LUSAKA (Reuters) - Chinese mining companies in Zambia, Africa's biggest copper producer, are routinely flouting laws designed to protect workers' safety and the right to organise, Human Rights Watch…
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Fire on Red Sea ferry, all passengers saved
CAIRO (Reuters) - Passengers escaped on lifeboats and nobody was killed when a fire broke out on a ferry carrying more than 1,200 people from the Jordanian Red Sea…
Pirates hijack oil Pirates hijack oil tanker off Nigeria: manageroff Nigeria: manager
LONDON/PORT HARCOURT (Reuters) - Pirates have hijacked an oil products tanker off the coast of Nigeria after contact was lost with the vessel and crew over the weekend, the…
Somali rebels arm Kismayu against Kenyan assault
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali Islamist militants mounted weapons on roofs, dug trenches and armed students in the port of Kismayu, warning the "Kenyan invasion" would lead to "cataclysmic consequences".
Sudan seizes rebel stronghold in border state
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudanese armed forces seized the rebel stronghold of Kurmuk in Blue Nile state, both sides said on Thursday, after two months of heavy fighting in the…
Kendőzetlenül a kendőről Tunéziában – a nők féltik jogaikat
Tunézia, Tunisz – Több száz nő tüntetett Tuniszban, hogy garanciákat kapjanak jogaik megőrzésére. A tunéziai nők attól tartanak, hogy a választáson győztes mérsékelten iszlamista párt, az Ennahda, elveszi…
Amnesztia után házkutatások Nigériában
Nigéria, Maiduguri – A nigériai biztonsági erők házról-házra járva kutattak fegyverek után Borno állam észak-keleti régiójában. A nigériai kormány korábban amnesztiát ajánlott az iszlamista milicistáknak, akik október 31-ig…
Eritrea denies sending arms to Somali rebels
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Eritrea denied media reports on Wednesday that said it had delivered weapons in the past few days to al Shabaab rebels who are fighting Kenyan troops…
Somalis brace for Kenyan air assault, some flee
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia braced for Kenyan air attacks on Wednesday and Islamist militants stopped civilians from fleeing at least one likely strike zone.
New Madagascar prime minister takes office
Madagascar's new Prime Minister Omer Beriziky took office Wednesday as part of a deal meant to take the Indian Ocean island nation towards elections after years of political crisis.