Why are we there and what will we do there?
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Africa News Headlines Lots of cheese here....
Stepped up security in Gao after attack by rebels AP - 5 mins ago
GAO, Mali (AP) — Soldiers from Niger are patrolling on foot through downtown Gao and Malian troops are driving around in pickup trucks to secure the city in northern … More »Stepped up security in Gao after attack by rebels
Rights groups: Zimbabwe police intensify clampdown ANGUS SHAW - AP - 31 mins ago
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Rights groups on Tuesday said police in Zimbabwe have intensified a clampdown on civil society organizations and democracy campaigners ahead of … More »Rights groups: Zimbabwe police intensify clampdown
Kenya holds 1st presidential debate TOM ODULA - AP - 51 mins ago
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Three weeks before they go to the polls, millions of Kenyans watched and listened to the nation's first-ever presidential debate, with the two front-running … More »Kenya holds 1st presidential debate
Guineans killed in Liberia plane crash flown home AP - 1 hr 21 mins ago
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberia's information minister says the 11 bodies of the Guineans killed after a military plane crashed in Liberia will be flown back to their … More »Guineans killed in Liberia plane crash flown home
Group: Somali journalist detained without trial AP - 2 hrs 31 mins ago
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — An international human rights organization says a journalist is being detained without charge in Somalia for speaking about the imprisonment … More »Group: Somali journalist detained without trial
3 Nigeria journalists charged over polio killings SALISU RABIU - AP - 4 hrs ago
KANO, Nigeria (AP) — Police in northern Nigeria say they've arrested three radio journalists over the killings of at least nine female polio vaccinators, saying their … More »3 Nigeria journalists charged over polio killings
Health worker killings show north Nigeria dangers JON GAMBRELL and MOHAMMED ABUBAKAR - AP - 14 hrs ago
POTISKUM, Nigeria (AP) — North Korean doctors hacked to death by machete-wielding attackers. Women vaccinating children against polio gunned down in the street. A top … More »Health worker killings show north Nigeria dangers
French, Malian troops control Gao; seek out rebels KRISTA LARSON - AP - 17 hrs ago
GAO, Mali (AP) — Malian soldiers scoured the city of Gao on Monday for remnants of the radical Islamic fighters who invaded the town and engaged in an hours-long fight … More »French, Malian troops control Gao; seek out rebels
Protests in Rwanda over genocide acquittals AP - 18 hrs ago
KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Hundreds of Rwandans marched to the offices of the United Nations tribunal set up to try key cases related to Rwanda's 1994 genocide to protest … More »Protests in Rwanda over genocide acquittals
Plane with Guinean delegation crashes in Liberia JONATHAN PAYE-LAYLEH and BOUBACAR DIALLO - AP - 19 hrs ago
CHARLESVILLE, Liberia (AP) — Eleven bodies were pulled from the wreckage of a military plane that crashed in Liberia, with Guinea's army chief of staff and top military … More »Plane with Guinean delegation crashes in Liberia
French, Malian troops regain control of Gao KRISTA LARSON - AP - 20 hrs ago
GAO, Mali (AP) — French and Malian government forces on Monday have regained control of this strategic northern city, after Islamic fighters invaded through the city's … More »French, Malian troops regain control of Gao
French leader says all Mali to be terrorist-free Associated Press - AP - 20 hrs ago
PARIS (AP) — French President Francois Hollande says his goal is to free all of Mali of "terrorists." More »French leader says all Mali to be terrorist-free
Report: AU troops in Somalia killed 7 civilians AP - 21 hrs ago
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A joint Somali-African Union investigation into a case of civilian casualties found that African Union troops killed seven civilians, including … More »Report: AU troops in Somalia killed 7 civilians
Kenya rebukes US, EU countries over poll comments TOM ODULA - AP - 23 hrs ago
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's foreign affairs minister on Monday criticized European Union ambassadors in person for what he called an orchestrated attempt to favor a … More »Kenya rebukes US, EU countries over poll comments
Kenya rebukes EU countries over election comments AP - Mon, Feb 11, 2013
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's foreign minister has rebuked European Union ambassadors over what the minister says appears to be an orchestrated attempt to influence Kenya's … More »Kenya rebukes EU countries over election comments
Bomb attack in Somalia targets police commander AP - Mon, Feb 11, 2013
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Police in Somalia say a suicide car bomb attack that targeted a senior police commander in a central Somali town killed only the bomber. More »Bomb attack in Somalia targets police commander
Plane crashes in Liberia with Guinea delegation AP - Mon, Feb 11, 2013
