

      LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria rumbled to a war footing Wednesday as soldiers and equipment moved into its northeastern states as part of an emergency military campaign … More »Nigeria deploys army to northeast to fight rebels

      LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria rumbled to a war footing Wednesday as soldiers and equipment moved into its northeastern states as part of an emergency military campaign against Islamic extremists waging a bloody insurgency.

    • Congo: 32 die in clash between army and militia AP - Wed, May 15, 2013

      KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The Congolese army says that 32 were killed in fighting between soldiers and Mai Mai militiamen. More »Congo: 32 die in clash between army and militia

      KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The Congolese army says that 32 were killed in fighting between soldiers and Mai Mai militiamen.

    • South Africa: Winnie Mandela's items to be sold CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA - AP - Wed, May 15, 2013

      JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Dozens of paintings, a silver tea set and other items belonging to Nelson Mandela's ex-wife Winnie will be auctioned next week to pay off debts she … More »South Africa: Winnie Mandela's items to be sold

      JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Dozens of paintings, a silver tea set and other items belonging to Nelson Mandela's ex-wife Winnie will be auctioned next week to pay off debts she owes to a South African school.

    • South Africa: Winnie items for sale AP - Wed, May 15, 2013

      JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Dozens of paintings, a silver tea set and other items belonging to Nelson Mandela's ex-wife Winnie will be auctioned to pay off debts she owes to … More »South Africa: Winnie items for sale

      JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Dozens of paintings, a silver tea set and other items belonging to Nelson Mandela's ex-wife Winnie will be auctioned to pay off debts she owes to a South African school.

    • Rescue workers wait to search the rubble by hand at sunrise following the completion of rescue work by heavy machinery, at the scene of a building collapse in the eastern district of Nyagatare, Rwanda Wednesday, May 15, 2013. A four-story building under construction collapsed late Tuesday afternoon, killing at least six workers and injuring dozens more people, Rwandan police said Wednesday, though It was not immediately clear what caused the collapse or even how many people are feared buried under the rubble. (AP Photo/Mark Darrough)
      Rwanda building collapse kills 6, injures 30 RODNEY MUHUMUZA - AP - Wed, May 15, 2013

      KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Six people were killed and dozens more injured when a four-story building under construction collapsed in eastern Rwanda, police said Wednesday … More »Rwanda building collapse kills 6, injures 30

      Rescue workers wait to search the rubble by hand at sunrise following the completion of rescue work by heavy machinery, at the scene of a building collapse in the eastern district of Nyagatare, Rwanda Wednesday, May 15, 2013. A four-story building under construction collapsed late Tuesday afternoon, killing at least six workers and injuring dozens more people, Rwandan police said Wednesday, though It was not immediately clear what caused the collapse or even how many people are feared buried under the rubble. (AP Photo/Mark Darrough)

      KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Six people were killed and dozens more injured when a four-story building under construction collapsed in eastern Rwanda, police said Wednesday as the rescue effort ended.

    • Rwanda building collapse kills 3, injures 21 AP - Wed, May 15, 2013

      KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Police in Rwanda say a four-story building that was under construction collapsed, killing at least three workers and injuring 21 more people. More »Rwanda building collapse kills 3, injures 21

      KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Police in Rwanda say a four-story building that was under construction collapsed, killing at least three workers and injuring 21 more people.

    • In this photo taken with a mobile phone, Tuesday, May. 7, 2013,  Bakura Ibrahim, a suspected member of Islamic extremist group arrested by soldiers is tied to a tree in Bama, Nigeria. Coordinated attacks by Islamic extremists armed with heavy machine guns killed at least 42 people in northeast Nigeria, authorities said Tuesday, the latest in a string of increasingly bloody attacks threatening peace in Africa's most populous nation. The attack struck multiple locations in the hard-hit town of Bama in Nigeria's Borno state, where shootings and bombings have continued unstopped since an insurgency began there in 2010. Fighters raided a federal prison during their assault as well, freeing 105 inmates in another mass prison break to hit the country, officials said. (AP Photo/Abdukareem Haruna)
      Nigeria president declares state of emergency JON GAMBRELL - AP - Tue, May 14, 2013

      LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Admitting Islamic extremists now control some of his nation's villages and towns, Nigeria's president declared a state of emergency Tuesday across … More »Nigeria president declares state of emergency

      In this photo taken with a mobile phone, Tuesday, May. 7, 2013,  Bakura Ibrahim, a suspected member of Islamic extremist group arrested by soldiers is tied to a tree in Bama, Nigeria. Coordinated attacks by Islamic extremists armed with heavy machine guns killed at least 42 people in northeast Nigeria, authorities said Tuesday, the latest in a string of increasingly bloody attacks threatening peace in Africa's most populous nation. The attack struck multiple locations in the hard-hit town of Bama in Nigeria's Borno state, where shootings and bombings have continued unstopped since an insurgency began there in 2010. Fighters raided a federal prison during their assault as well, freeing 105 inmates in another mass prison break to hit the country, officials said. (AP Photo/Abdukareem Haruna)

      LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Admitting Islamic extremists now control some of his nation's villages and towns, Nigeria's president declared a state of emergency Tuesday across the country's troubled northeast, promising to send more troops to fight what he said is now an open rebellion.

    • South Africa: Man charges elephant CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA - AP - Tue, May 14, 2013

      JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A safari guide rushed on foot toward an elephant at a South African game park while fellow guides whooped and laughed at the foolhardy stunt, which … More »South Africa: Man charges elephant

      JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A safari guide rushed on foot toward an elephant at a South African game park while fellow guides whooped and laughed at the foolhardy stunt, which cost the ranger his job when a video of the incident was posted online.

    • At least 23 killed in central Nigeria violence AP - Tue, May 14, 2013

      LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Officials say at least 23 people have been killed in separate attacks in central Nigeria, as the nation's embattled president prepares to speak … More »At least 23 killed in central Nigeria violence

      LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Officials say at least 23 people have been killed in separate attacks in central Nigeria, as the nation's embattled president prepares to speak to the nation.

     

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