Africa
Africa
Zuma implicated in SA wedding plane
- Category: Africa
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- Written by Reuters
A South African government report released on Wednesday implicated President Jacob Zuma in a scandal over a plane chartered by rich friends of his which landed at a military base without proper permission.
Regional force boosts troop numbers in CAR
- Category: Africa
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African military chiefs agreed on Saturday to more than double the size of a regional peacekeeping force deployed in Central African Republic (CAR), where authorities have struggled to contain violence after a rebel takeover.
Nigeria for Niger’s support against Boko Haram
- Category: Africa
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Nigeria has asked its northern neighbour Niger for help in an offensive against Boko Haram insurgents, as West African states try to cooperate against a spread of Islamist violence.
Nigerian troops on new offensive against Islamists
- Category: Africa
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Nigeria launched a military campaign on Wednesday to flush Islamist militants out of their bases in remote border areas, after President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency in the northeast.
Nigeria says has Islamists on defensive
- Category: Africa
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Nigeria claimed an early success for its military offensive against Islamist insurgents in the northeast on Monday, saying the militants’ activities had been stifled by nearly a week of attacks on their bases.
Guinea arrests opposition leaders over march
- Category: Africa
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Equatorial Guinea arrested at least four members of the opposition for seeking to organise a protest ahead of an legislative election this month, Amnesty International and a local rights activist said on Wednesday.
Libya war weapons may be killing elephants
- Category: Africa
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- Written by Reuters
Armed groups in central Africa are using powerful weapons, some of which may be left over from the civil war in Libya, to kill elephants for their ivory, the United Nations(un) said on Monday.
UN calls for sanctions on CAR abusers
- Category: Africa
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- Written by Reuters
The UN envoy to the Central African Republic (CAR) urged the Security Council on Wednesday to consider imposing sanctions on rebels accused of severe rights violations including rape, maiming, recruitment of child soldiers and forced marriages.
DRC clashes with rebels
- Category: Africa
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- Written by Reuters
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Army used combat helicopters to bombard rebel fighters on Monday near the city of Goma in the first clashes in nearly six months, days before UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was due to visit the troubled eastern borderlands.
Lonmin’s SA workers strike for second day
- Category: Africa
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Workers at platinum producer Lonmin’s South African shafts continued a wildcat strike for a second day on Wednesday, raising concerns that the bitter turf war between rival unions could escalate into anarchy and violence.
