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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…

Somali group warns more troops will be annihilated

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Somalia's al-Qaida-linked group has warned African countries against plans to send additional troops to the…

Uganda anthrax outbreak kills 82 hippos in reserve

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan officials say an anthrax outbreak has killed 82 hippos in the last month and a half.

Zimbabwe appeals treason acquittal of top PM aide

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwean lawyers say the nation's highest court is appealing the acquittal on treason charges of a top aide…

South Africa reports surge in rhino killing

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African wildlife authorities say poachers killed 152 endangered rhinoceros in the country so far this year,…

Mandela meets renowned author in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The Nelson Mandela Foundation says renowned Chilean-American author Ariel Dorfman has met with the South African…

11 Somalis killed in gunbattle in Mogadishu

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — An emergency official in Somalia's capital says 11 civilians have been killed in a gunbattle between Islamist…

Africa readies troops for Somalia; US funds effort

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — African leaders are pledging thousands of new troops for Somalia to fight al-Qaida-linked militants responsible…

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