Algéria, Algír – Lerombolt, letarolt otthonok miatt tüntettek a kilátástalan helyzetben lévő fiatalok Algériában, ahol az éve elején kezdődtek tiltakozó megmozdulások. A hatóságok ezúttal is közbeléptek.
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Six Zimbabwe provinces ‘need food aid’
HARARE (AFP) – Six of Zimbabwe's 10 provinces face severe food shortages, and the government has ordered the country's grain marketing board (GMB) to send grain to the…
Swaziland unions to protest over pay cuts
MBABANE (AFP) – Swaziland public servants are set to demonstrate Friday against pay cuts in a show of growing discontent with King Mswati III's rule, union leaders said.
Commodore: Nigerian military fighter jet crashes in country’s north, killing pilot
KANO, Nigeria — A Nigerian Air Force fighter jet crashed Tuesday while taking off from a flight school near the northern city of Kano, killing the pilot, officials…
Daryl Peense tried for ‘spilling drink’ on Jacob Zuma
A South African man has gone on trial for assault after allegedly pouring his drink on President Jacob Zuma.
Sudan militia kill five in flashpoint Abyei
KHARTOUM, March 22 (Reuters) - Sudanese Arab militia attacked a village in Abyei killing five people, adding to north-south tensions in the disputed oil-producing area, the top official…
Gunfire heard in Burkina Faso capital
Ouagadougou - Sustained gunfire was heard in the Burkina Faso capital overnight, a Reuters witness said on Wednesday, and there was no immediate explanation from the government of…
I.Coast’s Gbagbo readying rockets, helicopter
ABIDJAN, March 22 (Reuters) - The U.N. peacekeeping mission to Ivory Coast said Laurent Gbagbo's forces were readying an attack helicopter and multiple rocket launchers on Tuesday and…
Libya: allies to target army brigade run by Gaddafi son
British, American and other coalition aircraft are planning to target a Libyan army brigade commanded by Khamis Gaddafi, Col Gaddafi's youngest son.
Lezuhant egy nigériai vadászgép
Nigéria, Kano – Nem sikerült felszállnia a nigériai légierő egyik gépének a kanoi katonai pilótaiskolából. A repülőgép pilótája meghalt a balesetben.