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French journalist expelled from north Mali
The Malian military says it has expelled a French journalist from northern Mali who had documented civilian deaths blamed on Malian soldiers. Lt. Col.
US device will screen for fake medicines overseas
U.S. health officials are making a high-tech screening device available in Africa to help spot counterfeit malaria pills in hopes that the technology ...
Italy's Eni 1Q earns down 57 percent
Italy's largest energy company, Eni SpA, says that its first-quarter profits dropped 57 percent, partly because conflicts in Nigeria and Libya led to ...
Nigeria attack recalls other killings by soldiers
Residents in Nigeria's northeast accused the military of burning down civilian homes in a recent fight with Islamic extremists that left at least 187 ...
Diplomats: No rights monitoring in Western Sahara
Opposition from France and Morocco forced the United States to abandon a proposal to monitor human rights in the disputed territory of Western Sahara, ...
Car bomb at French Embassy in Libya wounds 3
A car bomb exploded Tuesday outside the French Embassy in Tripoli, wounding three people and partially setting the building on fire in the worst ...
Spain: 2 suspected al-Qaida branch members held
Police have arrested two suspected members of al-Qaida's North African branch in Spain, one of whom Spanish authorities alleged praised the Boston ...
Limping al-Qaida offshoot rearms with Twitter
Battered by a French-led military campaign in Mali, al-Qaida's North African arm is trying something new to stay relevant: Twitter. The PR campaign ...
United on brink as City implodes at Spurs
After spending weeks on the brink of a 20th English title, Manchester United can finally get the job done on Monday. Second-place Manchester City's ...
Experts: West Africa piracy takes root in Nigeria
The piracy targeting the coast of West Africa takes root in the oil-slicked creeks of Nigeria's southern delta, where militants steal millions of ...
President: Mali will be ready for July vote
Mali's interim president on Friday sought to reassure international partners that the country fighting a war against radical Islamic fighters will be ...
French family of 7 taken hostage in Cameroon freed
A French family with four young children kidnapped at gunpoint by Islamic extremists in northern Cameroon was freed after two months of captivity in ...
AQIM warns France, allies face threat after Mali
Al-Qaida's North Africa branch on Thursday threatened to seek revenge against all countries taking part in the French-led war in Mali, warning that ...
Family: 24-hour delay to report US pilot missing
The family of a U.S. missionary pilot who has disappeared off the coast of West Africa says aviation officials waited nearly 24 hours to start ...
Guinea police fire tear gas to disperse protesters
Security forces in Guinea clashed with opposition protesters on Thursday who are opposed to the June date set for legislative elections, leaving at ...
Report: Ansar Dine spokesman seeks surrender
A spokesman for an al-Qaida-linked group in northern Mali wants to surrender and be extradited to face trial in his home country of Mauritania, ...
FIFA declares Libya safe to host WCup qualifiers
FIFA authorized Libya to host World Cup qualifying matches, saying Thursday the country is safe enough for its first international home games since ...
French president warns of security threats
French President Francois Hollande is warning of threats to France related to fighting in Mali and Syria, but says there is "no reason to raise the ...
US Supreme Court limits suits over foreign abuses
The Supreme Court on Wednesday drastically limited the ability of foreign victims of human rights abuses to use American courts to seek accountability ...
Nigeria sets up Islamic extremist amnesty group
Nigeria formed a panel that will create an amnesty program for Islamic extremists to try to quell a bloody guerrilla campaign of bombings and ...