December 10, 2015 Important gas finds in Algeria this year Algeria's state-run energy giant Sonatrach has made some "very important" natural gas discoveries this year, Energy Minister Youcef Yousfi said Monday, as the country battles dwindling exports from its vital hydrocarbons sector.
December 10, 2015 De Klerk suspends Europe trip over Mandela health South Africa's last apartheid president FW de Klerk will cut short a visit to Europe on Saturday because of the ailing health of his co-Nobel prize winner Nelson Mandela, his foundation said on Saturday.
December 10, 2015 Mali towns marked by fighting, airstrikes as France battles Islamist militants Fighting erupted between Islamists and Malian soldiers in the city whose capture by militants first prompted French military intervention, while French forces kept up their bombardments of another key town, fleeing residents said Thursday.
December 10, 2015 Teenager 'played dead' to survive Kenya mall carnage Eighteen-year-old Umar Ahmed was enjoying a relaxed Saturday trip to a Nairobi shopping mall when gunmen stormed in and all hell broke lose.
December 10, 2015 10 dead in Somalia hotel bombings, Islamic extremists claim responsibility Government officials were meeting at the Central Hotel in Somalia's capital when an Islamic extremist rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the hotel gate, and another went in and blew himself up, killing at least 10 people on Friday, officials said.
December 10, 2015 Police arrest 8th suspect after rape video goes viral in South Africa When a 17-year-old girl said to have the mental capacity of a 5-year-old was reported missing four weeks ago in the sprawling South African township of Soweto, police distributed her photo and asked neighborhood residents for help.
December 10, 2015 South Africa police fire at striking mine workers South African police opened fire Thursday on a crowd of striking workers at a platinum mine, leaving an unknown number of people injured and possibly dead. Motionless bodies lay on the ground in pools of blood.
December 10, 2015 Rebel Reinforcements Arrive at Qaddafi Stronghold Rebel reinforcements arrived outside one of Muammar Qaddafi's last strongholds in Libya on Monday, even as the forces arrayed against the toppled dictator gave the town a chance to surrender and avoid a fight.
December 10, 2015 Congo army troops return to Goma as rebels remain close Several hundred Congo army soldiers returned to the key eastern city of Goma, as rebels remained poised nearby and a possible fight loomed for the city of 1 million.
December 10, 2015 Four Egypt ministers quit Morsi cabinet: top official Egypt's ministers of tourism, environment, communication and legal affairs tendered their resignations on Monday a day after massive protests against President Mohamed Morsi swept the country, a senior government official told AFP.
