Reuters - Congolese rebels attacked a group of aid workers at a remote airstrip in restive eastern Congo Monday, forcing six of them to flee into bush before being rescued, a spokesman for the aid group said Wednesday.
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2010-09-02 21:29
2010-09-02 21:29
Number of victims in Congo mass rape increases: U.N. (Reuters)
Reuters - The number of reported victims of a recent mass rape in the Democratic Republic of Congo has grown by nearly a hundred over the last week, the United Nations said on Wednesday.
2010-09-02 21:29
Ponzi scheme shakes West African nation of Benin (AP)
AP - More than a hundred thousand people in the tiny West African nation of Benin have lost their savings in a Ponzi scheme run by a now-defunct company that appeared to be publicly endorsed by the country's president.
2010-09-02 14:19
Uganda asks US help to send 10k troops to Somalia (AP)
AP - Uganda said Wednesday it is ready to send 10,000 more troops to Somalia if the U.S. provides the funding, a move that would see the African Union force in Mogadishu more than double in size.
2010-09-02 14:19
Floods kill 3, displace thousands in northern Nigeria (AFP)
AFP - Heavy rains in recent weeks have killed at least three people and displaced thousands in northern Nigeria where entire villages have been submerged and farms destroyed, officials said Wednesday.
2010-09-02 14:19
Report: Nigeria on cusp of 'demographic disaster' (AP)
AP - Nigeria could become the fifth most populous country in the world, teetering on the edge of a "demographic disaster" unless its stagnant economy rapidly expands to support its teeming youth population, according to a report released Wednesday.
2010-09-02 07:03
U.S. sees rebel "tension" on foreign militant role (Reuters)
Reuters - Foreign militants do not enjoy universal acceptance in Somalia's al-Shabaab but outside powers will find it hard to use their presence to divide and weaken the hardline Islamist insurgency, a U.S. military official said.
2010-09-02 07:03
Protest over rising prices turns violent in Mozambique (AFP)
AFP - A protest in Mozambique's capital over rising food and fuel prices turned violent Wednesday, with police firing rubber bullets to disperse demonstrators who were breaking windows and trashing cars.
2010-09-02 07:03
Zimbabwe needs $200 mln for fresh polls: media (AFP)
AFP - Zimbabwe will need 200 million US dollars (157 million euros) to hold polls next year if leaders insist on meeting unity deal time-frames, media reported Wednesday.
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