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| Mali: Benchmarks Needed To Hold Elections in July - [Bridges Institute]Mali burst onto the international scene in January 2012 when disgruntled fighters returning from Libya renewed their interest in a separate state carved from territory in northern Mali. Their success in destabilizing the north led to a March coup, UN resolutions, the formation of an ECOWAS force, a French intervention, kidnapping and chaos in Amenas, Algeria, internal displacement of more than 204,000 persons, plus refugee flows of more than 200,000 to Mauritania, Burkina Faso and Niger—and tha |
| Nigeria: Nigerians On the Run As Military Combats Boko Haram - [IRIN]Kano -Tens of thousands of residents of northeastern Nigeria's Borno State have fled their homes - thousands of them into neighbouring Niger and Cameroon - following airstrikes by Nigerian fighter jets on Boko Haram (BH) camps from 15 May. |
| Chad: Wave of Arrests in Chad - [Deutsche Welle]Chad has Africa's largest contingent of troops in Mali. It is fighting alongside French forces to flush out Islamist groups. But at home, the government is cracking down on opposition activists and journalists. |
| Kenya: A Country Held for Ransom - [Destination Magazine]Nairobi -Gangs in Kenya Have Realised That Every Family, No Matter How Poor, Will Give Everything It Can to Stay Whole, Sparking a Rising Trend of Kidnappings for Ransom. the Crime, and the Public’s Reaction to It, Have Left Police At Something of a Loss, and Kenyans Scrambling to Stay Safe. |
| Zimbabwe: Ruling Party Militias Spread Fear of Voting - [IPS]Harare -For the last month Gibson Severe and his wife, Merjury Severe, known opposition supporters from Hurungwe district in Zimbabwe's Mashonaland West Province, have been hiding out in the country's capital Harare. |
| Nigeria: Human Parts Available in Lagos - Price List Revealed - [Vanguard]Lagos -Emotions ran high, Tuesday, at Lagos State Police Command, Ikeja, following startling revelations by suspected members of three syndicates, who specialised in selling human parts to herbalists and persons suspected to be clerics. |
| Liberia: Press Union Lifts News Blackout on Presidency - [FrontPageAfrica]The Press Union of Liberia has lifted the blackout it imposed on the Liberian Presidency on May 9, 2013. The PUL reached the decision on Tuesday following a meeting of its members at the union's headquarters. |
| Africa: Obama Visit to 'Reinforce Deep Ties' - Rep. Karen Bass - [U.S. Congress]Washington, DC -Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa released the following statement after the White House announced President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will travel to Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania next month: |
| Zambia: Changing Environment in the Zambezi River Basin - [SANF]Climate and human pressure on resources are significantly changing the environment in the Zambezi river basin, as illustrated in a new 2012 publication, the Zambezi River Basin Atlas of the Changing Environment. |
| Liberia: Officials Declared False Assets - [New Dawn]The Liberia Anti Corruption Commission or LACC has released the names of several government officials who lied about their wealth when they declared their assets. |
| Africa: Africa's GDP Conundrum - in Conversation With Morten Jerven - [Africa Research Institute]The economic performance of sub-Saharan African countries in recent years has been widely documented, and praised. Analysts and commentators regularly posit that after weathering the global economic downturn commendably, Africa is poised to become the next growth miracle. An over-reliance on weak empirical data –specifically gross domestic product (GDP) estimates – characterises such narratives. Any assessment on the continent’s economic prospects must consider whether or not there ha |
| Egypt: Freed Soldiers Arrive in Cairo - [Aswat Masriya]Cairo -Supreme Guide of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, Mohamed Badie, extended his greetings to President Mohamed Mursi, the Armed Forces and the Bedouins of Sinai on Wednesday for their efforts in releasing the seven kidnapped security officers. |
| Cameroon: Voters' Registration Resumes - [Cameroon Tribune]Cameroonians of voting age who missed the first round of biometric registration on voters' lists are expected to have another chance as from today, May 22, 2013 according to a press release by the Director General of Elections, Mohaman Sani Tanimou signed on May 16, 2013. The release specifies that all council branches across the country will restart the exercise that will only fold up with the convening of the Electoral College for upcoming Municipal and Parliamentary elections. |
| Nigeria: Insurgents Fight With Libyan Weapons - Army - [Vanguard]Abuja -The troops deployed to flush out Boko Haram insurgents from Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states, yesterday, encountered intense resistance from sect members who were armed with sophisticated weapons from Libya. |
| Nigeria: Jonathan Orders Release of Boko Haram Suspects - [Daily Trust]Abuja, Maiduguri and Kano -The Defence Headquarters yesterday said it will start releasing detained Boko Haram members and handing them over to state governments, under a peace initiative towards ending insurgency in parts of the North. |
| Kenya: One More Killed in Mandera Clan War - [The Star]One more person was killed and another injured yesterday after armed militia attacked at Guba Village in Banisa constituency, Mandera county. Guba Village is about 15km from Banisa district headquarters. |
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The latest stories from the Africa section of the BBC News web site.
