A ban on mining in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo that was imposed six months ago has been lifted.
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Guinea junta army recruits in Kissidougou riot
A riot at a military training camp 600km (about 370 miles) south-east of Guinea's capital has killed at least three army recruits, eyewitnesses say.
A király beszéde Marokkóban
Marokkó, Rabat - Beszédet tartott VI. Mohamed király, aki bejelentette, hogy bizottság alakult az alkotmánymódosítás előkészítésére. Az ellenzék kedvezően fogadta az uralkodó beszédét, de máris jelezte, hogy több…
Véres konvoj Szudánban
Szudán, Kartúm – Megtámadták a szudáni hadsereg egyik konvoját a darfuri lázadók. Az összecsapásnak több halálos áldozata volt
Kampány egyiptomi módra
Egyiptom, Kairó – Az egyiptomi ellenzék egyik vezéralakja, Mohammed el-Baradei bejelentette, hogy indulni fog az elnökválasztáson.
Angola arrests 15 before protest
Luanda - Opponents of Angola's long-serving President Jose Eduardo dos Santos vowed to push through with a planned protest on Monday despite some 15 arrests, including those of…
Berlusconi ‘sent escorts to Gaddafi opponent as favour to Libya leader
Silvio Berlusconi helped Col Muammar Gaddafi to gain the leadership of the African Union in 2009 with the help of two escort women.
Robert Mugabe’s health ‘hurting Zimbabwe’
Robert Mugabe's health is failing and causing the country to suffer because important decisions cannot be taken without the Zimbabwean dictator, according to sources in the coalition government.
Morocco phosphate exports increase by 18.8%
Moroccan exports of phosphate increased last January by 18.8% to 2.94 billion dirhams (1 euro = 11 dirhams) as against 2.48 billion dirhams earned over the same period…
Orange Tunisia majority shareholder might be nationalized
Orange Tunisia may gain a new majority shareholder, following rumors that the incoming government is considering nationalizing the 51% held by Investec, owned by Marwan Mabrouk, the son-in-law…