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Kenya elephant deaths soar as ivory sales debated
TSAVO EAST NATIONAL PARK, Kenya (AP) — Tracking the wounded elephant to its death bed was easy for the ranger. Hit by a poison arrow,…
Somali official to residents: Flee battle zones
S.African school trains Southern Sudanese
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African university is training Southern Sudan government leaders in international law, security and other…
43 Somalis die in capital after 2 days of warfare
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Heavy fighting between Somali insurgents and pro-government troops has killed at least 43 people over two…
Red Cross: Zimbabwe back to brink of food crisis
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — An estimated 2.17 million Zimbabweans — perhaps a fourth of the country's population — are in need…
Religious hatred, poverty behind Nigeria violence
JOS, Nigeria (AP) — Christians and Muslims once shared their lives together in Nigeria's fertile central belt, buying each other's…
Thousands flee after weekend slaughter in Nigeria
JOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nearly 3,000 people have fled to a neighboring state after hundreds were slaughtered in several mostly Christian…
800 people trapped by floodwaters in Mozambique
MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Mozambican authorities say about 800 people are trapped by rising floodwaters and in need of rescue.
Nigerian women protest recent killings
JOS, Nigeria (AP) — Several hundred women dressed in long black dresses are marching in downtown Jos to protest the recent slaughter of…
Fighting in Somali capital continues after 23 dead
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Fighting between Islamist insurgents and government forces continued for a second day in the Somali capital…
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