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December 9, 2015

Boy Survivor of Libya Crash Not Told Family's Dead

A Dutch Foreign Ministry official says the boy who was the sole survivor of a Libyan plane crash that killed 103 people has not yet been told that his parents and older brother were killed.

December 9, 2015

State witness torpedoes case against Zambia ex-president

The corruption trial of former Zambian president Rupiah Banda was thrown into disarray Tuesday when the state's star witness denied the embattled ex-leader's had benefitted from a $2.5 million oil contract.

December 9, 2015

Ghana supreme court condemns Argentine ship seizure

Ghana's supreme court has ruled that the seizure of an Argentinian warship that led to a weeks-long ordeal last year was "fundamentally and patently wrong," a copy of the decision said Friday.

December 9, 2015

Boko Haram leader 'supports' Nigeria school massacre

The head of Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamists said he supported a July 6 attack on a school that killed 42 people, but did not claim responsibility for the massacre, in a video obtained by AFP on Saturday.

December 9, 2015

S.Africa's rhino poaching toll passes 600 for the year

Poachers have killed more than 600 rhinos in South Africa so far this year, figures showed Thursday, with losses close to the total number of animals slaughtered in 2012.

December 9, 2015

Madagascar court drops three disputed presidential candidates

Madagascar's electoral court has removed the names of three presidential hopefuls whose candidacies had delayed key elections on the Indian Ocean island, a roll published Saturday showed.

December 9, 2015

Mugabe sworn in as Zimbabwean president

Veteran leader Robert Mugabe was sworn in as Zimbabwe's president for another five-year term before a stadium packed with thousands of jubilant supporters Thursday.

December 9, 2015

South Africa construction workers end strike: union

South African construction workers have ended a three week strike after reaching a 12 percent wage hike deal with employers, their union said on Friday.

December 9, 2015

82 child soldiers rescued in DR Congo: UN

More than 80 children, some as young as eight years old, have been rescued from an armed group in the southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo and are being reunited with their families, the UN said Friday.

December 9, 2015

Moody's warns South Africa on 'unsecured' lenders

Moody's rating agency on Monday warned South African banks and other lenders which issue loans without collateral face a bumpy time ahead as the economy wobbles and labour unrest continues.