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Gaddafi's son won't be sent back to Libya

2011-09-16 22:25

Niger's government says it will not send Saadi Gaddafi, son of the deposed Libyan leader, back to Libya.

US embassy in Algiers told of Qaeda threat

2011-09-16 22:14

The US embassy in Algiers was informed about a threat from Al-Qaeda and alerted potential targets to the threat, the US state department says.

Libya transitional government gets UN seat

2011-09-16 21:37

The UN General Assembly has given Libya's UN seat to the National Transitional Council which toppled Muammar Gaddafi.

Muammar Gaddafi

Fighters surge into two Gaddafi bastions

2011-09-16 19:00

Fighters loyal to Libya's new leaders surged Friday into the city of Sirte and into Bani Walid oasis, two of fugitive Moamer Kadhafi's few remaining bastions, officials and an AFP reporter said.

Air Zimbabwe

Zim pilots end strike, flights yet to resume

2011-09-16 15:00

The head of Zimbabwe’s state airline says pilots have ended their third strike in 10 months but that service has yet to resume because no one has booked a flight.

Goodluck Jonathan

Nigeria president promises shipyard

2011-09-16 13:40

Nigeria’s president says Hyundai Heavy Industries Co of South Korea will build a multibillion-dollar shipyard in the country's oil-rich southern delta.

 
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INTENSE:  An Egyptian boy is seen next to a national flag during a protest against the country’s emergency law, in Tahrir Square, Cairo. (Khalil Hamra, AP)

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Angolan MPLA: Unita planning uprising

2011-09-16 21:06

A senior figure in Angola's ruling MPLA party has accused the main opposition party Unita of planning a nationwide civil disobedience campaign to oust the president, a report says.

Egypt protests

Hundreds in Cairo's Tahrir Square

2011-09-16 17:02

Hundreds of people have gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square to protest against the recent expansion of the emergency law.

Faure Gnassingbe

Togo coup plotters jailed

2011-09-16 13:40

The brother of Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for a 2009 plot threatening the security of the West African state.

Libyan NTC fighters seize Sirte airport

2011-09-16 12:39

Libyan fighters have captured the airport in Sirte from forces loyal to ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, a report says.

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Bingu wa Mutharika

Malawi activists plan fresh protests

2011-09-16 12:39

Leading Malawi civil rights groups are planning a new round of protests next week against President Bingu wa Mutharika.

Uganda blasts

Uganda sentences 2 for 2010 bombing

2011-09-16 11:39

A court in Uganda has sentenced two men for 25 years and five years for their role in July 2010 bomb attacks that killed at least 76 people, the region’s worst attacks in more than a decade.

Al-Qaeda

Niger attacks al-Qaeda-linked cell, 3 killed

2011-09-16 10:05

An army patrol in Niger has attacked a four-car convoy carrying suspected al-Qaeda-linked militants, killing three of them and leading to the liberation of more than four dozen youths.

libel rebel

Libya's Sirte battle rages, 11 killed

2011-09-16 08:56

Fighters to Libya’s new rulers say they have suffered heavy casualties in their battle for control of fugitive Muammar Gaddafi hometown Sirte, with at least 11 killed and 34 injured.

Libya

UN Council to ease Libya sanctions

2011-09-16 07:52

Britain has officially registered a resolution to ease Libya assets and arms sanctions at the UN Security Council and expects a vote on Friday, diplomats say.

 
Libya rebels

Libya: NTC readies for final battle

2011-09-16 11:39

Forces of Libya’s new leadership are regrouping ahead of the expected final battle from the hometown of fugitive fallen strongman Muammar Gaddafi, after suffering heavy casualties.

Nicolas Sarkozy

Sarkozy, Cameron 'colonising Libya'

2011-09-16 10:29

The Libyan visit of David Cameron and Nicolas Sarkozy "marked the start of the colonisation of the oil-rich country", Muammar Gaddafi’s spokesperson Mussa Ibrahim warns.

Chad rebels

Chad rebel leader 'killed by torture'

2011-09-16 10:05

A Chad rebel group says its military commander, who was arrested last year but pardoned in January, has died from health complications related to the torture he suffered in prison, rebels say.

Turkey

Turkey’s PM to visit Libya

2011-09-16 08:56

Turkey’s prime minister is set to visit Libya, a day after the French and British leaders won a hero’s welcome there for helping to overthrow Muammar Gaddafi.

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