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Hong Kong firm debuts in Africa with $104m S.African deal
Nov 05, 2013 (AFP)
Hong Kong property firm Shanghai Zendai took its first venture into the African market on Tuesday with a multi-million dollar deal to develop a suburb of Johann...
African leaders discuss rapid-deployment emergency force
Nov 05, 2013 (AFP)
African leaders opened talks on Tuesday in South Africa to discuss the formation of a rapid-deployment emergency force to swiftly intervene in crises on the con...
Tanzania minister defends anti-poaching campaign as ivory seized
Nov 04, 2013 (AFP)
A Tanzanian minister under fire for a controversial suspended anti-poaching operation has praised police for their seizure of a huge haul of 706 elephant tusks....
Britain military eyes world hotspots training role
Nov 04, 2013 (AFP)
British troops are to ramp up training missions in the world's insurgency trouble spots after they leave Afghanistan, the head of the military said in an interv...
China backs African bid to suspend ICC Kenya case
Nov 04, 2013 (AFP)
China on Monday threw its weight behind an African bid to suspend an International Criminal Court crimes against humanity case against Kenya's president. It sai...
Egypt military court gives journalist suspended jail term
Nov 03, 2013 (AFP)
An Egyptian military court on Sunday handed a journalist a six-month suspended jail term for taking pictures of army checkpoints on the border with Gaza, milita...
Street art takes on street waste in Libreville
Nov 02, 2013 (AFP)
Fed up with the overpowering stench of urine in Libreville's streets, artist Regis Divassa decided to take action -- by spray-painting over soiled walls in a bi...
Tanzania halts anti-poaching drive after abuse claims
Nov 02, 2013 (AFP)
Tanzania has suspended a controversial anti-poaching operation following reports of rampant human rights abuses including the seizure of property, torture and k...
Dutch to send 380 troops to Mali
Nov 01, 2013 (AFP)
The Netherlands will send 380 soldiers and four Apache attack helicopters to war-torn Mali following an appeal for more UN peacekeepers, Dutch Prime Minister Ma...
Ghana arrests 46 more foreigners over illegal gold mining
Oct 31, 2013 (AFP)
Ghana has arrested 46 more foreigners suspected of illegal gold mining in the last week, including 43 Chinese, two Indians and an American, an immigration offic...
Congo army 'has crushed eastern rebellion,' but peace elusive
Oct 30, 2013 (UPI)
The army of the Democratic Republic of Congo has effectively crushed a 20-month rebellion that threatened the government's hold on the country's mineral-rich ea...
Four Frenchmen head home after three-year kidnap ordeal in Niger
Oct 30, 2013 (AFP)
Four Frenchmen kidnapped by Al-Qaeda militants in Niger were on their way back to France Wednesday after more than three years of "nightmare" captivity. The fou...
Four Frenchmen kidnapped in Niger free after three years
Oct 29, 2013 (AFP)
Four Frenchmen kidnapped by Al-Qaeda-linked militants in Niger have been released after more than three years in captivity. The exact circumstances of their rel...
Four French hostages kidnapped in Niger released: Hollande
Oct 29, 2013 (AFP)
Four French hostages who were kidnapped by Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb in northern Niger in 2010 have been released, President Francois Hollande said Tuesda...
US military targeted Shebab in drone strike: official
Oct 28, 2013 (AFP)
The US military carried out a drone strike targeting Al Shebab militants in Somalia on Monday, a senior administration official told AFP. The official, who spok...
Congo M23 rebels 'practically' finished: UN envoy
Oct 28, 2013 (AFP)
The M23 rebel movement that ravaged the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is all but finished as a military threat, a senior UN envoy said Monday, diplomats ...
Anti-Islamist offensive opens new front on Mali's 'ever-present' terror threat
Oct 26, 2013 (AFP)
A major anti-Islamist military offensive in Mali by French, Malian and UN troops has highlighted worries over the possibility of renewed attacks in the run-up t...
Texas hunters to auction permit to kill black rhino
Oct 25, 2013 (AFP)
A Texas hunting club said Friday it aims to raise up to a million dollars for endangered black rhinoceroses by auctioning off a permit to kill one in Namibia. "...
Kenya police cancel summons of journalists over Westgate
Oct 24, 2013 (AFP)
Kenyan police cancelled Thursday an order summoning journalists for questioning over their reporting of looting and disarray among security forces during the ma...
Forces in 'large-scale' operation against Mali extremists: Paris
Oct 24, 2013 (AFP)
French, UN and Malian forces were engaged in a major operation aimed at preventing a resurgence of Islamist rebels in Mali, the French military said Thursday. "...
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