Africa
French army begins Mali withdrawal
France has begun the first major stage of its military withdrawal from Mali, four months after sending troops to push Islamist rebels out the north.
Read More »AU leaders mark 50th anniversary
Africa's 54 leaders are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Organisation of African Unity.
Read More »President fires army chief after leaked letter
Uganda's president has made a major change in the army, removing the chief of the armed forces to the interior ministry and replacing him with a general in charge of land forces.
Read More »South Sudan says war crimes court persecutes Africans
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir said on Thursday his country would never become a member of the ICC saying it appeared to be preoccupied with prosecuting African leaders.
Read More »Thousands at author Achebe's funeral
Thousands of mourners have paid their last respects to renowned Nigerian author Chinua Achebe in his home town in Anambra state.
Read More »Other Stories
- Islamists kill 21 in suicide attacks in Niger
- Nigeria author Achebe to be buried
- UN chief begins DR Congo visit
- Mugabe signs constitution into law
- Dubai authorities seize shipment of 259 elephant tusks
- Uganda police shut down Monitor Publications
- Obama to skip Kenya in Africa tour
- Four killed in 'holy water' stampede
- UN: Libya war weapons may be killing central Africa elephants
- 'Mass arrests' at Nigeria funeral
- Nigeria offers amnesty to insurgents who surrender
- Boko Haram in disarray
- Tunisia police clash with Islamists
- Curfew imposed in Maiduguri Nigeria
- SA university makes Zulu language mandatory
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