French soldiers in Mali arrest a 58-year-old Frenchman who is suspected of being a member of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb—and who may prove to be a key source of intelligence on the group
Africa
Mandela Appears an Ailing Man in Video
(JOHANNESBURG) — South African President Jacob Zuma said he found Nelson Mandela “in good shape and in good spirits” Monday, but a video of his encounter with the ailing anti-apartheid icon belies those cheery words, showing …
Abdelaziz Bouteflika: Is Algeria’s Strongman on His Way Out?
Two days after Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika was airlifted to a military hospital in Paris to be treated for a supposed “mini-stroke,” his doctors raced to reassure the country that the autocratic ruler was not …
Report: 260,000 Died in Somali Famine
(NAIROBI, Kenya) — The 2011 Somali famine killed an estimated 260,000 people, half of them age 5 and under, according to a new report to be published this week that more than doubles previous death toll estimates, officials told The Associated Press.
The aid community believes that tens of thousands of people died needlessly because …
Gunmen Surround Libya Foreign Ministry
(TRIPOLI, Libya) — A Libyan military official says about 200 armed men are surrounding the Foreign Ministry building in Tripoli, demanding the ministry to reform and hire former fighters who helped overthrow former dictator Moammar Gadhafi.
Esam al-Naas said 38 trucks, some mounted with machineguns, had surrounded the ministry on …
Group: Sudan Army Supporting Fugitive Warlord Kony
What’s Behind the Bombing at the French Embassy in Tripoli?
A car exploded outside the French embassy in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, on Tuesday morning in what was likely a planned attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the explosion, which wounded two French security guards and …
Car Bomb Targets French Embassy in Libya
(TRIPOLI, Libya) — A car bomb targeted the French Embassy in the Libyan capital early Tuesday, wounding two French guards and a Libyan teenager in an attack that President Francois Hollande denounced as an assault not only on France but all countries engaged in the fight against terrorism.
The explosives-laden car was detonated just
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Car Bombing Targets French Embassy in Libya
(TRIPOLI, Libya) — Libyan security officials say a car bombing has targeted the French embassy in the Libyan capital, Tripoli.
The officials say an explosives-laden car detonated on Tuesday morning outside the embassy building, causing significant damage. There was no information on casualties or other details.
The two
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Red Cross: At Least 187 Killed in Nigeria Violence
(LAGOS, Nigeria) — The Nigerian Red Cross says at least 187 people have been killed in fighting between soldiers and Islamic extremists in a fishing community in northeast Nigeria.
Ali Dilem’s Controversial Political Cartoons
Ali Dilem is Algeria’s best-known cartoonist. He has been prosecuted at least 50 times for his subversive work, but now Algeria’s authoritarian rulers may have recognized the folly of trying to muffle him.
Algeria’s Lesson for Egypt’s Mohamed Morsi: Let the Satirist Be
If Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi needs pointers in how to deal with the wildly popular TV satirist Bassem Youssef — who was charged last week with insulting the President and mocking Islam — he might find them in a nearby …
Muammar Gaddafi’s Daughter Thrown Out of Algeria After Starting Fires in Safe House
Aisha Gaddafi was thrown out of Algeria for repeatedly setting fire to her safe house there, it has emerged
