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French help Niger to kill last jihadist bombers

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — With the help of French special forces, Niger's military on Friday killed the last two jihadists holed up inside a dormitory on the grounds of a military garrison in the desert town of Agadez, and freed at least two soldiers who had been held hostage by the extremists, according to French and Nigerien officials.

05/24/2013 16:37 PIME - GUINEA BISSAU I, PIME priest, whipped by the devil in the land of mission

» by Piero Gheddo On his blog, Father Gheddo talks about the experience of Fr Dionisio Ferraro, a native of Vicenza (Italy) and a missionary in Guinea Bissau.

Uganda president ousts army boss amid dispute

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni fired his top military commander Friday, the ouster apparently linked to turmoil over Museveni's alleged plan to have his son succeed him as head of state.

Writer Chinua Achebe honored in Nigeria funeral

Writer Chinua Achebe shunned Nigeria's corrupt politicians and twice turned down national honors, never fearing to criticize those he felt ruined his country. On Thursday, however, the lawmakers and the ...

Africa in pictures: 17-23 May 2013

Bearded clowns, gagged journalists and yawning foxes

Zimbabwe: Zim Faces Food Crisis

[Zimbabwe Independent]THIRTEEN years after its fast track land reform programme, Zimbabwe is still importing most of its food and is far from regaining its breadbasket status.

Zimbabwe activist: Prisoners denied AIDS drugs

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A Zimbabwean human rights activist says he wants the nation's highest court to order prison authorities to ensure suspects in jail can receive their life-prolonging HIV/AIDS medications.

Niger defense minister: Hostages freed in Agadez

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Hours after denying that jihadists in the city of Agadez had taken several soldiers hostage, Niger's minister of defense corrected the record in an interview with The Associated Press, saying that in fact two hostages had been found and have now been released.

Indian mining firms face human rights issues in Mozambique

New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) In a report with recommendations for Jindal Steel and Power (JSPL) and the Indian government, Human Rights Watch said the Mozambique government and foreign companies' work in resettling communities displaced by coal mining has "serious shortcomings".

Mali to report Carteron to Fifa

Mali's Football Federation will report national team coach Patrice Carteron to Fifa for breaking his contract to join TP Mazembe.

Zimbabwe: Still Rolling Out the Barrel

[Zimbabwe Independent]Delta Corporation Limited, the biggest counter on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) by capitalisation, recently published results for the 12 months ended March 31 2013.

'Tanzanian shot' in gas crackdown

A pregnant woman has been shot dead in Tanzania during a security operation after gas protests in Mtwara, a journalist in the town tells the BBC.

Report: Carl Crawford Dating Evelyn Lozada, Chad Johnson’s Reality TV Star Ex-Wife

Chad Johnson hasn’t been doing so well lately, but it seems that his ex-wife is doing just fine for herself. Earlier this week, the former Patriots wide receiver was arrested in Florida after a warrant was issued for his arrest. The warrant stemmed from an altercation with his ex-wife, Evelyn Lozada, which allegedly violated Johnson’s […]

Uganda president ousts army boss amid dispute - NBC40.net

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Uganda's president fired his top military commander Friday, the ouster apparently linked to turmoil over President Yoweri Museveni's alleged plan to have his son succeed him as head of state.

Kenya's mental hospital drugs, confines patients

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — An advocacy group says patients at Kenya's only psychiatric hospital are often confined and immobilized using drugs that put them into a comatose-like state, factors that could have led to the recent escape of 40 male patients.

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