December 11, 2015 3 decapitated bodies 'found' in western Algeria The decapitated bodies of three civilians, including a father and his son, were found in western Algeria, near the city of Tlemcen, an Algerian newspaper reported Friday citing security sources.
December 11, 2015 Obama to unveil $7 bn Africa power plan US President Barack Obama will on Sunday unveil a plan, worth $7 billion over five years, to upgrade African power networks in a bid to reduce electricity cuts and blackouts that scare off business investment, the White House said.
December 11, 2015 Egypt Bans Arabic Broadcaster Al-Jazeera The pan-Arab broadcaster Al-Jazeera said Sunday that Egyptian authorities ordered the closure of its Cairo news hub overseeing coverage of the country's massive street protests, denouncing the move as an attempt to "stifle and repress" open reporting.
December 11, 2015 Obama Permits Use of U.S. Armed Drone Aircraft in Libya Defense Secretary Robert Gates says President Barack Obama has approved the use of armed Predator drone aircraft in Libya.
December 11, 2015 Tsvangirai to boycott Mugabe inauguration Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will not attend President Robert Mugabe's inauguration Thursday, aides said, insisting the vote which handed the 89-year-old another five-year term was rigged.
December 11, 2015 Tunisian police, protesters clash in revolution cradle Police used batons and tear gas on Monday against protesters who tried to break into local government offices in Sidi Bouzid, cradle of the 2011 revolution, an AFP journalist said.
December 11, 2015 Two dead after Nigerian police station hit with bombs, RPGs Gunmen with explosives and rocket-propelled grenades attacked a police station in Nigeria's restive northeast, killing two officers and injuring another in an incident similar to previous raids by Islamist extremists, authorities said Thursday.
December 11, 2015 Sudan ex-intel boss amnestied on coup charge The former chief of Sudan's powerful intelligence service, who faced a possible death sentence for his alleged role in a coup plot, was freed under an amnesty on Wednesday, his lawyer said.
December 11, 2015 EU's Ashton to visit Morsi The EU's foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton headed to meet ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi early Tuesday as his supporters rallied anew in Cairo.
December 11, 2015 Mauritanian court frees Canadian 'Al-Qaeda trainee' A Mauritanian court on Sunday freed a Canadian jailed for attempting to join an Al-Qaeda training camp in neighbouring Mali, a judicial source said.
