New Egypt tax law: cuts for poor, business hikes
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's president signed a new tax law Tuesday that cuts the amount paid by poorer Egyptians in the latest move aimed at…
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Nigeria: Islamic extremist inmates to be released
ENUGU, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's military said Tuesday that the West African nation would release some of the prisoners it has taken in…
Thousands of women protest death in Togo
LOME, Togo (AP) — Thousands of women have taken to the streets in Togo to protest the death of an opposition figure who had been jailed.
China vice-premier arrives in Zimbabwe
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Chinese vice-premier Wang Yang has arrived in Zimbabwe at the start of an official trip to view his nation's…
South Africa: Winnie Mandela forced auction flops
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — There were no bidders and no locksmiths willing to force entry for a scheduled auction Tuesday to sell artworks and…
Fighting for 2nd day between army, rebels in Congo
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Fighting between the M23 rebels and the army continued for a second day Tuesday near Congo's eastern provincial…
Court frees man in murder that shocked SAfricans
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A magistrate drops charges against the boyfriend accused in the brutal gang-rape and killing of a teenager that…
Rebels in C. African Republic protest conditions
BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Some members of the rebel alliance who overthrew the president of Central African Republic are…
Uganda leader's legacy at stake in general's case
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — An army general's concern that officials are at risk of assassination if they oppose President Yoweri Museveni's…
Cholera outbreak hits Malian refugee camp in Niger
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — The United Nations refugee agency said that they are working to contain a cholera outbreak in Niger in a refugee…
