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http://news.yahoo.com/africa/ Get the latest Africa news headlines from Yahoo! News. Find breaking Africa news, including analysis and opinion on top Africa stories, photos and more.en-USCopyright (c) 2013 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedWed, 17 Jul 2013 14:31:48 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/africa/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mandela-makes-dramatic-progress-says-daughter-155015626.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/F3S.wBWqIc89Pk8elawe3w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5ea41608e8bfd417370f6a706700526a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A man only known as Kobus, holds a ruling party poster with former South African President Nelson Mandela&#039;s face outside the Mediclinic Heart Hospital where he is being treated in Pretoria, South Africa Wednesday, July 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)" align="left" title="A man only known as Kobus, holds a ruling party poster with former South African President Nelson Mandela&#039;s face outside the Mediclinic Heart Hospital where he is being treated in Pretoria, South Africa Wednesday, July 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)" border="0" /></a>JOHANNESBURG (AP) ? Nelson Mandela has made &quot;dramatic progress,&quot; and may be going home &quot;anytime soon,&quot; said his daughter Zindzi on the eve of his 95th birthday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/mandela-makes-dramatic-progress-says-daughter-155015626.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 14:31:48 -0400Associated Pressmandela-makes-dramatic-progress-says-daughter-155015626<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mandela-makes-dramatic-progress-says-daughter-155015626.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/F3S.wBWqIc89Pk8elawe3w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5ea41608e8bfd417370f6a706700526a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A man only known as Kobus, holds a ruling party poster with former South African President Nelson Mandela&#039;s face outside the Mediclinic Heart Hospital where he is being treated in Pretoria, South Africa Wednesday, July 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)" align="left" title="A man only known as Kobus, holds a ruling party poster with former South African President Nelson Mandela&#039;s face outside the Mediclinic Heart Hospital where he is being treated in Pretoria, South Africa Wednesday, July 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)" border="0" /></a>JOHANNESBURG (AP) ? Nelson Mandela has made &quot;dramatic progress,&quot; and may be going home &quot;anytime soon,&quot; said his daughter Zindzi on the eve of his 95th birthday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/zimbabwe-monitors-foresee-more-polling-chaos-153514124.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5jmUtEcMaELKAtZGK8MorA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f3af5584c969ba17370f6a7067002e3e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="An armed soldier stands guard at President Robert Mugabe&#039;s campaign rally in Chitungiwiza, Zimbabwe, about 20 kilometers south of Harare, Tuesday, July 16, 2013. Zimbabwe is set to hold Presidential elections on July 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)" align="left" title="An armed soldier stands guard at President Robert Mugabe&#039;s campaign rally in Chitungiwiza, Zimbabwe, about 20 kilometers south of Harare, Tuesday, July 16, 2013. Zimbabwe is set to hold Presidential elections on July 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)" border="0" /></a>HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) ? An independent Zimbabwe election monitoring group said Wednesday many of the nation&#039;s 6.2 million voters will not be likely to cast their ballots if elections are not delayed.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/zimbabwe-monitors-foresee-more-polling-chaos-153514124.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 18:17:49 -0400Associated Presszimbabwe-monitors-foresee-more-polling-chaos-153514124<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/zimbabwe-monitors-foresee-more-polling-chaos-153514124.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5jmUtEcMaELKAtZGK8MorA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f3af5584c969ba17370f6a7067002e3e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="An armed soldier stands guard at President Robert Mugabe&#039;s campaign rally in Chitungiwiza, Zimbabwe, about 20 kilometers south of Harare, Tuesday, July 16, 2013. Zimbabwe is set to hold Presidential elections on July 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)" align="left" title="An armed soldier stands guard at President Robert Mugabe&#039;s campaign rally in Chitungiwiza, Zimbabwe, about 20 kilometers south of Harare, Tuesday, July 16, 2013. Zimbabwe is set to hold Presidential elections on July 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)" border="0" /></a>HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) ? An independent Zimbabwe election monitoring group said Wednesday many of the nation&#039;s 6.2 million voters will not be likely to cast their ballots if elections are not delayed.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/victims-participate-trial-ex-chad-ruler-174534707.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/odVEt2cM6VRgIOoeP4OW7A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/84eee5a3e9ccd917370f6a7067009317.