December 11, 2015 South African Woman Ruptures Throat in Vuvuzela-Blowing Contest A South African woman ruptured her throat while taking part in a vuvuzela-blowing competition, but said Friday she was recovering with no permanent damage.
December 11, 2015 Egyptians rally ahead of anniversary of uprising Hundreds of Egyptians are marching toward Tahrir Square ahead of the one-year anniversary of the uprising that toppled longtime leader Hosni Mubarak.
December 11, 2015 U.S. Bars American Citizens From Gbagbo Financial Dealings The Treasury Department has barred American citizens from doing business with the president of Ivory Coast and members of his inner circle as punishment for his refusal to relinquish power after losing an election in November.
December 11, 2015 Shekau: Boko Haram chief who again 'may be dead' Abubakar Muhammad Shekau, who Nigeria's military said may have been killed, has led Boko Haram through three years of a brutal insurgency, reportedly masterminding gruesome attacks that left hundreds dead.
December 11, 2015 Mali ex-premier Keita leading in presidential poll: initial results Mali's former prime minister Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has taken a wide lead in the presidential poll, initial results showed Tuesday, as observers urged Malians to accept the outcome.
December 11, 2015 Journalists in Tanzania 'threatened, attacked' Journalists in Tanzania face increasing threats and lack government protection, with at least ten attacks against the media in the past year, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Tuesday.
December 11, 2015 69 dead, 63 missing in Nairobi attack: Red Cross At least 69 people are confirmed to have been killed and 63 more recorded missing in an ongoing Nairobi shopping mall siege, Kenya Red Cross said Monday.
December 11, 2015 Exclusive: Another U.N. child sex crime allegation: who knew what and when? United Nations officials up to the level of Secretary General Ban Ki-moon himself were scrambling to come up with statements today after new allegations of child rape by U.N. peacekeepers in the Central African Republic—this time followed by a welter of shooting that allegedly left at least two unarmed civilians as well as one peacekeeper dead in the capital of Bangui.
December 11, 2015 Firebrand Malema eyes poll challenge to ANC South African firebrand Julius Malema launched a "radical left" political movement Thursday that could challenge his former allies in the African National Congress at next year's elections.
December 11, 2015 Somalia's Shebab claims responsibility for Nairobi mall attack Somalia's Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab rebels on Saturday claimed responsibility for an attack on a shopping mall in Nairobi, saying on Twitter it was in retaliation for Kenya's military intervention in Somalia.
