At least 55 people died Sept. 7-8 in clashes between gunmen loyal to former President Francois Bozize and the ex-rebels who removed him from power, according to the government and a regional peacekeeper, Reuters reported Sept. 9.
Islamist militant group Boko Haram clashed with civilian vigilantes Sept. 8 in the northeast Nigerian state of Borno, leaving 18 people dead, including 13 civilians, Reuters reported Sept. 9.
Roughly 73,000 South African fuel station and garage employees will go on strike for higher wages and better working conditions, the employees' union said Sept. 8, AFP reported.
A car bomb and a suspected suicide bomber struck a popular restaurant in Mogadishu on Sept. 7, killing at least 15 people, police said, Reuters reported.
Sudan will continue to allow South Sudan to export oil through its northern pipelines and Port Sudan, Sudanese President Omar al Bashir said Sept. 3, Reuters reported.
