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Breaking News Sat, 19 May 2012
 Violence erupted again in the north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as Lendu militia, who were driven out of Bunia yesterday by rival Hema fighters, have regrouped and launched a counter-offensive to regain control of the town, the United
Africa   DR Congo   Photos   Violence   Wikipedia: Democratic Republic of the Congo  
Thousands flee DR Congo violence
| Fighting between government troops and rebels has displaced hundreds of thousands people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). | The fighting has been most intense in the hills of the... (photo: UN) Al Jazeera
Egyptian protesters clap and wave flags in Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011. Egypt's military is taking down the makeshift tents of protesters who camped out on Tahrir Square in an effort to allow traffic and normal life to return to central Cairo. There were a few verbal altercations between soldiers and protesters Sunday morning as the tents were removed, but the process was generally peaceful.
Economy   Egypt   Photos   Revolution   Wikipedia: Egyptian presidential election, 2012  
Huge economic challenge awaits Egypt's next leader
When Egyptians joined a popular revolt last year, many were demanding economic change. | They were suffering from high unemployment and prices, low wages, widespread poverty and crippling corruption. ... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla) BBC News
The R339 road at the Prince Alfred Pass over the Langkloof Mountains, Western Cape, South Africa South Africa targets rainbow tourists
There is arguably no worse place in the world to be gay than Africa. Today more than two-thirds of African countries have laws criminalising homosexual acts and across the continent the imprisonment, ... (photo: Creative Commons / NJR ZA) BBC News
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Gay African refugees face abduction, violence and rape in Uganda and Kenya Gay African refugees face abduction, violence and rape in Uganda and Kenya
| LGBTI people fleeing persecution in home country among most vulnerable and isolated of all refugees, finds study In Uganda, 'public rhetoric demonising homosexuality has been particularly vicious' s... (photo: UN / JC McIlwaine) The Guardian
Africa   Photos   Refugees   Somalia   Violence   Wikipedia: Somalia  
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File - Drought and Rising Food Prices in Niger: A local man takes advantage of the World Food Programme (WFP)s food-and-cash for work programme in the village of Dan Kada, Maradai Region, Niger. US to announce food security plan for Africa
US President Barack Obama is set to announce a $3bn (ÂŁ1.9bn) plan to boost food security and farm productivity in Africa, US officials say. | They say the initiative is ... (photo: UN / WFP/Phil Behan) BBC News
Africa   Aid   Photos   US   Wikipedia: United States Agency for International Development  
President Barack Obama stands with his head bowed in prayer during a ceremony to award posthumously the Medal of Honor to Rose Mary Sabo-Brown, widow of Specialist Leslie H. Sabo, Jr., US Army, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 16, 2012. Sabo was killed in 1970 in Cambodia during the Vietnam War. US: 'Barack Obama was born in Kenya'
London: A promotional pamphlet edited from publishing imprint Acton and Dystel claimed that Barack Obama, then president of the Harvard Law Review, was “born in Kenyaâ€... (photo: AP / Carolyn Kaster) Zeenews
Government   Obama   Photos   President   Wikipedia: Barack Obama  
In this Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011 photo, police officers armed with AK-47 rifles stand guard at sandbagged bunkers along a major road in Maiduguri, Nigeria. The radical sect Boko Haram, which in August 2011 bombed the United Nations headquarters in Nigeria, is the gravest security threat to Africa's most populous nation and is gaining prominence US mulls 'terrorist' designation for Boko Haram
Zeenews Bureau | Washington: The US State Department may designate Nigeria’s militant Islamist sect Boko Haram, as a "foreign terrorist organisation”, a news agency s... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba) Zeenews
Nigeria   Photos   Terrorism   Washington   Wikipedia: Boko Haram  
File - Niger Families Face Drought and Rising Food Prices: Mothers wait to have their children assessed and weighed at the a therapeutic feeding centre in Bargadja, Maradai Region, Niger. Niger malnutrition crisis spreading - Save the Children
Months of warnings have failed to prevent a serious malnutrition crisis in Niger, Save the Children has said. | The charity says more than six million people are affected... (photo: UN / WFP/Phil Behan) BBC News
Children   Malnutrition   Niger   Photos   Wikipedia: Sahel drought  
Young children at the World Food Programme (WFP) school feeding centre in Agarsamat, Tahoua Region, Niger, 17 November, 2011.  Prices at Niger's food markets are spiking in the aftermath of a patchy harvest, causing concern among food security experts that many could soon go hungry. G8 summit: The hunger game
| One of the worst hit is the African country of Niger where the lives of six million children are in the balance, the British charity Save the Children has warned. Serio... (photo: UN / WFP/Phil Behan) The Independent
Africa   Aid   Famine   Photos   Wikipedia: Sahel drought  
Senior members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood  Mohamed Morsi, right, and Essam el-Erian hold a press conference on the latest situation in Egypt in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011. Egypt Brotherhood flexes muscle in election stunt
