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15 May 2012, 08:27
Nato struck only "legitimate military targets" during its 2011 operation in Libya, authorities said, responding to a Human Rights Watch report.
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04 May 2012, 15:04
A peaceful demonstration by women traders in Kisumu turned chaotic after their attempts to seek audience with the City Mayor were thwarted.
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04 May 2012, 15:00
Over 30 grandmothers stormed the Meru Municipal Council offices in protest over failure of the council to pay them for their services.
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03 May 2012, 11:22
Libya's ruling National Transitional Council has criminalised the glorification of slain leader Muammar Gaddafi and his regime.
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02 May 2012, 18:33
Mali's rulers are seeking to restore calm after pro-junta soldiers stamped out a counter-coup bid by the presidential guard, sparking clashes.
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Wednesday, 02 May 2012
02 May 2012, 10:35
Five people were killed when attackers stormed an anti-military protest near the defence ministry headquarters in Cairo, authorities said.
Monday, 30 April 2012
30 April 2012, 11:11
Ex-Libyan minister who last year announced he was abandoning the Gaddafi regime to support the rebels, was found floating in the Danube dead.
Thursday, 19 April 2012
19 April 2012, 08:54
Police opened fire and lobbed teargas at thousands of youth who were marching to the Jumuia Conference Centre in Limuru for a meeting.
Tuesday, 10 April 2012
10 April 2012, 07:36
The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) announced Monday that it has sacked all its striking workers who had ignored calls to return to work.
10 April 2012, 13:50
Libya's interim authorities have stopped paying bonuses to former rebels due to widespread fraud costing millions of Libyans dinars, a report says.
Friday, 30 March 2012
30 March 2012, 09:45
Rival militia in the southern Libyan city of Sabha have reached an agreement to end clashes that have killed more than 50 people.
30 March 2012, 13:05
Kofi Annan, expects President Bashar Assad to implement his peace plan immediately, the former UN chief's spokesperson said.
Thursday, 29 March 2012
29 March 2012, 07:00
Uganda's leading opposition leader was released on bail by a court after being charged in connection with violent anti-government protests.
Wednesday, 28 March 2012
28 March 2012, 10:31
Two days of tribal clashes in southern Libya have left 37 people dead and about 120 injured, a report says.
Monday, 26 March 2012
26 March 2012, 06:56
A powerful Libyan militia says it has begun withdrawing from the country's main airport and will hand over security to the government.
26 March 2012, 09:00
Russia's Medvedev says Annan's mission is Syria's last chance to avoid a protracted civil war.
Thursday, 22 March 2012
22 March 2012, 07:06
The "extremely dangerous" conflict in Syria could have global repercussions, UN Sec Gen Ban Ki-moon said, as fresh violence erupted.
Wednesday, 21 March 2012
21 March 2012, 09:35
A spokesperson for Islamist sect Boko Haram says they have "closed all possible doors of negotiation" with a government it can't trust.
21 March 2012, 10:59
A group of youths protested in Nairobi on Tuesday against what they termed as interference in Kenya’s affairs by the British government.
Tuesday, 20 March 2012
20 March 2012, 07:23
She was supposed to be the gentler face of a would-be reformist regime. Now Asma Assad has become a hate figure for many.
20 March 2012, 09:22
Libya's vice-premier said his country was determined to have Muammar Gaddafi’s ex-spy chief, also wanted by the ICC, extradited to Libya.
20 March 2012, 09:27
Bahrain's Shi'ite-led opposition expressed readiness for dialogue with authorities to end the political deadlock in the Sunni-ruled kingdom.
Wednesday, 14 March 2012
14 March 2012, 11:48
Malindi residents took to the streets almost paralyzing business protesting against misappropriation of properties and sale of relief food.
Monday, 12 March 2012
12 March 2012, 16:21
UN envoy Kofi Annan feels his Syria mediation mission is on track even though violence still raged as he held talks with President Bashar Assad.
Friday, 09 March 2012
09 March 2012, 16:39
Algeria will help Libya to create an army and a police force, Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci said on Thursday, three days after a visit to Tripoli where he had talks with his Libyan counterpart.
Tuesday, 06 March 2012
06 March 2012, 09:02
Gambia’s Supreme Court has upheld a request by the government to lift economic sanctions imposed on Libyan assets.
Tuesday, 28 February 2012
28 February 2012, 08:59
Police have moved to take down the anti-capitalist camp which sprang up outside London's St Paul's Cathedral in October last year, says the City's local authority.
Thursday, 23 February 2012
23 February 2012, 10:54
Lawyers for the daughter of Muammar Gaddafi have filed a formal petition seeking an authorised copy of Libyan leader's death certificate.
