Sub-Saharan Africa

Madagascar: New PM Chosen If Aid Unblocked - Leader
October 5, 2009 0845 GMT
Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina said he will adhere to the terms of a power-sharing deal... [more]
Somalia: Government Needs Help To Defeat Rebels
October 4, 2009 1602 GMT
Somalia's government will not be able to defeat hard-line al Shabaab militants without... [more]
Nigeria: Tompolo Accepts Amnesty Deal
October 4, 2009 1532 GMT
Government Tompolo, a Niger Delta militant leader, accepted an amnesty deal from the Nigerian... [more]
Nigeria: Militants Lay Down Arms
October 3, 2009 1655 GMT
Niger Delta militant commanders Ateke Tom and Farah Dagogo led hundreds of their fighters from... [more]
Guinea: Groups Ask AU, Ecowas For Troops To Restore Order
October 2, 2009 2130 GMT
Les Forces Vives de la Nation, a coalition of trade unions, civil society groups and opposition... [more]
South Africa: Government Restructures Intelligence Agencies
October 2, 2009 1802 GMT
South Africa's civilian intelligence agencies have been reorganized into a single department to... [more]
Senegal: FM Steps Down
October 2, 2009 1717 GMT
Senegal's foreign minister, Cheikh Tidiane Gadio, resigned Oct. 2 amid a government reshuffle,... [more]
South Africa: Shaik Appointed Secret Services Chief
October 2, 2009 1700 GMT
South African Intelligence Minister Siyabonga Cwele said Oct. 2 that Mo Shaik, a former... [more]
Ethiopia: No Rebel Activity In Ogaden - Minister
October 1, 2009 1537 GMT
Ethiopia said Oct. 1 that a rebel group that recently threatened oil and gas facilities in the... [more]
Somalia: Al Shabaab Militants Capture Kismayo
October 1, 2009 1532 GMT
Militants from the hard-line Islamist group al Shabaab have captured Kismayo, Somalia, after... [more]
Guinea: Opposition Rejects Call For Unity Government
October 1, 2009 1326 GMT
Guinea's opposition leaders Oct. 1 rejected the ruling National Council for Democracy and... [more]
Nigeria: Militant Leader To Meet With President
October 1, 2009 1213 GMT
Nigerian militant leader Ateke Tom has traveled to the country's capital of Abuja to meet with... [more]
Somalia: Rebel Groups Clash In Kismayo
October 1, 2009 0611 GMT
Fighting broke out between rival Islamist rebel groups vying for control of the southern Somali... [more]
Somalia: Militants Disagree Over Administration Of Southern Town
September 30, 2009 2013 GMT
A spokesman for the Shura council of Hezbal Islam told a press conference on Sept. 30 that if... [more]
Guinea: Junta Calls For National Unity Government
September 30, 2009 1957 GMT
Guinea's ruling military junta, the National Council for Democracy and Development, called on... [more]
DRC: U.N. Helicopters Kill 7 Rebels
September 30, 2009 1930 GMT
United Nations helicopters killed seven rebels when rebels attempted to seize an army camp in the... [more]
France: Military Bases To Stay In Gabon, Senegal - DM
September 30, 2009 1517 GMT
French Defence Minister Herve Morin said Sept. 30 that France plans to maintain permanent... [more]
Somalia: Factions To Battle Over Port
September 30, 2009 1304 GMT
A coalition between Somalia's al Shabaab rebels and Hizbul Islam fighters that ran the southern... [more]
Guinea: Military Leader Bans Demonstrations
September 30, 2009 1042 GMT
Guinea's military leader banned all gatherings and demonstrations until further notice and called... [more]
Nigeria: MEND Warns China Against Investment In Delta
September 29, 2009 1845 GMT
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) warned Chinese oil companies against... [more]
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