• WFP distributes food vouchers in Senegal region May 19, 2012
  The UN World Food Programme launched the distribution of cash vouchers for the purchase of food in Senegal's Ziguinchor region, for people hit by poor harvests and high food prices.
• Equatorial Guinea government resigns May 19, 2012
  The government of Equatorial Guinea's prime minister Ignacio Milam Tang resigned in line with a constitutional reform approved in November, the country's communications minister said Friday.
• Madagascar strongman says ready for accord with rival May 18, 2012
  Madagascar's strongman leader Andry Rajoelina said Friday he was ready to make a political agreement with the president he ousted ahead of new elections.
• Obama turns to private sector to feed world's poor May 18, 2012
  US President Barack Obama on Friday reached out to the private sector in hopes of lifting 50 million people in the developing world from poverty, as wealthy nations grapple with a budget crunch.
• Mali parliament approves amnesty for coup leaders May 18, 2012
  The parliament in Mali on Friday passed a law granting amnesty to the leaders of the March coup that plunged what was considered one of Africa's democratic success stories into chaos.
• UN orders sanctions against G. Bissau coup leaders May 18, 2012
  The UN Security Council unanimously ordered sanctions Friday against the leaders of last month's military coup in Guinea-Bissau and warned it was ready to take new measures.
• 11 on trial for Qaeda links in Ethiopia May 18, 2012
  Five of 11 people accused of links with Al-Qaeda and Somalia's Shebab rebels and of plotting to overthrow Ethiopia's government appeared in court Friday.
• Argentina's Kirchner eyes deals with Angola May 18, 2012
  The leaders of Argentina and Angola said Friday they plan to sign new cooperation agreements soon, though Argentinian President Cristina Kirchner wrapped up a visit to Luanda with no news on an oil-for-food pact.
• Several hurt, arrested in new Mauritania opposition protest May 18, 2012
  Several people were hurt and arrested in Mauritania on Friday as police fired tear gas and beat back protesters demanding that President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz step down in a fresh anti-regime protest, an AFP journalist witnessed.
• Malawi president urges repeal of gay ban May 18, 2012
  Malawi's new President Joyce Banda urged parliament on Friday to repeal the country's ban on homosexuality along with unpopular laws that allow newspaper bans and warrantless arrests.
• Lawyer doubts Libya 'able or willing' to try Kadhafi son May 18, 2012
  A lawyer for Moamer Kadhafi's son Seif al-Islam said Friday he doubted Libya was able or willing to try his client, as he asked the International Criminal Court to report the matter to the UN.
• Nigeria, Senegal, Burkina Faso troops head to G.Bissau May 18, 2012
  A military force being deployed to stabilise Guinea-Bissau after an April 12 coup will be drawn from Nigeria, Burkina Faso and Senegal, the west African bloc ECOWAS said on Friday.
• UN envoy calls off W. Sahara trip amid Morocco dispute May 18, 2012
  UN envoy on Western Sahara Christopher Ross has called off plans to carry out his first official trip to the disputed territory, the UN said Friday after Morocco launched a strong attack on him.
• Somali fishermen beg end to anti-piracy air strikes May 18, 2012
  Somali fisherman pleaded Friday for international navies protecting shipping to halt air strikes on coastal villages, after the EU Naval Force struck a pirate base for the first time.
• S.African trade trend is towards emerging markets: minister May 18, 2012
  South African exports to Europe and other developed countries remain below their 2008 peaks while trade with emerging economies has boomed, trade minister Rob Davies said Friday.
• S.Leone to compensate Togo families of chopper crash victims May 18, 2012
  Sierra Leone's transport minister said Friday that relatives of 19 Togolese football fans who died in a helicopter crash in 2007, including Togo's sports minister, would receive compensation.
• Somerset sign big-hitting Levi for T20 campaign May 18, 2012
  English county Somerset on Friday signed big-hitting South Africa batsman Richard Levi for their domestic Twenty20 campaign.
• Malawi's president vows to repeal gay ban May 18, 2012
  President Joyce Banda declared Friday she wants to repeal Malawi's laws against homosexual acts, going against a trend in Africa in which gays are being increasingly singled out for prosecution.
