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Somali PM wants 'Marshall Plan'

2012-02-13 22:35

Somali Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali is hoping an upcoming conference in London on the war-torn country will produce a "Marshall Plan" to end two decades of chaos.

Lights out threatens in Zimbabwe

2012-02-13 22:35

Zimbabwe's energy minister has warned the country risks losing electricity imports from its major supplier if it fails to pay a $90m debt to Mozambique's Hydro Cahora Bassa dam.

Senegal's 'Fed up' to occupy square

2012-02-13 22:35

Senegal's rapper-led youth movement "Fed Up" says it has called for a permanent sit-in at Obelisk Square in Dakar against President Abdoulaye Wade's highly disputed third term candidacy.

Shabaab celebrate al-Qaeda alliance

2012-02-13 20:45

Gun-toting Shabaab insurgents have staged rallies across Somalia to celebrate their group's recognition by Osama bin Laden's successor as a member of the Islamist al-Qaeda network.

Mali confirms 'summary executions'

2012-02-13 18:07

The Malia army has confirmed the summary execution of soldiers and civilians during a Tuareg offensive in the north-eastern town of Aguelhok.

Somalia wants arms embargo lifted

2012-02-13 15:03

Somalia’s government has called for the lifting of an arms embargo to help it resist an al-Qaeda-backed Islamist insurgency.

MERGER: Armed members of the militant group al-Shabaab attend a rally on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia, in support of their merger with al-Qaeda. (AP photo)

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Nigeria army kills 12 suspected Islamists

2012-02-13 22:35

Nigeria's army has killed 12 suspected Boko Haram fighters during a raid in the northeastern city of Maiduguri, the group's base, a military spokesperson says.

Storm rips through Lagos

2012-02-13 19:30

At least one person has died after a sudden storm tore through Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos.

More typhoid deaths in Zimbabwe

2012-02-13 17:04

The Health Ministry in Zimbabwe says it has recorded two suspected typhoid deaths, as an outbreak of the disease appeared to worsen.

US 'tried to hijack Egypt's uprising'

2012-02-13 14:10

An Egyptian widely seen as the driving force behind trials of foreign pro-democracy activists, including Americans, has told prosecutors that the US tried to hijack the country’s uprising, a report says.

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Sudan, S Sudan sign returnees deal

2012-02-13 08:55

Sudan and breakaway South Sudan have agreed to co-operate in the transfer of more than 300 000 people to the South, a report says.

Tunisia sees Yemen-style exit for Assad

2012-02-13 07:44

Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki says he hopes the bloodshed in Syria could be stooped under a similar scenario to the one which saw Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh relinquish power.

SADC backs Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma again

2012-02-12 21:46

Southern African countries have vowed to lobby hard for South Africa's Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma who was again backed as the region's candidate for African Union chief after a recent polls deadlock.

Three killed in Libya tribal clashes

2012-02-13 12:58

At least three people have been killed in clashes between rival tribes over control of territory in the far southeast of Libya, a security official says.

Egypt fans, cops to blame for stadium deaths

2012-02-13 08:55

An Egyptian parliamentary inquiry into the deaths of 74 people in a soccer stadium disaster has found both fans and lax security to blame for the worst incident of its kind in the country’s history.

Zambia celebrates as team wins AFCON

2012-02-13 07:44

Zambians poured out of their houses, clubs and bars to celebrate in the streets after watching their team beat Ivory Coast 8-7 on penalties in the African Cup finals.

AU forces to advance on Shabaab

2012-02-12 21:46

African Union forces in Somalia are planning to attack a stronghold town of al-Qaeda-linked Shabaab rebels to the west of the war-torn country's capital.

Mali refugees causing regional strain

2012-02-12 20:15

Days ago, Bahi Ag Mohamed was living comfortably as a trader in Mali's capital. Now he is hungry and living in a small room with eight others in a remote border town of Mauritania.

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