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberia's information minister says that a plane carrying an official delegation from Guinea to attend Liberia's Armed Forces Day celebration … More »Plane crashes in Liberia with Guinea delegation
Islamists attack Malian troops in Gao KRISTA LARSON - AP - Sun, Feb 10, 2013
GAO, Mali (AP) — Black-robed Islamic extremists armed with AK-47 automatic rifles invaded Gao in wooden boats Sunday to launch a surprise attack on the most populous … More »Islamists attack Malian troops in Gao
Islamic extremists attack Malian troops in Gao KRISTA LARSON - AP - Sun, Feb 10, 2013
GAO, Mali (AP) — Black-robed Islamic extremists armed with AK-47 automatic rifles invaded Gao in wooden boats Sunday to launch a surprise attack on the most populous … More »Islamic extremists attack Malian troops in Gao
103 said killed in South Sudan cattle raid clash MICHAEL ONYIEGO - AP - Sun, Feb 10, 2013
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — More than 100 people were killed in a violence-prone region of South Sudan when one tribe attacked another while cattle were being moved across … More »103 said killed in South Sudan cattle raid clash
Attackers kill 3 North Korean doctors in Nigeria MOHAMMED ABUBAKAR - AP - Sun, Feb 10, 2013
POTISKUM, Nigeria (AP) — Assailants in northeastern Nigeria killed three North Korean doctors, beheading one of the physicians, in the latest attack on health workers … More »Attackers kill 3 North Korean doctors in Nigeria
Heavy gunfire erupts in northern Mali city of Gao Krista Larson - AP - Sun, Feb 10, 2013
GAO, Mali (AP) — Black-robed Islamic extremists, armed with AK-47 automatic rifles, invaded the center of Gao, the most populous city in northern Mali, fighting the Malian … More »Heavy gunfire erupts in northern Mali city of Gao
S.Africa police: Congo rebel 'ringleader' arrested JON GAMBRELL - AP - Sun, Feb 10, 2013
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Police in South Africa said Sunday they arrested the "ringleader" of a group of 19 Congolese rebels who now face charges of allegedly plotting a war … More »S.Africa police: Congo rebel 'ringleader' arrested
Second suicide bomber blows up in northern Mali KRISTA LARSON - AP - Sun, Feb 10, 2013
GAO, Mali (AP) — A suicide bomber wearing military fatigues blew himself up near a checkpoint at the entrance to northern Mali's largest city, wounding one soldier in … More »Second suicide bomber blows up in northern Mali
Mali town of Gao hit by 2nd suicide bomber attack KRISTA LARSON - AP - Sun, Feb 10, 2013
GAO, Mali (AP) — A suicide bomber wearing military fatigues blew himself up near a checkpoint at the entrance to northern Mali's largest city, wounding one soldier in … More »Mali town of Gao hit by 2nd suicide bomber attack
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Africa News Headlines Lots of cheese here....
Stepped up security in Gao after attack by rebels AP - 5 mins ago
GAO, Mali (AP) — Soldiers from Niger are patrolling on foot through downtown Gao and Malian troops are driving around in pickup trucks to secure the city in northern … More »Stepped up security in Gao after attack by rebels
Rights groups: Zimbabwe police intensify clampdown ANGUS SHAW - AP - 31 mins ago
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Rights groups on Tuesday said police in Zimbabwe have intensified a clampdown on civil society organizations and democracy campaigners ahead of … More »Rights groups: Zimbabwe police intensify clampdown
Kenya holds 1st presidential debate TOM ODULA - AP - 51 mins ago
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Three weeks before they go to the polls, millions of Kenyans watched and listened to the nation's first-ever presidential debate, with the two front-running … More »Kenya holds 1st presidential debate
Guineans killed in Liberia plane crash flown home AP - 1 hr 21 mins ago
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberia's information minister says the 11 bodies of the Guineans killed after a military plane crashed in Liberia will be flown back to their … More »Guineans killed in Liberia plane crash flown home
Group: Somali journalist detained without trial AP - 2 hrs 31 mins ago
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — An international human rights organization says a journalist is being detained without charge in Somalia for speaking about the imprisonment … More »Group: Somali journalist detained without trial
3 Nigeria journalists charged over polio killings SALISU RABIU - AP - 4 hrs ago
KANO, Nigeria (AP) — Police in northern Nigeria say they've arrested three radio journalists over the killings of at least nine female polio vaccinators, saying their … More »3 Nigeria journalists charged over polio killings
Health worker killings show north Nigeria dangers JON GAMBRELL and MOHAMMED ABUBAKAR - AP - 14 hrs ago
POTISKUM, Nigeria (AP) — North Korean doctors hacked to death by machete-wielding attackers. Women vaccinating children against polio gunned down in the street. A top … More »Health worker killings show north Nigeria dangers
French, Malian troops control Gao; seek out rebels KRISTA LARSON - AP - 17 hrs ago
GAO, Mali (AP) — Malian soldiers scoured the city of Gao on Monday for remnants of the radical Islamic fighters who invaded the town and engaged in an hours-long fight … More »French, Malian troops control Gao; seek out rebels
