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Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 06:20
DON’T LOOK now, but the most recent Muslim country to experience a Western military intervention is confounding the pessimists — including a few in the Obama administration. Over the weekend, the north African state of Mali lifted a state of emergency so that three dozen candidates could begin campaigning in a presidential election scheduled for later this month. This came just six months after France deployed troops to prevent the takeover of the country by Islamic militants linked to al-Qaeda. Since then, the extremists have been routed and dispersed, a peace accord reached with a separatist movement and a U.N. peacekeeping force launched.
Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 06:22
South Sudan is guilty of widespread human rights abuses and awash with corruption, campaigners warned on the second anniversary of the country's independence Tuesday.
Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 06:33
Elite Sudanese troops have been deployed in Sudan's second-largest city after days of violence among members of the security forces, as residents begin the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in fear of new clashes
Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 06:37
Guinea's long-delayed legislative election aimed at completing the mineral-rich West African nation's transition to democracy will be held on September 24, its electoral commission said on Tuesday.
Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 06:42
Today is the final deadline for voter registration in Zimbabwe’s watershed elections on July 31.
What is being billed as Zimbabwe’s first “free and fair” elections for president takes place amid concerns by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, who is squaring off against President Robert Mugabe, that Mr. Mugabe will rig the elections in his favor.
Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 06:44
A new report finds corruption by public officials remains a major problem in countries across Africa - with one notable exception.
Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 06:50
A car has exploded inside the main market in the Somali capital after a hand grenade was thrown into the vehicle, police have told the BBC.
Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 06:51
A U.S. federal court has found three Somali men guilty of hijacking a boat and killing four Americans in 2011 off the coast of Somalia.
Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 07:26
WHEN French troops planted their tan boots in the sands of Mali earlier this year, they faced not one but three problems in the west African nation. With the help of arms looted from Libyan depots, an alliance of Tuareg separatists had taken control of the north of the country.
Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 13:15
The council found that Ismailov’s rights were indeed violated: among the violations was the fact that he was not informed of the reason for his arrest, nor the charges against him, at the time he was taken into custody.