CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's Health Ministry says one person was killed and 71 injured after the army charged into a central Cairo square to disperse a protest. Hundreds of soldiers stormed the square, beating protesters with sticks and firing volleys of gunfire in the early hours of the morning to disperse a demonstration carried over from the night before. After the soldiers withdrew, protesters reoccupied the square, armed themselves with makeshift weapons and sealed off the entrances with barbed...
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Fighting in Libya has affected the livelihoods of Tunisian traders by disrupting the flow of smuggled goods across the border. Just one month ago, the southern Tunisian border town of Ben Guerdene was a bustling hub for smugglers, but business there is now almost non-existent. Nazanine Moshiri...
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Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- In another international attempt to end the bloody impasse in Libya, the African Union is scheduled to meet Saturday to try to find a path to peace. The union's special committee on Libya -- comprised of leaders from Mauritania, Congo Republic, Mali, Uganda and South Africa...
The president of Djibouti has secured a third term in office after a landslide election victory, despite recent protests against his rule. Ismail Omar Guelleh has won 80% of the votes cast,...
Protesters in Tahrir Square in the centre of the Egyptian capital, Cairo, are clearing up and taking stock after an overnight crackdown by Egyptian soldiers. At least one person was killed when the army tried to clear the square of demonstrators. On...