Monday, 20 February 2012
20 February 2012, 06:47
Human rights bodies urged Senegal to stop clamping down on protests and free those arrested for demonstrating against President.
20 February 2012, 07:00
President Barack Obama threw his support behind Yemen's Vice President just days before an election expected to enshrine him as the new leader of a country the US sees as crucial to the fight against al-Qaeda.
20 February 2012, 09:41
Protesters opposing Senegal's president Abdoulaye Wade have seized control of a three-block stretch in the capital as protests intensify.
Friday, 17 February 2012
17 February 2012, 13:51
Senegalese police have moved in to arrest protestors that organised demonstrations being held a week to the country’s presidential election.
Thursday, 16 February 2012
16 February 2012, 13:07
Imenti North OCPD MR James Kithuka has urged cart and wheelbarrow operators who had protested not to involve themselves in any unlawfulness.
16 February 2012, 14:10
Former President Jimmy Carter says Occupy organisers have created a "relatively successful" movement because they focused on wealth disparity.
16 February 2012, 15:00
About 5000 rebels have joined Libya's recently formed national army, but more of the militia must sign up if the army is to reassert itself.
16 February 2012, 15:09
Egyptian soccer fans protest demanding that authorities bring to court those responsible for soccer violence that left 74 people dead.
Wednesday, 15 February 2012
15 February 2012, 16:18
This Friday marks the first anniversary of the revolution against Muammar Gaddafi in Libya.
Wednesday, 08 February 2012
08 February 2012, 11:24
A gender based violence workshop organized by Aphia plus, was almost paralysed by protesters demanding settlement of their two days allowances.
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
31 January 2012, 10:19
Senegal readied for protests after security forces shot dead a 60-yr-old woman and a teenager at a rally against President Abdoulaye Wade.
31 January 2012, 15:35
Egypt's military leader has sacked the general responsible for media affairs to bolster an image tarnished by killings of protesters.
Wednesday, 25 January 2012
25 January 2012, 08:37
Nigerian Islamist sect Boko Haram has killed at least 935 people since 2009, including more than 250 in the first weeks of 2012.
Monday, 23 January 2012
23 January 2012, 08:08
UN leader Ban Ki-moon is "appalled" by the wave of bomb attacks in Nigeria and called for transparent investigations into the scores of deaths.
23 January 2012, 11:41
Libyan leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil said they would fall into "civil war" if the ruling NTC resigned, as it faced its first major challenge.
Friday, 20 January 2012
20 January 2012, 16:29
Ugandan police said they had released the country's main opposition leader and several of his allies late on Thursday.
Thursday, 19 January 2012
19 January 2012, 15:23
A new Tuareg rebel group launched a 2nd day of attacks to "liberate" Mali's arid north, ending the tenuous peace that has existed.
Wednesday, 18 January 2012
18 January 2012, 11:01
The White House was locked down for more than an hour as authorities investigated what appeared to be a smoke bomb tossed over the fence.
18 January 2012, 16:38
IMF mission to Egypt ruled out imposing conditions on Cairo for a much-needed loan to help the country reduce a huge budget deficit.
18 January 2012, 16:55
Several protesters of the Occupy Wall Street movement converged at Capitol to decry the influence of corporate money in politics.
Tuesday, 17 January 2012
17 January 2012, 17:26
Occupy Wall Street activists will meet at the Capitol in Washington for what participants hope will be the largest gathering of activists.
Monday, 16 January 2012
16 January 2012, 17:31
Nigerian security agents raided the CNN offices in the economic capital Lagos amid a nationwide strike and protests over fuel prices hikes.
Friday, 13 January 2012
13 January 2012, 08:47
A Nigeria trade union said talks with President Goodluck Jonathan over government's removal of fuel subsidies were 'fruitful', but strikes would continue.
Thursday, 12 January 2012
12 January 2012, 07:42
The leader of a radical Islamist sect has challenged the authority of Nigeria's president in an online video, promising more attacks.
Wednesday, 11 January 2012
11 January 2012, 14:55
Ghanaian police have arrested 5 men and seized a distribution truck loaded with guns and ammunition believed to be heading to Nigeria.
Tuesday, 10 January 2012
10 January 2012, 13:09
As Nigeria's nationwide strike starts its second day, angry youths have erected a burning roadblock outside luxury enclaves.
Monday, 09 January 2012
09 January 2012, 11:29
Nigeria braced for a nationwide strike over fuel prices amid volatile protests with authorities under pressure over spiralling violence.
09 January 2012, 15:59
Pope Benedict XVI said peace and reconciliation in Africa remained a "distant" goal, pointing to anti-Christian attacks in Nigeria.
