December 9, 2015 Nigeria president moves towards national dialogue Nigeria's president on Tuesday said he had formed a panel tasked with laying the ground for a national dialogue to tackle contentious issues such as religious tensions and the sharing of oil wealth.
December 9, 2015 Berber elected Libya interim leader A Berber was voted Libya's interim leader on Tuesday, the first member of the long oppressed minority to hold high office, but he faces huge challenges addressing growing security concerns.
December 9, 2015 Somalia's Puntland suspends polls, warning of violence Somalia's semi-autonomous northern region of Puntland has suspended long-awaited local elections, its government said Sunday, saying the risk of violence was too great to hold them.
December 9, 2015 Egypt Islamists call Friday protest over 'military coup' An alliance of Islamist parties and movements including ousted president Mohamed Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood has called for "peaceful protests" on Friday to denounce the military's overthrow of the Islamist president.
December 9, 2015 Al Qaeda-linked militants gone, freedom and music return to Timbuktu, Mali On the morning French commandos parachuted onto the sand just north of this storied city and ended 10 months of Islamic rule, Hawi Traore folded up her veil. On the next day, she wore heels. On the day after, she put on her sparkly earrings, got her hair braided and tried her mother's perfume.
December 9, 2015 Rights Groups Demand Egypt Probe Cameraman's Death Two media rights groups are calling on Egyptian authorities to investigate the death of a cameraman working for a Coptic Christian broadcaster who was shot in the head while filming clashes between the military and mostly Coptic protesters.
December 9, 2015 Qaddafi Welcome to Live in Uganda, Spokesman Says The spokesman for Uganda's president says that Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi is welcome to live in Uganda.
December 9, 2015 23,000 Congolese flee to Uganda after clashes At least 23,000 people have fled the town of Kamango in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after it was briefly occupied by a rebel group, the UN refugee agency said Friday.
December 9, 2015 Mauritania to provide electricity to power-starved Senegal Mauritania is to begin providing energy-starved Senegal with electricity within two years, both sides announced Thursday after a summit between their presidents in Dakar.
December 9, 2015 Tunisia Ennahda chief says protests won't topple govt Tunisia's Islamist ruling party chief has said the government will not step down under pressure from the opposition, even as fresh protests were being readied Tuesday to demand just that.
