PRAGUE (Reuters) - Three Czech tourists who were detained and charged with espionage in Zambia have returned home, the Czech Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.
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Congo senate head hospitalised after Paris attack
PARIS (Reuters) - The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo's Senate has been admitted to a Paris hospital after being attacked in the French capital, the French Foreign…
Boat capsizes off Lamu in Kenya, at least 7 dead
NAIROBI (Reuters) - At least seven people died and many more were feared missing after a boat carrying dozens of passengers hit another vessel and capsized off the Kenyan…
Ethiopian, Somali troops take key city: witnesses
Ethiopian troops and Somali government forces seized control of a key Somali city Saturday after battling Islamist rebels on the outskirts, leaving at least 18 people dead, witnesses said.
Sudan’s Bashir appeals for peace, warns rebels
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir appealed on Saturday for rebel groups to join a peace process with the government but vowed that those who forcibly resist will face the might of the state.
Nigeria calls state of emergency over sect attacks
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's president on Saturday declared a state of emergency in parts of Africa's most populous nation, after a recent slew of deadly attacks blamed on a northern-based radical…
Cameroon villagers hope diamonds bring development
Electricity lines that carry no current are strewn across the village of Mparo in eastern Cameroon, but residents hope a long-promised diamond mine will help turn on the lights.
South Sudan forces heading to flashpoint city
South Sudan government forces were moving into the flashpoint town of Pibor on Sunday to tackle escalating tribal violence that has forced thousands of people to flee and put the United Nationson…
Határzár és szükségállapot Észak-Nigériában
Nigéria, Maiduguri – Goodluck Jonathan nigériai elnök szükségállapotot rendelt el Észak-Nigéria egyes régióiban, ahol szinte mindennaposak a Boko Haram terroristaszervezet által elkövetett merényletek.
Líbiával tárgyal elsőként a tunéziai államfő
Líbia, Tripoli – Líbiába vezet a tunéziai elnök első hivatalos látogatása. Moncef Marzouki egy gazdasági szakemberekből és vállalatvezetőkből álló delegációval utazik Tripoliba.