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South African court allows review of graft charges against Zuma
Mar 20, 2012, 13:09 GMT
Johannesburg - South Africa's main opposition party was handed a legal victory on Tuesday which could let it challenge the decision by prosecutors in 2009 to drop corruption charges against President Jacob Zuma. ... more
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Several dead in car bombing in northern Nigeria
Apr 8, 2012, 11:32 GMT
Abuja - Several people were killed when a car bomb exploded in the volatile northern Nigerian city of Kaduna on Sunday, police in the West African nation said. ... more
Mogadishu blast kills seven, including sports chiefs
Apr 4, 2012, 12:56 GMT
Mogadishu - Seven people died in a suicide bombing in Mogadishu Wednesday, including the head of the Somali football federation and the national Olympic Committee's president, according to witnesses. ... more
Seven dead in Mogadishu suicide bomb attack
Apr 4, 2012, 11:44 GMT
Mogadishu - A suicide bomber claimed seven lives on Wednesday, including the head of a Somali sports federation, at a gathering in Mogadishu, according to witnesses. ... more
ANC suspends Youth League leader with immediate effect
Apr 4, 2012, 10:38 GMT
Johannesburg - South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) party announced on Wednesday that it suspended with immediate effect Julius Malema, the leader of its Youth League, over recalcitrant behaviour. ... more
Police arrest Uganda's opposition leader and others at protest march
Mar 31, 2012, 15:23 GMT
Kampala - Police in Uganda on Saturday arrested the country's opposition leader, Kizza Besigye, and others taking part in a march in the capital Kampala. ... more
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- Italy and Britain smooth over rift over botched Nigerian raid
- Britain welcomes release of hostage by Somali pirates
- Ugandan opposition leader arrested after police officer's death
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What good is a Twitter campaign against a war criminal?
Mar 10, 2012, 6:34 GMT
Johannesburg - Joseph Kony, the elusive leader of the brutal Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), is suddenly famous far beyond the borders of his native Uganda and its neighbouring states in central Africa. ... more
A borderless Africa: Continental free trade zone eyed
Jan 29, 2012, 22:58 GMT
Addis Ababa/Cape Town - The dream of an African-wide free trade zone is decades old. But, even though such a future is part of the focus of Sunday's African Union (AU) summit in Addis Ababa, hurdles remain. ... more
