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December 9, 2015

US, EU spearhead fresh drive to defuse Egypt crisis

A fresh round of intense diplomatic efforts was underway in Egypt to broker a peaceful end to the crisis sparked by the military's overthrow of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi.

December 9, 2015

Reports warned of Nairobi attack: newspapers

Kenya's government had been warned, including by Israel, of the high risk of an attack before the assault on a Nairobi mall by Islamist gunmen that killed at least 67 people, newspapers reported Saturday.

December 9, 2015

Gay rights campaigner tortured and killed in Cameroon

A gay rights campaigner in Cameroon was found dead in his Yaounde home after being tortured, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.

December 9, 2015

South Sudan calls for calm after government sacked

Heavily armed South Sudanese troops and police guarded key government institutions in the capital Juba Wednesday, as radio broadcasts called for calm after the president suspended his cabinet.

December 9, 2015

ElBaradei condemns Egypt killings, urges probe

Prominent Egyptian liberal leader Mohamed ElBaradei condemned the killing of at least 42 people outside an elite army headquarters in Cairo on Monday and called for an independent investigation.

December 9, 2015

Sudan floods kill 11, affect almost 100,000: UN

Heavy rains and flash floods in Khartoum and other parts of Sudan have killed 11 people and affected almost 100,000 in the past week, the United Nations said on Tuesday.

December 9, 2015

Eritrean cyclists pedal country onto world stage

When Eritrean cyclist Natnael Berhane crossed the finish line of the Tour of Turkey in May, he made history not only for his country but for his continent.

December 9, 2015

Mandela undergoes successful gallstone surgery

South Africa's former President Nelson Mandela underwent a successful surgery to remove gallstones Saturday, the nation's presidency said, as the 94-year-old anti-apartheid icon is still recovering from a lung infection.

December 9, 2015

Tunisia opposition chiefs 'killed with same gun'

Tunisian Interior Minister Lotfi Ben Jeddou said Friday that opposition figures Mohamed Brahmi and Chokri Belaid were gunned down with the same weapon.

December 9, 2015

Campaigning kicks off ahead of key Madagascar polls

Madagascar's election campaign opened Tuesday ahead of presidential polls next month, as divisions over replacement candidates plagued the camps of major disqualified politicians.