December 12, 2015 Blacksmith turns Liberian civil war arms into art German blacksmith Manfred Zbrzezny and his apprentices hammer, file and weld in a steamy, dark workshop on the outskirts of the Liberian capital Monrovia, surrounded by parts for AK-47s, bazookas and other deadly arms.
December 12, 2015 Chad suspends Chinese oil company for environmental violations Chad said Tuesday it had suspended all operations of the local unit of China National Petroleum Corporation for flagrant violations of environmental regulations while exploring for crude.
December 12, 2015 Egypt's Mubarak Hospitalized With Heart Problems Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was abruptly hospitalized Tuesday for heart problems during an investigation over allegations of corruption and violence against protesters, reported state TV.
December 12, 2015 Liberian journalist jailed over corruption report The publisher of one of Liberia's leading local daily newspapers has been jailed for libel over a report about government corruption, according to an AFP correspondent at the court, sparking outrage in Monrovia.
December 12, 2015 Egypt Brotherhood slams EU failure to condemn coup Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Thursday slammed the European Union's failure to denounce the military coup that ousted president Mohamed Morsi, after the bloc's foreign policy chief met Islamist officials and called for his release.
December 12, 2015 Nigerians Stop Gas Stations From Selling Fuel Angry mobs of protesters stopped gas station owners from selling fuel Tuesday while others lit a bonfire on a major highway in an attempt to thwart the government's removal of a cherished consumer subsidy that had kept gas affordable for more than two decades.
December 12, 2015 Egyptians mark 1st anniversary of 'Friday of Rage' Large marches of protesters chanting antimilitary slogans streamed from mosques around Cairo to join tens of thousands massed in central Tahrir Square in a new uprising anniversary rally Friday, with many demanding an early transfer of power by the ruling military and the trial of generals for the killing of protesters.
December 12, 2015 500 Nigerian hunters with homemade weapons ready to rescue kidnapped girls Traditional hunters armed with homemade guns, poisoned spears and amulets have gathered in their hundreds, eager to use their skills and what they believe to be supernatural powers to help find nearly 300 schoolgirls abducted by Islamic extremists.
December 12, 2015 Somali fighters kill at least five in wave of attacks Somali insurgents killed at least five people Friday in multiple attacks in the capital Mogadishu, with a suicide bomber ramming an African Union convoy while later a grenade was thrown into a hotel.
December 12, 2015 Nigerian troops rescue 178 people from Boko Haram camps Nigerian troops rescued 178 people from Boko Haram in attacks that destroyed several camps of the Islamic extremists in the northeast of the country, an army statement said Sunday.