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Clement Abaifouta, president of the association of victims of former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre, tells the story of his arrest and four years in prison, at a press conference in Dakar, Senegal, Wednesday, July 17, 2013. Abaifouta, arrested in 1985, said he was forced to dig graves for hundreds of prisoners, while his health deteriorated to the point where he was no longer able to walk. A lawyer said more than 1,000 victims of Habre have formally asked to participate in his trial on charges of war crimes, crimes against humanity and torture. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)" align="left" title="Clement Abaifouta, president of the association of victims of former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre, tells the story of his arrest and four years in prison, at a press conference in Dakar, Senegal, Wednesday, July 17, 2013. Abaifouta, arrested in 1985, said he was forced to dig graves for hundreds of prisoners, while his health deteriorated to the point where he was no longer able to walk. A lawyer said more than 1,000 victims of Habre have formally asked to participate in his trial on charges of war crimes, crimes against humanity and torture. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)" border="0" /></a>DAKAR, Senegal (AP) ? More than 1,000 people who suffered abuse under former Chad dictator Hissene Habre have submitted applications to participate in his trial on charges of war crimes, crimes against humanity and torture, lawyers said Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/victims-participate-trial-ex-chad-ruler-174534707.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 13:45:34 -0400Associated Pressvictims-participate-trial-ex-chad-ruler-174534707<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/victims-participate-trial-ex-chad-ruler-174534707.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/odVEt2cM6VRgIOoeP4OW7A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/84eee5a3e9ccd917370f6a7067009317.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Clement Abaifouta, president of the association of victims of former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre, tells the story of his arrest and four years in prison, at a press conference in Dakar, Senegal, Wednesday, July 17, 2013. Abaifouta, arrested in 1985, said he was forced to dig graves for hundreds of prisoners, while his health deteriorated to the point where he was no longer able to walk. A lawyer said more than 1,000 victims of Habre have formally asked to participate in his trial on charges of war crimes, crimes against humanity and torture. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)" align="left" title="Clement Abaifouta, president of the association of victims of former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre, tells the story of his arrest and four years in prison, at a press conference in Dakar, Senegal, Wednesday, July 17, 2013. Abaifouta, arrested in 1985, said he was forced to dig graves for hundreds of prisoners, while his health deteriorated to the point where he was no longer able to walk. A lawyer said more than 1,000 victims of Habre have formally asked to participate in his trial on charges of war crimes, crimes against humanity and torture. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)" border="0" /></a>DAKAR, Senegal (AP) ? More than 1,000 people who suffered abuse under former Chad dictator Hissene Habre have submitted applications to participate in his trial on charges of war crimes, crimes against humanity and torture, lawyers said Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>DAKAR, Senegal (AP) ? A lawyer says more than 1,000 victims of former Chad dictator Hissene Habre have formally asked to participate in his trial on charges of war crimes, crimes against humanity and torture.http://news.yahoo.com/victims-support-trial-ex-chad-ruler-163217000.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 12:32:17 -0400Associated Pressvictims-support-trial-ex-chad-ruler-163217000ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) ? A European Union parliament delegation on Wednesday called on Ethiopia's government to release jailed journalists and activists, but in a sign the call may not be heeded the delegation was denied from visiting a prison it had been approved to see.http://news.yahoo.com/eu-group-ethiopia-release-jailed-reporters-141637005.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 11:14:48 -0400Associated Presseu-group-ethiopia-release-jailed-reporters-141637005CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) ? A government spokesman says recent clashes in Guinea's southeastern forest region have killed 16, injured 80 and caused extensive property damage.http://news.yahoo.com/government-clashes-guinea-kill-16-injure-80-120819369.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 08:08:19 -0400Associated Pressgovernment-clashes-guinea-kill-16-injure-80-120819369<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/south-africans-prepare-mandelas-birthday-092544433.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FU.50q8Kt9uABlnu5QgAcg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/76a5db20ca8abf17370f6a706700cf36.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A portrait of former South African President, Nelson Mandela, outside the Mediclinic Heart Hospital where is being treated in Pretoria, South Africa Tuesday, July 16, 2013. Nelson Mandela may be discharged from hospital soon to recuperate at home, said Thabo Mbeki, a former president of South Africa Sunday. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)" align="left" title="A portrait of former South African President, Nelson Mandela, outside the Mediclinic Heart Hospital where is being treated in Pretoria, South Africa Tuesday, July 16, 2013. Nelson Mandela may be discharged from hospital soon to recuperate at home, said Thabo Mbeki, a former president of South Africa Sunday. