Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe claims to be "fit as a fiddle" as he celebrates his 88th birthday Tuesday, and insists he has no intention of stepping down anytime soon.
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An 80-year-old Somali woman fondly recalled her younger days. There was peace in Somalia then, and people in the town of Tabda in the arid scrublands of the country's south did not rely on the mercy of others for food.
Continue reading Kenya Blames Somali Militants for Food Crisis .
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe turned 88 on Tuesday, vowing to stay in power despite grumbling inside his party that he should hand over to a younger leader, and international condemnation of his economic and human rights record.
Continue reading Zimbabwe's Mugabe Turns 88, Vowing to Cling to Power.
Security forces patrolled an extensive market in Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri on Tuesday where an assault by suspected Islamists killed some 30 people, vendors and residents said.
Continue reading Nigeria Steps Up Security After Market Attack Killed 30.
A major rebel group in Sudan's strife-torn Darfur region said Monday it had captured 52 international peacekeepers, most of them from Senegal, and accused them of cooperating with the country's security service.
Continue reading Rebels Holding 52 Peacekeepers In Sudan's Darfur.
A radical Muslim group is threatening to turn parts of Nigeria into an Islamic emirate.
Continue reading Boko Haram Wages Holy War On Nigeria.
Aid groups worldwide are rallying to head off an emerging hunger crisis that threatens as many as 11 million people in Africa's Sahel region.
Continue reading Famine Threatens 11 Million People In Africa's Sahel Region.
Egypt said Sunday it was withdrawing its
ambassador to Syria, the latest Arab country to scale back its relations
with the embattled regime in Damascus.
Continue reading Egypt Withdraws Ambassador to Syria.
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe said
Sunday he will "definitely" call elections this year to end a fragile
three-year coalition with the former opposition, while describing as
"cowards" politicians who say polls cannot be held until well into 2013.
Continue reading Zimbabwe's Mugabe says he Will 'Definitely' Call Elections in 2012.
An al-Qaida-linked Somali militant group is
suspected of killing at least 30 Kenyan civilians since Kenyan troops
entered Somalia, a police spokesman said Saturday.
Continue reading Somalia Militant Group Kills 30 Kenyan Civilians.
Sudanese police raided student dormitories
at Khartoum's main university on Friday, beating and arresting hundreds
of students in the latest crackdown on youth protesters, activists said.
Continue reading Sudan Police Raid University Dorms, Arrest Hundreds.
Rights groups are denouncing the arrests of
nuns and priests and Congo's violent suppression of religious protests
against fraud-riddled elections.
Continue reading Nuns and Priests Arrested During Protest in the Congo.
Thousands of Somalis are fleeing an
insurgent-held town into the capital because they fear a military attack
by African Union troops allied to the weak Somali government.
Continue reading Fearing Fighting, Somali Families Flee to Capital.
When the administrative chief of this western Kenyan village received an urgent 4 a.m. call that thieves were invading a school teacher's home, he sent a message on Twitter. Within minutes residents in this village of stone houses gathered outside the home, and the thugs fled.
Continue reading Emergency Tweet in Kenya Delivers Family from Robbery.
Authorities say soldiers have found and
safely detonated a car bomb in a northeast Nigeria city that's the
spiritual home to a radical Islamist sect.
Continue reading Nigeria Soldiers Find, Detonate Car Bomb in North.
Zambia returned to the scene of its worst sporting tragedy to make it a place of unrestrained joy after winning a nerve-racking African Cup of Nations final Sunday on penalties over tournament favorite Ivory Coast. For the first time, a Zambian captain, Christopher Katongo, lifts the African Cup of Nations trophy.
Continue reading Zambia Wins African Cup for the First Time.
Egyptian Security forces
on Sunday, February 12, 2012, prevented a rally of hundreds of Copts
and activists from various political groups from reaching the Egyptian
Parliament in Cairo, Egypt's capital.Pictured: Protesters making their voice heard over the situation in El-Ameriya
Continue reading Egyptian Police Block Coptic Protesters From Reaching Parliament.
Police are reporting an explosion in a central Nigeria city that has seen attacks claimed by a radical Islamist sect.
Continue reading Explosion Strikes Nigerian City Attacked by Boko Haram.
Zambians poured out of their houses, clubs
and bars to celebrate in the streets early Monday after watching their
team beat Ivory Coast 8-7 on penalties in the African Cup finals.Pictured: Zambia's coach Herve Renard is held aloft by his players as they celebrate winning the African Cup of Nations, after beating Ivory Coast in the tournament final soccer match at Stade de l'Amitie in Libreville, Gabon Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Continue reading Zambia Celebrates as Team Wins African Cup.
The Church of England's ruling body called this week on the Government to "do all it can" to support the protection of religious minorities in Nigeria.
Continue reading Church in North Nigeria 'Being Eliminated' by Violence.
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