KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's veteran President Omar Hassan al-Bashir had a minor operation on his vocal cords in Qatar in August but otherwise is in good health, a government…
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Central African Republic says foils another coup
BANGUI (Reuters) - Security forces in Central African Republic arrested three men suspected of plotting to overthrow President Francois Bozize, the country's chief prosecutor said on Thursday.
South Sudan’s vice president dismisses talk of military coup
NEW YORK (Reuters) - South Sudan's vice president, Riek Machar, dismissed on Friday rumors of a planned military coup, saying it would be "unwise" for army officers to attempt…
Germany could assist in Mali training mission: Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany could take part in any European training mission to Mali to help its government prepare troops to counter Islamist insurgents in the north of the…
AMISOM agrees to leave Somali football stadium
The African Union force in Somalia has said it hopes to vacate its base at the national stadium in Mogadishu in time for a football tournament in December.
Guinea-Bissau: Portugal behind coup bid in attack on air base
BISSAU (Reuters) - Guinea-Bissau's interim government accused Portugal and other Portuguese-speaking countries of being behind an assault on an air force base, saying it was part of a strategy…
Benin President Boni Yayi ‘poison plot’: Three charged
Three people plotted to kill Benin's President Thomas Boni Yayi by substituting poison for his medicine, prosecutors say.
Egypt denies asking Algeria for $2 bln aid
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's prime minister denied a report that he asked Algeria's government for $2 billion to shore up a struggling economy during an official visit to the…
Német kiképzést kaphatnak a mali katonák
Németország, Berlin – Németország részt venne az EU katonai kiképző missziójában, amelyet a mali kormány megsegítésre hoztak létre. Mali jelenleg két részre szakadt. Északon a radikális iszlamista lázadó…
Orosz tengerészek a pácban, Nigériában
Nigéria, Lagosz – A nigériai hatóságok lefoglaltak egy hajót és 15 orosz tengerészt őrizetbe vettek, a gyanú szerint fegyvereket akartak csempészni az országban.