December 10, 2015 Libyan Troops Kill 8 in Eastern Oil Town Government forces in trucks disguised with rebel flags shelled opposition positions Tuesday near the strategic eastern oil town of Brega, killing eight rebel fighters and wounding dozens more, officials said.
December 10, 2015 Mozambique ex-rebels 'killed 36 security officers' Mozambique's main opposition party Renamo Tuesday claimed its fighters killed 36 soldiers and police in a fresh outbreak of violence at the weekend between the government and its former civil war foes.
December 10, 2015 Egypt's ElBaradei pulls out of presidential race Egypt's reform leader Mohamed ElBaradei said Saturday he is pulling out of the country's presidential race to protest the military's failure to put the country on the path to democracy.
December 10, 2015 Secret Documents Reveal Disarray Among Libyan Spy Chiefs in Qaddafi's Last Days Reams of confidential documents reveal the mounting desperation and disarray among top leaders of Col. Muammar Qaddafi's regime as power slipped through their fingers, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
December 10, 2015 Militant union's rise reshapes S.African platinum industry A militant South African labour union has wrested majority control at the world's richest platinum mines, shaking up the industry and potentially boding ill for the ruling ANC, analysts say.
December 10, 2015 At least 39 people still missing from deadly Nairobi mall attack, Red Cross says More than three dozen people remain unaccounted for almost a week after the end of the four-day terrorist attack on Nairobi's Westgate Mall that killed at least 67, the head of the Kenyan Red Cross said Monday.
December 10, 2015 Escaped leopard mauls man near S. Africa national park A leopard that escaped South Africa's Kruger National Park mauled a local man, putting him in hospital, a spokesman said.
December 10, 2015 Libyan Family Killed as Hundreds Flee Qaddafi Hometown Two children and their parents were killed by machine-gun fire while trying to flee Muammar Qaddafi's hometown along with hundreds of other residents, as forces loyal to the ousted regime engaged in heavy clashes with revolutionary fighters surrounding the city.
December 10, 2015 C.Africa leader vows to fight spread of weapons Central African Republic's interim leader Michel Djotodia promised Tuesday to fight against the spread of weapons in the country, still suffering the aftermath of a coup earlier this year.
December 10, 2015 W. Africa leaders insist Mali polls will go ahead on July 28 West African leaders on Thursday insisted Mali's presidential election would be held on July 28 as scheduled despite doubts over whether the crisis-hit nation was ready to organise a vote.
