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Niger museum is eclectic national ‘mirror’
It has displays covering art, history, dinosaurs, nuclear energy, craftwork and music as well as live animals, for it is also a zoo
CAR intervention vital, Hollande tells French troops
After two of its soldiers were killed in the Central African Republic, France’s president has told troops their intervention is necessary.
French troops deployed in CAR following deadly violence
France’s president says reinforcements to a UN-mandated force would reach 1 600 troops following sectarian violence in Central African Republic.
Human skeletons found beneath Bozizé’s CAR home
Looters of deposed Central African Republic president François Bozizé’s home have come across two human skeletons beneath the garage floor.
Seleka rebel convoy receives mixed reactions in CAR
Some people in the Central African Republic have applauded a cavalcade of Seleka rebels while others remain distrustful after looting by both sides.
Tall task to get CAR back in business
Since the coup, Central African Republic’s new government has optimistically promised that business will resume soon. But experts are doubtful.
CAR strongman commits to handing over power in three years
Michel Djotodia has vowed to hand over power at the end of the three-year transition and not contest the Central African Republic’s 2016 elections.
Looters rampage in CAR as strongman set to unveil government
Central African Republic strongman Michel Djotodia is preparing to unveil a new government after announcing he would rule by decree.
Jeers for Sarkozy at Gabon president’s funeral
Onlookers jeered French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday at the state funeral for Gabon’s President Omar Bongo Ondimba.
Chadian army claims ‘decisive’ win over rebels
Chadian troops have routed rebel forces advancing from the country’s east to the capital, the army chief said on Wednesday.
‘It’s dangerous to play tennis’ in Iraq
Multimillionaires Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal may be upset over ATP reforms, but their problems are nothing compared with those encountered by tennis players in Iraq. Even…
Saddam’s grand palaces live on
Saddam Hussein is dead, but memories of the grandiose excesses of his 24-year reign live on in his resplendent palaces still used by the United States forces that deposed him in…
Baghdad’s weapons traders making a killing
Sporting a beige jacket, starched pink shirt and polished shoes, Haider looks like any other young businessman about town, not a sly gunrunner who wheels and deals in Iraq’s…
Anger over Egypt ferry tragedy sparks violence
A mob of Egyptians ransacked on Monday the offices of the owners of a ferry that sank in the Red Sea as anger over the fate of relatives missing after one of the worst maritime…
Football legend says money is the root of evil
Cameroon football legend Roger Milla claimed that African football would be a lot healthier if there was more transparency over the finances and if administrators were held to…