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Former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi dies 'in court' – state TV
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Car bomb, revenge attack kill several in Somalia
A car bomb exploded near the Somali parliament Saturday, killing eight people, emergency workers said, hours after militia executed nine civilians from a clan with suspected links to the Islamist Al-Shabaab.
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Algeria's former PM Ouyahia jailed in anti-corruption case
Algeria’s Supreme Court on Wednesday placed ex-prime minister Ahmed Ouyahia in custody as part of a raft of anti-graft investigations opened into senior figures linked to the country's former longtime ruler, Abdelaziz Bouteflika.
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Botswana High Court decriminalises gay sex in landmark ruling
In a landmark case, Botswana’s High Court has scraped anti-gay laws which made homosexuality punishable by a jail term, saying “there’s nothing reasonable in discriminating”.
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Four-year-old has dozens of ‘writhing’ worms removed from intestines
Doctors were shocked when they cut open a young boy with severe tummy pains and found something “writhing” inside him. Warning: Graphic.
Algeria presidential election 'impossible' on July 4, says constitutional council
Algeria cannot hold a presidential election planned for July 4 due to a lack of valid candidates, its constitutional council said on Sunday, prolonging the country's transition after President Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigned two months ago.
South African lawmakers re-elect Cyril Ramaphosa president
South African lawmakers on Wednesday re-elected Cyril Ramaphosa as the nation’s president, two weeks after the ruling ANC party returned to power in legislative elections.
Several killed in attack on Catholic church in Burkina Faso
A Catholic church in north-central Burkina Faso was attacked by armed men on Sunday morning, leaving at least six people, including the priest, dead, Radio France Internationale (RFI) reported.
French troops free hostages in Burkina Faso
Four foreign hostages have been freed by French forces in the West African country of Burkina Faso, the French government says.
In South Africa Elections, A.N.C. Can’t Count on Black Middle-Class Voters
In a country where blacks make up 90 percent of the total population of 58 million, the black middle class has reached 5.6 million people, according the Unilever Institute for Strategic Marketing at the University of Cape Town — though other experts estimate the number is lower.
DR Congo Ebola deaths pass 1,000
The death toll from the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo has passed 1,000, the health ministry says.
Mozambique cyclone: Death toll rises as storm blocks aid
The death toll in cyclone-hit northern Mozambique has risen to 38, officials say, as aid workers struggle to reach the worst-affected areas.
Algeria protesters keep up pressure after resignations, arrests
Algerian protesters vowed Friday to keep up the pressure on the regime left behind by Abdelaziz Bouteflika, staging a tenth mass rally after a string of people close to the ex-president were sacked or arrested over alleged graft.
Sudan crisis: Protesters cut ties with military council
Protest leaders in Sudan have said they have broken off contact with the ruling military council that replaced ousted leader Omar al-Bashir.
Sudan crisis: Cash hoard found at al-Bashir's home
A large hoard of cash has been found at the home of Sudan's ousted president Omar al-Bashir and he is now being investigated for money laundering, prosecutors say.
Snakes force Liberian President George Weah out of office
Snakes have been found in Liberian President George Weah's office, forcing him to work from his private residence, the BBC has learnt.
South Africa’s economic & social decline the worst of nations not at war
New research from think tank Eunomix Business & Economics found that South Africa endured one of the worst declines over the past 12 years for a country not at war.
Sudan protest organisers say military tried to break up sit-in
Sudanese protest organisers Monday called on their supporters to mobilise outside the army headquarters, saying there was an attempt to "disperse the sit-in" where thousands have camped out for 10 days.
Sudan's new military council will not extradite Bashir
Sudan’s ruling military council on Friday announced that it would not extradite Bashir to face allegations of genocide at the international war crimes court. He might instead go on trial in Sudan.
Omar al-Bashir: a military autocrat with a shrewd sense of politics
Al-Bashir's ability to play a skillful combination of internal and external balancing acts, plus ruthless repression and a divided opposition, kept him in power for three decades.
