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S.African troops alarmed over killing child soldiers in C. Africa

Mar 31, 2013 (AFP)

South African soldiers who survived last week's rebel takeover of the Central African Republic are traumatised after discovering later that some of the rebels k...

Nigerian Easter day military raid leaves 15 dead

Mar 31, 2013 (AFP)

Soldiers raided a suspected hideout for Islamist extremist group Boko Haram in northern Nigeria's largest city of Kano on Sunday, sparking a clash that left 15 ...

Obama to meet African leaders Thursday

Mar 28, 2013 (AFP)

President Barack Obama will Thursday meet leaders from four sub-Saharan African nations to stress the need to develop democratic institutions on a continent sca...

China an inspiration for S.Africa, Zuma tells Xi

Mar 26, 2013 (AFP)

South Africa President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday hailed China's economic success as an inspiration for Africa's biggest economy, but urged more equitable trade ties...

Call for probe into S.Africa military presence in C.Africa

Mar 26, 2013 (AFP)

South Africa's government on Tuesday faced calls for an inquiry into why troops were sent to the Central African Republic, after 13 soldiers died there in weeke...

Sierra Leone sends 850 soldiers to Somalia

Mar 26, 2013 (AFP)

Sierra Leone's leader told 850 soldiers on the eve of their deployment as part of an African Union mission to war-torn Somalia on Tuesday that they were on "a g...

China's Xi vows to 'intensify' ties with Africa

Mar 25, 2013 (AFP)

China's new President Xi Jinping hailed Monday the strength of ties with African nations, in a keynote speech on his first trip as head of state to the continen...

China president in Tanzania on start of African tour

Mar 24, 2013 (AFP)

China's new President Xi Jinping jetted into Tanzania Sunday on the first stop of his three-nation Africa tour that underscores Beijing's growing presence in th...

South Sudan rebel ambush kills 20 soldiers: official

Mar 22, 2013 (AFP)

At least 20 soldiers were killed and many were injured in an ambush in South Sudan, as the new nation's army hunted rebels in the troubled eastern state of Jong...

Outside View: Can North Africa be saved?

Mar 21, 2013 (UPI)

The Jan. 16 attack on the natural-gas installation at In Amenas, Algeria, like the Sept. 11, 2012, raid on the U.S. facility in Benghazi, Libya, was the work of...

Zimbabweans approve new constitution by landslide

Mar 19, 2013 (AFP)

Almost 95 percent of Zimbabweans have voted in favour of a new constitution that would trim President Robert Mugabe's powers and pave the way for new elections,...

Army, police shadow looms over Zimbabwe polls

Mar 15, 2013 (AFP)

Zimbabweans go to the polls Saturday to vote on a new constitution that would pave the way for elections, but many believe the army and police, not voters, may ...

I. Coast attack kills six, including two soldiers: army

Mar 14, 2013 (AFP)

An armed gang attacked a village in strife-prone western Ivory Coast, leaving at least six people dead, including two soldiers, an army officer said Thursday. "...

Sudan, South Sudan agree new timeline to restart oil

Mar 12, 2013 (AFP)

South Sudan on Tuesday signed the latest of a string of deals to restart the flow of oil stalled for more than a year after shutting down pipelines through arch...

South Sudan, Sudan say pulling troops from tense border

Mar 11, 2013 (AFP)

The armies of South Sudan and Sudan on Monday said they were pulling troops from contested border areas, in the latest attempt to set up a buffer zone after fig...

China congratulates Kenyatta over election win

Mar 11, 2013 (AFP)

China on Monday offered Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya's new leader who has been indicted on charges of crimes against humanity, its congratulations after he was elected...

Poll leaves Kenya still bitterly divided

Mar 11, 2013 (UPI)

Kenya is on a knife-edge following the hair's-breadth victory of Uhuru Kenyatta, son of the nation's founder, in a presidential election that leaves the East Af...

China's Xi to visit S.Africa this month

Mar 07, 2013 (AFP)

China's incoming president Xi Jinping will visit regional economic powerhouse South Africa this month, the foreign ministry said Thursday, a highly symbolic tri...

UN eases oldest arms embargo to help Somali government

Mar 06, 2013 (AFP)

The UN Security Council on Wednesday suspended the arms embargo against Somalia for one year, easing the oldest international weapons blockade to help the gover...

Outside View: Kenyan democracy

Mar 04, 2013 (UPI)

"The ballot has failed us but the bullet has not." -- Anwar Awlaki, letter to al-Shabaab Though largely overlooked in the U.S. media, Kenyan general elections m...