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)" border="0" /></a>JOHANNESBURG (AP) ? As Nelson Mandela lies critically ill in a Pretoria hospital, the world is preparing to celebrate his 95th birthday on Thursday, a day declared by the United Nations as a way to recognize the Nobel Prize winner&#039;s contribution to reconciliation.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/south-africans-prepare-mandelas-birthday-092544433.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 07:21:23 -0400Associated Presssouth-africans-prepare-mandelas-birthday-092544433<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/south-africans-prepare-mandelas-birthday-092544433.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FU.50q8Kt9uABlnu5QgAcg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/76a5db20ca8abf17370f6a706700cf36.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A portrait of former South African President, Nelson Mandela, outside the Mediclinic Heart Hospital where is being treated in Pretoria, South Africa Tuesday, July 16, 2013. Nelson Mandela may be discharged from hospital soon to recuperate at home, said Thabo Mbeki, a former president of South Africa Sunday. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)" align="left" title="A portrait of former South African President, Nelson Mandela, outside the Mediclinic Heart Hospital where is being treated in Pretoria, South Africa Tuesday, July 16, 2013. Nelson Mandela may be discharged from hospital soon to recuperate at home, said Thabo Mbeki, a former president of South Africa Sunday. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)" border="0" /></a>JOHANNESBURG (AP) ? As Nelson Mandela lies critically ill in a Pretoria hospital, the world is preparing to celebrate his 95th birthday on Thursday, a day declared by the United Nations as a way to recognize the Nobel Prize winner&#039;s contribution to reconciliation.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/prominent-gay-rights-activist-killed-cameroon-123737858.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/rev6gMyxdrAW5XjW0UtS6g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9048dca8ca6fbf17370f6a70670073f7.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this undated photo provided by the Erasing 76 Crimes blog, prominent gay rights activist Eric Ohena Lembembe, one of the blog&#039;s regular contributors, poses for a photograph at an unknown location. The prominent Cameroonian gay rights activist was tortured and killed just weeks after issuing a public warning about the threat posed by &#039;anti-gay thugs,&#039; Human Rights Watch said in a statement issued Tuesday, July 16, 2013. Lembembe was among the most prominent activists in one of Africa&#039;s most hostile countries for sexual minorities. (AP Photo/Erasing 76 Crimes)" align="left" title="In this undated photo provided by the Erasing 76 Crimes blog, prominent gay rights activist Eric Ohena Lembembe, one of the blog&#039;s regular contributors, poses for a photograph at an unknown location. The prominent Cameroonian gay rights activist was tortured and killed just weeks after issuing a public warning about the threat posed by &#039;anti-gay thugs,&#039; Human Rights Watch said in a statement issued Tuesday, July 16, 2013. Lembembe was among the most prominent activists in one of Africa&#039;s most hostile countries for sexual minorities. (AP Photo/Erasing 76 Crimes)" border="0" /></a>DAKAR, Senegal (AP) ? A prominent gay rights activist in Cameroon was tortured and killed just weeks after issuing a public warning about the threat posed by &quot;anti-gay thugs,&quot; Human Rights Watch said.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/prominent-gay-rights-activist-killed-cameroon-123737858.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 20:58:44 -0400Associated Pressprominent-gay-rights-activist-killed-cameroon-123737858<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/prominent-gay-rights-activist-killed-cameroon-123737858.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/rev6gMyxdrAW5XjW0UtS6g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9048dca8ca6fbf17370f6a70670073f7.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this undated photo provided by the Erasing 76 Crimes blog, prominent gay rights activist Eric Ohena Lembembe, one of the blog&#039;s regular contributors, poses for a photograph at an unknown location. The prominent Cameroonian gay rights activist was tortured and killed just weeks after issuing a public warning about the threat posed by &#039;anti-gay thugs,&#039; Human Rights Watch said in a statement issued Tuesday, July 16, 2013. Lembembe was among the most prominent activists in one of Africa&#039;s most hostile countries for sexual minorities. (AP Photo/Erasing 76 Crimes)" align="left" title="In this undated photo provided by the Erasing 76 Crimes blog, prominent gay rights activist Eric Ohena Lembembe, one of the blog&#039;s regular contributors, poses for a photograph at an unknown location. The prominent Cameroonian gay rights activist was tortured and killed just weeks after issuing a public warning about the threat posed by &#039;anti-gay thugs,&#039; Human Rights Watch said in a statement issued Tuesday, July 16, 2013. Lembembe was among the most prominent activists in one of Africa&#039;s most hostile countries for sexual minorities. (AP Photo/Erasing 76 Crimes)" border="0" /></a>DAKAR, Senegal (AP) ? A prominent gay rights activist in Cameroon was tortured and killed just weeks after issuing a public warning about the threat posed by &quot;anti-gay thugs,&quot; Human Rights Watch said.