Pope Leo decries inequality, injustice in corrupt Equatorial Guinea
By Jon Shelton, DW: Pope Leo XIV continued his tour of Africa with a Mass in Equatorial Guinea. The pontiff called for more justice in the country as the…
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U.S. forces use speedboat in failed Somali mission
U.S. special operations forces were involved in an operation over the past 24 hours in southern Somalia targeting a suspected leader of Al-Shabaab possibly involved in last month's attack in…
Liberia’s soldiers turn Easy riders
Ten years after the end of civil war, many former soldiers in Liberia are finding work driving motorcycle taxis.
Pistorius hires U.S forensics team
Olympic runner and double-amputee Oscar Pistorius has hired an American forensics team to challenge prosecution evidence at his murder trial, his spokeswoman Anneliese Burgess said.
Somali terrorists: It’s not over
We're not done yet. That was the message terrorists of Al-Shabaab gave to Kenya Wednesday, after the recent massacre that took 67 lives at a shopping mall.
Fast facts: The embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania
With the capture of Abu Anas al Libi over the weekend, the U.S. embassy bombings in Nairobi, Kenya; and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, are once again in the news.
U.S. forces take part in 2 Africa raids
U.S. military forces were involved in two separate operations in Africa -- one of them targeting a member of the group Al-Shabaab that was behind last month's Kenya mall attack,…
15 Libyan soldiers killed in attack on military post — reports
At least 15 Libyan soldiers were killed and five others wounded in an attack on a military post Saturday morning on a road between Bani Walid and Tarhuna, Libya's state…
Four reported killed in Egypt clashes
After weeks of relative calm, clashes erupted between supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsy and Egyptian Security forces in several areas in Cairo, Nile State TV reported.
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What did Westgate mean to Kenyans?
CNN's Zain Verjee talks about her personal experiences covering the Westgate mall attack in the her own neighborhood.
At least 14 killed in Nigeria plane crash
A plane carrying 20 people crashed on takeoff from Nigeria's Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos on Thursday, killing at least 14, an official said.
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In Tunisia, Arab Spring ‘will not die’
Christiane Amanpour speaks with Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki, about the state of the Arab Spring there and abroad.
Ghanaian president: Soft targets at risk
CNN's Fionnuala Sweeney discusses the issues facing Africa with Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama.
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