Egypt army beat, tortured protesters: rights group
CAIRO - Egyptian soldiers beat and tortured protesters they had arrested at a demonstration near the Defence Ministry this month, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Saturday, citing victims and lawyers.
Mali coup leader backs transition president
BAMAKO- Mali's caretaker president Dioncounda Traore will have his mandate extended beyond a 40-day period expiring Monday after the soldier who led Mali's March 22 coup agreed to drop his objections to the move.
UN imposes travel ban on Guinea-Bissau coup leaders
UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. Security Council on Friday imposed a travel ban on five leaders of an April 12 military coup in Guinea-Bissau and threatened an arms embargo and financial sanctions if the tiny West African coastal state does not return to civilian rule.
ANALYSIS: Post-war Ivory Coast nurtures second "miracle"
ABIDJAN- From his lagoon-side allotment in Ivory Coast's economic capital Abidjan, Moussa Yanda has a ringside seat to watch the foundations of a $290-million toll bridge slowly rise up from the shore.
Lockerbie bomber Megrahi has died in Libya: brother
TRIPOLI- The former Libyan intelligence officer convicted of the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am flight over Lockerbie, Scotland, that killed 270 people has died, his brother said on Sunday. He was 59.
Bashir says wants peace with S.Sudan but security comes first
KHARTOUM- Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir said Sudan wants a lasting peace with South Sudan but Juba needs to end support for rebels in Sudan's border land, state news agency SUNA said on Saturday.
- More two thousand female members of the Ambassadors for Christ Ministries International marched from the corner of Samora Machel and Bishop Gaul Avenue to the church's headquarters in Belvedere to mark the last day of the women’s conference yesterday.
Drogba's grand finale gives Chelsea victory
MUNICH- Didier Drogba scored Chelsea's goal and their winning Champions League penalty against Bayern Munich on Saturday and then solemnly appeared to say his farewells.
US agriculture companies set millions for Africa
UNITED STATES- A group of U.S. seed, chemical and equipment companies will invest at least $150 million over the next few years into African agricultural projects and products, the companies said on Friday.
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- Army will get you: Mugabe
- President Robert Mugabe yesterday warned the two MDCs the army will get them for wanting to change the sacred colours of the national flag.
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- South Africa's inflation seen ticking up to 6.2 pct y/y
- JOHANNESBURG- Inflation is expected to rise back above the Reserve Bank's target range in April due to a weaker rand and higher fuel prices, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, but analysts do not expect a change in interest rates just yet.
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- Drogba's grand finale gives Chelsea victory
- MUNICH- Didier Drogba scored Chelsea's goal and their winning Champions League penalty against Bayern Munich on Saturday and then solemnly appeared to say his farewells.
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- Top US gospel musician to grace worship festival
- Top United States gospel musician Michael W Smith will visit Zimbabwe for the first time for the Crossline Worship Music Festival that runs between August 24 and 26 at the Harare Gardens.
