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Mauritanians protest violence, rape

Hundreds of protesters gathered in Mauritania to denounce violence against women and demand tighter security amid a spike in assaults and rape cases.

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Burkina opposition vows senate fight

Opposition parties walked out of a meeting in parliament this week in protest over the creation of a Senate.

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ANC welcomes new Zim constitution

The ANC congratulated Zimbabwe and its President Robert Mugabe on signing into law its new Constitution.

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The President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (AP Photo/Steve Parsons, Pool)

Arms no use in port dispute: Somalia
May 20 2013 at 18:18

Somalia's new government is pursuing talks to resolve rival claims for control in the south that have stoked fears of a return to clan wars.

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Tunisia's Prime Minister Ali Larayedh.

PM vows firm action after Islamist unrest
May 20 2013 at 15:42

Tunisia's Islamist PM Ali Larayedh vowed firm action against Ansar al-Sharia, after bloody clashes between police and members of Salafist group.

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Photo taken on August 7, 2012 shows fighters of the Islamic group Ansar Dine standing guard at the Kidal Airport in northern Mali.

Ansar Dine spokesman surrenders
May 20 2013 at 15:41

A senior operative in an al-Qaeda-linked group in war-torn northern Mali has surrendered to Mauritania, a security source said.

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Radical Islamist movement Ansar al-Shariah supporters clash with Tunisian police officers after Tunisia's Interior Ministry banned their annual conference supposed to be held in Kairouan, in Ettadhamen, near Tunis.

Salafist group 'cannot be defeated’
May 20 2013 at 15:30

The fugitive leader of Ansar al-Sharia in Tunisia has posted a recording online claiming his supporters cannot be defeated.

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14 Malians jailed for arms smuggling
May 20 2013 at 15:14

An Algerian court has reportedly sentenced 14 Malians to 20 years in jail for arms smuggling and entering the country illegally.

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Moz doctors down tools over pay hike
May 20 2013 at 15:31

Mozambique doctors have accused the government of reneging on a January promise to double their wages.

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Egyptian border policemen stage a sit in behind locked gates, in protest of the kidnapping of their colleagues in northern Sinai, at the Rafah, Sinai, border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip.

Gunmen attack police camp in Sinai
May 20 2013 at 14:54

No casualties have been reported after an Egyptian police camp came under fire with heavy weapons in the Sinai.

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Kasirai Sita at the Pretoria High Court for his case against the Road Accident Fund. Picture: Etienne Creux

Zim athlete claims R2.8m from RAF
May 20 2013 at 10:27

Top Zimbabwean athlete Kasirai Sita’s dreams were shattered when he was run over by a race marshal.

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A riot police officer fires teargas during clashes with supporters of Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia at Hai al Tadamon in Tunis on Sunday.

Tunisian protester killed in clash
May 20 2013 at 09:03

One protester died and several others were injured when Tunisian Islamists defied a ban on their demonstration and clashed with police.

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Journalists face trial in Cairo
May 20 2013 at 09:03

Egyptian Public Prosecutor Talaat Ibrahim has ordered journalists Magdy El Gilad and Alaa El-Ghatrify to stand trial for defamation.

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