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December 11, 2015

Tunisia's controversial prosecutor promoted

Tunisian public prosecutor Tarek Chkioua, under fire for pursuing cases against journalists, has been promoted to the country's Court of Appeal, a justice ministry list shows.

December 11, 2015

NATO Rejects Qaddafi's Call for Cease-Fire

NATO powers rejected Muammar al-Qaddafi's call for a cease-fire and negotiations on Saturday, saying they need "actions not words," and aid ships were prevented from docking in a besieged coastal city while the alliance swept the port for mines.

December 11, 2015

S.African police freed on bail over immigrant killing

A South African court has freed on bail nine policemen accused of murdering a Mozambican immigrant who was dragged behind a police van and then brutally beaten to death.

December 11, 2015

S. Africa graft inquiry adjourned before Zuma testifies

A South African public inquiry into a suspect multi-billion dollar government arms deal was adjourned on Monday shortly before President Jacob Zuma was expected to testify.

December 11, 2015

Sudan delays oil pipeline closure: Ethiopia

Sudan will delay closing an economically vital pipeline carrying South Sudanese oil, the Ethiopian foreign ministry said on Friday.

December 11, 2015

Top Mugabe ally Kangai dies in Zimbabwe: official

Former Zimbabwean government minister Kumbirai Kangai, a close ally of President Robert Mugabe and key leader in the fight to end British rule, died Saturday, a party official said.

December 11, 2015

Death Toll Rises to Over 100 in Nigeria Attacks

An official with the Nigerian Red Cross says the death toll from a series of attacks carried out by a radical Muslim sect in northeast Nigeria has risen to more than 100.

December 11, 2015

Egypt troops storm village in latest crackdown

Egyptian troops and police stormed the village of Kerdassah near Cairo Thursday in the latest crackdown on militants, media and security officials said.

December 11, 2015

Ousted Egyptian President Morsi sentenced to 20 years in prison in connection with protester deaths

An Egyptian criminal court on Tuesday sentenced ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi to 20 years in prison on charges linked to the killing of protesters in 2012.

December 11, 2015

Nigeria says 219 girls in Boko Haram kidnapping still missing

The Nigerian government is reporting that 219 kidnapped schoolgirls remain unaccounted for two months after Boko Haram extremists stormed their secondary school in a brazen abduction that sparked global condemnation.