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Mali crisis: Troops ‘take northern town of Hombori’

YoopyaJan 25, 20130

Malian and French troops have retaken the town of Hombori, officials say, as they continue their campaign to regain control of northern Mali from rebels.

Egypt opposition in clashes on revolution anniversary

YoopyaJan 25, 20130

Egyptian opposition supporters are protesting across the country on the second anniversary of the uprising that swept Hosni Mubarak from power. Police clashed with President

Insight: In Amenas attack brings global jihad home to Algeria

YoopyaJan 24, 20130

(Reuters) – A photo circulating on jihadi online forums says it all: a plane flying into the Eiffel Tower with September 11 written in Arabic

Kenya begins construction of ‘silicon’ city Konza

YoopyaJan 23, 20130

Kenya’s president has launched a $14.5bn (£9.1bn) project to build a new city intended to be an IT business hub and dubbed “Africa’s Silicon Savannah”.

Mali conflict: US begins French troop airlifts

YoopyaJan 23, 20130

The US military has begun airlifting French soldiers and equipment to Mali to support their operation against Islamist militants. Five US flights had already landed

Gambia’s public sector to have 4-day working week

YoopyaJan 22, 20130

(Reuters) – Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has decreed a four-day working week for public officials, making Friday a day of rest to allow residents in

Ivory Coast charges Gbagbo loyalist Charles Ble Goude

YoopyaJan 22, 20130

Ivory Coast’s former youth minister and ally of ex-President Laurent Gbagbo, Charles Ble Goude, has been charged with war crimes, murder and theft of public

Liberia’s Charles Taylor to begin appeal at The Hague

YoopyaJan 22, 2013January 15, 20230

Liberia’s jailed ex-President Charles Taylor is due to begin his appeal at a UN-backed special court in The Hague. Last May, the court sentenced him to

Islamist rebels gone from Malian town of Douentza

YoopyaJan 22, 20130

SEGOU, Mali (AP) — Malian forces on Tuesday controlled the strategic town that was under extreme Islamist rule for four months, as the French-led military

Algeria finds dead Canadian militants as siege toll rises

YoopyaJan 21, 2013January 21, 20130

(Reuters) – Algerian forces have found the bodies of two Canadian Islamist fighters after a bloody siege at a desert gas plant, a security source