OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso - Guinea's military leadership on Monday rejected a proposal from a regional group to bring in foreign troops to prevent further violence, saying it would consider such a move an act of war. Full Story »
NAIROBI, Kenya - At least 2,000 people have died and 250,000 have fled their homes following violence in southern Sudan this year, worsening a humanitarian crisis in a region seeking its independence, officials from a medical aid group said Monday. Full Story »
ARUSHA, Tanzania - Canadian officials say they have withdrawn a diplomat from Tanzania after the government said he spat on a police officer. Full Story »
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MOGADISHU, Somalia - A community leader in Somalia says an explosion of an old land mine has killed six children from the same family near the border with Ethiopia. Full Story »
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JOHANNESBURG - A U.N.-backed Congolese military operation to oust rebels from eastern Congo has caused more civilian casualties than damage to rebels, with more than 1,400 people deliberately killed over a nine-month period, human rights groups said Monday. Full Story »
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HARARE, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said Saturday the unity government is short-lived and he plans to regain his hold over the country he has ruled for nearly three decades. Full Story »
TRIPOLI, Libya - A leading human rights group said Saturday that Libyan dissidents continue to face arbitrary detention and unfair trials, despite a limited expansion of freedoms since the country began to shed its pariah status several years ago. Full Story »
NAIROBI, Kenya - Somali Islamist insurgents have imported terrorist tactics and technology used with deadly results in Iraq and Afghanistan, threatening the African country's beleaguered government and causing alarm as far as Washington. Full Story »
KAMPALA, Uganda - Uganda's parliament has approved a bill banning female genital mutilation. Full Story »
MAPUTO, Mozambique - A former Madagascar president says he has been unable to return to his homeland since participating in talks in Mozambique that angered Madagascar's current leader. Full Story »
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