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Liberia to require registration of new births

MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberia's government, still recovering from a 14-year civil war and previous decades of poverty and…

Uganda court charges 3 men over deadly blasts

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A Ugandan court has charged three men with terrorism and murder related to July 11 twin blasts that killed 76…

Muslim court clause brings spotlight in Kenya vote

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A draft constitution that Kenya votes on next week guarantees women the same rights as men — unless a judge…

Central African Republic election delayed to Jan.

BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — The president of the Central African Republic has issued a decree delaying the country's…

Ex-students fined in SAfrica racist video case

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African court on Friday ordered four white former students to pay fines of nearly $3,000 each for a video…

South Africa abolishes 6 traditional monarchies

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa's president says six of the country's traditional monarchies are being abolished.

At least 80 dead after Congo boat disaster

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A boat ferrying about 200 passengers to Congo's capital capsized after hitting a rock, and a government…

Swaziland healers charged for skull-and-bone theft

MBABANE, Swaziland (AP) — Police in Swaziland say they have arrested three traditional healers for allegedly desecrating graves to…

Fifth suspect charged in Rwandan exile shooting

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A court has charged a fifth suspect in the shooting and wounding of an exiled Rwandan general living in South Africa.

Zimbabwean president's sister dies

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The party of Zimbabwe's president says his sister Sabina Mugabe — a former lawmaker and one of his…

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