Guinean President Alpha Conde has announced the retirement of over 4,000 soldiers and paramilitary officers, many of whom are long past the legal age at which they should have stepped…
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South Africa hyenas recaptured after chewing to freedom
Two hyenas escaped from a South African wildlife park Wednesday by chewing through an electric fence during a power outage, but were recaptured within half an hour, the park said.
S.Africa ranger injured by lion he tried to save
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African wildlife workers drove through the night across sand and dunes, desperate to save two lions who had strayed from a vast park and…
Rebels say still fighting in Sudan oil state
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudanese insurgents in the country's main oil-producing state South Kordofan battled government forces in a volatile border region for a second day on Wednesday, a rebel…
Nigeria forces search homes for Boko Haram weapons
MAIDUGURI (Reuters) - Nigerian security forces have started door-to-door searches for weapons in northeast Borno state after an arms amnesty for Islamist militants expired on October 31, a spokesman…
Folytassa Nagykövet Úr- Szudánban
Szudán, Kartúm – A szudáni brit nagykövet folytatja internetes naplóját, ami miatt korábban behívatták a helyi külügyminisztériumba, tisztázó beszélgetésre. A brit nagykövet nem kíméli a kartúmi vezetést és…
Szexembargót hirdetett egy zimbabwei politikus
Zimbabwe, Harare – Egy év múlva lesznek a választások Zimbabwéban, de a politikusok már most arra buzdítják a lakosokat, hogy ne felejtsenek el szavazni. Aki nem szavaz, nem…
Még több békefenntartót kér Dél-Szudán
Szudán, Kartúm – Dél-Szudán felszólította az ENSZ-t, hogy küldjön több békefenntartót az ország lázadók által veszélyeztetett régióiba.
South Sudan seeks more UN muscle in contested Abyei
South Sudan has called on the UN to deploy more troops in areas, including contested Abyei region, threatened by attack from rebel groups.
UK ambassador in Sudan keeps blogging despite protest
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Britain's ambassador to Sudan said on Tuesday he would continue his controversial blog despite protests by Khartoum over his latest entry which criticised a severe economic…