Friday, 06 January 2012
06 January 2012, 08:36
A jobless man set himself on fire in front of the main government office of the poor Tunisian province of Gafsa as 3 ministers visited the unemployment-hit area.
Thursday, 05 January 2012
05 January 2012, 09:47
Libya's new rulers scrapped a law from the regime of Muammar Gaddafi which made formation of a political party a criminal act.
05 January 2012, 14:03
As anger over fuel price hikes grows in Nigeria, police in the north break up the sit-in protest.
Thursday, 29 December 2011
29 December 2011, 11:32
Former Libyan rebels who helped topple Muammar Gaddafi were filling out job applications with the new govt as a first step to disarmament.
Wednesday, 28 December 2011
28 December 2011, 09:12
Libya's rulers are struggling to deal with thousands of civilian fighters who helped oust Muammar Gaddafi and remain organised in armed brigades.
Friday, 23 December 2011
23 December 2011, 14:53
Protesters from the DRC were gathering ahead of a march against the re-election of DRC President Joseph Kabila.
Thursday, 22 December 2011
22 December 2011, 15:27
Egypt's ruling military escalated its tone against pro-democracy activists, warning of an attempt to "topple the state".
Wednesday, 21 December 2011
21 December 2011, 12:53
Egyptians turned out to vote again in a run-off election marred by deadly clashes between protesters and security forces that left 14 people dead.
Thursday, 15 December 2011
15 December 2011, 11:52
Aisha Gaddafi has asked the ICC to probe the killing of her father, Muammar Gaddafi and her brother Mutassim Gaddafi.
Monday, 12 December 2011
12 December 2011, 13:11
Anti-Wall Street protesters, hoping to briefly cripple a key supply chain of American commerce, plan to attempt to block major West Coast ports.
Tuesday, 06 December 2011
06 December 2011, 07:57
Clashes erupted between protesters and security forces in parts of the DRC as diplomats scrambled to defuse tensions ahead of the election results.
Friday, 02 December 2011
02 December 2011, 13:03
Aung San Suu Kyi welcomed US engagement with Myanmar saying she hoped it would set her long-isolated country on the road to democracy.
02 December 2011, 15:35
Algeria slammed as "unacceptable" comments by Aisha Gaddafi, after she called for the overthrow of her Libya's interim government.
Tuesday, 29 November 2011
29 November 2011, 08:15
A UN report says former Libyan revolutionaries are still holding about 7 000 people, and some reportedly have been subjected to torture.
Wednesday, 23 November 2011
23 November 2011, 16:10
The death toll in five days of violence climbed to 37 by a Reuters count after a man was killed in the city of Alexandria.
Monday, 21 November 2011
21 November 2011, 11:07
Clashes between police and protesters in Cairo erupted for a third straight day after a night of deadly violence that left 13 people dead.
Friday, 18 November 2011
18 November 2011, 12:46
Libya's Muslim Brotherhood, repressed under Muammar Gaddafi, has opened its first public congress inside the country for almost 25 years.
Tuesday, 15 November 2011
15 November 2011, 12:47
Police flooded into the main New York protest square of the anti-Wall Street movement early on Tuesday, ordering demonstrators to leave or face arrest, an AFP correspondent said.
Friday, 04 November 2011
04 November 2011, 01:09
Jobs high on the wish lists of most Libyans questioned on the streets of their capital and meeting their expectations is a challenge.
Monday, 31 October 2011
31 October 2011, 11:41
Ugandan police arrested opposition leader Kizza Besigye, as he was leaving his house to join a protest against soaring food and fuel prices.
Friday, 28 October 2011
28 October 2011, 15:28
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, fearing for his life, has tried to arrange for an aircraft to fly him out to the The Hague war crimes court.
Thursday, 27 October 2011
27 October 2011, 08:01
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir said that his government armed Libya's victorious rebels in their uprising against Muammar Gaddafi.
27 October 2011, 08:26
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, now wants to face international justice instead and avoid meeting the same gristly end as his father.
Tuesday, 25 October 2011
25 October 2011, 15:52
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, a fugitive son of deposed Libyan leader, is near Libya's borders with Niger and Algeria and planning to flee.
Monday, 24 October 2011
24 October 2011, 12:09
Occupy Wall Street is getting help from its celeb friends as the movement enters a second month. But star power has its risks.
24 October 2011, 14:26
Libyans filed past Muammar Gaddafi's decomposing body, while talks dragged on among emerging local factions over his burial.
Tuesday, 18 October 2011
18 October 2011, 09:14
Ugandan police cracked down on demonstrators in Kampala protesting against rising inflation and the cost of living.
18 October 2011, 09:27
A political storm erupts in Rome, as govt accused of failing to prevent organized and violent groups protesting against the financial system.