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Suicide bombers launch attacks in 2 Mali towns
Suicide bombers carry out attacks in 2 northern Malian towns; 2 soldiers wounded
Newspaper strike hits flamboyant Nigeria publisher
Flamboyant Nigeria newspaper publisher, known for bringing in celebrities, hit by strike
C. African Republic child soldier killed by mob
UNICEF: C. African Republic child soldier twice recruited by rebels killed by angry mob
Liberia journalists protest with black front pages
Liberian journalists protest security chief comments by printing black front pages
Death toll in Nigeria police attack rises to 30
Death toll in Nigeria police attack by militia rises to 30 as president ends foreign trip
Save the Children, drug co. GSK in new partnership
Save the Children, drug company GSK announce new partnership to save children's lives
Ugandan general questions Museveni succession plan
In Uganda, role of the president's son in the military provokes questions about succession
Group: 10,000 dissidents detained in Eritrea
Group: At least 10,000 opposition activists and other dissidents detained in Eritrea
Nigeria military helicopter crashes in oil delta
Nigeria military helicopter crashes in oil delta on training mission, days after jet crash
Attack kills at least 20 Nigeria police officers
Official: Attack by ethnic militia kills at least 20 Nigeria police officers in central region
Red Cross visits 12 kidnapped by Senegal rebels
Red Cross visits 12 employees of SAfrican firm, kidnapped by Senegalese rebels
Malian military prepares for final push on Kidal
Malian military prepares for final push on Kidal, northern town controlled by Tuareg rebels
UN: Girls as young as 6 raped by Congo troops
UN: Girls as young as 6 raped by troops in eastern Congo who fled M23 rebels
Ivory Coast: Gbagbo fighters to return from Togo
Ivory Coast to repatriate 200 fighters loyal to ex-president Gbagbo from Togo
Dozens kidnapped in M23 fief in Congo: officials
Dozens kidnapped, held for ransom in M23-controlled turf in Congo, say officials
Malian military prepares for Kidal offensive
Malian military prepares for final push on Kidal, town controlled by Tuareg separatists
South Sudan rebels overrun town
South Sudan rebels overrun town; military denies claim that many soldiers were killed
Fearing M23, hundreds of Congolese flee to Uganda
Hundreds of Congolese villagers flee to Uganda as rebel group M23 talks up likelihood of war
Paramilitary police charged with rape in Guinea
Paramilitary police officer charged with rape in Guinea stadium massacre
Weapons of war spill blood in Nigeria's insurgency
Anti-aircraft guns, rocket-propelled grenades now fuel Nigeria's Islamic extremist insurgency
Authorities: 42 dead in Nigeria extremist attacks
Authorities: At least 42 people killed in Islamic extremist attacks in northeast Nigeria.
Scientist: Cassava disease spread at alarming rate
Scientists: Cassava disease spreads swiftly, could threaten largest producer Nigeria
WWF: Seleka rebels from CAR invade elephant park
WWF: Seleka rebels seen entering elephant sanctuary; shots fired
Officers in Congo benefitting from mineral trade
Report: Officers in Congolese, Burundian army benefitting from mineral trade
Jealous Zimbabwean husband poisons 6
Jealous Zimbabwean husband poisons neighbor, kills 5 others by mistake
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