Month: January 2014
Facebook posts lead to arrest of 11 Islamists in Egypt; condemnation, outrage follow
Facebook posts lead to arrest of 11 Islamists in Egypt; condemnation, outrage follow crackdown •Follow Twitter.com/Chido247, Facebook.com/USAfricaChido Cairo (AP) —…
Egypt says it killed 13 ‘extremists’ in Sinai airstrikes
Egypt's military launched airstrikes in the country's Sinai peninsula, killing 13 people who the military called "extremists" loyal…
Harrowing search for ancestors
Stephen Duwon Clark is standing on the white rock patio, just to the right of the now-silent cannons…
Horses ‘hypnotized by the sea’
You've seen surfing dogs, cats and even rabbits, but life's also a beach for some of South Africa's…
Taxi app gets Lagos moving
Easy Taxi Nigeria is growing at a rapid pace despite targeting those who can afford their own driver.
Egypt: Detained journalists to face trial
Three Al Jazeera journalists detained for a month are among 20 people referred to Egypt's criminal court to…
Babangida warns Jonathan “must understand a whole body of people out there are not happy with happenings”
Babangida warns Jonathan “must understand a whole body of people out there are not happy with happenings….” •Follow Twitter.com/Chido247, Facebook.com/USAfricaChido…
Stunning ruins of lost kingdom
In a landscape of giant boulders is the ruined town of Great Zimbabwe. It's part of a kingdom…
Libya minister escapes assassination bid — report
Libya's acting interior minister survived an assassination attempt in Tripoli, state news agency LANA reported Wednesday.
U.S. military strike in Somalia targeted Al-Shabaab leader
A U.S. military strike in southern Somalia Sunday was targeting Ahmed Abdi Godane, the leader of Al-Shabaab, the…
U.N. allows E.U. to use force in Central African Republic
The U.N. Security Council voted Tuesday to not only continue its peacekeepers' mission in the tumultuous Central African…
Ousted Morsy denounces trial
Former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy, appearing before a Cairo court Tuesday to face charges related to a 2011…