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Hundreds march to demand army return to Senegal region
Around 400 people marched in Senegal's restive region ofCasamance Tuesday to demand the army set up outposts…
South Africa: 19 killed in head-on crash
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African police say 19 people were killed when an overtaking car smashed head-on…
Four dead in southern Ivory Coast clashes
Four people were killed and 15 were injured in inter-ethnic clashes on Monday near the Ivory…
Worshippers shot dead in South Sudan
Juba - South Sudanese soldiers accidentally shot dead four Christmas Eve worshippers and wounded 15,…
South Korea ex-First Lady Lee Hee-ho mourns Kim Jong-il
South Korea's former First Lady has travelled to Pyongyang to offer condolences over Kim Jong-il's…
Sudan army kills Darfur rebel leader
A key rebel movement from Sudan's Darfur region vowed to press on with its agenda for national reform…
Zimbabwe boat tragedy claims 11 lives
Eleven people including five children drowned after their boat capsized in a lake near the Zimbabwe…
Nigerian leaders rapped after Islamists attack churches
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria lacks competent leaders to tackle its security problems, a former military ruler…
Ethiopia jails two Swedish journalists for aiding
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - An Ethiopian court sentenced two Swedish journalists on Tuesday to 11 years…