A long way from his South African birthplace, amid the sweeping wheat fields of eastern Georgia,…
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Malawi: 18 dead, US and UK condemn violence
BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — At least 18 people have been killed in this week's anti-government…
Ethiopia peacekeepers arrive in Sudan
Khartoum - Ethiopian peacekeepers have started to arrive in Sudan's flashpoint Abyei region and will…
S. Sudan minister resigns to ‘make way’ for new generation
South Sudan's minister for peace, Pagan Amum, has resigned to make way for the new…
Nigerian president meets elders over Islamist sect attacks
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan met Wednesday with northern elders on the menace of Islamist sect Boko Haram,…
Nine dead in Burundi clashes
At least nine people have died in clashes between unidentified "armed gangsters" and security forces in northwest Burundi,…
I.Coast’s Ouattara sets up inquiry into war crimes
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara signed a decree on Wednesday establishing a commission…
Riots in Malawi as protesters demand Mutharika leave
BLANTYRE (Reuters) - Riots broke out in several cities in Malawi on Wednesday after police and…
Pro-govt gangs hit Malawi streets ahead of protests
BLANTYRE (Reuters) - Gangs of machete-wielding pro-government youths took to the streets of Malawi's commercial capital…
South Sudan heralds independence with 1st oil cargo
JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudan has sold its first oil this week, heralding its appearance on…