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Zim housing-blitz victims 'still homeless'
The government of Zimbabwe has failed to build houses for victims of mass evictions five years ago, a human rights group said on Friday.

At least 140 dead in DRC river disaster
At least 140 people have died after an ferry overturned in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a local official said on Thursday.

Building a Jerusalem in Zimbabwe's pleasant land
Place names, schools, eloquent oratories and, of course, cricket can make Zimbabwe seem the most English of African countries.

Uganda charges three with Kampala bombings
Three Kenyans have been charged with the bomb attacks that killed more than 70 soccer fans watching the World Cup final.

Al-Shabaab calls for attacks on Uganda, Burundi embassies
Somalia's al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab militants have called for worldwide attacks on the embassies of Uganda and Burundi.

Civilians killed in Mogadishu clashes
Clashes in Mogadishu pitting Islamist insurgents against Somali government troops backed by African Union forces have killed at least 17 civilians.

Gadaffi still dreams of United States of Africa
Libyan leader Moammar Gadaffi said on Tuesday his dream of a United States of Africa was still alive.

Africa readies troops for Somalia
African leaders are pledging thousands of new troops for Somalia to fight al-Qaeda-linked militants responsible for the twin World Cup bombings.

Zim supreme court mulls Bennett appeal
Court considers whether to accept an appeal in the case of Roy Bennett, who was cleared in an alleged plot to overthrow President Robert Mugabe.

Somalia ovrshadows original theme of AU summit
An African Union summit in Uganda is this week being dominated by the Somali crisis.

African Union agrees to beef up Somalia force
Leaders of the African Union agreed at a summit on Monday to reinforce the AU peacekeeping mission in Somalia to counter al-Shabaab insurgents.

Bishop Okoh's war on homosexuality
Nigeria's most senior Anglican cleric uses distorted readings of the Bible to support his viscerally homophobic message.

African leaders turn attention to terror threat
African leaders met behind closed doors on Monday to discuss boosting the African Union's force in Somalia.

Uganda calls on Africa to fight terror
Uganda's president has urged African leaders to unite agaisnt terrorism just weeks after Somali militants set off deadly twin bombings in Kampala.

African nations divided over al-Bashir genocide charge
African countries are divided about whether they should arrest Sudan's president on suspicion of genocide, diplomats at a summit said on Sunday.

Young Senegalese try to wrestle way out of poverty
Fame may be just around the corner for Aliou Faye, who quit his job earlier this year to devote himself full time to becoming a champion wrestler.

Counting the cost of Zimbabwe's blood diamonds
Gemstone finds in the country's wild east have brought spies and paranoia and turned Mutare into frontier town.

Africa boosts Somalia force
The African force battling al-Qaeda-linked rebels in Mogadishu, Somalia, will be boosted by a battalion from Guinea.

Two AU peacekeepers killed in Somali violence
Somali Islamist insurgents have killed two African Union peacekeepers in fighting in the capital, Mogadishu.

High hopes for Zambia's copperbelt ghost town
Luanshya has known the best and worst of times but its residents are optimistic that a major Chinese investment will bring back the glory days.