</p><br clear="all"/>GOMA, Congo (AP) ? Congo's army says its helicopter gunships have bombarded rebel positions during a third straight day of fighting between government forces and M23 rebels.http://news.yahoo.com/fighting-3rd-day-between-army-rebels-congo-180811979.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 14:08:11 -0400Associated Pressfighting-3rd-day-between-army-rebels-congo-180811979<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/diplomat-sudan-leader-fled-nigeria-075240217.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yGCPUsO68MJRDNwkxAvKlg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/d55eb880ac1baa17370f6a7067004c81.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, attends an African Union summit on health focusing on HIV and AIDS in Abuja, Nigeria, Monday, July 15, 2013, Angry that Nigeria is hosting a fugitive accused of genocide and war crimes, human rights lawyers Monday asked the Federal High Court to issue an arrest warrant for Sudan&#039;s leader Omar al-Bashir.Nigerian civil rights activists sent an urgent request to the International Criminal Court to refer the Nigerian government to the U.N. Security Council for failing to detain al-Bashir and surrender him to the court in The Hague for trial, said the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project. (AP Photo/Sunday Aghaeze)" align="left" title="Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, attends an African Union summit on health focusing on HIV and AIDS in Abuja, Nigeria, Monday, July 15, 2013, Angry that Nigeria is hosting a fugitive accused of genocide and war crimes, human rights lawyers Monday asked the Federal High Court to issue an arrest warrant for Sudan&#039;s leader Omar al-Bashir.Nigerian civil rights activists sent an urgent request to the International Criminal Court to refer the Nigerian government to the U.N. Security Council for failing to detain al-Bashir and surrender him to the court in The Hague for trial, said the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project. (AP Photo/Sunday Aghaeze)" border="0" /></a>ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) ? Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir has left Nigeria, the spokesman at his embassy said Tuesday, following demands from human rights activists for his arrest over charges of genocide and war crimes in Darfur.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/diplomat-sudan-leader-fled-nigeria-075240217.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 13:01:50 -0400Associated Pressdiplomat-sudan-leader-fled-nigeria-075240217<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/diplomat-sudan-leader-fled-nigeria-075240217.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yGCPUsO68MJRDNwkxAvKlg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/d55eb880ac1baa17370f6a7067004c81.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, attends an African Union summit on health focusing on HIV and AIDS in Abuja, Nigeria, Monday, July 15, 2013, Angry that Nigeria is hosting a fugitive accused of genocide and war crimes, human rights lawyers Monday asked the Federal High Court to issue an arrest warrant for Sudan&#039;s leader Omar al-Bashir.Nigerian civil rights activists sent an urgent request to the International Criminal Court to refer the Nigerian government to the U.N. Security Council for failing to detain al-Bashir and surrender him to the court in The Hague for trial, said the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project. (AP Photo/Sunday Aghaeze)" align="left" title="Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, attends an African Union summit on health focusing on HIV and AIDS in Abuja, Nigeria, Monday, July 15, 2013, Angry that Nigeria is hosting a fugitive accused of genocide and war crimes, human rights lawyers Monday asked the Federal High Court to issue an arrest warrant for Sudan&#039;s leader Omar al-Bashir.Nigerian civil rights activists sent an urgent request to the International Criminal Court to refer the Nigerian government to the U.N. Security Council for failing to detain al-Bashir and surrender him to the court in The Hague for trial, said the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project. (AP Photo/Sunday Aghaeze)" border="0" /></a>ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) ? Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir has left Nigeria, the spokesman at his embassy said Tuesday, following demands from human rights activists for his arrest over charges of genocide and war crimes in Darfur.</p><br clear="all"/>CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) ? Officials say 12 people were killed and 50 injured in ethnic violence in the West African nation of Guinea, leading the army to impose a curfew in the country's second-largest city.http://news.yahoo.com/guinea-ethnic-clashes-kill-12-injure-50-153859922.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 11:38:59 -0400Associated Pressguinea-ethnic-clashes-kill-12-injure-50-153859922<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nigerian-activists-arrest-sudan-leader-crimes-095922428.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/zZq_U8uvTegGVXvv6jZJ3Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/d3a42a21ac1aaa17370f6a706700e667.