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Nigerian militants attack oil facility, seize foreign seamen

Jul 6, 2009, 11:00 GMT

Nairobi/Abuja - Nigeria's main militant group said Monday it had blown up a Chevron oil pipeline junction and seized six foreign seamen as it continued to spurn a recent government amnesty offer. ... more

Mugabe: Obama's top expert on Africa is "an idiot"

Jul 6, 2009, 10:53 GMT

Harare - Johnnie Carson, the United States' most senior official focused on Africa, has been labelled 'an idiot' by Zimbabwean President Mugabe, following an angry exchange between the two in Libya last week, state media reported Monday. ... more

Strike by 70,000 workers to begin Wednesday at World Cup stadiums

Jul 6, 2009, 10:24 GMT

Johannesburg - Tens of thousands of construction workers at the sites of several 2010 World Cup stadiums and related building projects in South Africa are set to down tools over pay beginning on Wednesday, their union said Monday. ... more

Botched circumcisions kill 33 boys in South Africa

Jul 5, 2009, 14:56 GMT

Johannesburg - Thirty-three South African boys have died following botched circumcisions in the country's Eastern Cape province, radio reports said Sunday. ... more

Algerian president names first woman general

Jul 4, 2009, 20:20 GMT

Algiers - President Abdelaziz Bouteflika Saturday promoted the first woman in Algeria's military history to the rank of general. ... more

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