Reuters (UK)
Tuesday, December 3, 2013 - 11:05
The Democratic Republic of Congo's president, Joseph Kabila, flew into Uganda on Monday for talks aimed at reviving a peace deal between his government and rebel fighters, according to a Ugandan official.
Tuesday, December 3, 2013 - 10:54
U.S.-backed African Union troops have killed a senior commander in the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), a Ugandan army spokesman said on Tuesday, part of efforts to track down the guerrilla group and send its leader to the Hague.
Tuesday, December 3, 2013 - 09:01
A prominent Egyptian blogger said on Tuesday he had been arrested, the latest political activist to be detained in a widening crackdown on dissent by the army-backed government.
Tuesday, December 3, 2013 - 08:09
That arrest, and the accusation of cross-border shooting from Iran - not the first such incident - show the deep mistrust between the two oil-rich countries which share a religion but have sharply different political systems.
Monday, December 2, 2013 - 09:52
A Malian man wanted by the United States for killing a U.S. diplomat in Niger in 2000 and convicted for a deadly attack on Saudi tourists there in 2009, has been arrested by French forces in northern Mali, Niger said on Thursday.
Monday, December 2, 2013 - 08:34
With one notable exception, wealthy Gulf Arab states are encouraging investment in Egypt to help shore up its army-backed government: the absentee is Qatar, rattled by the collapse of Islamist power in the biggest Arab country.
Monday, December 2, 2013 - 08:21
Palestinian fishermen say they cannot meet demand in Gaza due to Israel's naval blockade on the territory and limit of six nautical miles in which they can take out their boats off shore.
Monday, December 2, 2013 - 08:20
The military budget is to be discussed by a national defence council made up of top state officials including the president, the prime minister and the minister of defence.
Monday, December 2, 2013 - 07:40
It empowers the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces to approve the choice for a defense minister who would serve for eight years from when the constitution becomes law.
Monday, December 2, 2013 - 07:30
The prime minister appears to be counting on rising popular anger against the militias since clashes in Tripoli killed more than 40 people this month and forced several powerful militia groups to withdraw from the capital.