| UN chief begins DR Congo visit - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon begins a trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo as fighting continues near the eastern city of Goma. |
| SA opposition rejects Gupta report - South Africa's main opposition party condemns as a cover-up an official probe into the use of a military base for an Indian society wedding. |
| Ethiopian awarded anti-FGM prize - Ethiopian activist Bogaletch Gebre wins an international prize for her campaign to eradicate female genital mutilation (FGM). |
| Kenya leaders named in truth report - Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy are named in connection with post-election violence in a long-awaited report investigating human rights abuses. |
| Egyptian hostages freed in Sinai - Mohammed Morsi calls for the people of Sinai to give up their arms after seven members of the Egyptian security forces abducted in the region are freed. |
| Nigeria to free 'terror' women - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan orders the release of all women held over "terrorist activity" - a Boko Haram condition for holding peace talks. |
| Oscar Pistorius' brother acquitted - The brother of South African athletics star Oscar Pistorius, Carl, is acquitted of culpable homicide over the death of a motorcyclist in 2008. |
| Algeria's Bouteflika 'improving' - Algeria's prime minister denies rumours that President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is seriously ill, saying he is "improving every day" in Paris after suffering a mini-stroke in April. |
| Obama plans Africa tour in June - US President Barack Obama will visit Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania in his first extended tour of sub-Saharan Africa, the White House says. |
| VIDEO: Kenya leaders named in TRJC report - Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy have been named in connection with post-election violence in report investigating human rights abuses in the country |
| VIDEO: Yoga poses in a Kenyan prison - Yoga classes in Langata Women's Prison in Nairobi, Kenya, are inspiring both inmates and teacher. The Africa Yoga Project is teaching yoga in slums, orphanages and prisons in Kenya. |
| VIDEO: Kenya gay activists defy ban - Pro-gay demonstrators took to the streets of Nairobi on Friday, calling for homosexuality to be de-criminalised in Kenya and other African countries. |
| Algeria profile - Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news about Algeria |
| Angola profile - Provides an overview, key facts and history of this south-west African country which has been a major oil producer |
| Benin country profile - Provides an overview, facts and figures and history of this West African nation seen as one of the continent's most stable countries |
| Botswana profile - Provides an overview, key facts and history of Botswana, a major diamond producer in Southern Africa |
| Burundi country profile - Provides an overview, basic facts and key events for Burundi, this small country in Africa |
| Cameroon country profile - Provides an overview of Cameroon, including key events and facts about this former French and British colony in Africa |
| Chad profile - Provides an overview of Chad, including key events and facts about this African country |
| Comoros country profile - Provides an overview of the Comoros, including key events and facts about this island nation off the coast of Africa |
| Djibouti profile - Provides an overview of Djibouti, including key events and facts. |
| Egypt profile - Provides an overview of Egypt, including key events and facts. |
| Equatorial Guinea profile - Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news about Equatorial Guinea |
| Eritrea profile - Provides an overview of Eritrea, including key events and facts for this country on the Horn of Africa. |
| Ethiopia profile - Provides an overview of Ethiopia, including key events and facts about this ancient former Christian empire in northeast Africa. |
| The Gambia profile - Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news about The Gambia. |
| Guinea country profile - Provides an overview, basic information and key events for this west African country. |
| Guinea-Bissau profile - Provides an overview as well as key facts, figures and dates for this west African country |
| Ivory Coast profile - Provides an overview of Ivory Coast, including key events and facts about this west African country recently plagued by civil war. |
| Kenya country profile - Provides an overview of Kenya, including key events and facts of this East African country. |
| Lesotho country profile - Provides an overview, key facts and history of his small country completely surrounded by South Africa |
| Liberia profile - Provides an overview of Liberia, including key events and facts about this West African country |
| Libya country profile - Provides an overview of Libya, including key events and facts about this major oil producer which was ruled by Colonel Gaddafi for 42 years. |
| Malawi country profile - Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news about Malawi |
| Mali country profile - Concise information about Mali and its people, including figures for area, population, main languages, religions, exports, and more. |
| Mauritania country profile - Provides an overview, basic information and key events for this oil-producing, mainly desert country in west Africa |
| Mozambique country profile - Provides an overview of Mozambique, including key events and facts about this former Portuguese colony and its recovery from a long civil war in the 1980s. |
| Namibia country profile - Provides an overview of Namibia, including key events and facts about this sparsely populated but stable country on Africa's south-west coast. |
| Niger country profile - Provides an overview of Niger, including key events and facts about this arid state on the southern rim of the Sahara. |
| Nigeria profile - Provides an overview of Nigeria, including key events and facts about this oil-rich country with multiple ethnic and religious divides. |
| Rwanda country profile - Overview - Provides an overview of Rwanda, including key events and facts about this East African country that is still recovering from the genocide of 1994. |
| Sao Tome and Principe profile - Provides an overview of Sao Tome and Principe, including key events and facts about this oil-rich island nation - one of Africa's smallest states. |
| Senegal profile - Provides an overview of Senegal, including key events and facts about this west African country |
| Seychelles profile - Provides an overview as well as facts and figures on this island state situated off the coast of Africa |
| Somalia profile - Provides an overview of Somalia, including key events and facts about this civil war-wracked country on the Horn of Africa. |
| South Africa profile - Provides an overview of South Africa, including key events and facts about this diverse country on Africa's southern tip. |
| South Sudan profile - Provides an overview of South Sudan, including key events and facts about Africa's newest nation |
| Swaziland profile - Provides an overview, basic facts and key events for this small southern African kingdom |
| Togo profile - Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news about Togo |
| Tunisia profile - Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news about Tunisia |
| Uganda profile - Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news about Uganda. |
| Zambia profile - Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news about Zambia. |
| Zimbabwe profile - Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news about Zimbabwe. |
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