Nearly 100 Dead as Fighting Sweeps Through Bangui, Central African Republic Ahead of UN-Authorized French Intervention
Clashes between pro-government Muslim fighters and Christian militias
Africa
UN Security Council Approves Peacekeeping Force in CAR
African and French troops to participate
UN Deputy Secretary General: CAR Descending Into "Complete Chaos"
Rebels took power in March
Bill Gates Urges Norway To Spend More of its $800 Billion Oil Fund in Africa and Asia
The prime minister supports the proposal
Efforts to Vaccinate Against Polio in Sudan Blocked
Government and rebels won't allow it, according to UN
Migrants Were Raped and Tortured Before Their Boat Sank Off Lampedusa
Armed gang keeps migrants in camps until they pay thousands of dollars
UN and EU Pledge $8.25 Billion For Sahel Region in Africa
To fight poverty and promote economic growth
Angolan Teen Jailed For Printing T-Shirts Calling President a Dictator Begins Hunger Strike
Charged with insulting the president
Niger May Implement Travel Ban After 92 Migrants Die of Thirst in the Sahara
Most who died were women and children
Kenyan Warplanes Bomb Terrorist Training Camp in Somalia
Believed to belong to Al-Shabaab, connected to deadly Nairobi mall attack
Kenyan Soldiers Jailed for Looting Mall During Terrorist Attack
Two jailed; a third under investigation
Safari Club Raising Money to Save Black Rhino By Auctioning Off Permit to Kill One in Namibia
Namibia issues up to five permits a year
UN Security Council To Discuss Situation in Eastern DRC
Fighting between soldiers and rebels continuing
Mali's President Opens Conference on Devolving Power to Ethnic Minorities
Trying to address Tuareg frustrations
Uganda Issues Alert Over Fear of Nairobi-Style Attack
U.S. intelligence warning of possible imminent attack
France To Increase Number of Troops In Central African Republic
Country in the midst of political turmoil
US Military Building Up Network of Bases in Italy For Operations in Africa
Worried about spread of Islamic extremism
Prestigious Prize for Leadership in Africa Goes Unawarded
Fourth time in five years for Ibrahim Prize for Excellence in Leadership
Al-Libi Arrives in US After Being Detained on Warship
Captured in raid in Libya, will stand trial over allegations he helped plan bombings of U.S. embassies in Africa in 1998
France's Hollande Says Situation in CAR Could Destabilize The Region
Committed to sending more troops to former colony
Report: "White Widow" Key Figure in Al-Shabab
Somali-based Al Qaeda-linked group claimed responsibility for the recent mall attack in Nairobi
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor To Serve 50-Year Sentence in British Prison
Found guilty of war crimes
Malaria Vaccine Protects Children for More Than a Year
GlaxoSmithKline to develop vaccine commercially
