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Gunfire at paramilitary barracks in Niger capital: residents

Jun 12, 2013 (AFP)

Gunfire broke out at a paramilitary barracks in the Niger capital Niamey late Tuesday, residents said, with the source of the shooting unclear. "The shooting be...

Easy riches draws illegal Chinese miners to Ghana

Jun 12, 2013 (AFP)

Porous borders, corruption and the chance of riches have helped draw illegal gold miners to Ghana from as far away as China, prompting a crackdown that has so f...

First pictures of Algeria's Bouteflika since mini-stroke

Jun 12, 2013 (AFP)

The first pictures to emerge of Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika since he was hospitalised in France in April after a mini-stroke were published by stat...

'Scorched earth' tactics in Sudan's Blue Nile: Amnesty

Jun 11, 2013 (AFP)

The Sudanese armed forces burned and shot civilians to death in a "scorched earth" campaign against a rebel chief's home district in Blue Nile state, Amnesty In...

Rwandan general to command Mali UN force

Jun 11, 2013 (AFP)

Rwandan General Jean-Bosco Kazura has been appointed to command the United Nations peacekeeeping force in Mali, Rwanda's foreign minister told AFP Tuesday. Kazu...

Libya army chief quits after unrest: congress members

Jun 09, 2013 (AFP)

The Libyan army chief of staff, General Yusef al-Mangoush, resigned on Sunday after deadly unrest in Benghazi, members of the country's highest political author...

Outside View: Jubaland's successful electoral process

Jun 07, 2013 (UPI)

The establishment of the new semi-autonomous Somali Jubaland state is a step in the right direction for a stable Somalia but the region isn't in the clear yet. ...

Africans get tough with mineral-hungry China

Jun 07, 2013 (UPI)

Ghanaian authorities have arrested 168 Chinese for illegal gold mining while Gabon plans to recover assets from a subsidiary of Chinese oil giant Sinopec amid a...

Delayed Mali government talks with Tuareg set to open

Jun 07, 2013 (AFP)

Talks between Malian authorities and armed ethnic Tuareg groups, who hold the northeastern town of Kidal, will get underway Saturday after a day's delay, a sour...

Now is the time to invest in Africa: Japan's Abe

Jun 03, 2013 (AFP)

Africa will be an engine for world growth in coming decades, Japan's premier said Monday, wrapping up a meeting that saw Tokyo pledge huge aid as it tries to ma...

Japan, eyeing China, pledges $14 bn aid to Africa

Jun 01, 2013 (AFP)

Japan said Saturday it would give $14 billion in aid to Africa over five years, as Tokyo scrambles to grab resources and market share at a time of increased int...

Climate change drowning the 'Venice of Africa'

May 26, 2013 (AFP)

Ameth Diagne was asleep when the first waves lapped at his back door, the lukewarm, salty water seeping into his bedroom an impassive portent of the final days ...

US urges Nigeria military to avoid rights abuses

May 25, 2013 (AFP)

US Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday renewed a plea to Nigerian authorities to ensure the military does not carry out atrocities against civilians in it...

Africa celebrates progress and 50 years of 'unity'

May 25, 2013 (AFP)

African leaders Saturday marked the African Union's 50th birthday against a backdrop of economic growth, despite persistent armed conflicts and the new shadow o...

Outside View: Somalia's Jubaland

May 24, 2013 (UPI)

Following a quarter-century of civil wars and absentee governance, Jan. 17 of this year saw the United States recognize the modern state of the Federal Republic...

Nigeria says women, children held by Boko Haram freed

May 24, 2013 (AFP)

Nigerian authorities said Friday they had freed three women and six children abducted by Islamist extremist group Boko Haram as part of an ongoing military oper...

Chinese vice premier calls for stability in Zimbabwe

May 22, 2013 (AFP)

Chinese vice premier Wang Yang on Wednesday urged Zimbabwe to ensure peace and political stability ahead of elections this year, to safeguard economic growth. "...

Chinese vice premier on business visit to Zimbabwe

May 21, 2013 (AFP)

Chinese vice premier Wang Yang arrived in Zimbabwe on Tuesday on a business visit praising Beijing's ties with the southern African country. "Business co-operat...

Madagascar security forces summon political rivals

May 21, 2013 (AFP)

Madagascar's security forces have summoned the island's rival political leaders to an emergency meeting on Wednesday to discuss their controversial candidacies ...

Residents flee after Nigeria air raids on Islamists

May 18, 2013 (AFP)

Residents of an insurgent stronghold in northeast Nigeria fled their homes Saturday as military fighter jets and helicopters carried out heavy air strikes on Bo...