Africa

 

Saif al-Islam, General Gaddafi’s son and likely successor until the family was toppled from power during Libya’s Arab Spring, appeared in court accused of harming state security and trying to escape custody.

    



Postcard from… Deniliquin

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May 012013
 

I’m standing by a stage,  watching one of my teenage idols, Carlos Santana, tear up a guitar barely 10 feet away from me. Nothing unusual in that – the Mexican-American rock legend still tours frequently – what’s unusual is the setting, a dusty field in a small country town on the edge of the  Australian Outback. .

    



Apr 132013
 

The Kinshasa government has suspended twelve senior military officials and it is interrogating suspects regarding the full of rape incident in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Apr 102013
 

The caretaker President of Guinea-Bissau has been linked to a massive cocaine and arms-trafficking scheme allegedly run by a former senior military officer from the small and unstable West African state.

    



Hunt for Joseph Kony is suspended

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Apr 042013
 

Joseph Kony, a notorious fugitive warlord, has been thrown a lifeline after a military force hunting him down in Central African Republic (CAR) had to suspend operations due to the recent coup in the country.



Nelson Mandela breathing without difficulty

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Mar 312013
 

Nelson Mandela has is breathing without difficulty, according to the South African president’s office.