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Double bombing in Niger may have links to Algeria attackA note purporting to be from former Al Qaeda operative Mokhtar Belmokhtar claimed responsibility for bombings at military camp and uranium mine in Niger. Belmokhtar plotted deadly attacks on Western firms in Algeria, and was thought to be killed in early March.
Rhino poachers, meet your match: poisoned pink food dyeWith rhino poaching on the rise, efforts to eradicate the practice are getting more creative. Dyeing rhino horns pink and tinging them with non-lethal poison is one way to discourage consumers from buying them.
President at home, on trial abroad: How Kenya's new leader is copingKenya's new president and deputy say they are cooperating with the International Criminal Court's investigation against them, but the ICC prosecutor says that's simply not true.聽
A mysterious disappearance sends shudders through TimbuktuReporter John Thorne met聽Ali Ould Mohamed Ould Kalbali weeks before he disappeared, allegedly at the hands of Malian soldiers. Are ethnic reprisals underway?
Kenyan official seeks ally in UN to drop criminal charges against new presidentKenya's UN ambassador says the crimes against humanity indictments of the country's president and his deputy are flawed. Can his move influence the International Criminal Court?
Why is Africa's healthcare so far behind the rest of the world?As a continent, Africa won't achieve most of its health-related Millennium Development Goals. Cash and access continue to be major impediments to healthcare in the region.
In fight against insurgents, Nigerian Army cracks down on civiliansObservers say that Nigeria's security forces are rounding up large numbers of young men under dubious claims they are insurgents. Many are never seen again.
A 'novel' idea for spreading literature in Africa: The cellphonePublishers across the continent are increasingly targeting readers with mobile phone apps and other technologies that are far cheaper than either e-readers or traditional books.
UK axes aid to South Africa, says it's time for partnership of equalsThe UK will eliminate all aid to South Africa by 2015, the government announced this week. But some say Britain isn't done paying for history.
Donors pledge cash to Somalia to rein in terrorist threatAt a conference in London, international donors said they'd give $350 million to Somalia's new government. Most of the money would go toward beefing up the feeble security sector.
Nigerian militant attack highlights Army's weaknessesThe latest attack by the Islamist group Boko Haram left 55 dead Tuesday. Experts say the fighting is unlikely to let up until the Nigerian military agrees to negotiate.- Meet the floating plant that has Lake Victoria's economy in a chokeholdMassive mats of invasive water hyacinth are creeping their way across the lake, severely disrupting local fishermen and sending scientists scrambling for a way to stop the runaway weed.
- Are South Africans 'backward'? Zambia's white VP says so.In an unfiltered interview with the Guardian last week, Zambian Vice President Guy Scott had fighting words for the continent's economic powerhouse. Now Pretoria is demanding an explanation.聽
Sudan: Mine collapse highlights challenges in quest to become leading gold producerGold has taken on new importance in Sudan since its oil-rich southern region became an independent country in 2011.- Two Iranians in Kenya found guilty of bomb plotsThe men were found with enough RDX explosives to bring down a building, and more could be hidden. They scoped-out British and Israeli embassies, and a synagogue.
Another BRIC in the wall: Brazil stakes its claim in AfricaWith its cultural and linguistic ties to Africa, Brazil may have key advantages over fellow BRIC China.
New Kenyan lawmakers vote themselves free luxury car perk, worth $60,000Before elections in March, salaries for politicians in the East African nation were agreed to be pruned as a matter of national contrition. That didn't last long.
Can a 4,000-mile wall of trees stop Sahara Desert's drift?The pan-African Great Green Wall project aims to build a literal wall of trees to stop the Sahara Desert's southward creep. But is the idea too good to be true?聽- Battle over the Serengeti pits Maasai against DubaiMaasai women in Tanzania are trying to sustain weeks of protest against a government plan 聽to appropriate a large swath of traditional grazing pasture to a Dubai big-game hunting firm.聽
- Blue helmet drones? UN prepares to send drones over Africa.High-tech, unarmed drones in Central and West African states can track guerrillas and swing the intelligence battle; UN chief Ban Ki-moon favors the idea.
