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French prosecutor seeks jail for Equatorial Guinea president's son
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El Hadji Diouf: I am not a bad guy, says controversial Senegal great
El Hadji Diouf is a hero in Senegal. Everywhere he goes, he is mobbed by fans both young and old. His countrymen are still grateful for the stellar role he played during the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea.
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Resort outside Bamako frequented by foreigners under attack
A luxury resort popular with expatriates outside Mali’s capital Bamako came under attack by gunmen on Sunday, leaving at least three dead. According to government sources, "suspected jihadists" are behind the attack.
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France seeks support for African anti-terror force despite US veto threat
Will the UN Security Council succeed in passing a resolution to create a joint counter-terrorism force by five countries in Africa’s Sahel region? The project, in large part conceived and supported by France, faces steep resistance from Washington.
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Ethiopia’s Civil Society Getting Squeezed
Two laws in particular, the Charities and Societies Proclamation and the Anti-terrorism Proclamation, both passed in 2009, have given the government wide latitude to imprison opposition members and journalists and shut down groups advocating for human rights, Carnegie found.
Who is Saif al-Islam Gaddafi?
Slain Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's son has been released following nearly six-years of detention.
![Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, 44, was released after he was captured and imprisoned in 2011 by fighters in Zintan [File: EPA]](/uploads/news/2017_06/20125911451661734_20.jpg)
DR Congo: 11 dead and 900 escape in jail attack
Eight guards among the dead when armed men attack the central prison of Kangbayi in DR Congo's restive east.
Son of late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, Seif al-Islam, released after five years detention
SEIF al-Islam, the son and one-time heir apparent of late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, has been released after more than five years in detention.
Former Premier League footballer Cheick Tiote, 30, collapses & dies in training
Tributes were paid to the midfielder
South African man ‘drugged’ and ‘raped’ by women during three day ordeal
A SOUTH African man has been left severely traumatised after he was allegedly drugged, kidnapped and raped by a trio of women over a three day rape ordeal.
Gunmen attack bus carrying Coptic Christians south of Cairo in Egypt
Gunmen opened fire Friday on a bus carrying Coptic Christians south of Cairo in Egypt killing 26 people and wounding 25, according to officials.
At least 34 migrants drown in the Mediterranean
THE bodies of at least 34 migrants, many of them young children, have been recovered from the Mediterranean Sea off Libya’s coast.
Convicted Nigerian fraudster James Ibori wins £1 from UK
Convicted fraudster and former Nigerian state governor James Ibori has been awarded £1 ($1.30) for being unlawfully detained for 42 hours in the UK.
Ivory Coast: Gunfire erupts in Abidjan, Bouake amid mutiny
Fresh unrest erupts as army press operation aimed at ending a mutiny by soldiers demanding bonus payments.
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Nigeria Chibok girls: At least 80 freed by Boko Haram
Islamist militants of the Boko Haram group have released at least 80 schoolgirls from a group of 276 they abducted in north-eastern Nigeria three years ago, officials say.
South Africa's Jacob Zuma abandons rally after being booed
South Africa's scandal-hit President Jacob Zuma has abandoned a May Day rally after he was booed by workers demanding his resignation.
French forces kill militants in Mali forest
France says its forces in West Africa have killed or captured more than 20 militants in a forest near Mali's border with Burkina Faso.
Senegal court upholds war crimes ruling against Habré
A special court in Senegal on Thursday upheld former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré's life sentence for war crimes, crimes against humanity and torture, but acquitted him of rape.
French Voters in Africa Back Macron, Reject Le Pen
Six of the seven countries are former French colonies; Rwanda was colonized by Belgium and was mainly French-speaking before the current Rwandan Patriotic Front took power following the 1994 genocide.
