DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegal security forces clashed with protesters in the capital and surrounding suburbs on…
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Algeria seizes missiles smuggled from Libya: source
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algerian security forces have found a large cache of weapons, including shoulder-fired missiles,…
Lightning strikes a group of about 40 pupils, two die on the spot
TWO children died on the spot while 18 were injured when lightning struck a group…
Activists: Poachers kill 200 elephants in Cameroon
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Poachers have slaughtered at least 200elephants in the past five weeks in a…
The hunt for Zimbabwe’s Mr Ugly 2012 begins
The contest, which crowns the ugliest man in Zimbabwe, enters its fourth year under the…
32 burn to death in Nigeria bus crash: official
Thirty-two people were burnt to death Thursday when two busescollided in the northern Nigerian state of…
Zimbabwe arrests rare tortoise eaters
Harare - An animal protection group says four Chinese nationals have been arrested on cruelty…
Heavy fighting in north Mali, casualties reported
BAMAKO (Reuters) - Heavy casualties have been reported in clashes between Malian forces and Tuareg rebels…
Uganda strips Gadhafi-era ambassador of role
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan officials have stripped Libya's ambassador of his title and evicted him from the embassy, saying…
Uganda seizes ivory, animal parts at border
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Officials in Uganda say they have seized nearly 360 pounds (162 kilograms) of ivory…