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The Ethiopian government and a rebel group have both claimed victory after weekend clashes in the east of the country.
2009-07-06 18:12
A man who stabbed a pregnant Egyptian woman to death in Germany should be punished to the utmost extent of the law says Egypt's top cleric.
2009-07-06 15:50
Prosecutors at a UN-backed court for Sierra Leone say the trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor could be prolonged if his lawyers call all their witnesses.
2009-07-06 13:27
Thousands of Comorans have gathered in the capital Moroni to pay tribute to the 152 people who perished in a Yemenia airlines plane crash off the island's coast.
2009-07-06 10:46
The Irish government says senior officials have arrived in Sudan to seek to negotiate the release of an Irish aid worker and a Ugandan colleague kidnapped in Darfur.
2009-07-06 11:40
Ugandans are set to go hungry as effects of global warming impact on the country.
2009-07-06 09:50
About 100 US activists have arrived in Egypt on their way to Gaza, hoping to deliver medical aid, trucks and support lifting a 2-year old Israeli-Egyptian blockade of the territory.
2009-07-05 21:02
Botswana has distanced itself from a decision by African leaders to ignore the ICC order to extradite Sudan's President Omar Al Bashir.
2009-07-05 19:19
Irish diplomats and negotiators have flown to Khartoum to help in efforts to free two female aid workers kidnapped in Sudan's Darfur region.
2009-07-05 17:31
Zimbabwe's government will withdraw soldiers from poorly secured diamond fields in the eastern part of the country following criticism over rights abuses.
2009-07-05 10:40
Niger, a deeply impoverished and arid West African country, last year posted an impressive overall GDP growth rate of 9.5%, up from 3.3% the previous year.