• Violence Continues in Conakry Over Upcoming Elections
  
  Opposition has called for boycott of elections Read more...

 

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• Kerry in Ethiopia for Security Talks
  US secretary of state will discuss Sudan violence and efforts to battle insurgents in Mali, Nigeria during talks with African Union Read more...
   

• Kerry to Meet with AU Officials in Ethiopia
  U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry travels to Ethiopia Friday for meetings with African Union officials that are expected to discuss violence in Sudan and efforts to battle Islamic fundamentalists in northern Mali and in northern Nigeria. VOA State Department correspondent Scott Stearns has the story.  Read more...
   

• Uganda Leader Replaces Army Chief in Succession Dispute
  General Aronda Nyakarima was listed in leaked memo as opposing Museveni's alleged plan to have his son succeed him as president Read more...
   

• Africa Backs Kenya's Request to Drop ICC Kenyatta Case
  African Union is requesting local prosecution in lieu of International Criminal Court trial Read more...
   

• Ethiopian Activist Recognized for Fight Against Female Genital Mutilation
  Activist uses community based approach to try to end practice Read more...
   

• FAO Project Will Track S. Sudan Food Production
  The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization launches a three-year project in South Sudan to improve tracking of food production. Read more...
   

• African Leaders to Meet As AU Celebrates 50th Anniversary
  African Union officials says the leaders will reflect on the continent’s progress over the past 50 years and the path forward Read more...
   

• African Progress Panel Urges Leaders to Exploit Resources
  Kofi Annan-led panel believes resulting revenues could transform continent's economic potential  Read more...
   

• South Sudan's President Says 'Never' to ICC
  Salva Kiir speaks during visit from new Kenyan president, ICC indictee Uhuru Kenyatta, who pledges creation of roads, rail, pipelines  Read more...
   

• Africa Poised to Be Technology's Next Frontier
  Many experts are saying the continent is poised to be the next hotbed of technological innovation  Read more...
   

• Kenyan Cooperation with ICC Questioned
  Kenya's president and his deputy both face charges of allegedly orchestrating the inter-ethnic violence in 2007  Read more...
   

• 'Eye for an eye makes the world go blind'
  
  Tributes are pouring in for British soldier Lee Rigby, killed in a grisly knife attack in London -- and police are now holding four suspects in connection with the crime. FULL STORY | WHO WAS LEE RIGBY? | SUSPECT SEEN ON VIDEO   | WOMAN HAILED FOR CONFRONTING SUSPECT
   

• Kids playground made from trash
  
  (CNN) -- No sooner had Ruganzu Bruno and his troupe of fellow eco-artists arrived at Kampala's Kawempe area than their presence stirred up questions within the local community. Read more...
   

• Obama: Drone strikes are a necessary evil
  Washington (CNN) -- Drone strikes are a necessary evil, but one that must be used with more temperance as the United States' security situation evolves, President Barack Obama said Thursday. Read more... | Analysis
   

• 2 arrested after Pakistan flight diverted in UK airspace
  London (CNN) -- Police arrested two men Friday on suspicion of endangering an aircraft after a flight from Pakistan to the United Kingdom was diverted to Stansted Airport, outside of London. Read more...
   

• Opinion: Win over youth to beat Boko Haram
  (CNN) -- President Goodluck Jonathan's response to the Boko Haram insurgency, including his recently declared state of emergency in three northern Nigerian states, is eerily reminiscent of previous approaches to sectarian violence in that region. Read more...
   

• Runways reopen after emergency landing at Heathrow
  London (CNN) -- London's Heathrow Airport is "fully operational" and returning to normal after an emergency landing Friday forced the closing of both runways, the airport said -- but many travelers are likely to suffer delays anyway. Read more...
   

• Swedish capital hit by fifth night of riots
  (CNN) -- Police in the Swedish capital, Stockholm, have called in reinforcements after the city's suburbs were hit by a fifth night of riots. Read more...
   

• Second jewelry theft reported at Cannes Film Festival
  (CNN) -- A valuable necklace was stolen from a party at the Cannes Film Festival, the second major jewelry theft at the event this year, police said Thursday. Read more...
   

• Policeman, five gunmen killed in Kabul blasts
  EXPLOSIONS rocked central Kabul for several hours ... Read more...

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