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Cairo university ‘targeted’ in clashes
Protesters who back the Muslim Brotherhood are accused of torching the cafeteria of a Cairo university, state media…
Libya releases 4 U.S. military personnel
The Libyan government late Friday released four U.S. military personnel who had been taken into custody while they…
Official: 4 U.S. military personnel detained by Libya
Four U.S. military personnel are being held by the Libyan government, a senior U.S. Defense Department official told…
Three dead in Egypt clashes
Backers of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood battled police in Cairo and other cities after Friday prayers. At least three…
South Sudan government agrees in principle to ceasefire
The government of South Sudan has agreed to a ceasefire "in principle," but it is not clear if…
Gay and afraid in Uganda
Members of Uganda's lesbian and gay community fear they'll be persecuted even more than they are, as Arwa…
Muslim Brotherhood members arrested
One day after naming the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization, Egyptian police arrested more than 100 people across…
South Sudan: What’s going on?
Two weeks ago, South Sudan was best known as the youngest African country, created with much international fanfare…
Pleas for peace amid fears of civil war
Fears that a new civil war could erupt in South Sudan drove leaders of two neighboring African countries…
Obiano says lesson of Christmas is God’s Redeeming Love which heals our Differences
Obiano says lesson of Christmas is God’s Redeeming Love which heals our Differences •Follow Twitter.com/Chido247, Facebook.com/USAfricaChido …
Egypt calls Brotherhood ‘terror group’
The United States denounced the early morning twin bombings at an Egyptian security forces building that killed 16…
Bloodshed in oil-rich state in S. Sudan
Rebels and government troops in South Sudan battled for control of an oil-rich state Wednesday, after leaders in…
Christmas attacks in Iraq, Afghanistan
Two car bombs targeting Christians killed at least 35 people in southern Baghdad on Christmas.
Abuses reported in South Sudan
The top U.N. official in South Sudan warns of a "breakdown in respect for the most basic rights…
Former Egyptian Prime Minister arrested
Egyptian police arrested former Prime Minister Hisham Qandil in an apartment in Giza governorate, according to state-run news…