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December 9, 2015

S.Africa court delays hearing over Mandela firms

A South African judge postponed a court battle over control of Nelson Mandela's companies Monday, after a lawyer for his daughters withdrew from the case.

December 9, 2015

DR Congo protesters stone UN peacekeepers convoy

Police fired tear gas to disperse protesters who hurled stones at a UN peacekeepers' convoy in the volatile east of the Democratic Republic of Congo Friday, one of several small demonstrations demanding an extension of the security zone.

December 9, 2015

Egypt army plans Sinai operation after attacks

With an insurgency threatening its sensitive border with Israel, Egypt's military is preparing to go on the offensive against Sinai militants who have escalated attacks since president Mohamed Morsi's ouster.

December 9, 2015

New gold rush flattens Johannesburg's famous mining dumps

A new gold rush is hitting Johannesburg, literally flattening the South African city whose Zulu name “Egoli” means City of Gold.

December 9, 2015

Militia clashes kill 10 in east DR Congo

Fighting between two rival militia forces has killed at least 10 people in the Masisi territory of the east of Democratic Republic of Congo, official and civic sources said Monday.

December 9, 2015

Nigeria river boat accident kills 42, 100 missing

A boat overloaded with passengers and goods travelling on the Niger River in central Nigeria has capsized, killing 42 people with 100 others missing, the state rescue agency told AFP Saturday.

December 9, 2015

Defense rests in Oscar Pistorius murder trial

The defense team for Oscar Pistorius closed its case in the athlete's murder trial on Tuesday, bringing a legal case that has transfixed South Africans and others around the world closer to a verdict.

December 9, 2015

'Nine dead' in new Darfur tribal clash

A new outbreak of tribal violence in Sudan's Darfur region has killed nine people, official media said on Saturday, in fighting that has added to worsening insecurity in the region.

December 9, 2015

Morsi camp slams 'coup' as Egypt leader hit with travel ban

A top aide to Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi slammed what he called a "military coup" on Wednesday as an army ultimatum passed and the security forces slapped a travel ban on the Islamist leader.

December 9, 2015

Sudan rebels claim clash in strategic region

Sudanese rebels clashed with government forces on Saturday for the second time this week in the strategic South-North Kordofan region, the insurgents said.