Six people were reportedly killed during violent protests in Maputo as thousands of people in the impoverished former Portuguese colony protested over rising fuel, food and power prices.
Six killed in Mozambique riots - report
Six people were reportedly killed during violent protests in Maputo as thousands of people in the impoverished former Portuguese colony protested over rising fuel, food and power prices.
Gunmen fire on plane carrying aid workers
An American medical agency says gunmen in eastern Congo fired on a private plane carrying aid workers who managed to escape into the forest.
Coalition of militants 'the driving force'
Foreign militants do not enjoy universal acceptance in Somalia's al-Shabaab but outside powers will find it hard to use their presence to divide and weaken the hardline Islamist insurgency, says a US military official.
Coalition of militants 'the driving force'
Foreign militants do not enjoy universal acceptance in Somalia's al-Shabaab but outside powers will find it hard to use their presence to divide and weaken the hardline Islamist insurgency, says a US military official.
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Aid workers escape as plane attacked in DRC
Gunmen in eastern DRC have fired on a private plane carrying international aid workers who escaped into a forest and are hiding, an official says.
Niger floods bring more disaster
The floods in Niger are not as spectacular as those in Pakistan, but they spell disaster for a people already stricken by a food crisis.
Somali journo stabbed to death
A Somali journalist working for a private radio station has been stabbed to death by unidentified attackers in the war-torn country’s central Galkayo region, witnesses say.
Libya frees 37 militants from jail
An organisation run by one of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s sons says authorities have released from prison 37 Islamic militants.
