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December 9, 2015

Father of 2 kidnapped Nigerian girls says don't trade daughters for militants

The father of two Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram says he does not want them released in exchange for imprisoned Islamic extremists.

December 9, 2015

Year on, Sudan demos fade but threats intensify

One year after an eruption of Arab Spring-inspired demonstrations against President Omar al-Bashir's government, the movement has faded but armed rebellion and other challenges have intensified.

December 9, 2015

More women and children freed in Nigeria from extremists

More women and children have been rescued from Islamic extremists in the remote Sambisa Forest by Nigerian troops amid reports that some of the women have fought their rescuers.

December 9, 2015

Amnesty raps Egypt army's 'disproportionate' force

Amnesty International said on Wednesday it had evidence pointing to the "disproportionate" use of lethal force by Egyptian security forces, and called for them to be reined in to avoid "disaster".

December 9, 2015

Zimbabwe's diaspora doubtful over polls

Many of the millions of Zimbabweans living abroad won't return home for key general elections next week, sceptical of a fair outcome after years of election violence.

December 9, 2015

Somali Extremist Group Bans Samosas in Country

As Somalia remains in the throes of a famine that threatens the lives of nearly a million children, a powerful Muslim extremist group recently called for the ban of a popular pastry.

December 9, 2015

Libya a key terrorism transit hub, warns African Union

Libya has become a major transit hub for terrorists, an African Union leader warned on Tuesday on the sidelines of a regional security meeting in neighbouring Algeria.

December 9, 2015

Libya's Prime Minister Says NATO 'Tried Everything and Failed'

Libya’s normally jovial Prime Minister al-Baghdadi al-Mahmudi looked tired as he sat down in front of local and international journalists to give a press conference in Tripoli Sunday morning.

December 9, 2015

Twin blasts near courthouse in Libya's Benghazi: sources

Two powerful explosions went off near the courthouse in Libya's second city of Benghazi on Sunday night, leaving 10 people injured and causing damage, witnesses and a security source said.

December 9, 2015

Tunisia army strikes Islamists in rugged mountains

Tunisia's army on Monday bombarded suspected jihadist positions in a rugged mountain range near the Algerian border, as it kept up operations against Islamists following a deadly ambush on troops.