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Is it safe to visit Egypt?
Government travel advisories to Egypt have been stepped up and tourists' movements restricted as the crisis in Cairo…
Gov. Obi’s supervision of demolition of hotel housing human skulls shows collision of due process with moral decadence
Gov. Obi's supervision of demolition of hotel housing human skulls shows collision of due process with moral decadence …
Egypt: Protesters removed from mosque
Egyptian forces secured and cleared a Cairo mosque that had become the epicenter of Saturday's confrontations between protesters…
Report: Egyptian consulate in Benghazi attacked
A grenade exploded outside the Egyptian Consulate in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Saturday evening, Libyan…
Rival ends Zimbabwe election challenge to Mugabe
Zimbabwe's prime minister, Morgan Tsvangirai, said late Friday that "with deep regret and sadness" he has withdrawn a…
Families of slain South Africa miners get apology
The head of the Lonmin mining company apologized Friday to the families of the striking miners killed in…
Angry protesters take to streets of Cairo
Protesters filed into the streets of Cairo Friday after afternoon prayers, as defiant supporters of deposed President Mohamed…
Egypt raid: What you need to know
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How Diawara found her voice
Singer Fatoumata Diawara on sharing her story with the world after rejecting an arranged marriage in her home…
Say hello to the ‘Chewbacca bat’
A furry bat named after a notorious Star Wars character, bombardier beetles that unleash explosive, foul-smelling gas to…
Malian musician in the pursuit of peace
African Voices meets singer and actor Fatoumata Diawara, whose love for music brought her back to her home…
Breaking Somalia’s wall of silence
Inside a brightly painted Mogadishu clinic, Salim (not her real name) sits alongside her seven-year-old son, waiting for…
Obama cancels military exercises with Egypt
President Barack Obama announced Thursday that the United States has canceled joint military training exercises with the Egyptian…
Egypt defends itself amid condemnation
A day after hundreds died amid ferocious clashes between protesters and security forces, Egypt's government insisted its troops…
Is it safe to travel to Zimbabwe?
The economy has rebounded, airports are being rebuilt, border controls have been improved. Is now the time to…