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December 10, 2015

South Africa gold mines offer 4% wage hike

The gulf between South African gold mines and labour unions negotiating a new wage deal was brutally exposed Monday, with an initial industry offer of four percent falling far short of workers' demands.

December 10, 2015

Zimbabwe opposition condemns 'deadwood' Mugabe cabinet

Zimbabwe's opposition dismissed President Robert Mugabe's new cabinet as political "deadwood" Wednesday as the veteran leader swore in new ministers after disputed elections.

December 10, 2015

Cameroon takes control in disputed Bakassi

Cameroon took full sovereignty over the disputed territory of Bakassi on Wednesday, state radio reported, five years after an agreement with Nigeria signalling the end of a bloody conflict over the land.

December 10, 2015

Showdown looms as Egypt's Morsi marks first year

Egypt braced for mass protests Sunday with President Mohamed Morsi's opponents determined to oust him and his Islamist supporters vowing to defend his legitimacy to the end, on the anniversary of his turbulent first year in office.

December 10, 2015

Tunisia police 'to probe attack on actors'

Tunisia's public prosecutor Monday ordered police to investigate an attack on 19 actors by Salafist Muslims, while they decided whether to charge the artists with alleged "indecency", a lawyer for the drama group said.

December 10, 2015

Poachers shoot dead rhino in Kenyan capital park

Gunmen have shot dead a white rhino in Nairobi's national park, a brazen raid in one of the best guarded sites in Kenya, wildlife officials said Tuesday.

December 10, 2015

Qaddafi's Inner Circle Shows Signs of Cracking, Senior U.S. Official Says

With Qaddafi under growing pressure, the U.S. intelligence community now sees signs that his inner circle maybe cracking.

December 10, 2015

Transparency 'urgently needed' to combat Morocco corruption

Morocco urgently needs to pass legislation guaranteeing access to information in order to combat an entrenched culture of secrecy and corruption, Transparency International said on Saturday.

December 10, 2015

Springboks, Bafana to honour Mandela

The South African national football and rugby union teams will play in a Soweto stadium on August 17 to honour critically ill former president Nelson Mandela, it was announced Tuesday.

December 10, 2015

Egypt transition plan runs into opposition

Egypt's main coalition, which backed the military ouster of Mohamed Morsi, denounced a roadmap granting the interim president extensive powers ahead of new elections, further complicating a bloody transition to civilian rule.