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December 10, 2015

French and Malian forces gain control of Timbuktu in fight against extremists

The advance came as French and African ground troops seized a strategic bridge and the airport in the northern city of Gao.

December 10, 2015

Egypt police arrest top Islamist Shater: general

Egyptian police arrested on Friday Khairat al-Shater, widely seen as the most influential Islamist politician behind deposed president Mohamed Morsi, an interior ministry general told AFP.

December 10, 2015

Mozambique ex-rebels vow campaign of sabotage

Mozambique's former rebels on Wednesday vowed to block the country's main highway and a crucial rail link to coal fields, dramatically ramping up its standoff with the government.

December 10, 2015

Mandela threatened over $660 utilities bill

Authorities admitted on Monday they had mistakenly delivered a utilities bill to Nelson Mandela's upmarket home and threatened to cut the icon's water and electricity supply.

December 10, 2015

South African President to unveil statue of Mandela, says he's 'recuperating'

South African President Jacob Zuma on Thursday honored anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, who has been hospitalized since the weekend and who the president said is recovering from a lung infection.

December 10, 2015

Egypt Quietly Buries Soldiers Killed in Clashes

An Egyptian military official says the army has quietly buried at least three soldiers killed during clashes with mostly Coptic Christian protesters.

December 10, 2015

Miss Algeria crowned for first time in 10 years

After an absence of 10 years, the Miss Algeria beauty contest was held Friday in the western city of Oran, with 19-year-old science student Rym Amari taking the pageant honours.

December 10, 2015

Gunmen attack Malian soldiers as violence surges

The Malian army came under attack Sunday from gunmen in the northern rebel stronghold of Kidal, the regional governor told AFP, three days after peace talks with rebels broke down.

December 10, 2015

Bouteflika return raises questions for Algeria

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's return home after almost three months in hospital in Paris raises questions about his ability to complete the last nine months of his term, commentators say.

December 10, 2015

Egypt court orders back prosecutor sacked by Morsi

An Egyptian court on Tuesday ordered the reinstatement of public prosecutor Abdel Meguid Mahmud, whose sacking in November sparked a bitter row between President Mohamed Morsi and the judiciary.