• Activists to Obama: reassess Ethiopia partnership May 18, 2012
  Rights groups are asking President Barack Obama to re-evaluate the U.S.-Ethiopia relationship over allegations the leader of the East African nation is becoming increasingly repressive.
• US jihadi in Somalia craves fast food, misses family May 18, 2012
  Top in Bible school, missing his family, and craving Chinese takeaways: an American extremist in Somalia's Al-Qaeda affiliated rebels recounts his life in an autobiography.
• S. Africa's ANC fumes at racy portrait of Zuma May 18, 2012
  A portrait of President Jacob Zuma posing as Lenin with his genitals hanging out has sparked outrage in South Africa, but the gallery on Friday refused demands from the ruling ANC to take it down.
• War-scarred Sierra Leone aims for paradise status May 18, 2012
  Bone-white sand squeaks beneath your feet, the curved beach framed by lush forested hills, empty but for a handful of expats and intrepid tourists who have got wind of Sierra Leone's raw beauty.
• Official: 1 dead in explosion on Kenya's coast May 16, 2012
  Police say attackers fired shots and detonated grenades outside a nightclub in Kenya's coastal town of Mombasa after they were denied entry, killing one person and injuring four.
• Egypt Brotherhood flexes muscle in election stunt May 17, 2012
  Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood organised on Thursday a kilometres-long rally to support its candidate in next week's presidential election, displaying the potent network of activists it counts on to win.
• Egyptian director sends defiant Cannes message May 17, 2012
  Egyptian director Yousry Nasrallah, in Cannes with an Arab Spring drama, defiantly vowed Thursday that the Islamists jockeying for power back home would never succeed in stifling art.

• US agriculture companies pledge millions to Africa May 18, 2012
    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.
• Somaliland court sentences 17 civilians to death May 17, 2012
  A military court in Somalia's autonomous northern region of Somaliland has sentenced 17 civilians to death for attacking a military base, the BBC reports.
• Westerners held over massacre in Central Africa May 16, 2012
  A Swedish safari boss, his British pilot and 13 of their staff have been accused of torturing and killing 18 people in the Central African Republic, according to reports.
• Geldof: G8 Camp David summit can end poverty May 15, 2012
  Ahead of this week's G8 summit at Camp David, Maryland, the musician and global poverty campaigner Bob Geldof returns to Ethiopia to highlight the issue of famine and climate change.
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• 'Big fish' nabbed: Senior Kony commander caught May 14, 2012
  Uganda has captured one of the top five members of the Lord's Resistance Army, bringing it a step closer to catching Joseph Kony, the notorious rebel leader accused of war crimes.
• Nigeria stock exchange's yacht, Rolexes vanish May 9, 2012
  A yacht and dozens of Rolex watches bought by Nigeria’s stock exchange for a total of more than $868,000 went missing during an outbreak of share-price fixing, fraudulent accounting and insider trading, according to a report obtained by Reuters.
• Leak hits Shell Nigeria pipeline in environmental case May 8, 2012
  A troubled Shell oil pipeline in Nigeria ruptured, spilling around hundreds of gallons of crude oil a minute for around 24 hours, a member of a nearby community told msnbc.com on Tuesday.
• S. Africa cheetahs also attacked me, Ore. woman says May 7, 2012
  After a Scottish tourist was mauled last week by two young cheetahs in the petting area of a wildlife park in South Africa, an American woman came forward to say she was badly hurt by the same two cheetahs in 2009. Michelle Bodenheimer, a paralegal from Portland, Ore.
• Mali Islamists attack UNESCO holy site in Timbuktu May 5, 2012
  BAMAKO (Reuters) - Malian fighters from the Ansar Dine Islamist group attacked and burned the tomb of one of the town's saints, classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, residents and a regional official said on Saturday.
• Woman, child survive mauling by cheetahs May 5, 2012
  A tourist who, along with a child, was mauled by two cheetahs at a wildlife park in South Africa lived to talk about it, saying she decided to play dead in hopes she'd survive.

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