MOGADISHU, June 23 (Reuters) - Unidentified aircraft attacked an insurgent base near the southern Somali port of Kismayu late on Thursday, wounding a number of fighters, al Shabaab…
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IMF expects Egypt’s economy to recover over next five years
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has issued a report saying it expects the Egyptian economy to recover over the next five years.
Tunisia: leather and footwear exports up 16.%
Exports of the leather and footwear industries increased by 16.8% between 2010-2011 (the first five months), going up from 381.8 million dinars (MTD) to 446.1 MTD, according to…
Rwandan cops arrest 6 for attack plots
Kigali - Rwandan police said on Wednesday they had arrested a senior army officer and five other suspects for plotting attacks on political leaders and key infrastructure projects.
General booted from Zim constitution body
Harare - A Zimbabwe army general has been removed from the country's constitution-making body, after he called for President Robert Mugabe to remain in office for life, a…
Gunmen kill DRC journalist
Kinshasa - Gunmen shot dead a local community radio journalist in the volatile eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, media watchdog Journalists in Danger said on Wednesday.
Zim civil servants strike for 150% pay rise
Harare - Civil servants in Zimbabwe on Wednesday began an indefinite strike, demanding a pay hike of at least 150% and action against militants targeting teachers in rural…
Gaddafi defiant, continues to fight
Tripoli - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi issued a defiant audio message late on Wednesday saying he had his "back to the wall" but did not fear death, and…
Sziklaszilárd pártfegyelem Egyiptomban
Egyiptom, Kairó – Kizárták a Muzulmán Testvériség soraiból azt a magas rangú vezetőt, aki kijelentette, hogy függetlenként szeretne indulni az egyiptomi elnökválasztáson. A mozgalom korábban úgy döntött, hogy…
Csonka konzultáció Algériában
Algéria, Algír – Véget értek a reformegyeztetések Algériában. A megbeszéléseket több ellenzéki szervezet bojkottálta. Szerintük nem lesz semmilyen érdemi átalakítás Algériában.