Protests in Rwanda over genocide acquittals AP - 18 hrs ago
KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Hundreds of Rwandans marched to the offices of the United Nations tribunal set up to try key cases related to Rwanda's 1994 genocide to protest … More »Protests in Rwanda over genocide acquittals
Plane with Guinean delegation crashes in Liberia JONATHAN PAYE-LAYLEH and BOUBACAR DIALLO - AP - 19 hrs ago
CHARLESVILLE, Liberia (AP) — Eleven bodies were pulled from the wreckage of a military plane that crashed in Liberia, with Guinea's army chief of staff and top military … More »Plane with Guinean delegation crashes in Liberia
French, Malian troops regain control of Gao KRISTA LARSON - AP - 20 hrs ago
GAO, Mali (AP) — French and Malian government forces on Monday have regained control of this strategic northern city, after Islamic fighters invaded through the city's … More »French, Malian troops regain control of Gao
French leader says all Mali to be terrorist-free Associated Press - AP - 20 hrs ago
PARIS (AP) — French President Francois Hollande says his goal is to free all of Mali of "terrorists." More »French leader says all Mali to be terrorist-free
Report: AU troops in Somalia killed 7 civilians AP - 21 hrs ago
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A joint Somali-African Union investigation into a case of civilian casualties found that African Union troops killed seven civilians, including … More »Report: AU troops in Somalia killed 7 civilians
Kenya rebukes US, EU countries over poll comments TOM ODULA - AP - 23 hrs ago
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's foreign affairs minister on Monday criticized European Union ambassadors in person for what he called an orchestrated attempt to favor a … More »Kenya rebukes US, EU countries over poll comments
Kenya rebukes EU countries over election comments AP - Mon, Feb 11, 2013
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's foreign minister has rebuked European Union ambassadors over what the minister says appears to be an orchestrated attempt to influence Kenya's … More »Kenya rebukes EU countries over election comments
Bomb attack in Somalia targets police commander AP - Mon, Feb 11, 2013
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Police in Somalia say a suicide car bomb attack that targeted a senior police commander in a central Somali town killed only the bomber. More »Bomb attack in Somalia targets police commander
Plane crashes in Liberia with Guinea delegation AP - Mon, Feb 11, 2013
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberia's information minister says that a plane carrying an official delegation from Guinea to attend Liberia's Armed Forces Day celebration … More »Plane crashes in Liberia with Guinea delegation
Islamists attack Malian troops in Gao KRISTA LARSON - AP - Sun, Feb 10, 2013
GAO, Mali (AP) — Black-robed Islamic extremists armed with AK-47 automatic rifles invaded Gao in wooden boats Sunday to launch a surprise attack on the most populous … More »Islamists attack Malian troops in Gao
Islamic extremists attack Malian troops in Gao KRISTA LARSON - AP - Sun, Feb 10, 2013
GAO, Mali (AP) — Black-robed Islamic extremists armed with AK-47 automatic rifles invaded Gao in wooden boats Sunday to launch a surprise attack on the most populous … More »Islamic extremists attack Malian troops in Gao
103 said killed in South Sudan cattle raid clash MICHAEL ONYIEGO - AP - Sun, Feb 10, 2013
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — More than 100 people were killed in a violence-prone region of South Sudan when one tribe attacked another while cattle were being moved across … More »103 said killed in South Sudan cattle raid clash
Attackers kill 3 North Korean doctors in Nigeria MOHAMMED ABUBAKAR - AP - Sun, Feb 10, 2013
POTISKUM, Nigeria (AP) — Assailants in northeastern Nigeria killed three North Korean doctors, beheading one of the physicians, in the latest attack on health workers … More »Attackers kill 3 North Korean doctors in Nigeria
Heavy gunfire erupts in northern Mali city of Gao Krista Larson - AP - Sun, Feb 10, 2013
GAO, Mali (AP) — Black-robed Islamic extremists, armed with AK-47 automatic rifles, invaded the center of Gao, the most populous city in northern Mali, fighting the Malian … More »Heavy gunfire erupts in northern Mali city of Gao
S.Africa police: Congo rebel 'ringleader' arrested JON GAMBRELL - AP - Sun, Feb 10, 2013
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Police in South Africa said Sunday they arrested the "ringleader" of a group of 19 Congolese rebels who now face charges of allegedly plotting a war … More »S.Africa police: Congo rebel 'ringleader' arrested
Second suicide bomber blows up in northern Mali KRISTA LARSON - AP - Sun, Feb 10, 2013
GAO, Mali (AP) — A suicide bomber wearing military fatigues blew himself up near a checkpoint at the entrance to northern Mali's largest city, wounding one soldier in … More »Second suicide bomber blows up in northern Mali
Mali town of Gao hit by 2nd suicide bomber attack KRISTA LARSON - AP - Sun, Feb 10, 2013
GAO, Mali (AP) — A suicide bomber wearing military fatigues blew himself up near a checkpoint at the entrance to northern Mali's largest city, wounding one soldier in … More »Mali town of Gao hit by 2nd suicide bomber attack
