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NAIROBI, Oct 18 (Reuters) – Rebellious northern Ethiopian forces accused the government of launching air strikes on the capital of…

MADRID, Oct 7 (Reuters) – A vicious cycle linking the depletion of natural resources with violent conflict may have gone…

ABOARD GEO BARENTS (AP) — The small fiberglass boat had begun to take on water not long after the engine…

KHARTOUM, Sept 25 (Reuters) – Protesters in eastern Sudan shut a pipeline that carries imported crude oil to the capital…

Throughout the year, national and international hopes have been pinned to the date of the Libyan national elections on December 24. However,…

Egypt and Libya agreed on Friday that Egypt will facilitate the re-opening of currently suspended Libyan factories. The agreement came…

ON BOARD THE GEO BARENTS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA (AP) — A UN migration agency official expressed concerns Friday over…

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN special envoy for Libya warned Friday that failure to hold presidential and parliamentary elections…

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI on Friday appointed Aziz Akhannouch as the country’s new prime minister. A statement from the royal…

ALGIERS, Sept 6 (Reuters) – Algeria has arrested 27 suspected members of a separatist group that the government has declared…