December 12, 2015 S&P downgrades Tunisia two notches, citing unrest Rating agency Standard & Poor's downgraded debt issued by Tunisia by two notches on Friday because of rising opposition to the government.
December 12, 2015 Egypt arrests supreme leader of Muslim Brotherhood amid crackdown on protests Egypt on Tuesday announced the arrest of the supreme leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, dealing another blow to the group as it struggles to maintain order amid a tough crackdown by authorities, who are looking to quell protests in the wake of President Mohammed Morsi's ouster.
December 12, 2015 Congolese military hunts evasive ex-warlord A notorious ex-warlord who became a general in the Congolese army despite international war crimes charges is now being blamed for fomenting more unrest in Congo's east and faces new charges of crimes against humanity.
December 12, 2015 S. Africa's De Klerk out of hospital South Africa's last apartheid president FW de Klerk was discharged from hospital on Wednesday following an operation to have a pacemaker fitted, paying tribute to his ailing successor Nelson Mandela's legacy of reconciliation.
December 12, 2015 Nigerian troops 'deadly rampage' in April incident Nigerian soldiers fired wildly "at anybody in sight" during a deadly April incident in the northeast of the country, a police report cited on Sunday by the country's Human Rights Commission said.
December 12, 2015 Egypt soccer fans released on bail after riot Prosecutors released 25 Egyptian soccer fans arrested after clashes at Cairo's international airport, the state news agency reported Saturday, ahead of the first international match planned in the city in two years.
December 12, 2015 Morocco court sentences over 130 over football violence A Moroccan court handed more than 130 people accused of football hooliganism before a match in Casablanca sentences of up to three years in prison, a judicial source said on Friday.
December 12, 2015 Morsi loyalists mourn their dead, as clean-up underway in protest camp Umm Abdallah sat silently praying over the body of her husband, killed in a bloody police crackdown on supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, before collapsing into broken sobs.
December 12, 2015 Mugabe rivals complain voters' roll still secret President Robert Mugabe's rivals complained Monday they have not yet received a copy of the electoral roll, just two days before Zimbabweans go to the polls.
December 12, 2015 Mandela critical, but his health improved overnight, South African president says Former South African President Nelson Mandela’s health has "improved" overnight, but he is still in critical condition, the government says.
