BLANTYRE (Reuters) - Riots broke out in several cities in Malawi on Wednesday after police and…
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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…
Libyan rebels say they have encircled Brega
MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) - Libyan rebels have encircled the eastern oil hub of Brega and control…
Guinean president survives assassination attempt
CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Guinea's president narrowly survived an assassination attempt Tuesday after gunmen surrounded…
UN declares famine in southern Somalia
The United Nations said Wednesday that famine has hit two parts of rebel-held Somalia, due to…
S.Africa’s fuel workers reject 8 pct pay increase
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa's fuel workers union has rejected a minimum 8 percent wage…
Gambia’s Jammeh vows won’t be ousted by votes or coup
BANJUL (Reuters) - Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh said on Monday neither an election nor a coup…
Guinean president survives shooting attack on home
CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Guinea's democratically elected president survived an assassination attempt early Tuesday when gunmen descended on his home,…
Egypt cabinet talks set to resume after PM hospitalised
Egypt's embattled Prime Minister Essam Sharaf, hospitalised overnight for exhaustion, was preparing Tuesday the final touches to…