December 11, 2015 Nigerian president declares state of emergency Nigeria's president declared a state of emergency Tuesday across the country's troubled northeast, promising to send more troops to fight an increasingly violent Islamic insurgency.
December 11, 2015 Captured Red Cross drivers freed in Sudan's Darfur Two Red Cross drivers held for almost two weeks in Sudan's troubled Darfur region were safely released on Sunday, their organisation said.
December 11, 2015 Zimbabwe poachers jailed 15 years for elephant poisoning A Zimbabwe court on Wednesday sentenced three poachers to at least 15 years in prison each for poisoning and killing 81 elephants, state radio reported.
December 11, 2015 S.African court orders release of Zuma graft tapes A top court has given South Africa's prosecuting authority five days to release 2007 "spy tapes" used to dismiss corruption charges against current President Jacob Zuma.
December 11, 2015 One Killed as Two Explosions Rock Nairobi An explosion went off near a crowded bus stop Monday evening as people sought rides home, killing at least one person and wounding eight. The evening blast was the second of the day in Kenya's capital, twin assaults that came two days after the U.S. warned of possible terror attacks.
December 11, 2015 Cartoonist Kash sends up DR Congo's daily chaos The headlines out of the Democratic Republic of Congo, which tend to evoke images of bloodshed, rape, ethnic hatred and government corruption, are usually no laughing matter, but political cartoonist Kashoun Thembo is an expert at wringing humour out of his country's tragedies
December 11, 2015 I would not worship a homophobic God: Tutu South African peace icon Desmond Tutu on Friday said he would rather go to hell than worship a homophobic God, likening the fight against gay prejudice to the anti-apartheid struggle.
December 11, 2015 Questioning of American Students Delayed in Egypt A teenager who was one of three American college students arrested during massive protests in Cairo is an idealist who got caught up in the pro-democracy movement sweeping Egypt, his mother said Tuesday.
December 11, 2015 Zimbabwe defeat 'could give rivals new momentum' Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe has mastered the ballot box again but his defeated rivals could find new momentum as an opposition force after four fruitless years in a coalition government, analysts say.
December 11, 2015 Libyan Rebels Claim NATO Allowed Qaddafi Forces to Kill People Libyan rebels slammed NATO on Tuesday, saying they were too slow to act on Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi and that they were allowing Qaddafi forces to kill people in Misrata, according to Reuters.