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="President of Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan, left, and Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir right, shake hands before an African Union summit on health focusing on HIV and AIDS in Abuja, Nigeria, Monday, July 15, 2013, Angry that Nigeria is hosting a fugitive accused of genocide and war crimes, human rights lawyers Monday asked the Federal High Court to issue an arrest warrant for Sudan&#039;s leader Omar al-Bashir. Nigerian civil rights activists sent an urgent request to the International Criminal Court to refer the Nigerian government to the U.N. Security Council for failing to detain al-Bashir and surrender him to the court in The Hague for trial, said the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project. (AP Photo/Sunday Aghaeze)" align="left" title="President of Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan, left, and Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir right, shake hands before an African Union summit on health focusing on HIV and AIDS in Abuja, Nigeria, Monday, July 15, 2013, Angry that Nigeria is hosting a fugitive accused of genocide and war crimes, human rights lawyers Monday asked the Federal High Court to issue an arrest warrant for Sudan&#039;s leader Omar al-Bashir. Nigerian civil rights activists sent an urgent request to the International Criminal Court to refer the Nigerian government to the U.N. Security Council for failing to detain al-Bashir and surrender him to the court in The Hague for trial, said the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project. (AP Photo/Sunday Aghaeze)" border="0" /></a>ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) ? Angry that Nigeria is hosting a fugitive accused of genocide and war crimes, human rights lawyers Monday asked the Federal High Court to issue an arrest warrant for Sudan&#039;s leader Omar al-Bashir.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/nigerian-activists-arrest-sudan-leader-crimes-095922428.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 17:08:52 -0400Associated Pressnigerian-activists-arrest-sudan-leader-crimes-095922428<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nigerian-activists-arrest-sudan-leader-crimes-095922428.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/zZq_U8uvTegGVXvv6jZJ3Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/d3a42a21ac1aaa17370f6a706700e667.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="President of Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan, left, and Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir right, shake hands before an African Union summit on health focusing on HIV and AIDS in Abuja, Nigeria, Monday, July 15, 2013, Angry that Nigeria is hosting a fugitive accused of genocide and war crimes, human rights lawyers Monday asked the Federal High Court to issue an arrest warrant for Sudan&#039;s leader Omar al-Bashir. Nigerian civil rights activists sent an urgent request to the International Criminal Court to refer the Nigerian government to the U.N. Security Council for failing to detain al-Bashir and surrender him to the court in The Hague for trial, said the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project. (AP Photo/Sunday Aghaeze)" align="left" title="President of Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan, left, and Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir right, shake hands before an African Union summit on health focusing on HIV and AIDS in Abuja, Nigeria, Monday, July 15, 2013, Angry that Nigeria is hosting a fugitive accused of genocide and war crimes, human rights lawyers Monday asked the Federal High Court to issue an arrest warrant for Sudan&#039;s leader Omar al-Bashir. Nigerian civil rights activists sent an urgent request to the International Criminal Court to refer the Nigerian government to the U.N. Security Council for failing to detain al-Bashir and surrender him to the court in The Hague for trial, said the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project. (AP Photo/Sunday Aghaeze)" border="0" /></a>ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) ? Angry that Nigeria is hosting a fugitive accused of genocide and war crimes, human rights lawyers Monday asked the Federal High Court to issue an arrest warrant for Sudan&#039;s leader Omar al-Bashir.</p><br clear="all"/>LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) ? Well-armed pirates are widening their area of operations and using new strategies in a "worrying surge" of attacks, kidnappings and armed robberies in West Africa's oil-rich Gulf of Guinea, an international piracy monitoring agency said Monday.http://news.yahoo.com/report-worrying-surge-piracy-gulf-guinea-115210531.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 13:05:33 -0400Associated Pressreport-worrying-surge-piracy-gulf-guinea-115210531NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) ? A 24-year-old Canadian man is to be released from a Mauritanian jail after being sentenced to 18 months in prison and a $2,000 fine for alleged ties to al-Qaida's North African branch, known as al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, officials said.http://news.yahoo.com/canadian-freed-mauritania-104552807.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 12:32:57 -0400Associated Presscanadian-freed-mauritania-104552807<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/zimbabwes-chaotic-early-voting-enters-2nd-day-113007462.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Mtnlah.aqUEOzfGB3uNmSA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a1cb194baa6aa217370f6a7067007761.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Zimbabwean police officers wait in a queue to cast their votes, at a polling station in Harare, Monday, July, 15, 2013. Officials of Zimbabwe&#039;s election commission said Sunday early voting started for police and security personnel who will be on duty during the nation&#039;s crucial elections on July 31. