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Official: Nigeria military attacks camps, kills 21
Soldiers in Nigeria launched their first raid against suspected Islamic extremists in a campaign to take back control of the nation's northeast, ...
Greek police arrest 2 accused of racist abuse
Police on Thursday arrested two Greek men on suspicion of attacking a Cameroonian national and setting fire to his coffee bar in a central Athens ...
Shell: large gas business in Nigeria shut
Royal Dutch Shell PLC says it has stopped delivering gas to Nigeria LNG, one of the world's largest sellers of liquefied natural gas, due to a ...
Nations pledge billions to rebuild Mali
A plan to turn Mali into a stable democracy rather than a terrorist haven drew massive support Wednesday as various nations and international ...
Nigeria deploys army to northeast to fight rebels
Nigeria rumbled to a war footing Wednesday as soldiers and equipment moved into its northeastern states as part of an emergency military campaign ...
Confrontation looms as Tunisia moves on salafis
Tunisia is taking a harder line on preaching by ultraconservative Muslim groups, a crackdown that has sparked demonstrations by rock-throwing ...
Nigeria president declares state of emergency
Admitting Islamic extremists now control some of his nation's villages and towns, Nigeria's president declared a state of emergency Tuesday across the ...
EU pledges $675 million toward Mali reconstruction
On the eve of a major international donors' conference, the European Union announced Tuesday it was pledging 520 million euros ($674.8 million) over ...
Mali leader: Presidential election set for July 28
Mali's interim leader says the country's presidential vote will take place on July 28 after months of speculation about the date. On a visit to ...
5 crew kidnapped from ship off Nigeria released
A German ship operator says five crew members kidnapped from one of its ships off the coast of Nigeria last month have been released. The five Polish ...
10-year sentence sought for Canadian in Mauritania
Prosecutors in Mauritania are seeking to lengthen to 10 years the sentence of a Canadian man already imprisoned on alleged links to terror groups, a ...
French minister to discuss shaky Libya on US trip
Terror groups ousted from Mali appear to be trying to set up a new haven in Libya, France's defense minister said Monday, vowing to discuss ways of ...
Sierra Leone opposition politician released
Authorities have released a prominent opposition politician in Sierra Leone who was accused of making statements that could undermine state security.
Nigeria judge: Iranian, colleague smuggled weapons
An Iranian and his Nigerian accomplice were sentenced to five years in prison Monday over a plot they orchestrated to smuggle a shipment of ...
Mali gunman kills 3 at aid distribution point
A suspected jihadist opened fire on a crowd at an aid distribution point in a north Malian village, killing three civilians, a local official said.
Togo opposition protests activist's death in jail
Activists in Togo charged Monday that a detained leader died in custody after authorities refused a request to bring him to a hospital, the latest ...
Security forces tear gas protesters in Ivory Coast
Security forces in Ivory Coast used teargas to disperse hundreds of students demonstrating Monday against overcrowded classrooms and empty libraries ...
Sierra Leone: Opposition politician arrested
A Sierra Leonean police official says that a prominent opposition politician has been arrested for making statements to undermine state security.
Gabon: Thousands march against ritual killings
Thousands of Gabonese people marched to protest ritual killings, in which people are murdered so their body parts can be used in amulets to bring good ...
Gambia frees Muslim cleric after 5 months
The Gambian government says that it has released a Muslim cleric who had been in detention for five months. The state Gambia Radio Television Services ...
Suicide bombers launch attacks in 2 Mali towns
Five suicide bombers carried out two simultaneous attacks on soldiers in Mali on Friday in another indication of the growing coordination of ...
C. African Republic child soldier killed by mob
An angry mob stoned to death a 17-year-old soldier in Central African Republic who had been freed from a rebel group and moved to the capital for his ...