Militants storm UN compound in Somalia; 20 killed
Abdi Guled and Jason Straziuso, Associated Press |
posted Jun 19th - 3:22pm
Seven al-Qaida-linked militants on a suicide mission attacked the U.N. compound Wednesday with a truck bomb and then poured inside, killing at least 13 people before dying in the assault.
Top Charles Taylor ally found in Sierra Leone
Clarence Roy-macaulay and Robbie Corey-boulet, Associated Press |
posted Jun 19th - 12:04pm
A notorious arms supplier and top associate of former Liberian President Charles Taylor has been living freely in Sierra Leone's capital city, according to United Nations experts.
Military: Thurayas banned in northeast Nigeria
Haruna Umar and Michelle Faul, Associated Press |
posted Jun 19th - 10:05am
Soldiers fighting to halt an insurgency by Islamic militants are banning the use of Thuraya satellite telephones by civilians in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state, throttling communications already made difficult by cut cell phone service.
Zimbabwe's president goes back to court on polls
Angus Shaw, Associated Press |
posted Jun 19th - 6:08am
Zimbabwe's highest court said Wednesday it has received an application from longtime President Robert Mugabe's party to delay crucial elections by at least two weeks following pressure from regional leaders.
Armed robbers kill 48 in northwest Nigeria
Associated Press |
posted Jun 19th - 5:57am
Police say armed robbers have shot and killed 48 people in a revenge attack on villagers in northwest Nigeria who have formed vigilante groups to try to end a spree of violent thefts.
Mali and Tuareg rebels sign accord
Brahima Ouedraogo and Rukmini Callimachi, Associated Press |
posted Jun 18th - 1:38pm
Mali, which lost half its territory last year to a rebel invasion, signed an accord Tuesday with Tuareg separatists who still control the country's northernmost province, paving the way for the Malian military to return to the areas that remain under rebel control.
Report: Piracy in West Africa outstrips Somalia
Robbie Corey-boulet, Associated Press |
posted Jun 18th - 12:31pm
More ships and sailors fell prey to pirates off West Africa last year than off Somalia's coast, long the lair of pirates, according to a new report that highlights the risk posed by the rise in attacks on vessels in the Gulf of Guinea.
Zimbabwe 'Cattle Bank' takes deposits that moo
Gillian Gotora, Associated Press |
posted Jun 18th - 10:40am
William Mukurazita's deposit at the bank has four legs and moos.
Islamists drive 19,000 farmers from north Nigeria
Haruna Umar, Associated Press |
posted Jun 18th - 10:35am
Islamic militants have driven 19,000 rice farmers from their land in northeast Nigeria while a military crackdown is preventing thousands more from working their fields, raising fears of imminent food shortages, officials warned Tuesday.
Egypt, Ethiopia agree to talks about Nile dam
Kirubel Tadesse, Associated Press |
posted Jun 18th - 10:17am
Egypt and Ethiopia have agreed to start consultations aimed at resolving their conflict over Ethiopia's huge dam on the Blue Nile River, their foreign ministers said Tuesday.
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