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Ugandan army kills 34 tribesmen on cattle raids
Ugandan officials say the army has killed 34 tribesmen who were stealing cattle in Uganda's volatile northeastern region.
updated: Nov 20th - 11:54am

Baby gorillas to get new sanctuary in east Congo
Conservationists say Congolese schoolchildren will soon be able to take a closer look at baby mountain gorillas.
updated: Nov 20th - 10:13am

Kenya unveils constitution to avoid vote violence
A government-appointed panel this week unveiled a draft constitution that is part of wide-ranging efforts to avoid a repeat of political violence that saw more than 1,000 people killed after Kenya's December 2007 presidential elections.
updated: Nov 19th - 10:57am

Plane misses runway in east Congo, landing in lava
A passenger plane overshot the runway Thursday, landing in hardened lava surrounding an airport in eastern Congo and injuring 20 people, a U.N.-run radio station reported.
updated: Nov 19th - 9:55am

Ethiopian court convicts 26 in alleged coup plot
An Ethiopian court on Thursday convicted 26 people who were accused of taking part in an alleged coup plot earlier this year and acquitted five others.
updated: Nov 19th - 7:23am

Activist probing Guinea massacre denied entry
A human rights activist says he's been denied entrance to Guinea, where he planned to investigate a massacre of opposition supporters earlier this year.
updated: Nov 19th - 5:20am

Maersk Alabama repels 2nd pirate attack with guns
Somali pirates attacked the Maersk Alabama on Wednesday for the second time in seven months and were thwarted by private guards on board the U.S.-flagged ship who fired off guns and a high-decibel noise device.
updated: Nov 18th - 11:37am

US AIDS program undaunted by recession, head says
The global recession is not dampening America's international drive to stop AIDS, the head of the campaign said Wednesday.
updated: Nov 18th - 10:59am

Somali woman stoned to death for adultery
A judge for an Islamic militant group in Somalia says a woman has been stoned to death and her boyfriend given 100 lashes for having an affair.
updated: Nov 18th - 3:53am

Mozambique: Major corruption trial begins
A former Cabinet minister and four other defendants are standing trial in the biggest corruption case to go to court in Mozambique since independence in 1975.
updated: Nov 17th - 11:53am

Rwandan priest acquitted of genocide charges
A United Nations court on Tuesday acquitted a Catholic priest charged with genocide, murder and extermination in Rwanda's 1994 genocide after the judge said the prosecution had failed to prove its case.
updated: Nov 17th - 11:47am

Survey: Gov'ts see climate change as aid challenge
A global network of aid agencies says world powers consider climate change the most significant challenge to humanitarian work.
updated: Nov 17th - 7:28am

Zambian editor cleared of pornography charges
A Zambian newspaper editor has been acquitted of pornography charges after she e-mailed officials photos of a woman giving birth unassisted to a baby who did not survive.
updated: Nov 17th - 6:23am

Mozambique opposition claims election fraud
Mozambique's main opposition party says the ruling party stuffed ballot boxes and expelled opposition monitors from polling stations to help it win the country's Oct. 28 presidential election.
updated: Nov 17th - 3:54am

New Greenpeace chief has fought apartheid, poverty
An African has taken over as director of Greenpeace, bringing experience honed as a teenage opponent of white rule in South Africa and a network of powerful contacts to the battle against global warming.
updated: Nov 17th - 12:31am

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