Botswana police fire tear gas on rioting students
The post Botswana police fire tear gas on rioting students appeared first on IndepthAfrica.GABORONE, Botswana – Police in Botswana fired tear gas on rioting students angry over a teachers’ strike....
View ArticleLibya denies Italian report Gaddafi may be wounded
The post Libya denies Italian report Gaddafi may be wounded appeared first on IndepthAfrica.Italy said on Friday Muammar Gaddafi has very likely left the Libyan capital and probably been wounded by...
View Article7 Algerian soldiers, 3 ‘terrorists’ killed: report
The post 7 Algerian soldiers, 3 ‘terrorists’ killed: report appeared first on IndepthAfrica.An attack on a military barracks in northeast Algeria claimed the lives of seven soldiers and three...
View ArticleBriton, Italian kidnapped in northwestern Nigeria
The post Briton, Italian kidnapped in northwestern Nigeria appeared first on IndepthAfrica.Gunmen have kidnapped a Briton and an Italian working for a construction firm in northern Nigeria after...
View ArticleUganda shelves anti-gay bill
The post Uganda shelves anti-gay bill appeared first on IndepthAfrica.Kampala – Uganda’s parliament on Friday shelved an anti-gay bill that would have imposed the death penalty for certain homosexual...
View ArticleA gruesome display: Somalis drag bodies in streets
The post A gruesome display: Somalis drag bodies in streets appeared first on IndepthAfrica.NAIROBI, Kenya – It’s a gruesome display seen many times over the years in Mogadishu: The bodies of dead...
View ArticleMandela to vote in South Africa poll next week
The post Mandela to vote in South Africa poll next week appeared first on IndepthAfrica.South Africa’s ailing former president Nelson Mandela is expected to cast his vote in upcoming local government...
View ArticleInt’l court to seek Libya arrest warrants
The post Int’l court to seek Libya arrest warrants appeared first on IndepthAfrica.THE HAGUE, Netherlands – An international prosecutor said Friday he will seek arrest warrants next week for three top...
View ArticleWoman beheaded in shop
The post Woman beheaded in shop appeared first on IndepthAfrica.A deranged knifeman decapitated a British woman Friday in a shop on the Spanish island of Tenerife and fled with her head, police said,...
View ArticleZimbabwe parties resume constitution process
The post Zimbabwe parties resume constitution process appeared first on IndepthAfrica.Parties to Zimbabwe’s power-sharing deal resumed the constitutional process Saturday after reaching a compromise on...
View ArticleLibyan TV carries audio of Gaddafi taunting NATO
The post Libyan TV carries audio of Gaddafi taunting NATO appeared first on IndepthAfrica.Libyan state television carried brief audio tape remarks it said were by Muammar Gaddafi in which he taunted...
View ArticlePro-Kadhafi, anti- Kadhafi groups clash in Canada
The post Pro-Kadhafi, anti- Kadhafi groups clash in Canada appeared first on IndepthAfrica.A policeman was injured Friday in clashes between supporters of Libyan strongman Moamer Kadhafi and...
View ArticleIvory Coast: No one is above the law – Ouattara
The post Ivory Coast: No one is above the law – Ouattara appeared first on IndepthAfrica.Dakar – Ivory Coast’s president on Friday said no one is above the law and vowed to investigate all war crimes...
View ArticleDid Bin Laden watch porn as he hid in Pakistan? Stash of X-rated films found...
The post Did Bin Laden watch porn as he hid in Pakistan? Stash of X-rated films found in his squalid lair appeared first on IndepthAfrica.First it emerged Osama Bin Laden spent hours watching videos of...
View ArticleDewani’s bride ‘was victim of sex attack’ claim South African police
The post Dewani’s bride ‘was victim of sex attack’ claim South African police appeared first on IndepthAfrica.South African police have evidence suggesting honeymoon murder victim Anni Dewani was...
View ArticleEgyptian PM in Ethiopia marking new era in bilateral relations
The post Egyptian PM in Ethiopia marking new era in bilateral relations appeared first on IndepthAfrica.Egyptian Prime Minister, Essam Sharaf, arrived in the Ethiopian capital on Thursday for talks...
View ArticleLibyan opposition leader meets French president
The post Libyan opposition leader meets French president appeared first on IndepthAfrica.PARIS – French President Nicolas Sarkozy met Saturday with a Libyan opposition leader amid questions about the...
View ArticleSomali Islamists warn Ugandans over Museveni
The post Somali Islamists warn Ugandans over Museveni appeared first on IndepthAfrica.Somalia’s Shebab Islamists on Saturday threatened to punish Ugandans for re-electing President Yoweri Museveni, a...
View Article2 killed in latest blast in Nigeria’s northeast
The post 2 killed in latest blast in Nigeria’s northeast appeared first on IndepthAfrica.MAIDUGURI, Nigeria – Police say that a blast in Nigeria’s restive northeast has killed two bystanders at a bus...
View ArticleMubarak wife stable and available for police: minister
The post Mubarak wife stable and available for police: minister appeared first on IndepthAfrica.The health of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s wife has improved after suffering symptoms of a...
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