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Cairo battles to suppress violent clashes

0 comment(s) | Protesters and police have clashed outside Cairo's security headquarters in the wake of deadly football violence and calls for civil disobedience.

Over 1 500 Malians flee Tuareg conflict

0 comment(s) | Officials from Burkina Faso have confirmed that more than 1 500 people have fled a Tuareg rebellion and reprisal attacks in Mali.

Doubts raised about Mujuru's cause of death

0 comment(s) | Suspicion that General Solomon Mujuru was murdered by political rivals had been raised after testimony before an inquest into his death ended.

Algerian war still divides French after 50 years

0 comment(s) | After 50 years, France remains divided over the Algerian war, a conflict which ended 132 years of colonial rule and almost tore French society apart.

Opposition unites against third term for Wade

0 comment(s) | Opposition candidates in Senegal's upcoming election pledged a new round of protests aimed at stopping President Abdoulaye Wade from running.

Clashes over Egypt soccer violence continue

0 comment(s) | Protesters and police have fought pitched battles at security headquarters as deadly clashes raged into a fourth day after Egypt's deadly soccer riot.

Militants claim attack on Nigeria oil pipeline

1 comment(s) | Nigeria's Movement for the Emancipaton of the Niger Delta has claimed responsibility for the attack on an oil pipeline owned by Italian firm Eni.

Somali famine declared over, but UN urges caution

2 comment(s) | The UN says that Somalia's famine is over, but warned that continued assistance is needed to stop the region from slipping back.

Egypt death toll mounts on third day of clashes

0 comment(s) | Police fired tear gas and birdshot at protesters, as anger at Egypt's ruling military boiled over after 74 people died in football-related violence.
Ordeal continues
Ordeal continues An elderly woman recovers from illness on a mat inside a tent at a humanitarian aid camp in the Somali capital Mogadishu. The UN says Somalia's famine is now over, formally downgrading it to a humanitarian emergency. But the world body's Food and Agricultural Organisation has warned that continued assistance is needed to stop the region from slipping back. (Reuters) Read more

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Muammar Gaddafi's occupation of Tawergha and using it as a base to besiege and shell Misrata in last year's civil war has left the town isolated.

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