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Kenya's buses to go cashless to beat bribes
May 27, 2014 (AFP)
Bus operators in Kenya on Tuesday unveiled plans for a cashless fare system aimed at protecting passengers from theft and police extortion which they say siphon...
Northern Mali rebels agree to ceasefire: diplomat
May 23, 2014 (AFP)
Armed rebels who humiliated Mali's army in a deadly offensive across the northern desert agreed to a ceasefire on Friday after talks with African Union chairman...
UN Council seeks tighter Somali control of weapons
May 22, 2014 (AFP)
The UN Security Council on Thursday urged Somalia to do a better job keeping track of its arsenal of weapons, which in the past have fallen into the hands of Is...
US troops deploy to Chad in hunt for Nigerian girls
May 21, 2014 (AFP)
The United States has deployed a drone and 80 troops to Chad to help with regional efforts to rescue more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped in neighboring Nigeria,...
New airstrikes target Somalia's Shebab
May 20, 2014 (AFP)
The African Union force battling Somalia's Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab rebels said Tuesday it had conducted new air strikes against a rebel base in the south of the ...
France defers troop pull-out after Mali clashes
May 20, 2014 (AFP)
France has delayed plans to pull troops out of its former colony Mali after a fresh bout of clashes in a key town. France said earlier this month it was ending ...
S.Africa elephant park accused of 'horrific' cruelty
May 20, 2014 (AFP)
A South African animal rights group on Tuesday accused an elephant park of cruelty after "horrific" video footage emerged of abusive training methods used on ba...
Norway pledges South Sudan aid ahead of donor conference
May 19, 2014 (AFP)
Norway announced a $63 million aid package to South Sudan on Monday, the eve of an Oslo conference to raise money for desperately needed humanitarian assistance...
Boko Haram in fresh attack as region meets on strategy
May 17, 2014 (AFP)
Boko Haram gunmen killed a Chinese worker and kidnapped 10 others overnight in Cameroon, piling more pressure on leaders meeting in Paris on Saturday to thrash ...
Nigeria and neighbours 'declare war' on Boko Haram over abducted girls
May 17, 2014 (AFP)
Nigeria and its neighbours on Saturday vowed to work together to combat Boko Haram in what Cameroon President Paul Biya described as a declaration of war on the...
Nigerian military a tricky partner for West on hostage search
May 16, 2014 (AFP)
Culture clashes and concerns over sovereignty will undermine efforts by foreign experts to help Nigeria's military find the schoolgirls held hostage by Boko Har...
Meni Mbugha brings pygmy style to city life in DR Congo
May 15, 2014 (AFP)
Busy in a dim Kinshasa studio, Meni Mbugha chooses natural pigments in black and red to decorate clothes printed by silkscreen to bring the artwork of the pygmy...
Two Malian soldiers killed, 40 injured in crash
May 15, 2014 (AFP)
Two Malian soldiers were killed and more than 40 injured on Thursday when their military transporter crashed, the army said. The accident in the capital Bamako ...
Troops needed to shore up shaky South Sudan peace: US
May 14, 2014 (AFP)
The United States called Wednesday for an immediate deployment of African troops to safeguard a fragile peace deal reached last week by warring sides in Sudan. ...
US general in Nigeria to aid search for schoolgirls
May 13, 2014 (AFP)
The commander of US forces in Africa held talks Tuesday in Nigeria as Washington sought to help the government in Abuja trace more than 200 schoolgirls kidnappe...
No US troops to aid search for Nigeria schoolgirls: Hagel
May 11, 2014 (AFP)
The United States has no plans to send troops to Nigeria to help recover hundreds of schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram, US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said ...
Angola calls for rebalancing of ties during Chinese premier's visit
May 09, 2014 (AFP)
The president of oil-rich Angola called for broader economic ties with Beijing on Friday as Chinese Premier Li Keqiang embarked on a two-day visit. President Jo...
France to deploy 3,000 soldiers in Sahel
May 08, 2014 (AFP)
France said Thursday it will deploy 3,000 soldiers to combat Islamist violence in the vast and largely lawless Sahel region of Africa. "Our role is to pursue co...
Hotspots of climate change impacts in Africa
May 08, 2014 (SPX)
Overlapping impacts of climate change such as drought or flooding, declining crop yields or ecosystem damages create hotspots of risk in specific parts of Afric...
China's Li vows closer ties with African powerhouse Nigeria
May 07, 2014 (AFP)
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang vowed on Wednesday to boost trade and investment with Nigeria, Africa's biggest economy and leading oil producer, as he met embattled...
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