NIGER: Islamist groups claim twin attacks on Niger targets News WiresMay 24, 2013 6:27 am The al Qaeda-linked MUJAO group claimed responsibility for a double bombing in Niger on Thursday that left at least 26 people dead. Moktar B... al-Qaeda gas plant Niger
ICC ‘designed to humiliate African leaders’ Africa News CloudMay 24, 2013 6:25 am The South Sudan leader Salva Kiir has criticised the International Criminal Court, saying the court is designed to humiliate African leaders... International Criminal Court leader Salva Kiir South Sudan Sudan
South Sudan’s President Says ‘Never’ to ICC Hannah McNeishMay 24, 2013 12:17 am South Sudan President Salva Kiir said Thursday that he would “never accept” the International Criminal Court. He spoke during a visit fr... International Criminal Court Kenya president Salva Kiir South Sudan Uhuru Kenyatta
Nigeria ‘insurgency’ children to be freed Africa News CloudMay 23, 2013 6:31 pm Nigerian authorities have detained children in connection with the Islamist insurgency they are battling, but the government plans to releas... Islamist
Suicide bombers in Niger strike military barracks and French mine Africa News CloudMay 23, 2013 6:31 pm ...
Violence in Somalia scares investors, aid workers Africa News CloudMay 23, 2013 6:30 pm A spate of attacks by Islamic insurgents in Somalia's capital is forcing investors, businessmen and aid workers to have second thoughts abou... businessmen Mogadishu Somalia
Tunisia making progress against terror – PM Africa News CloudMay 23, 2013 12:28 pm PM Ali Larayedh says Tunisia is making progress in its bid to dismantle "terrorist" cells despite the presence in the country of armed group... Ali Larayedh Prime Minister Tunisia
Niger: Niger Offers Hope of Homegrown Solutions to Sahel Crises Africa News CloudMay 23, 2013 12:26 pm [Guardian Network]Agencies must combine forces to overcome the effects of a trio of food crises in the Sahel, according to WFP's regional he... food crises regional head United Nations
Egypt: Court Acquits Seven Policemen of Killing Protesters Africa News CloudMay 23, 2013 12:25 pm [Aswat Masriya]A Cairo court on Wednesday acquitted seven policemen of charges of killing protesters outside a police station on a day dubbe... A Cairo court Hosni Mubarak president
Egypt: Nation’s Mursi Calls On People of Sinai to Hand Over Weapons Africa News CloudMay 23, 2013 12:25 pm [Aswat Masriya]Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi urged everyone who has weapons in the Sinai Peninsula to hand them over on Wednesday, saying... Egypt Mohamed Mursi president Sinai Peninsula
Egypt: Freed Soldiers Arrive in Cairo Africa News CloudMay 23, 2013 6:28 am [Aswat Masriya]Cairo -Supreme Guide of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, Mohamed Badie, extended his greetings to President Mohamed Mursi, the Arm... Cairo Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Mohamed Badie Mohamed Mursi president Sinai
Egypt: Army Determined to Apprehend Sinai Soldiers’ Kidnappers Africa News CloudMay 23, 2013 6:27 am [Aswat Masriya]Egypt's Armed Forces said on Tuesday it did not and will not hesitate in taking any steps to release the kidnapped soldiers i... Egypt Sinai
Egypt: Released Soldiers Return Home Africa News CloudMay 23, 2013 6:27 am [Aswat Masriya]Seven released Egyptian security officers, who were kidnapped by Islamist militants in Sinai on Thursday, arrived to Almaza C... Almaza Cairo Airport Sinai
Egypt: Gunman Killed in Airstrike in Sinai Africa News CloudMay 23, 2013 6:26 am [Aswat Masriya]A gunman was killed in an air strike on a village in northern Sinai during a security operation on Tuesday, reported a state-... northern Sinai Sinai
Egypt: Army Raids Sinai Homes in Search of Hostages Africa News CloudMay 23, 2013 6:26 am [Aswat Masriya]Security sources in northern Sinai said that army and police forces began raiding homes in al-Sheikh Zuwayed and Rafah on Tue... army northern Sinai Sinai
