Lightning has struck a junior school in Uganda's western Masindi area, killing 18 children, officials…
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Egypt police fire tear gas at protesting youths
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian police fired tear gas in Cairo's central Tahrir Square on Wednesday at…
Three killed in Mali mine explosion
Three civilians were killed in a mine explosion in western Mali on Tuesday where Mauritanian and Malian…
UN council renews Congo peacekeepers’ mandate
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday renewed the mandate of U.N. peacekeepers…
Uganda and Burundi to get US drones to fight Islamists
The US is supplying drone aircrafts to Uganda and Burundi to help them fight Islamist…
Ben Ali supporters to be banned from vote
Tunis - Tunisia will bar from October's election thousands of supporters of ousted president Zine…
Sudan: UN authorises peacekeepers for Abyei
The UN Security Council has voted unanimously to send a 4,200-strong Ethiopian peacekeeping force to…
Egypt tycoon accused of ‘Mickey Mouse’ insult to Islam
Egyptian tycoon and politician Naguib Sawiris has come under fire for posting a picture of Mickey and Minnie Mouse in…
Botswana’s Bushmen refuse to be counted in census
Botswana's Bushmen plan to boycott the country's upcoming census in protest at the government's refusal…
US urges Cameroon to hold fair election
YAOUNDE (Reuters) - The United States on Monday urged Cameroonian authorities not to stifle the opposition…