Huffington Post UN Says 30 Million African Girls Face Genital Mutilation In gloomy, mud clinics from Nigeria to Egypt, ritual native healers whet rusty blades to slice off the clitoris' of baby girls despite years of efforts by the UN and modern doctors to halt the ancient... (photo: WN / John Sahid) Africa Health Nigeria Photos Wikipedia: Female genital mutilation CNN How African innovation can take on the world August 6, 2013 -- Updated 1008 GMT (1808 HKT) | Editor's note: Calestous Juma is professor of the Practice of International Development and faculty chair of Innovation for Economic Development Program... (photo: UN / STUART PRICE) Africa Innovation Photos Somalia Wikipedia: Somali Civil War Top Stories Swissinfo Palestinian PM who resigned is asked again to form government | Reuters | August 13, 2013 - 15:21 | RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas asked Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah on Tuesday to form a ... (photo: AP) Mideast Palestine Photos Politics Wikipedia: Mahmoud Abbas Swissinfo Zimbabwe's Mugabe plans 'final phase' of black ownership plan | Reuters | August 13, 2013 - 15:29 | By Cris Chinaka | HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe said on Tuesday he saw his victory in last month's el... (photo: AP / Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi) Business Harare Photos Politics Wikipedia: Robert Mugabe New Straits/Business Times Keita set to be new Mali president after rival concedes defeat BAMAKO: Mali’s former prime minister Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was set for victory in the presidential election runoff after his rival conceded defeat, and now faces a dau... (photo: AP / Harouna Traore) Africa Bamako Photos Politics Wikipedia: Mali Lexington Herald-Leader Keita wins Mali election after opponent concedes BAMAKO, Mali — Former Prime Minister Ibrahim Boubacar Keita won Mali's presidency after his opponent conceded defeat late Monday in an election aimed at restoring s... (photo: AP / Harouna Traore) Election Mali Photos Politics Wikipedia: Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Vibrant Market Is Heart of Multiethnic Capital ROME -- On a sweltering recent morning here, customers from around the world crowded the aisles of the food market in Piazza Vittorio Emanuele near Rome's central tr... (photo: WN / Marzena J.) Food Market Photos Rome Wikipedia: Italy Swissinfo Benin president scraps PM's post in new government | Reuters | August 12, 2013 - 15:12 | COTONOU (Reuters) - Benin President Boni Yayi has removed the post of prime minister in a new 26-member cabinet announced lat... (photo: UN / Marco Dormino) African Benin Election Photos Wikipedia: Benin
