Sub-Saharan Africa

Gabon: Court Confirms Bongo As President
October 13, 2009 1354 GMT
Gabon's Constitutional Court, rejecting opposition challenges to the results of the August... [more]
South Africa: Police Disperse Protesters In Mpumalanga
October 13, 2009 1335 GMT
South African police in Mpumalanga province's town of Standerton on Oct. 13, attempting to break... [more]
Nigeria: Violence May Resume By Year's End
October 12, 2009 2153 GMT
Militant violence may start in December, but more likely during the second week of January 2010,... [more]
Kenya: FM Warns Kenyans Not To Join Fight In Somalia
October 12, 2009 1615 GMT
Kenyan Foreign Minister Moses Wetangula said Oct. 12 that any Kenyan citizen who "masquerades as... [more]
Kenya: U.S. Citizen Detained
October 12, 2009 1512 GMT
A U.S. citizen, claiming to be a Muslim with no connections to Islamist militants, was detained... [more]
Guinea: Strike Shuts Down Conakry
October 12, 2009 1359 GMT
A two-day strike by a number of unions brought Guinea's capital of Conakry to a standstill on... [more]
Somalia: Minister Aided Al Shabaab Suicide Attack
October 9, 2009 1936 GMT
Sheik Yusuf Mohamed Siad, state minister for defense in Somalia, collaborated with al Shabaab to... [more]
Uganda: U.S. AFRICOM, EAC To Hold Joint Training Exercises
October 8, 2009 1634 GMT
The U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) and the East African Community (EAC) defense forces are... [more]
Somalia: Hizbul Islam, Al Shabaab Militants Clash
October 8, 2009 1533 GMT
Fighters of Somali militant groups Hizbul Islam and al Shabaab clashed outside Kismayo on Oct. 8,... [more]
Madagascar: Ravalomanana Threatens Power-Share Deal
October 8, 2009 0923 GMT
Ousted leader Marc Ravalomanana refused to endorse his rival as president, causing a government... [more]
Nigeria: MEND To Resume Oil Attacks
October 7, 2009 1941 GMT
Nigeria's main militant group, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), said... [more]
Sudan: 23 Dead From Suspected Ebola
October 7, 2009 1859 GMT
The deaths of 20 southern Sudan soldiers and three soldiers' wives are suspected to be the result... [more]
Somalia: Al Shabaab, Hizbul Islam Agree To Truce
October 7, 2009 1843 GMT
Somalia's two main rebel groups, al Shabaab and Hizbul Islam, have agreed to a truce, ending days... [more]
Uganda: Military To Free Somali Defense Minister
October 7, 2009 0713 GMT
Uganda's military spokesman said security forces questioned Somalia's defense minister and plan... [more]
Uganda: Somali Minister Detained, Not Kidnapped
October 6, 2009 2152 GMT
Uganda's military spokesman said Ugandan security forces detained Somali State Minister for... [more]
Madagascar: Parties Agree On Top Posts, Rajoelina President
October 6, 2009 2144 GMT
Madagascar's competing political parties agreed on the top three posts in an interim government... [more]
Uganda: Gunmen Kidnap Somali Minister In Kampala
October 6, 2009 2054 GMT
Gunmen on Oct. 6 kidnapped Somali State Minister for Defense Sheik Yusuf Mohamed Siad, a former... [more]
Somalia: Hizbul Islam Leader Calls For Cease-Fire With Al Shabaab Fighters
October 6, 2009 1501 GMT
Hizbul Islam leader Sheikh Hassan Dahir Awey on Oct. 6 called on al Shabaab insurgents to agree... [more]
Madagascar: Police Use Tear Gas On Protesters
October 6, 2009 1042 GMT
Police used tear gas to disperse protesters outside a meeting of mediators who are working to... [more]
Nigeria: Yaradua Approves $2 Billion Stimulus Package
October 5, 2009 1413 GMT
Nigerian President Umaru Yaradua approved a $2 billion economic stimulus package from the... [more]
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