Wade hits campaign trail in Senegal despite protests

Abdoulaye Wade has rallied voters in Senegal's city of Thies despite a storm of criticism over his third-term presidential bid.
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Omar al-Bashir tells Sudan refugees to go home

Sudan's president has told nearly two million people displaced by conflict in Dafur to leave the refugee camps and return to their villages.
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Egypt aid on a knife's edge over US activists' trial

US senators have warned Egypt that the risk of a rupture in ties is growing amid an escalating row over the trial of US pro-democracy activists.
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Kidnapped Chinese workers in South Sudan freed

A group of Chinese workers kidnapped in South Sudan 11 days ago by rebels have been freed and flown to Kenya.
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Algerian war still divides French after 50 years

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.
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Cairo battles to suppress violent clashes

Protesters and police have clashed outside Cairo's security headquarters in the wake of deadly football violence and calls for civil disobedience.
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Clashes over Egypt soccer violence continue

Protesters and police have fought pitched battles at security headquarters as deadly clashes raged into a fourth day after Egypt's deadly soccer riot.
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Egypt death toll mounts on third day of clashes

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.
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Libyan diplomat dies after torture

A Libyan diplomat who served as ambassador to France for Muammar Gaddafi died from torture within a day of being detained by a militia from Zintan.
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Uncertain future after 'senseless beauty' of revolt

Egyptians in limbo after revolt
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South Sudan’s poisoned inheritance

Its archenemy to the north remains hostile, but Africa’s newest state is not blameless either.
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Egypt's police fire tear gas at protesters

Clashes have erupted in Cairo between protesters and police as the government scrambles to contain mounting anger over post-football match violence.
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Security chief sacked after deadly Egyptian soccer riot

Incensed Egyptians have laid the blame for a deadly riot on the Port Said security chief after an explosion of soccer violence left 74 people dead.
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Scores killed, hundreds injured in Egypt soccer tragedy

A riot that erupted after a soccer match in the Egyptian city of Port Said has killed at least 74 people and left hundreds more injured.
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Algerian Islamist leader warns govt to keep polls above board

An Islamist opposition party leader says Algeria's government will ignite unrest if it tries to rig elections in May to keep its grip on power.
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One year after the uprising, Egyptians ask: Is this it?

Thousands have flocked to Tahrir Square to mark the first anniversary of the Egypt uprising, amid angry debate over whether another revolt is needed.
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Gaddafi diehards take back Bani Walid

Reports say at least four people have been killed in clashes between besieged NTC forces and well-organised pro-Muammar Gaddafi fighters.
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Egypt's winds of change remain to be seen

Some see Egypt's newly elected Parliament as the triumphant fruit of upheaval but others see it as a weapon designed to subdue ongoing revolution.
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Egypt's new Parliament holds its first session

The Parliament elected in Egypt's first legislative vote after Hosni Mubarak's ouster nearly a year ago has held its inaugural session.
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Libya says ICC agrees to home trial of Saif al-Islam

Libya says the International Criminal Court has accepted that Muammar Gaddafi's son will be tried by Libyans, a claim the ICC has denied.
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