South Africa: Mandela name pulled into politics
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nelson Mandela, old and frail, lives in seclusion in his Johannesburg home. Beyond the high walls of the house, the…
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M23 rebels clash with soldiers in eastern Congo
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Clashes erupted Monday in eastern Congo between government troops and a rebel group believed to be backed by…
Uganda police raid newspaper over general's letter
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan police disabled an independent newspaper's printing press after forcibly entering its premises to look…
Talks to resume with Mali government, Tuaregs
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Talks will resume soon between the Malian government and an ethnic Tuareg rebel group whose influence…
Militiamen attack gas complex in western Libya
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — A Libyan gas company official says militiamen have attacked a natural gas complex in the country's west, injuring…
Rebels attack C. African Republic villages; 8 dead
BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Suspected foreign fighters backing a rebel movement now in control of Central African…
51 die in 2 South Sudan clashes; army retakes town
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Twenty-four people died in a battle between South Sudan's military and rebel fighters the government believes…
Spokesman for Ansar Dine arrested in Mauritania
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) — The man who acted as the spokesman for one of the three al-Qaida-linked groups occupying northern Mali…
24 killed in rebel vs army battle in South Sudan
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan's military spokesman says 24 people were killed and dozens wounded during a battle between…
Nigeria military: 17 killed during offensive
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's military says its offensive against insurgents in the country's restive northeast has killed at least…
