December 10, 2015 Muammar al-Qaddafi's Leadership Isn't Up for Negotiation, Says Libyan Prime Minister Will he stay or will he go. The opposition in Libya insists upon it, but Moammar Gaddafi’s supporters say they’ll fight to the death before they let that happen. It now appears that the civil war in the North African country has turned into a standoff over the fate of a man loved by some and loathed by others in equal measure.
December 10, 2015 Nigeria to withdraw some troops from Mali Nigeria plans to withdraw some of its troops from Mali because they are needed back home, where the country is battling a deadly Islamist insurgency, officials said Thursday.
December 10, 2015 Oscar Pistorius released from prison, put under house arrest Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee Olympic runner who fatally shot his girlfriend in 2013, was released from prison and placed under house arrest on Monday night, a South African official said.
December 10, 2015 Pistorius brothers both due in court next week Oscar Pistorius' appeal against his bail conditions will be heard on Thursday, a day after the culpable homicide trial of older brother Carl begins, a family lawyer told The Associated Press on Friday.
December 10, 2015 Nelson Mandela discharged from the hospital, South Africa says The South African presidency says former President Nelson Mandela has been discharged from a hospital after an improvement in his condition.
December 10, 2015 Somali-owned shops re-open after attacks in South Africa Several Somali-owned shops re-opened for business on Thursday as a wave of looting and xenophobic violence in South Africa's coastal city of Port Elizabeth was brought under control.
December 10, 2015 16 Killed in Bombing on UN Building in Nigeria's Capital The Nigerian Red Cross says at least 16 people are dead after a car bomb attack on the United Nations' offices in Nigeria's capital of Abuja.
December 10, 2015 Chief of Libya's Former Rebels Arrives in Tripoli The chief of Libya's former rebels arrived in Tripoli on Saturday, greeted in a boisterous red carpet welcome meant to show he's taking charge of the interim government replacing the ousted regime of Muammar Qaddafi.
December 10, 2015 Eighteen dead in Somalia quarry collapse At least 18 people were killed in a quarry collapse in Somalia's capital Thursday, officials and witnesses said.
December 10, 2015 Kenya mall massacre 'message to Westerners': Shebab chief The Nairobi mall carnage in which several foreigners were killed by Islamist fighters was a "message to Westerners" who supported Kenya, Somalia's Shebab chief said in an audio message Wednesday.
