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Sudan swears in civilian-majority ruling council
The body replaces the TMC that took charge after months of deadly street protests brought down longtime ruler Omar al-Bashir
Syria’s Assad makes rare appearance amid Eid protests
Bashar al-Assad has made a rare public appearance for the end of Ramadan but activists say his forces are pressing on with a blitz of rebel areas.
Same teams, new tricks as piracy season kicks-off
As monsoon winds ease and the sea settles, a new season of piracy begins off Somalia, with hijackers marauding ever further afield.
Biden in push to stabilise volatile East Africa
US Vice-President Joe Biden was on Wednesday to focus on troubled Somalia after discussing the fate of the volatile region with Kenyan leaders.
Kenya’s rainmakers called to combat climate change
Kenya’s rainmakers — with meteorological equipment consisting of trees and herbs — are being enlisted to mitigate the effects of climate change.
Kenya police deploy to block rally
Huge numbers of Kenyan police deployed on Friday to block an opposition rally in Nairobi as Washington sent its top Africa diplomat to help resolve a post-election crisis that…
UN on climate: It’s now or never to save the planet
Humanity is changing Earth’s climate so fast and devouring resources so voraciously that it is poised to bequeath a ravaged planet to future generations, the United Nations…
Mideast torn over Saddam verdict
Saddam Hussein’s death sentence on Sunday drew an outpouring of vengeful glee among the ousted Iraqi despot’s former foes in the Middle East and muted discontent from Sunni…
Mubarak: A survivor now under pressure to reform
Veteran Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who faces his first contested election on Wednesday after a quarter of a century in power, is a longtime Western ally who crushed…
Sea of Shi’ites forces open Najaf shrine
The gates of Najaf’s Imam Ali Shrine were forced open on Thursday by a sea of weeping and chanting Shi’ite Muslims, ending a siege of the shrine that had lasted for days and…