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Africa's baby-boom: Population to double by mid-centuryA new report says 2.4 billion people will inhabit Africa by 2050. Growth will triple in some African nations.聽
Zimbabwe: Mugabe loads new cabinet with hardliners'It is back to the past. A past of slumber, mediocrity, in-fighting and indifference' -- Tendai Biti,聽former Zimbabwe finance minister, on Robert Mugabe's new cabinet.
Delaware-sized lake discovered beneath Kenya desertScientists say the aquifer may have enough water to fill the parched area's needs indefinitely.聽
Kenya's No. 2 leader pleads 'not guilty' to crimes against humanityDeputy President William Ruto of Kenya said he is not responsible for 'organizing and coordinating' local gangs that killed some 1,300 in 2007 and 2008.
Kenya's VP flies to Europe for crimes against humanity trialKenya's William Ruto is the highest sitting official to face the International Criminal Court (ICC). He and President Uhuru Kenyatta are charged with instigating violence that left 1,300 dead.
Toxic cocktail: Africa's binge-drinking problem and liquor firmsBut emerging picture of the continent as a place of high drinking rates is not entirely accurate.- With its leaders facing trial, Kenya quits International Criminal CourtBut indicted President Kenyatta and Vice President Ruto say they will still appear before the ICC.
Senegal names new corruption busting prime ministerSenegal's corruption is rampant, but Senegal watchers think the country's new Prime Minister Aminata Tour茅 will make a difference.
Kenya, in rebuff to Western allies, pulls out of International Criminal CourtWith Kenya's president and vice president facing trial at The Hague, parliament voted to rescind ICC status, with hefty fallout expected.
In Syria buildup, Obama can't forget broader Muslim world'The US approach to the Israel-Palestinian conflict, Iran, Libya, and perhaps soon, Syria, is seen by many in northern Nigeria as fundamentally anti-Islamic.'
FocusAs Africa welcomes more Chinese migrants, a new wariness sets inIn Congo, Chinese are settling in with businesses and bargains that locals love. At one copper smelting plant, Chinese and locals work together but live apart.
Nelson Mandela again defies the dark, goes home from hospitalHis family tells the Monitor that the move from Pretoria medical center to Johannesburg home is not a gloomy event, but attests to Mandela's 'fighting spirit.'- How to deal with Boko Haram: A primerNew 8-page study says local initiatives and national political will are key to dealing with radical jihad in northern Nigeria.
Can Mugabe deliver? After election victory, no more free goats or cellphonesZimbabwe has been isolated and under sanctions for years. Now, weak economy may force him to promote reforms.聽- A class of none: Students go 0 for 25,000 on University of Liberia entrance examThe failure by even a single student to gain admission underscores the difficulties still facing Liberia 10 years after its civil war ended.
As elephants vanish, Kenya puts Chinese ivory smuggler in prisonKenyan court's landmark 2-1/2 year sentence is a major shift from the small fines that ivory smugglers have faced in the past.
Lost and found: UNICEF software reunites families in refugee campsThe new technology has helped aid workers quickly connect stranded Congolese children to their families in Ugandan refugee camps.聽
Want to help Congolese? Give them money 鈥� directly, says Ben AffleckThe actor is creating a database of Congolese NGOs to allow people to donate money from abroad directly to local anti-poverty efforts.
Zimbabwe: Mugabe sworn in but South African President Zuma a no-showStrong man takes the reins for a fifth consecutive term as his chief political rival in Zimbabwe calls the inaugural a 'party held by a robber.'
Zimbabwe: Rival calls Mugabe inauguration tomorrow a 'party by a robber'Mugabe prepares to be sworn in for his fifth term amid outrage over the fate of a young activist who died in police custody.