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)" align="left" title="Zimbabwean police officers wait in a queue to cast their votes, at a polling station in Harare, Monday, July, 15, 2013. Officials of Zimbabwe&#039;s election commission said Sunday early voting started for police and security personnel who will be on duty during the nation&#039;s crucial elections on July 31. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)" border="0" /></a>HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) ? Police, soldiers and officials stood in line to vote across Zimbabwe for a second day on Monday after polling the day before was mired in chaos with ballot papers, ballot boxes and other materials not delivered in time.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/zimbabwes-chaotic-early-voting-enters-2nd-day-113007462.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 11:38:34 -0400Associated Presszimbabwes-chaotic-early-voting-enters-2nd-day-113007462<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/zimbabwes-chaotic-early-voting-enters-2nd-day-113007462.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Mtnlah.aqUEOzfGB3uNmSA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a1cb194baa6aa217370f6a7067007761.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Zimbabwean police officers wait in a queue to cast their votes, at a polling station in Harare, Monday, July, 15, 2013. Officials of Zimbabwe&#039;s election commission said Sunday early voting started for police and security personnel who will be on duty during the nation&#039;s crucial elections on July 31. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)" align="left" title="Zimbabwean police officers wait in a queue to cast their votes, at a polling station in Harare, Monday, July, 15, 2013. Officials of Zimbabwe&#039;s election commission said Sunday early voting started for police and security personnel who will be on duty during the nation&#039;s crucial elections on July 31. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)" border="0" /></a>HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) ? Police, soldiers and officials stood in line to vote across Zimbabwe for a second day on Monday after polling the day before was mired in chaos with ballot papers, ballot boxes and other materials not delivered in time.</p><br clear="all"/>GOMA, Congo (AP) ? The Congolese army claimed on Monday that it killed 120 rebels in eastern Congo.http://news.yahoo.com/congo-army-kills-120-m23-rebels-spokesman-151432632.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 11:35:44 -0400Associated Presscongo-army-kills-120-m23-rebels-spokesman-151432632CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) ? Witnesses said violence in Guinea's southeastern forest region killed one person and destroyed several buildings, prompting the government to send in soldiers to restore calm.http://news.yahoo.com/violence-kills-1-destroys-buildings-guinea-142308712.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 10:36:14 -0400Associated Pressviolence-kills-1-destroys-buildings-guinea-142308712GOMA, Congo (AP) ? Fresh fighting has erupted in eastern Congo, after more than 100 armed men disguised in women's clothing entered the country from Rwanda, say residents.http://news.yahoo.com/fighting-erupts-eastern-congo-locals-120656220.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 09:51:02 -0400Associated Pressfighting-erupts-eastern-congo-locals-120656220<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/200-people-wounded-south-sudan-tribal-clashes-093959934.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/dPSJPVbCGWlSxbzq.HY9mQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/47cea14dab19a517370f6a706700fc91.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Pajok, 29, sits on a hospital bed after being treated for an eye injury at Bor hospital, Jonglei state, South Sudan, Monday, July 15, 2013. Some 200 civilians have been wounded in ongoing clashes between rival tribes in South Sudan&#039;s largest state, according to a United Nations official who is urging the central government and local officials to stop &quot;the cycle of violence&quot; that has killed many people and displaced thousands. (AP Photo/Mackenzie Knowles-Coursin)" align="left" title="Pajok, 29, sits on a hospital bed after being treated for an eye injury at Bor hospital, Jonglei state, South Sudan, Monday, July 15, 2013. Some 200 civilians have been wounded in ongoing clashes between rival tribes in South Sudan&#039;s largest state, according to a United Nations official who is urging the central government and local officials to stop &quot;the cycle of violence&quot; that has killed many people and displaced thousands. (AP Photo/Mackenzie Knowles-Coursin)" border="0" /></a>KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) ? Some 200 civilians have been wounded in ongoing clashes between rival tribes in South Sudan&#039;s largest state, according to a United Nations official who is urging the central government and local officials to stop &quot;the cycle of violence&quot; that has killed many people and displaced thousands.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/200-people-wounded-south-sudan-tribal-clashes-093959934.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 09:37:40 -0400Associated Press200-people-wounded-south-sudan-tribal-clashes-093959934<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/200-people-wounded-south-sudan-tribal-clashes-093959934.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/dPSJPVbCGWlSxbzq.HY9mQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/47cea14dab19a517370f6a706700fc91.