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Congo fighting persists as UN chief arrives

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:00:40 -0400

GOMA, Congo - M23 rebels fired two rockets into the eastern Congo city of Goma, killing one person and wounding four, officials said, in an apparent spillover from three days of fighting raging north of the city.

Amid signs of turmoil, S Sudan says oil will flow

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:39:23 -0400

JUBA, South Sudan - Following a lengthy Cabinet meeting, South Sudan's government spokesman said Wednesday that the country will continue to export oil through Sudan and that there had been only a temporary slowdown in production.

Opposition in Burkina Faso vow to fight Senate law

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:55:13 -0400

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso - Opposition parties walked out of a meeting in parliament this week in protest over the creation of a Senate. The opposition claims the Senate is a backhanded way for the ruling party to stay in power in the event of the death in office of President Blaise Compaore.

'Boom Town Baby': African stock markets see gains

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:25:37 -0400

NAIROBI, Kenya - The barrage of hourly tweets sent out by Aly-Khan Satchu - East Africa's version of CNBC's Mad Money host Jim Cramer - cheers on what Satchu says is a growing sentiment among investors: If you're not investing in Africa, you should be. Or as Satchu loudly proclaims on his Twitter feed or newspaper column: "ITS BOOM TOWN BABY."

AP PHOTOS: Nigeria prepares to bury writer Achebe

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:07:59 -0400

OGIDI, Nigeria - Writer Chinua Achebe, whose works focused on the conflict between modernity and the way of life in rural Nigeria, has returned home for the final time.

Kenya's truth report: Killings, land grabs, graft

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:55:31 -0400

NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenya's president received a long-awaited Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission report that names the president and his deputy as being among those suspected of planning and financing Kenya's 2007-08 postelection violence in which more than 1,000 people died and 600,000 were evicted from their homes.

Polio cases found in Kenya and Somalia, WHO says

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:46:14 -0400

NAIROBI, Kenya - The World Health Organization says the Horn of Africa is experiencing an outbreak of polio with cases confirmed in Kenya and Somalia.

Malawi finds buyer for presidential jet

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:52:05 -0400

BLANTYRE, Malawi - Malawi's cost-cutting president is selling her predecessor's jet.

African Union celebrates 50th year

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:38:28 -0400

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - African nations this week mark the 50th year since the founding of a continentwide organization that spearheaded efforts to liberate Africa from colonial masters. Now leaders want to map out the next 50 years of political and economic integration.

Zimbabwe's president signs new constitution

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:50:05 -0400

HARARE, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe's president signs into law a new constitution and vows to hold peaceful and clean elections later this year.

Ethiopian corruption watchdog arrests 51 suspects

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:42:05 -0400

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Ethiopian authorities have carried out another wave of arrests that brings the number of people detained on suspicions of corruption to more than 50.

Nigeria: Islamic extremist inmates to be released

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:15:01 -0400

ENUGU, Nigeria - Nigeria's military said Tuesday that the West African nation would release some of the prisoners it has taken in the country's fight against Islamic extremists - including all the women now held in custody.

Thousands of women protest death in Togo

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:53:51 -0400

LOME, Togo - Thousands of women have taken to the streets in Togo to protest the death of an opposition figure who had been jailed.

China vice-premier arrives in Zimbabwe

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:43:06 -0400

HARARE, Zimbabwe - Chinese vice-premier Wang Yang has arrived in Zimbabwe at the start of an official trip to view his nation's burgeoning trade and development ties in Africa.

South Africa: Winnie Mandela forced auction flops

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:38:13 -0400

JOHANNESBURG - There were no bidders and no locksmiths willing to force entry for a scheduled auction Tuesday to sell artworks and other belongings of Nelson Mandela's ex-wife.

Fighting for 2nd day between army, rebels in Congo

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:38:48 -0400

GOMA, Congo - Fighting between the M23 rebels and the army continued for a second day Tuesday near Congo's eastern provincial capital of Goma, in clashes that have so far killed 19 people, all of them either soldiers or rebels, officials said.

Court frees man in murder that shocked SAfricans

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:34:04 -0400

JOHANNESBURG - A magistrate drops charges against the boyfriend accused in the brutal gang-rape and killing of a teenager that shocked South Africans.

Rebels in C. African Republic protest conditions

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:25:15 -0400

BANGUI, Central African Republic - Some members of the rebel alliance who overthrew the president of Central African Republic are protesting outside the luxury hotel where their leader is based.

Uganda leader's legacy at stake in general's case

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:42:50 -0400

KAMPALA, Uganda - An army general's concern that officials are at risk of assassination if they oppose President Yoweri Museveni's alleged plan to have his son succeed him has stirred controversy in Uganda because it challenges the popular view of Museveni as a moderate leader, analysts said Tuesday.

Cholera outbreak hits Malian refugee camp in Niger

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:55:04 -0400

NIAMEY, Niger - The United Nations refugee agency said that they are working to contain a cholera outbreak in Niger in a refugee camp for people fleeing the conflict in Mali.