| AFP - Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood organised on Thursday a kilometres-long rally to support its candidate in next week's presidential election, displaying the potent netw... (photo: AP / Mohammed Abou Zaid) France24
Egypt   Election   Muslim   Photos   Wikipedia: Egyptian presidential election, 2012  
South African Airways SAA needs state cash to renew its fleet — Gigaba
| South African Airways (SAA) needed to be recapitalised by the state to allow it to renew its fleet of aircraft and roll out its African aviation strategy, Public Enterp... (photo: Creative Commons / Kleinz1) Business Day
Airlines   Business   Photos   Transport   Wikipedia: South African Airways  
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor, second right, makes his first appearance at the Special Court in Freetown, Monday, April 3, 2006. Former Liberian President Charles Taylor pleaded not guilty Monday to war crimes and crimes against humanity, including sexual slavery, mutilation and sending children into combat. Charles Taylor accuses prosecutors of paying witnesses
Charles Taylor, the former Liberian president convicted of crimes against humanity, accused United Nations prosecutors of paying witnesses to testify against him and thre... (photo: AP / George Osodi) The Daily Telegraph
Court   Crimes   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: Charles Taylor (Liberian politician)  
Empty land and grass with blue sky - climate - environment Climate Change: Its Effects On Migration, Conflict In Northern Ghana
Scientific evidence available to various research institutions in Ghana have showed that the three regions of the North – comprising Upper West, Upper East and Northern R... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Joy Online
Climate   Ghana   Photos   Research   Wikipedia: Ghana  
Politics Business & Economy
Generals to alter president's powers
Mamata misjudges voter mandate
Dark-Horse Candidates Add to Egypt’s Suspense
EBRD approves €1b investment for North Africa, Middle East
Egyptian protesters clap and wave flags in Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011. Egypt's military is taking down the makeshift tents of protesters who camped out on Tahrir Square in an effort to allow traffic and normal life to return to central Cairo. There were a few verbal altercations between soldiers and protesters Sunday morning as the tents were removed, but the process was generally peaceful.
Huge economic challenge awaits Egypt's next leader
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Will economy trump Islam in Egypt?
Govt Sets Up Oil Theft Taskforce
NSE Close the Week on a Nine Month High
'Made in Angola' to Unite the People
The R339 road at the Prince Alfred Pass over the Langkloof Mountains, Western Cape, South Africa
South Africa targets rainbow tourists
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Society Terrorism
Sunny Leone is a shy girl, says Mahesh Bhatt
Mamata misjudges voter mandate
Sunny Leone is a shy girl, says Bahesh Bhatt
Ghana, Nigeria losing out on opportunities to train leaders
Gay African refugees face abduction, violence and rape in Uganda and Kenya
Gay African refugees face abduction, violence and rape in Uganda and Kenya
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Hundreds leave Venezuelan prison, ending standoff
Hundreds leave Venezuelan prison, ending standoff
Hundreds Leave Venezuelan Prison, Ending Standoff
Mi-17 Helicopter Crash in Venezuela Kills 4
Panetta urges Brazil offer defense cooperation
Panetta urges Brazil offer defense cooperation
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The Zimbabwe Mugabe didn't want you to see
Guide to African safaris
Libya: Benghazi holds first post-Gadhafi vote
Libya: Benghazi hold first post-Gadhafi vote
File - Niger Families Face Drought and Rising Food Prices: Mothers wait to have their children assessed and weighed at the a therapeutic feeding centre in Bargadja, Maradai Region, Niger.
Niger malnutrition crisis spreading - Save the Children
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South Africa working on response to Iran crude oil sanctions
Activists Protest G8 Summit
S. Africa: Mark Judea, Samaria products 'Palestinian'
Ethiopian activists protest Zenawi rule in demonstration nea
President Barack Obama stands with his head bowed in prayer during a ceremony to award posthumously the Medal of Honor to Rose Mary Sabo-Brown, widow of Specialist Leslie H. Sabo, Jr., US Army, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 16, 2012. Sabo was killed in 1970 in Cambodia during the Vietnam War.
US: 'Barack Obama was born in Kenya'
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Sport Internet & Education
Getting in some catching practice! NFL star Chad Ochocinco g
Pirates retain South African league title
Pipeline Up Against Local Rivals Prisons in Africa Club Fina
Duel Against Namibia Postponed to September
In this image made from the video provided by TPA via APTN, showing Togo national soccer team captain Emmanuel Adebayor, front, being helped by unidentified Togo team member, Friday Jan. 8, 2010, following a deadly attack by gunmen in Cabinda, Angola
Emmanuel Adebayor abandons Togo once more
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Five Arrested Over Killing of Moi University Don
Education Key to Eradicating Poverty - Motlanthe
Strategies Vital for Ward Secondary Schools Needed
Rock, Stiller come to Cannes with 'Madagascar'
Indian-origin educator named UNESCO goodwill ambassador
Indian-origin educator named UNESCO goodwill ambassador
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