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Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 07:54
Fighting this week between supporters of the Central African Republic's ex-president and the man who ousted him has killed almost 100 people, officials said Wednesday as an aid group warned of "atrocities" against civilians.
Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 07:55
U.N. inspectors have collected a "wealth" of evidence on the use of nerve agents that points to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad using chemical weapons against his own people, according to a senior Western official.
Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 07:55
At least 25,000 Burundian refugees living in Tanzania have been forcibly repatriated over the past month, a UN official said Thursday, describing a "dramatic" humanitarian situation.
Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 07:56
Nigeria's government says the president has fired nine ministers in the biggest shake-up of the Cabinet during his more than two-year presidency.
Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 07:57
He was charged with "harming national security by providing militants with locations of security forces in Sinai," Reuters reported.
Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 07:59
Malian soldiers clashed Wednesday with Tuareg rebels near the Mauritanian border, the first fighting to erupt since the two sides signed a peace accord in June. A Malian Captain warned the clash could endanger the truce.
Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 07:59
"The new military operation launched by the Algerian army is the largest of its kind in more than 10 years," retired officer Tahar Ben Thamer said.
Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 08:00
A hat tip to John Kelle for bringing to my attention an interesting and useful interpretive infographic, “Scoring Africa.” Using a matrix, each country is scored on health, stability, economy, infrastructure, education, biodiversity, rights, and size. Each of these categories is in turn broken down into four sub-categories. Under “health,” for example, the sub-categories are HIV/AIDS, medical persons, life expectancy, and under five mortality.
Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 08:01
The shipments began streaming into the country over the past two weeks, along with separate deliveries by the State Department of vehicles and other gear.
Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 08:03
A strike would increase violence and unleash a new wave of terrorism.