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Pajok, 29, sits on a hospital bed after being treated for an eye injury at Bor hospital, Jonglei state, South Sudan, Monday, July 15, 2013. Some 200 civilians have been wounded in ongoing clashes between rival tribes in South Sudan&#039;s largest state, according to a United Nations official who is urging the central government and local officials to stop &quot;the cycle of violence&quot; that has killed many people and displaced thousands. (AP Photo/Mackenzie Knowles-Coursin)" align="left" title="Pajok, 29, sits on a hospital bed after being treated for an eye injury at Bor hospital, Jonglei state, South Sudan, Monday, July 15, 2013. Some 200 civilians have been wounded in ongoing clashes between rival tribes in South Sudan&#039;s largest state, according to a United Nations official who is urging the central government and local officials to stop &quot;the cycle of violence&quot; that has killed many people and displaced thousands. (AP Photo/Mackenzie Knowles-Coursin)" border="0" /></a>KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) ? Some 200 civilians have been wounded in ongoing clashes between rival tribes in South Sudan&#039;s largest state, according to a United Nations official who is urging the central government and local officials to stop &quot;the cycle of violence&quot; that has killed many people and displaced thousands.</p><br clear="all"/>GOMA, Congo (AP) ? Fresh fighting has erupted in eastern Congo, after more than 100 armed men disguised in women's clothing entered the country from Rwanda, say residents.http://news.yahoo.com/suspected-rebels-womens-clothing-invade-congo-120135297.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 08:01:35 -0400Associated Presssuspected-rebels-womens-clothing-invade-congo-120135297GOMA, Congo (AP) ? Civilians in eastern Congo say heavy fighting has erupted after more than 100 armed men disguised in women's clothing entered the country from Rwanda on Sunday.http://news.yahoo.com/fighting-erupts-eastern-congo-residents-112908139.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 07:29:08 -0400Associated Pressfighting-erupts-eastern-congo-residents-112908139NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) ? A Mauritanian official says a 24-year-old Canadian man was sentenced to 18 months in prison after being convicted of having ties to al-Qaida's North African branch but he will be freed because he has already served his time.http://news.yahoo.com/canadian-freed-18-months-mauritanian-jail-093322065.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 05:33:22 -0400Associated Presscanadian-freed-18-months-mauritanian-jail-093322065KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) ? A United Nations official in South Sudan says 200 people have been wounded in ongoing clashes between rival tribes in the country's largest state.http://news.yahoo.com/200-wounded-south-sudan-tribal-clashes-084323569.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 04:43:23 -0400Associated Press200-wounded-south-sudan-tribal-clashes-084323569<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mandela-could-soon-discharged-mbeki-says-115217571.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3b08YSYyhnqKgzN5XIzBcQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/43ed14e16d457517370f6a7067007242.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Members of the Toronto Children&#039;s Chorus choral group from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, who are on a tour taking part in the Ihlombe South African Choral Festival, hug each other as they observe some of the get-well messages and flowers, after singing outside the Mediclinic Heart Hospital where former South African President Nelson Mandela is being treated in Pretoria, South Africa Saturday, July 13, 2013. Nelson Mandela is responding to treatment and the 94-year-old&#039;s condition remains critical but stable after more than a month in the hospital, South Africa&#039;s president said on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)" align="left" title="Members of the Toronto Children&#039;s Chorus choral group from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, who are on a tour taking part in the Ihlombe South African Choral Festival, hug each other as they observe some of the get-well messages and flowers, after singing outside the Mediclinic Heart Hospital where former South African President Nelson Mandela is being treated in Pretoria, South Africa Saturday, July 13, 2013. Nelson Mandela is responding to treatment and the 94-year-old&#039;s condition remains critical but stable after more than a month in the hospital, South Africa&#039;s president said on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)" border="0" /></a>JOHANNESBURG (AP) ? Nelson Mandela may be discharged from hospital soon to recuperate at home, said a former president of South Africa.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/mandela-could-soon-discharged-mbeki-says-115217571.htmlSun, 14 Jul 2013 11:42:12 -0400Associated Pressmandela-could-soon-discharged-mbeki-says-115217571<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mandela-could-soon-discharged-mbeki-says-115217571.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3b08YSYyhnqKgzN5XIzBcQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/43ed14e16d457517370f6a7067007242.