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Botswana president clawed by cheetah
Botswana’s President Ian Khama has received two stitches in his face after being clawed by a cheetah, a government spokesman…
CAR rebels warned to steer clear of Damara
The head of the central African force FOMAC on Wednesday warned rebels in the Central African Republic against any attempt…
Bet winning Tunisian dies after eating 28 eggs
He won a bet but he lost his life. A young Tunisian has died after winning a bet to eat…
Mandela discharged from hospital for homecare
South Africa’s ailing former leader Nelson Mandela was discharged from hospital on Wednesday after spending almost three weeks being treated…
Africans face hell in Greece
ATHENS (AFP) – Stuck in a small Athens flat all day to avoid being caught by police, earning another stint…
Ghanaians elect new president today
Polls opened this morning in Ghana’s high-stakes presidential and parliamentary polls as the country seeks to make good on its…
Clashes in Libyan capital, car blast in Benghazi
TRIPOLI(AFP) – Libya’s two largest cities were rocked by violence on Sunday with clashes between militias wounding five in the…
Botswana court grants women legacy rights
In a landmark ruling Botswana’s High Court in Gaborone on Friday gave women inheritance rights for the first time, up-ending…
Ethiopia gets set to bury its leader, Zenawi
Ethiopia will bury its long-serving and powerful prime minister Meles Zenawi later today in the first state funeral staged for…
Togo police fire teargas at protesters
Togolese authorities fired tear gas Tuesday to disperse a protest by several thousand people in the capital Lome, the latest…
Ethiopia’s PM Meles Zenawi dies
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, in power for over two decades, has died in hospital abroad, the government said Tuesday…
Riot in Senegal after boy dies in custody
Police fired teargas at stone-throwing demonstrators in south-eastern Senegal Monday, injuring one person as protests erupted over the death of…