December 10, 2015 Peace deal announced for Central African Republic after weeks of violence Central African Republic President Francois Bozize and the rebels who sought to overthrow him have reached a deal to create a coalition government with the country's political opposition, an agreement that will allow Bozize to stay in office until 2016, officials said Friday.
December 10, 2015 Mugabe says 'whole country' will vote for his ZANU-PF party President Robert Mugabe kick-started his election campaign Thursday exuding confidence that Zimbabweans will vote to extend his 33-year rule when they go to the ballot box in three weeks' time.
December 10, 2015 Three killed in Kenya attacks near Somali border Gunmen stormed a Kenyan police compound in a town on the border with Somalia and sprayed bullets into officers' homes Thursday, killing two before setting more than 10 vehicles on fire, police said.
December 10, 2015 EgyptAir resumes international flights Egypt's national air carrier said it will resume international flights Friday after the airline's flight attendants suspended a 12-hour strike pending negotiations to meet their grievances.
December 10, 2015 Sierra Leone appoints first woman football chief The first female president of Sierra Leone's football federation said on Monday her election signified the "dawn of a new era" in the sport and vowed to boost the women's game.
December 10, 2015 Kenya's Ruto: from rags to riches to international dock Kenyan Vice President William Ruto became the most senior figure to voluntarily face trial for crimes against humanity when he appeared at the International Criminal Court on Tuesday.
December 10, 2015 NATO Continues Airstrikes Near Qaddafi's Compound Hours after NATO airstrikes pounded the area near Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi's compound again before dawn Thursday, Russia's envoy to Libya turned up at a bombing site while on a visit to Tripoli for talks on ending the civil war.
December 10, 2015 Algeria leader attends his first cabinet meeting of 2013 Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, largely unseen for months because of health problems, presided over a cabinet meeting Sunday for the first time this year, media said.
December 10, 2015 Nigeria schools close to protest government inaction on kidnapped girls Scores of protesters chanting "Bring Back Our Girls" marched Thursday to Nigeria's presidential villa to demand more action to free nearly 300 schoolgirls abducted by Islamic militants, but President Goodluck Jonathan did not meet with them, leaving a proxy to deliver a lecture that further angered the demonstrators.
December 10, 2015 Mali announces first post-war government Mali's first post-war prime minister has appointed a cabinet featuring a number of old hands and a new ministry charged with reconciliation in the conflict-scarred west African nation, according to a government decree published on Sunday.
