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Chad strongman wins control of regional fight against Boko HaramLibreville (AFP) Jan 22, 2015 Chad's President Idriss Deby has secured control of regional operations against deadly Boko Haram Islamists, riding roughshod over his supposed allies in a week-long diplomatic and military offensive. The strategy bore fruit on Wednesday, after a day of talks in Niger's capital, Niamey, when the African Union confirmed that the headquarters of a new regional force would be based in N'Djamena. There have been months of disagreement among the countries directly threatened by Boko Haram - Nigeria, ... read more |
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 Doubt cast on global firestorm generated by dino-killing asteroid Alamo Impact Crater: New Study Could Double Its Size Scientists develop strategy to contain GMOs to the lab What has gone wrong with the IPCC models? Hong Kong financiers challenge China in newspaper advert Australian boy, 4, gets 'world first' artificial pancreas | .. |
 African moon bid seeks boost for spacecraft blast off An ambitious project to put an African spacecraft on the moon is sputtering on the launchpad as it struggles to secure an Internet crowdfunding lift off. ... more | .. |
Ugandan army confirms top LRA rebel in US custody Uganda's mililtary confirmed Wednesday that top Lord's Resistance Army rebel Dominic Ongwen was in the custody of US special forces in Central African Republic. ... more | .. |
 War-weary Burundians fear fresh violence as polls approach People in Burundi's hilltop village of Rwesero know well the impact of war after decades of conflict, but fear of fresh violence is growing after rebel battles ahead of elections this year. ... more | .. |
DRCongo rebel chief Cobra Matata transfered to Kinshasa Democratic Republic of Congo rebel leader Cobra Matata arrived handcuffed in the capital Kinshasa Monday amid army accusations that he'd sought to resume his insurgency in the country's north-east. ... more |
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 Ugandan dissident general placed under house arrest An outspoken Ugandan general who recently returned to the country after 18 months in self-imposed exile has been placed under house arrest, officials said Saturday. ... more | .. |
 French defense minister in surprise visit to desert base near Libya French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian paid a surprise visit to northern Niger Thursday, to visit a base being built to combat the growing flow of weapons and jihadists from neighbouring Libya. ... more | .. |
 Alleged Kenya poaching boss a 'flight risk', court told A court in Kenya was urged Tuesday not to grant bail to a suspected ivory trafficking ringleader, with the prosecution arguing his release would be a major blow to the fight against rampant poaching. ... more | .. |
 Somalia says top Shebab intel official killed in US air strike A top intelligence official with Somalia's Al-Qaeda-affliated Shebab rebels was killed in a US air strike on Monday, Somalia's government said. ... more |
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 Cameroon air strikes hit Boko Haram for first time Cameroon has sent warplanes into action against Nigerian Boko Haram fighters for the first time, after the large force of jihadists crossed the border and seized a military camp, the government said. ... more | .. |
 Football hero George Weah in landslide Liberian Senate win Liberian opposition politician and former football star George Weah won a landslide victory in Senate elections in Ebola-ravaged Liberia, official results showed Sunday. ... more | .. |
 Elephant ivory smuggling 'kingpin' arrested in Tanzania A suspected organised crime boss alleged to be a leading figure in the illegal ivory trade has been arrested by Interpol agents in Tanzania, officials said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Ethiopia says ready to boost Somalia troops after SLeone exit Ethiopia said Monday it was ready to boost its troop levels in Somalia to replace soldiers from Sierra Leone, which has been forced to withdraw its forces from the mission over Ebola fears. ... more |
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 Nigeria says reports of latest Islamist kidnap 'unverified' Nigeria's military on Friday confirmed a deadly attack by Boko Haram in the northeast village of Gumsuri but said reports of a mass kidnapping needed to be verified. ... more | .. |
 African leaders call on UN for intervention in Libya Leaders in the sub-Saharan Sahel region of Africa called Friday on the United Nations to organise an international force "to neutralise the armed groups" sowing chaos in Libya. ... more | .. |
 54 Nigerian soldiers sentenced to death for mutiny: lawyer A Nigerian military court on Wednesday sentenced 54 soldiers to death for mutiny after they refused to deploy for an operation against Boko Haram Islamists in the northeast, their lawyer said. ... more | .. |
 DR Congo ex-rebels found in Uganda refugee camp Around 1,000 ex-fighters from a Democratic Republic of Congo rebel group were found in a Ugandan refugee camp Wednesday, a day after fleeing moves to repatriate them, the Ugandan army said. ... more |
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 'Anyone but the Chinese': Madagascar workers demand new masters Workers at a Chinese sugar refinery in Madagascar, where a long-simmering labour dispute boiled over into deadly riots last week that left at least four dead, are unequivocal about what it would take to get them back to work. ... more | .. |
 Zimbabwe, Zambia get $275mn for urgent Kariba Dam repair Zimbabwe and Zambia have secured $275 million in loans and grants for urgent repairs to the gigantic power-generating Kariba Dam on the border between the two countries, the World Bank announced Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 US soldier jailed after joining French Foreign Legion An American soldier who abandoned his unit to join the French Foreign Legion has been convicted of desertion and sentenced by the US military to four years in prison, the New York Times reported Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Chinese sugar firm seeks compensation from Madagascar after riots A Chinese-run sugar refinery in Madagascar damaged last week during a violent labour dispute will seek compensation from the government of the island nation, a spokesman said Monday. ... more |
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 HRW accuses Sudan army, allies of Blue Nile killings, rapes Human Rights Watch on Monday accused Sudanese government forces and allied militias of leading a campaign of killings and rapes in areas of Blue Nile state where they are battling insurgents. ... more | .. |
Congolese colonel gets life for crimes against humanity A court in Democratic Republic of Congo sentenced a former army colonel to life in prison Monday for crimes against humanity in the country's restive east between 2005 and 2007. ... more | .. |
Sudan minister vows to defeat rebels after fruitless talks Sudan's defence minister said Friday a new army offensive would defeat rebels in the war-torn Darfur, Blue Nile and South Kordofan regions, days after peace talks in Addis Ababa ended without result. ... more | .. |
China 'shocked' by violent dispute at Madagascar factory China's embassy in Madagascar said Saturday it was "very shocked" by a violent labour dispute at a Chinese-run sugar factory in the west of the island that resulted in four deaths this week. ... more |
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