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Africa celebrates 50 years of ‘unity’

African leaders on Saturday opened extravagant celebrations for the 50th jubilee of the continental bloc.

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Botswana ‘to evict’ Bushmen

The government of Botswana will evict hundreds of Bushmen from their land to make way for a wildlife park, a rights group claims.

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‘Uncatchable’ jihadi mastermind

Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the one-eyed Islamist behind suicide bombings in Niger, was the mastermind of the devastating attack on an Algerian gas plant.

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Nigeria to release all women held for ‘terrorism’
May 21 2013 at 21:00

Nigeria announced that it will release a number of suspects held for “terrorist activities,” including all women in custody.

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A sub-Saharan immigrant looks through a fence in 2004 at a center for immigrants in the Spanish enclave Melilla.

Illegal immigrants die trying to reach Spain
May 21 2013 at 15:13

At least five illegal migrants have reportedly drowned off the coast of northern Morocco as they were attempting to reach Spain.

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File photo: This picture shows Congolese government soldiers at the back of a pick-up truck mounted with an anti-aircraft gun in the city of Goma. The deployment of a rapid UN intervention force in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo should be speeded up in view of this week's fresh unrest, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said.

Fighting resumes in DRC
May 21 2013 at 15:05

Fighting resumed in eastern DRC between M23 rebels and government troops, a day before the UN chief was due to visit the region.

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Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is being treated in France after suffering a minor stroke. File photo: Louafi Larbi, Reuters

Algeria ‘in limbo’ before polls
May 21 2013 at 12:16

Algeria is set to hold presidential elections in less than a year - but ailing leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika remains in hospital in France.

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UN: Rajoelina should withdraw from polls
May 21 2013 at 11:40

UN leader Ban Ki-moon has backed African calls for Andry Rajoelina and two rivals to withdraw from Madagascar’s presidential election.

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Dozens of Boko Haram fighters held
May 21 2013 at 11:40

The Nigerian military has arrested 120 Boko Haram militants during a sweep in Borno State.

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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.

Tunisia’s premier vows action after unrest
May 21 2013 at 11:39

Tunisia's Islamist premier Ali Larayedh has pledged tough action against Ansar al-Sharia after bloody clashes between police and members of the radical Salafist group.

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Cairo’s rights record concerns US
May 21 2013 at 09:09

The United States has expressed concern about the repression of civil rights in Egypt under President Mohamed Morsi.

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United States President Barack Obama will visit Senegal, Tanzania and South Africa when he tours Africa in late June.

Obama plans tour to South Africa
May 21 2013 at 04:59

US President Barack Obama will visit South Africa soon - but it’s unclear if he’ll see Nelson Mandela.

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Two children walk in an empty street as they make their way home in the city of Maiduguri, Borno State May 19, 2013, an area where President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

Nigeria says Islamists on defensive
May 20 2013 at 21:06

Nigeria claimed an early success for its military offensive against Islamist insurgents in the northeast.

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Africa celebrates 50 years of ‘unity’

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Botswana ‘to evict’ Bushmen

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‘Uncatchable’ jihadi mastermind

Nigeria to release all women held for ‘terrorism’ May 21 2013 at 21:00

Illegal immigrants die trying to reach Spain May 21 2013 at 15:13

Fighting resumes in DRC May 21 2013 at 15:05

Algeria ‘in limbo’ before polls May 21 2013 at 12:16

UN: Rajoelina should withdraw from polls May 21 2013 at 11:40

Dozens of Boko Haram fighters held May 21 2013 at 11:40

Tunisia’s premier vows action after unrest May 21 2013 at 11:39

Cairo’s rights record concerns US May 21 2013 at 09:09

Obama plans tour to South Africa May 21 2013 at 04:59

Nigeria says Islamists on defensive May 20 2013 at 21:06

Nigeria to release all women held for ‘terrorism’
May 21 2013 at 21:00

Illegal immigrants die trying to reach Spain
May 21 2013 at 15:13

Fighting resumes in DRC
May 21 2013 at 15:05

Algeria ‘in limbo’ before polls
May 21 2013 at 12:16

UN: Rajoelina should withdraw from polls
May 21 2013 at 11:40

Dozens of Boko Haram fighters held
May 21 2013 at 11:40

Tunisia’s premier vows action after unrest
May 21 2013 at 11:39

Cairo’s rights record concerns US
May 21 2013 at 09:09

Obama plans tour to South Africa
May 21 2013 at 04:59

Nigeria says Islamists on defensive
May 20 2013 at 21:06