ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Security forces loyal to Ivory Coast's Laurent Gbagbo launched an assault on Saturday to flush out fighters backing rival presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara from an…
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S. Sudan accuses north of plot to overthrow govt
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - South Sudan on Saturday accused Sudanese President Omar Hassan Al-Bashir of plotting to overthrow the south's government before the secession of the oil-producing region in…
Burundi sends 1,000 extra AU troops to Somalia
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Burundi has sent 1,000 more troops to the African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia taking its total there to 4,400, its army spokesman said on…
Junta hails “model” vote as Niger chooses leader
NIAMEY (Reuters) - Niger's junta said Saturday's election of a civilian leader could serve as a model for democracy across Africa, as voters turned out for a run-off…
S.Africa orders freeze on Gaddafi’s assets
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has ordered the Treasury to freeze assets linked to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and his associates, a government official said…
UN council to meet with Kenya about violence cases
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council will meet next week to discuss Kenya's request to postpone International Criminal Court cases related to Kenyan post-election violence, China's…
Nigeria seizes truck carrying bomb-making material
JOS, Nigeria (Reuters) - Security forces in the central Nigerian city of Jos seized a truck laden with bomb-making equipment on Friday, less than three months after explosions…
Militia fighters attack south Sudan oil town: army
JUBA, Sudan (Reuters) - Militia fighters attacked the capital of south Sudan's oil-producing Upper Nile state on Saturday, the southern army said, leaving an unknown number of casualties.
African Union names panel to help end Libya crisis
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The leaders of South Africa, Uganda, Mauritania, Congo and Mali will form a panel that will travel to Libya shortly to help end the…
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