Oil playing a key role in South Sudan conflict
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As a power struggle turns into a fight for oil-rich areas, neighboring nations and other stakeholders try to mediate.
South Sudanese rebels try to retake town in oil-rich region
Reports also have emerged of a ferry accident that killed as many as 200 people fleeing the fighting.
More U.S. Embassy staff to leave South Sudan
The drawdown underscores U.S. concerns about the deteriorating security situation.
With Mandela’s death, ANC is losing support
South Africa’s governing party is losing popularity even among its most fervent supporters.
With Mandela’s death, ANC is losing support
South Africa’s governing party is losing popularity even among its most fervent supporters.
S. Sudan rebels try to retake key town
Seizure of Bor could give loyalist to former vice president greater leverage in peace talks.
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Animal views
Kenyan lions fitted with GPS-tracking collars, a snowy owl in downtown Washington and other fascinating creatures.
Explosion at security headquarters in Cairo
At least five people were killed in highest-profile attack on Egypt’s military-backed government since Morsi’s ouster last year.
Amid violence, Egyptians vote on new constitution
Egyptians vote on a draft document backed by the military-appointed government that could lead to fresh elections.
Thousands displaced by fighting in South Sudan
The violence began in mid-December and quickly sparked inter-ethnic attacks.
Protests in Egypt
The trial of ousted president Mohamed Morsi has been postponed until Feb. 1, prompting clashes in Cairo.
Tensions ease in Central African Republic
There were signs of some calm after the man who seized power last year went into exile.
Huge crowds gather to remember Mandela
Scores of world leaders and tens of thousands of South Africans honor their former leader’s extraordinary life.
Bomb blast hits bus in Cairo, wounds 5 people
A bomb explodes in a busy intersection near schools in the Egyptian capital.
Bombing at Egyptian police station
A powerful car bomb tore through a police headquarters in a Nile Delta city, killing 13 people.
Israel seeks ways to get illegal migrants to leave
The Israeli government says it won’t forcibly deport illegal African migrants, but it’s looking for ways to get them to leave voluntarily.
South Sudan conflict leaves hundreds dead
The clashes are apparently pitting soldiers from the president’s tribe against those of the ousted vice president.
A look inside Giza Zoo
Cairo’s underfunded, overwhelmed animal park has been beset by poverty, tear gas and suspicious animal deaths.
In rural South Africa, racism outlives Mandela
In the town of Ventersdorp, “the white people are running away” as blacks move in nearby.
Huge crowds gather to remember Mandela
Scores of world leaders and tens of thousands of South Africans honor their former leader’s extraordinary life.
Johannesburg enclave’s fierce pride in Mandela
At 23, the tribal heir began his journey to revolutionary icon in Alexandra.
Crisis in the Central African Republic
Samantha Power, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N., visits the war-scorched nation, aiming to increase awareness of the crisis.
Gold mining in Uganda
Shelters to house hopeful miners spring up around an open-pit gold mine in the village of Lukingi.
Shiites mark Ashura
Shiite Muslims commemorate the day by mourning the martyrdom of the prophet Muhammad’s grandson.
Africa’s struggle with poaching
Fueled by the increasing demand for tusks and horns from Asia, rhino and elephant poaching continues to rise in Africa.
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