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Monday, September 16, 2013 - 08:26
Youths affiliated to Mali's main Tuareg separatist group on Sunday tried to prevent a plane carrying three ministers from landing in their northern bastion of Kidal and later pelted their convoy with rocks, officials and witnesses said.
Monday, September 16, 2013 - 09:25
The EU hosts a "milestone" international conference on Somalia on Monday aimed at underpinning economic and political recovery after two decades of bloody civil war.
Monday, September 16, 2013 - 09:27
Rwandans were voting Monday in parliamentary polls seen as a shoo-in for President Paul Kagame's Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), the party that has held sway over the central African state since ending the genocide 20 years ago.
Monday, September 16, 2013 - 09:31
Telsach Gad, a teacher in South Sudan, had high hopes for a better life when his country became independent in 2011 after decades of civil war with Khartoum. Two years later, he has lost all illusions.
Monday, September 16, 2013 - 09:33
The International Police (Interpol) has hailed the just concluded Operation Usalaama, jointly carried out by police in the Eastern and Southern Africa, saying it heralds the possibility of greater police cooperation on the continent.
Monday, September 16, 2013 - 09:34
Southern African nations on Saturday expressed concern at the growing number of Rwandan troops on the border of the Democratic Republic of Congo and said it hoped an invasion was not imminent.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 05:54
Spokesman for the Egyptian Armed Forces, Ahmed Ali, says there will be more military operations against “terrorist” strongholds in Sinai, adding there is no timeframe for army action in the Peninsula.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 05:59
According to the document, Tunisian public security, intelligence, and counter-terrorism administrations were informed of the potential threat “in order to take the necessary procedures."
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 06:00
Yemen's defense minister says his country has received two U.S. reconnaissance airplanes, its first delivery of the aircraft as part of an aid package to help fight terrorism.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 06:02
Tensions among various political, tribal and armed groups have also escalated into confrontations in various parts of the country resulting in several deaths.