Africa
Tunisia Says It Cracks Islamist "Terrorist" Unit
Tunis, February 14, 2012 - Tunisia has broken up a "terrorist organisation" with links to al Qaeda and arrested 12 members, some of whom had received military training in Libya and were seeking to set up an Islamic state, Interior Minister Ali Larayed said on Monday. ... Full story
Kabila Aide Dies, Minister Hurt In DRC Plane Crash
Kinshasa, February 13, 2012 - Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila's chief adviser was killed and his finance minister injured in an airplane crash near the eastern town of Bukavu on Sunday, government officials said. ... Full story
Egypt Bars British NGO Worker From Leaving
Cairo, February 11, 2012 - A British woman working for one of several domestic and foreign NGOs under investigation in Egypt was barred from leaving the country on Friday, an airport source told AFP. ... Full story
Mines Nationalisation Not S.Africa's Policy: Zuma
Johannesburg, February 10, 2012 - South African President Jacob Zuma said on Friday nationalising mines was not the policy of his African National Congress (ANC)government, as he sought to lay to rest speculation over government intentions for the mining industry. ... Full story
Gaddafi Daughter Presses UN To Probe Father's Death
Algiers, February 09, 2012 - Muammar Gaddafi's daughter has expressed concern that a United Nations commission looking into human rights violations during the Libya conflict is not trying to find out who killed her father. ... Full story
Uganda's Anti-Gay Bill Returns To Parliament
Kampala, February 08, 2012 - A bill that would make the death sentence mandatory for gays who are "repeat offenders" was reintroduced in Uganda's parliament on Tuesday, a move likely to draw fresh condemnation from Western aid donors. ... Full story
Egyptians Cancel Meetings With US Lawmakers After Aid Warnings
Washington, February 07, 2012 - An Egyptian military delegation abruptly cancelled its meetings with U.S. lawmakers to return to Cairo on Monday after warnings from both Congress and the White House that Egypt's crackdown on non-governmental groups could threaten its $1.3 billion in annual U.S. military aid. ... Full story
Libya Court Postpones Trial Of Gaddafi Loyalists
Benghazi, February 06, 2012 - Libya started and then swiftly postponed court proceedings on Sunday against 41 Libyans accused of helping Muammar Gaddafi crush the popular revolt that ended in his death last year, Libyan news agency LANA said on Sunday. ... Full story
Kenya Hits Shabaab Targets
Nairobi, February 5, 2012 - Kenya's military has struck al-Shabaab targets in one of the most devastating attacks against the al-Qaeda-linked insurgents since it launched an operation in Somalia to crush the rebels last October, a Kenyan army officer said on Saturday. ... Full story
Heavy Weapon Attacks in Mali
Kidal, February 5, 2012 -Sporadic heavy weapons fire rang out in the northern Malian town of Kidal on Saturday, a sure sign that a Tuareg-led rebellion was nearing its most significant target to date after two weeks of fighting. ... Full story
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