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15 killed in inter-clan fighting in Somalia

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A clan elder in Somalia says a fight over land rights between two rival clans has killed at least 15 people.

Guinea interim leader rules out presidential bid

CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Guinea's interim leader says he will not run in presidential elections planned for June in the small West…

Central African Republic official warns of coup

BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — A minister in the Central African Republic says the government has learned of a coup plot.

Mozambique: 42 dead in worsening cholera outbreak

MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Mozambique's health ministry spokesman says the country's cholera outbreak has now killed 42 people in the…

Thousands march over Togo presidential vote

LOME, Togo (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of Togo's capital in two organized, opposing marches more than a…

Fatima Meer, Mandela biographer, dead at 81

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Fatima Meer, a friend and biographer of Nelson Mandela has died. She was 81.

US dismayed after Morocco expels Americans

PARIS (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to Morocco has expressed dismay over the expulsion of Americans accused of trying to convert Moroccans…

Mandela's ex-wife denies interview in UK paper

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nelson Mandela's ex-wife denied Friday that she had given an interview to a British newspaper in which she was…

Tropical Storm Hubert kills 14 in Madagascar

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — Madagascar's disaster officials say at least 14 people have died and 32,000 have been affected by…

Somali official to residents: Flee battle zones

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Frightened Somalis stacked household goods on carts pulled by donkeys and fled the heaviest fighting the…

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