Africa News
Somalia's al-Shabab joins al-Qaida, leader says
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Somali militant group al-Shabab has formally joined al-Qaida, according to a video translation released…
Rhino dies during procedure to deter poachers
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African conservationists say their attempt to protect a rhinoceros from poachers ended with the animal's death.
Malian president grilled by angry army wives on TV
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — As Mali's army confronts attacks from ethnic Tuareg separatists, the country's president is battling some tough…
Police shooting starts panic in southern Nigeria
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Officials say a police shooting in Nigeria's southeast caused Muslims living in the Christian area to flee in…
Malian forces retreat from town amid rebel attacks
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The Malian government says that its forces have left the town of Tin Zaouatene after repeated attacks from Tuareg rebels.
Uganda gov't distances itself from anti-gay bill
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda's government does not support a parliamentarian's decision to reintroduce a bill that originally proposed…
ICRC: 30,000 people displaced by fighting
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Aid officials say at least 30,000 people are now displaced within Mali, where Tuareg rebels are fighting government forces.
President's convoy stoned on campaign trail
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Demonstrators hurled stones at the convoy carrying Senegal's aging president to the regional capital of Thies,…
Car bomb attack in Somali capital kills 8
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A car bomb killed eight people and wounded two members of parliament in Somalia's capital Wednesday,…
Clashes in Senegal between police, youth
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — An opposition official in Senegal says police fired tear gas in a regional capital where the country's president…
