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Paris — Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram, which has kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls, is no longer a local threat but has become West Africa’s al-Qaeda, Nigerian President Goodluck…
UN troops deploy in Somali capital
Mogadishu — A special UN military force to protect aid workers deployed for the first time here yesterday, amid a wave of attacks blamed on al-Qaeda-linked Shabaab insurgents.
SA spied on by US agency
Cape Town — South Africa’s diplomatic mission to the UN and its New York consulate offices have been spied upon by the US National Security Agency, reports the Sunday Times.
Teachers torch classrooms protesting new principal
Johannesburg — A fire at the Phafogang Secondary School in Soweto, was started after teachers refused to accept the appointment of a new principal, the SA Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu)…
Libya ex-general vows more Benghazi attacks
A retired Libyan general was preparing yesterday to renew an offensive against Islamist former rebels in the eastern city of Benghazi, after being accused by the authorities of an attempted…
Prisoners take scores hostage in Brazil
Inmates have taken 122 hostages in a prison in Brazil’s northeastern state of Sergipe, AFP news agency reports quoting a prison spokeswoman.
Sudan man to appeal wife’s apostasy sentence
The husband of a Sudanese woman sentenced to death for converting to Christianity says he will appeal against the ruling. Mariam Yahya Ibrahim Ishag had been ordered to abandon her…
Amcu, Lonmin deny knowledge of hit list
Johannesburg — Trade union Amcu and platinum producer Lonmin have denied knowledge of a hit list of miners who have agreed to return to work, City Press reported yesterday.
Kidnapped girls become tools of US imperial policy in Africa
A CHORUS of outraged public opinion demands that the “international community” and the Nigerian military “Do something!” about the abduction by Boko Haram of 280 teenage girls. It is difficult…
Editorial Comment: Prioritise Bulawayo in reviving industry
Bulawayo has been the worst affected by company closures that has seen thousands of workers losing their jobs. What is disturbing is that some of the companies that have closed…