December 11, 2015 De Beers posts first half gem sales of $3.3 bn The world's top diamond producer De Beers on Friday reported "steady" total first-half sales of $3.3 billion (2.5 billion euros), unchanged from the outcome in the first half of 2012.
December 11, 2015 DR Congo troops step up offensive against M23 rebels The Congolese army on Wednesday stepped up an offensive against M23 rebels in the country's volatile east, shelling positions north of the flashpoint city of Goma.
December 11, 2015 Djotodia: rebel leader to president in CentrAfrica Michel Djotodia, who was sworn in Sunday as the Central African Republic's sixth president, is a reserved but determined leader, a Soviet-trained civil servant before joining the rebel camp.
December 11, 2015 Sex and UN peacekeepers: Tens of thousands of Liberian women involved? EXCLUSIVE: A study cited in a just-published evaluation of the ugly problem of sexual exploitation by U.N. peacekeepers calculates that as many as 58,000 women in Monrovia, Liberia, alone engaged in prohibited “transactional” sex with peacekeepers in return for food, clothing, money or other favors—mostly money-- over a nine-year period ending in 2012.
December 11, 2015 Egypt police use tear gas to break up Cairo clashes Egyptian police fired tear gas to break up clashes between supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi and residents of a central Cairo neighbourhood, AFP correspondents said.
December 11, 2015 Amplats miners strike over S. Africa job losses The world's largest platinum producer Anglo-American platinum said on Friday that production had been hit by a strike amid plans to cut 3,330 jobs.
December 11, 2015 Sudanese woman sentenced to die for Christian faith to be freed, report says The Sudanese woman sentenced to death earlier this month after refusing to renounce her Christian faith will reportedly be freed in the next few days.
December 11, 2015 Lavatsa brace takes Kenya to top in Cosafa Cup An Edwin Lavatsa brace gave Kenya a 2-0 win over Swaziland Tuesday and top place in Group B of the Cosafa Cup.
December 11, 2015 Hippo who wandered into pool at South Africa lodge dies A hippo who wandered into a swimming pool at a South African game reserve three days ago died Friday before a capture team could pull him out with a crane.
December 11, 2015 Sudan army, rebels clash ahead of oil deadline Sudanese rebels clashed with troops in North Kordofan Wednesday, both sides said, days before a Khartoum deadline to halt South Sudan's oil exports over allegations it is backing the insurgents.
