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Security forces tear gas protesters in Ivory Coast
Security forces tear gas university protesters in Ivory Coast
Elephant protectors in Kenya arrested with ivory
Kenya: 2 from elephant protection group charged with ivory smuggling
40 patients escape Kenya's psychiatric hospital
Search under way for 40 patients who escaped Kenya's psychiatric hospital, police say
Ugandan general faces arrest for talking politics
Ugandan general who questioned Museveni's alleged succession plan faces arrest; aides jailed
Sierra Leone: Opposition politician arrested
Sierra Leone: Opposition politician arrested for alleged subversion
State radio: Zimbabwe voter campaigners arrested
Zimbabwe state radio says police arrest 3 activists for voter awareness, education campaign
Jihadist group claims Mali suicide attacks
Jihadist group claims northern Mali suicide attacks, tells foreign troops to leave
Gabon: Thousands march against ritual killings
Thousands in Gabon march to protest ritual mutilation killings
Central African Republic rebels demand payment
Central African Republic rebels demand payment before they will disarm
Gambia frees Muslim cleric after 5 months
Gambia releases Muslim cleric after 5 months in detention
Kenyan protester's lonely campaign gets a hearing
In Kenya's rough-edged democracy, lone protester, amplified by social media, gets a hearing
Suicide bombers launch attacks in 2 Mali towns
Suicide bombers carry out attacks in 2 northern Malian towns; 2 soldiers wounded
Newspaper strike hits flamboyant Nigeria publisher
Flamboyant Nigeria newspaper publisher, known for bringing in celebrities, hit by strike
C. African Republic child soldier killed by mob
UNICEF: C. African Republic child soldier twice recruited by rebels killed by angry mob
Liberia journalists protest with black front pages
Liberian journalists protest security chief comments by printing black front pages
Death toll in Nigeria police attack rises to 30
Death toll in Nigeria police attack by militia rises to 30 as president ends foreign trip
Save the Children, drug co. GSK in new partnership
Save the Children, drug company GSK announce new partnership to save children's lives
Ugandan general questions Museveni succession plan
In Uganda, role of the president's son in the military provokes questions about succession
Group: 10,000 dissidents detained in Eritrea
Group: At least 10,000 opposition activists and other dissidents detained in Eritrea
Nigeria military helicopter crashes in oil delta
Nigeria military helicopter crashes in oil delta on training mission, days after jet crash
Attack kills at least 20 Nigeria police officers
Official: Attack by ethnic militia kills at least 20 Nigeria police officers in central region
Red Cross visits 12 kidnapped by Senegal rebels
Red Cross visits 12 employees of SAfrican firm, kidnapped by Senegalese rebels
Malian military prepares for final push on Kidal
Malian military prepares for final push on Kidal, northern town controlled by Tuareg rebels
UN: Girls as young as 6 raped by Congo troops
UN: Girls as young as 6 raped by troops in eastern Congo who fled M23 rebels
Ivory Coast: Gbagbo fighters to return from Togo
Ivory Coast to repatriate 200 fighters loyal to ex-president Gbagbo from Togo
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