Deadly clashes rock Guinea ahead of poll

At least five dead and many wounded amid gun battles with security forces as violence escalates in West African nation. At least five people have been killed when security forces ...

Source: Aljazeera

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The African Union turns 50, but the continent's people deserve so much more

Martin Plaut asks how a body with so much hope can have done so little? Some 15,000 guests have been invited to attend celebrations to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of ...

Source: New Statesman

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Eritrea’s 20th anniversary - haunted by perceptions or reality?

Eritrea celebrates its 20th anniversary of independence on Friday with state-run media describing festivities across the country. But Amnesty International has decried the alleged human rights abuses committed by the ...

Source: RFI

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Niger suicide bombers target Areva mine and barracks

Suicide bombers have struck a military camp and a French-run uranium mine in two towns in north-west Niger. A bomb at a military barracks in Agadez killed at least 19 ...

Source: BBC

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M23 rebels attack DR Congo army as UN force deploys

Heavy fighting has taken place between government and rebel forces in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. This was the first clash between the two sides since the UN began deploying ...

Source: BBC

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Eritrea's 22nd Independence Day anniversary observed in Sudan's Kassala city

The 22nd Independence Day anniversary was observed yesterday in Kassala city, Sudan, with patriotic zeal. Speaking on the occasion in which thousands of Eritrean nationals and Sudanese comrades took part, ...

Source: Shabait

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Tunisia increases security as Salafists vow to defy ban

Forces have been deployed after Salafist movement Ansar al-Sharia called on hardline supporters to defy a government ban on its annual congress. There was a heavy police presence at tollbooths ...

Source: Mail & Guardian

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Ethiopia: The Grand Fall

Friday night sweep of ERCA leaders, businesspeople seen as serious stand against corruption by new PM. The Administration of Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn made the full might of its power ...

Source: Addis Fortune

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Former Darfur rebel leader killed near Sudan-Chad border area

A former Darfur rebel faction has announced the death of its leader Mohamed Bashar and his deputy, Suleiman Arko, saying they were killed during an attack carried out by the ...

Source: Sudan Tribune

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Ethiopia arrests minister, 11 others over corruption

Ethiopian police have arrested a minister and 11 other people on corruption charges, an official and state media said on Saturday, in the country's most high-profile swoop against graft for ...

Source: Reuters

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Gambian becomes ICC prosecutor

Fatou Bensouda, a former Gambian justice minister, has been sworn in as the International Criminal Court's new chief prosecutor in The Hague. She becomes the first African to hold the ...

Source: BBC news

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African Union force steps up hunt for Joseph Kony

A military force set up by the African Union to hunt down fugitive Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony is being launched in South Sudan.

Source: BBC News

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In pictures: Focus on Africa in 2011

Slideshow of stories that made headlines in 2011.

Source: BBC

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Saif Gaddafi sets Libya's new rulers a test of commitment to human rights

Tyrant's son has become an unlikely rallying point for human rights activists as he languishes in jail without a lawyer

Source: The Guardian

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Rise in South Africa's festive season visitors

There was a two percent increase in the number of travellers moving into and out of South Africa in December compared to the same period last year, home affairs said ...

Source: Times Live

Drummed by Zozo in Drum News (South Africa) 1 year, 4 months

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The outlook for Africa

Read about five big themes or events likely to make waves in emerging and frontier sub-Saharan Africa during 2012

Source: News24

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The Chinese Dragon and Africa

New debate over China's role in Africa has been set off by the opening of the African Union's new headquarters in Addis Ababa - a U.S. $200 million gift from ...

Source: allAfrica.com

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South Africa youth leader targets mines in new film

Influential South African ANC youth leader Julius Malema says in a new documentary that the country's mines must be nationalised to return mineral wealth to the black majority that was ...

Source: Reuters

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How Africa tweets: visualised

Twitter is often thought of as a European and American phenomenon. But how does Africa use the social networking tool? Tweetminster and Portland have analysed more than 11.5m geo-located Tweets ...

Source: The Guardian

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Egypt to free hundreds after activist's damning letter

Egypt's ruling generals have announced the pardon of 334 Egyptian civilians who were sentenced in military tribunals since the uprising that toppled President Hosni Mubarak in February.

Source: The Telegraph

Drummed by gillian in Drum News (Egypt) 1 year, 6 months

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