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Burkina's Protesters Set Parliament Ablaze, Toppled President

Fri Oct 31, 2014 08:49:08

Burkina Faso’s Protesters set fire to parliament in challenge to leader's 27-year rule and some hours later army took power and toppled president.

Tunisia Results Confirm Nidaa Tounes Win

Thu Oct 30, 2014 13:01:26

Tunisia's leading secular party Nidaa Tounes won 85 seats in the new 217-member parliament after Sunday's election, while Islamist party Ennahda secured 69 seats, according to results released by electoral authorities on Thursday.

Nidaa Tounes Lead over Ennahda in Landmark Poll

Mon Oct 27, 2014 11:07:28

Tunisians voted in large numbers Sunday in the North African country's second parliamentary election since the 2011 ouster of longtime autocrat Zine Abidine Ben Ali.

Boko Haram Forced Kidnapped Women Fight in Frontline

Mon Oct 27, 2014 09:44:38

Boko Haram has used kidnapped young women and girls on the front lines of its insurgency, according to a new report published on Monday, after a fresh abduction in Nigeria's far northeast.

Death Toll Hits 65 in Libya’s Eastern Strife

Tue Oct 21, 2014 21:50:22

A Libyan official says fighting in the eastern city of Benghazi between Islamist militias and pro-government fighters has left 65 people dead as fierce battles continued for a sixth day.

Rival Governments Dispute Control of Libyan Oil

Mon Oct 20, 2014 09:26:05

Dispute between rival Libyan governments over control of the North African nation’s oil industry is escalating, potentially complicating the production and sale of its most vital resource.

5 things about Ebola you should know

Sat Oct 18, 2014 14:12:17

The UN's health watchdog, the WHO, says there are 60 days left to contain the Ebola outbreak, which has already claimed almost 5,000 lives. This is what you need to know about the killer virus.

Nigeria Claims Deal with Boko Haram on Ceasefire and Kidnapped Girls

Sat Oct 18, 2014 10:18:47

Officials and campaigners on Saturday anxiously awaited further news about the fate of more than 200 kidnapped schoolgirls after Nigeria claimed to have reached a deal with Boko Haram militants to secure their release.

WHO: Ebola out of control in 3 West African Nations

Thu Oct 16, 2014 21:55:37

The death toll from Ebola will rise this week to more than 4,500 people among the nine-thousand infected, and the outbreak is still out of control in three West African nations, a top official with the UN health agency said on Thursday.

600 'Terrorists' to Face Trial Soon in Tunisia

Fri Oct 10, 2014 10:43:34

The first trials of prisoners accused of "terrorism" in Tunisia since the 2011 revolution could open later this month, with 600 defendants facing prosecution, its justice minister said Thursday.

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