December 9, 2015 Qaddafi Loses Grip in Libya's Eastern Desert On the ground in the eastern chunk of this oil-rich desert nation, the signs of rebellion are plain to see in the armories of a military base near Baida: Weapons crates lie busted open and empty. Rifles are missing from their racks. Left behind are helmets and gas masks and cleaning kits—things that can't shoot.
December 9, 2015 Uganda Fighters Attack Military Base in East Congo A Congolese army official says Ugandan militiamen launched an overnight attack on a military base in eastern Congo in an attempt to free detained leaders.
December 9, 2015 Trial of guide in killing of Cecil the lion postponed to Sept. 28 The trial in Zimbabwe of a professional hunter who helped an American kill a popular lion named Cecil in an allegedly illegal hunt in Zimbabwe was postponed Wednesday to Sept. 28.
December 9, 2015 New Outcry Erupts in Egypt Against Military Rulers Egypt's military rulers have triggered a new public outcry with a proposal that critics see as an attempt to enshrine a supreme political role for themselves in the new constitution.
December 9, 2015 Criticism of 'KONY 2012' viral video swells in Uganda Ugandan criticism of a viral video about a brutal central Africa warlord continued to swell in the wake of a public screening in a remote Ugandan town once terrorized by the Lord's Resistance Army.
December 9, 2015 Congolese fleeing to Uganda top 55,000: Red Cross More than 55,000 refugees from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have arrived in Uganda after fleeing a rebel attack, Red Cross officials said on Sunday, a dramatic rise from earlier estimates.
December 9, 2015 Angola suspends jail chief after prisoner abuse video Angolan authorities have suspended a prison director and 15 officials after a video of wardens beating up inmates was circulated on social networks, the interior ministry said Monday.
December 9, 2015 Drama as Bulls win to top Super 15 table Northern Bulls survived last-minute drama to defeat Coastal Sharks 20-19 in an all-South Africa Super 15 thriller Saturday and go top of the table with one round left.
December 9, 2015 Qaddafi Showers Strategic Oil Port With Rockets Government forces drove hundreds of rebels from a strategic oil port with a withering rain of rockets and tank shells on Thursday, significantly expanding Muammar Qaddafi's control of Libya as Western nations struggled to find a way to stop him.
December 9, 2015 Morsi supporters hold new protests in Egypt Thousands of supporters of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi turned out for protests in Cairo after Friday prayers, despite a sustained crackdown on Islamists by the country's new authorities.
