23 dead in initiation rites in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Twenty-three youths have died in the past nine days at initiation ceremonies that include circumcisions and…
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Zimbabwe PM: We are 'new broom' set to win polls
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's prime minister says he is poised to win the presidency in upcoming elections and return the nation…
S. Sudan: Doctors Without Borders hospital ruined
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The medical aid group Doctors Without Borders says one of its medical facilities located in a rural but violent…
Death toll rises in Mpumalanga initiation deaths
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African police say 23 youths have died over a period of nine days at initiation ceremonies that include…
More than 20 killed in Congo mine collapse
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The government of Congo says more than 20 people have died in a collapse at a bush mine in the region of Masisi…
Son of 'disappeared' Arab in Mali also arrested
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Relatives say Mohamed Ould Ali, an employee of the International Committee of the Red Cross, has been arrested in…
Warplanes, troops in NE Nigeria; mobile phones cut
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Mobile phone service was cut off Thursday in areas of northeast Nigeria as jet fighters streaked through the…
Mobile phone service off in northeast Nigeria
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Mobile phone service has been cut in areas of northeast Nigeria as the military sends more soldiers to the…
Mystical branch of Islam has resurgence in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Hundreds of sweating Sufis chant and sway as the lead sheik moves into the middle of a circle of worshippers…
South African army prepares for Congo
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — South African soldiers who are training for a United Nations military mission in Congo will be adequately…
