December 12, 2015 NATO: No Immediate End to Libya Bombing Campaign NATO's bombing campaign in Libya, now in its seventh month, will continue despite the collapse of Muammar Qaddafi's regime, alliance officials said Thursday.
December 11, 2015 Regional leaders meet over security in Gulf of Guinea Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan will leave for Cameroon on Sunday ahead of a meeting of West and Central African leaders on maritime security in the pirate-infested Gulf of Guinea, his office said Saturday.
December 11, 2015 Controversial Kenyan cleric killing sparks riots in Mombasa Gunmen in Kenya's coastal city of Mombasa shot dead a Muslim cleric accused by Washington and the United Nations of supporting Al Qaeda-linked militants in Somalia, sparking rioting by youths who burned at least one police car and stoned businesses.
December 11, 2015 Zimbabwe to press for extradition of hunter who killed Cecil the lion Zimbabwe officials intend to press for the extradition of Minnesota hunter Walter Palmer, who killed a beloved lion named Cecil in a case that has drawn international headlines and raised questions about the gray area between big game hunting and poaching.
December 11, 2015 Ultraconservative Islamists Make Gains in Egypt Egypt's ultraconservative Islamist party plans to push for a stricter religious code in Egypt after claiming surprisingly strong gains in the first round of parliamentary elections, a spokesman said Friday.
December 11, 2015 Egypt army to intervene if unrest erupts: minister Egypt's defence minister has warned that the army will intervene if violence breaks out in the country where opponents of President Mohamed Morsi are planning rallies against him this month.
December 11, 2015 Uncertainty over handover of Kadhafi son for pre-trial The son of slain Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi was due to appear at a pre-trial hearing with more than 30 others in Tripoli Thursday although doubts remained whether his ex-rebel captors would allow him to attend.
December 11, 2015 Thousands rally against Egypt's Islamist president Several thousand Egyptians rallied Friday in the first significant protests against the country's Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, accusing him and his Muslim Brotherhood group of trying to monopolize power.
December 11, 2015 Kenyan couple reconcile despite hit job attempt A Kenyan woman has been spared jail for hiring hitmen kill her husband after the couple promised a judge that they had patched up their differences, reports said Friday.
December 11, 2015 Demonstrator killed in Tunisia A demonstrator was killed in the central Tunisian town of Gafsa overnight Friday during a march protesting the assassination of opposition MP Mohamed Brahmi, an AFP correspondent reported.
