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Mali and Tuareg rebels sign accord
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Mali, which lost half its territory last year to a rebel invasion, signed an accord Tuesday with…
Report: Piracy in West Africa outstrips Somalia
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — More ships and sailors fell prey to pirates off West Africa last year than off Somalia's coast, long the lair of…
Fighters in Nigeria attack school, kill 9 pupils
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Suspected Islamic militants have opened fire on students taking exams at a school in the country's troubled…
Zimbabwe 'Cattle Bank' takes deposits that moo
MARONDERA, Zimbabwe (AP) — William Mukurazita's deposit at the bank has four legs and moos.
Egypt, Ethiopia agree to talks about Nile dam
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Egypt and Ethiopia have agreed to start consultations aimed at resolving their conflict over Ethiopia's…
A closer look at how Zimbabwe's cattle bank works
MARONDERA, Zimbabwe (AP) — HOW A CATTLE BANK WORKS:
6 killed in Mozambique clashes
MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Mozambique's president on Tuesday condemned an attack by alleged fighters loyal to an opposition group that…
5 killed in Mozambique clashes
MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Media in Mozambique say at least five government troops were killed and two others were wounded in fighting…
Al-Jazeera crew detained in Niger is released
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A team of Al-Jazeera journalists was released late Monday after being detained for three days in eastern Niger,…
16 Rwandan students seek asylum in Uganda over M23
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Sixteen Rwandan students are seeking asylum in Uganda, saying they are the victims of harassment by security…