Egypt: Authorities Deny Killing Gunman in Sinai Africa News CloudMay 23, 2013 6:26 am [Aswat Masriya]Egyptian security sources denied killing a gunman in an airstrike in northern Sinai, saying that the security forces mistaken... northern Sinai Sinai sweep search
Egypt: Brotherhood Guide Congratulates Egyptians for Release of Soldiers Africa News CloudMay 23, 2013 6:25 am [Aswat Masriya]Supreme Guide of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, Mohamed Badie, extended his greetings to President Mohamed Mursi, the Armed Forc... Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Mohamed Badie Mohamed Mursi president Sinai
Tunisia: Tunisian Police Clash With Islamists in Tunis, Kairouan Africa News CloudMay 23, 2013 6:25 am [Deutsche Welle]Tunisian police have clashed with radical Islamists in a Tunis neighborhood, after Salafist movement Ansar al-Sharia told it... Ansar al-Sharia Salafist Tunis Tunisian police
Tunisia: Tunisia, U.S. Launch Initiative to Support Small Businesses Africa News CloudMay 23, 2013 6:25 am [State Department]Washington -The United States and Tunisia launched an initiative May 20 to support the growth of small- and medium-sized b... Department of State Tunisia United States Washington
Africa: CAF Beach Soccer World Cup Qualifiers Begin in Morocco Africa News CloudMay 23, 2013 6:24 am [CAF]The Confederation of African Football Beach Soccer qualifiers to find two representatives for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup which wil... Beach Soccer World Cup Confederation of African Football Beach Soccer FIFA Morocco
Achebe’s body arrives home Africa News CloudMay 22, 2013 6:17 pm The body of revered Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe has arrived in his home state in Nigeria, where hundreds of admirers packed a stadium to p... Chinua Achebe Nigeria writer
Libya: Vast Borders Still a No-Man’s Land for Most Africa News CloudMay 22, 2013 6:20 am [ThinkAfricaPress]Loose-knit ethnic militias form the backbone of border control in the southern regions of Libya that the government has de... Libya
World Briefing | Middle East: Egypt: Security Forces Fire on Funeral THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMay 22, 2013 3:10 am Egyptian officials say soldiers and police officers mistakenly fired on a Bedouin funeral in the Sinai Peninsula during a search for kidnapp... Sinai Peninsula
Egypt: Hunger, Poverty Rates Up Sharply Over Past Three Years – UN Report Africa News CloudMay 22, 2013 3:10 am [UN News]Poverty and food insecurity in Egypt have risen significantly over the last three years, according to a joint reports released toda... Egypt food food insecurity United Nations
Fbi Id’s Benghazi suspects _ but no arrests yet Africa News CloudMay 22, 2013 12:22 am The U.S. has identified five men who might be responsible for the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year, and has en... Benghazi Libya United States
Nigeria to Free All Female Islamist Suspects VOA NewsMay 22, 2013 12:17 am Nigeria says it will release several Islamist suspects from prison, including the women in custody, as it seeks peace with Boko Haram extrem... Defense Ministry Goodluck Jonathan Nigeria president
Top Libya minister quits Africa News CloudMay 21, 2013 9:12 pm Libya's interior minister has submitted his resignation, official sources say, after months of efforts to curb armed groups who helped toppl... interior minister Libya
Tunisia Salafist group calls for demo Africa News CloudMay 21, 2013 6:29 pm Radical Salafist group Ansar Adine, which Tunisian authorities have branded a terrorist organisation, has called for a protest in the city o... Ansar Adine Kairouan spokesperson
In army fight against militants, Nigerian civilians trust no one Africa News CloudMay 21, 2013 6:28 pm ...
UN Works to Contain Disease Epidemics in Two African Countries Lisa SchleinMay 21, 2013 6:27 pm United Nations agencies are mounting emergency operations to contain an epidemic of measles in the Central African Republic and of cholera i... Bangui Central African Republic Cholera François Bozize killer disease measles Niger U.N. Children’s Fund United Nations