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Members of the Toronto Children&#039;s Chorus choral group from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, who are on a tour taking part in the Ihlombe South African Choral Festival, hug each other as they observe some of the get-well messages and flowers, after singing outside the Mediclinic Heart Hospital where former South African President Nelson Mandela is being treated in Pretoria, South Africa Saturday, July 13, 2013. Nelson Mandela is responding to treatment and the 94-year-old&#039;s condition remains critical but stable after more than a month in the hospital, South Africa&#039;s president said on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)" align="left" title="Members of the Toronto Children&#039;s Chorus choral group from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, who are on a tour taking part in the Ihlombe South African Choral Festival, hug each other as they observe some of the get-well messages and flowers, after singing outside the Mediclinic Heart Hospital where former South African President Nelson Mandela is being treated in Pretoria, South Africa Saturday, July 13, 2013. Nelson Mandela is responding to treatment and the 94-year-old&#039;s condition remains critical but stable after more than a month in the hospital, South Africa&#039;s president said on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)" border="0" /></a>JOHANNESBURG (AP) ? Nelson Mandela may be discharged from hospital soon to recuperate at home, said a former president of South Africa.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/official-tanzania-shocked-darfur-killings-101425413.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/aqub5baw9led.7xdBaWdMw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ca12eb608d909317370f6a706700519a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Sunday, July 14, 2013 photo made available by the United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur , UNAMID military personnel from Tanzania, drive inside their base, in one of the Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) that was visible damaged after being ambushed Saturday, in Khor Abeche, South Darfur, Sudan. The killing of seven Tanzanian peacekeepers in Sudan&#039;s western region of Darfur is &quot;shocking to Tanzania, &quot; the country&#039;s deputy foreign minister said Sunday, July 14, 2013. Tanzanian officials do not yet have full details of the ambush Saturday in which 17 others were also wounded in the deadliest single attack on international peacekeepers in Sudan, said Mahadhi Juma Maalim on Sunday. (AP Photo/UNAMID, Albert Gonz?lez Farran)" align="left" title="In this Sunday, July 14, 2013 photo made available by the United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur , UNAMID military personnel from Tanzania, drive inside their base, in one of the Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) that was visible damaged after being ambushed Saturday, in Khor Abeche, South Darfur, Sudan. The killing of seven Tanzanian peacekeepers in Sudan&#039;s western region of Darfur is &quot;shocking to Tanzania, &quot; the country&#039;s deputy foreign minister said Sunday, July 14, 2013. Tanzanian officials do not yet have full details of the ambush Saturday in which 17 others were also wounded in the deadliest single attack on international peacekeepers in Sudan, said Mahadhi Juma Maalim on Sunday. (AP Photo/UNAMID, Albert Gonz?lez Farran)" border="0" /></a>ZANZIBAR, Tanzania (AP) ? The killing of seven Tanzanian peacekeepers in Sudan&#039;s western region of Darfur is &quot;shocking to Tanzania, &quot; the country&#039;s deputy foreign minister said Sunday, as news of the attack spread across the East African country that has recently become more active in regional peacekeeping efforts.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/official-tanzania-shocked-darfur-killings-101425413.htmlSun, 14 Jul 2013 16:12:43 -0400Associated Pressofficial-tanzania-shocked-darfur-killings-101425413<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/official-tanzania-shocked-darfur-killings-101425413.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/aqub5baw9led.7xdBaWdMw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ca12eb608d909317370f6a706700519a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Sunday, July 14, 2013 photo made available by the United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur , UNAMID military personnel from Tanzania, drive inside their base, in one of the Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) that was visible damaged after being ambushed Saturday, in Khor Abeche, South Darfur, Sudan. The killing of seven Tanzanian peacekeepers in Sudan&#039;s western region of Darfur is &quot;shocking to Tanzania, &quot; the country&#039;s deputy foreign minister said Sunday, July 14, 2013. Tanzanian officials do not yet have full details of the ambush Saturday in which 17 others were also wounded in the deadliest single attack on international peacekeepers in Sudan, said Mahadhi Juma Maalim on Sunday. (AP Photo/UNAMID, Albert Gonz?lez Farran)" align="left" title="In this Sunday, July 14, 2013 photo made available by the United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur , UNAMID military personnel from Tanzania, drive inside their base, in one of the Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) that was visible damaged after being ambushed Saturday, in Khor Abeche, South Darfur, Sudan. The killing of seven Tanzanian peacekeepers in Sudan&#039;s western region of Darfur is &quot;shocking to Tanzania, &quot; the country&#039;s deputy foreign minister said Sunday, July 14, 2013. Tanzanian officials do not yet have full details of the ambush Saturday in which 17 others were also wounded in the deadliest single attack on international peacekeepers in Sudan, said Mahadhi Juma Maalim on Sunday. (AP Photo/UNAMID, Albert Gonz?lez Farran)" border="0" /></a>ZANZIBAR, Tanzania (AP) ? The killing of seven Tanzanian peacekeepers in Sudan&#039;s western region of Darfur is &quot;shocking to Tanzania, &quot; the country&#039;s deputy foreign minister said Sunday, as news of the attack spread across the East African country that has recently become more active in regional peacekeeping efforts.</p><br clear="all"/>

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