The post Africa News Wrap Thursday, November 15, 2012 appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

In Mali, Ansar Dine, one of the armed Islamist groups occupying northern Mali, said Wednesday it was no longer seeking to impose strict sharia law across the entire country, but still wanted to keep it in its stronghold of Kidal, … read more »

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The post Libya Makes Arrests in Ambassador Killing appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

ibyan authorities say they have made arrests in association with the killing of U.S. ambassador to Libya during a siege on an American consulate, as waves of anti-American protests against a film mocking Islam continued sweeping the Middle East and … read more »

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The post Nigeria arrests 11 Boko Haram suspects, seizes guns and bombs appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

(Reuters) – Nigerian authorities arrested 11 suspected members of Islamist militant group Boko Ads by Google Haram overnight and seized automatic weapons, ammunition and several homemade bombs, the military said on Wednesday. Boko Haram is waging a low-level insurgency in … read more »

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Eleventh-hour efforts by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s estranged lover Locardia Karimatsenga to stop his weekend wedding suffered a heavy blow after the High Court dismissed her urgent application yesterday. High Court judge Justice Antonia Guvava advised Karimatsenga, who was seeking … read more »

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The post U.S. Antiterrorism team Head to Libya appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

The United States is deploying a US Marine anti-terrorism team to Libya to bolster security after a deadly attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, a US defense official said Wednesday. “The Marines are sending a FAST (Fleet Antiterrorism Security … read more »

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The post Airdate: A Stand in the Sinai appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

By David Knox CNN continues its “Freedom Project” campaign against Modern Day Slavery with the documentary A Stand in the Sinai, featuring CNN correspondent Fred Pleitgen. African refugees, mostly from Sudan, Ethiopia and Eritrea, face a dangerous journey crossing Egypt’s … read more »

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A body was found near the Lonmin’s platinum mine in Marikana on Tuesday, North West police said. “I can confirm that a body of a man was found 300m away from where the miners usually meet, on the western side … read more »

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Police in Malawi’s northern border district of Karonga have arrested 62 Ethiopians suspected of entering Malawi illegally.”We got a tip from villagers that they spotted a truck full of people with strange faces packed in some bush,” said Enock Livason, … read more »

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The post Anni Dewani ‘begged for her live before she was killed’ appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

British honeymooners Shrien and Anni Dewani begged for their lives after their vehicle was hijacked in a South African township, a court has heard. In a police video shown in court, suspect Xolile Mngeni described their pleas in a statement … read more »

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The post DR Congo: M23 rebels ‘executing escapee recruits’ appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

Rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have been accused of fresh atrocities, including the execution of recruits trying to escape rebel ranks. A spokesperson for Human Right Watch told the BBC that one woman had been gang-raped by M23 … read more »

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The post “No work, No pay,” Reality hits Marikana appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

  One month into the deadly strike at South Africa’s Lonmin platinum mine the reality of “no work, no pay” is hitting hard in the humble shantytowns at the foot of the giant plant. Debt repayments have been pushed aside. … read more »

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SOUTH Africa exported more than R2bn-worth of weapons in the second quarter of this year but it is the R2,2m sale of equipment to Zimbabwe that has caused concern. The second-quarter report of the National Conventional Arms Control Committee, chaired … read more »

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(Reuters) – Sudan’s armed forces attacked rebels near the capital of the oil-producing South Kordofan state on Monday, killing 18 people, a state-linked website said, in an escalation of recent fighting on several fronts in Sudan’s borderlands. Sudan’s government is … read more »

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Two Swedish journalists who have been imprisoned in Ethiopia for more than a year have been pardoned and are set to be freed at an upcoming mass amnesty ceremony, a top government official said Monday. The decision to pardon photographer … read more »

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The post Mali: Death of 16 Islamic Preachers shot dead appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

Mali’s government says it has launched an investigation into the shooting deaths of 16 Islamic preachers at a military checkpoint in the country’s central region. In a statement Sunday, the government said eight Malians and eight Mauritanians had been killed … read more »

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The post Ethiopian Government, Ogaden Rebels Hold Preliminary Talks appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

Ethiopian government officials and ethnic Somali rebels have met to set a framework for negotiations aimed at ending a 28-year insurgency in the Ogaden area of Ethiopia’s Somali regional state. Both the government and rebels from the Ogaden National Liberation … read more »

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The Interior Ministry has warned citizens against traveling to Ethiopia. The warning came after a cable from the Saudi Embassy in Addis Ababa about the tense situation currently prevailing in Ethiopia, including violence against Muslims and the arrests made by … read more »

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The post Celebrating the Ethio­pian New Year appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

By Emily Wax You’ve heard of the Chinese New Year — but how about the Ethiopian New Year? The Washington area’s 200,000-plus Ethiopian-Americans celebrate the holiday, which marks the end of the Horn of Africa’s long rainy season. Traditionally, children … read more »

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The post Ethiopian airlines attracts more visitors by issuing tourist visas appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

MUSCAT — Ethiopian Airlines, the fastest growing Airline in Africa has announced that Omani nationals and residents can currently apply for Ethiopian visa through Ethiopian Airlines office in Muscat. This facility will attract more passengers in the Sultanate to visit … read more »

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