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An Egyptian protester throws a tear gas canister back at riot police, not seen, during clashes near Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. Amnesty lifts lid on Cairo violence
Cairo - Egypt has seen state violence on an “unprecedented scale” since the army overthrew Islamist president Mohamed Morsi last July following mass protests again his rule, Amnesty... (photo: AP / Khalil Hamra) Independent online (SA)
Amnesty   Egypt Crisis   Human Rights in Egypt   Photos   Wikipedia : Egypt Protests
Mine workers sit on a hill where a year ago, police opened fire on fellow workers killing 34 and injuring 78, during a memorial service to get under way, near the Marikana, South Africa, platinum mine, Friday Aug. 16, 2013. South Africa braces for mass platinum strike
Tens of thousands of workers at the world's three top platinum producers were set to down tools Thursday in a pay strike that could have a devastating impact in Africa's largest economy. Up to 80,000... (photo: AP / Themba Hadebe) New Straits/Business Times
Marikana Protests   Photos   South Africa   South Africa Mines   Wikipedia : Marikana
Anti-Balaka Christan youth loot the Muslim market in the PK13 district of Bangui, Central African Republic, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. UN expert: CAR risks spiralling into genocide
The UN chief's special adviser on genocide prevention has warned of a "high risk of crimes against humanity and of genocide" in the Central African Republic. Adama Dieng and other UN officials... (photo: AP / Jerome Delay) Al Jazeera
Photos   C.A.R. - Conflict   C.A.R. - Violence   Ethnic War - C.A.R.   Wikipedia: Central African Republic conflict under the Djotodia administration
President Barack Obama pauses at the stage curtain as he arrives to sign the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 which settles long-standing lawsuits by African American farmers and Native Americans against the federal government, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, part of the White House complex, in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010. The act also authorizes $1.15 billion for black farmers who say they were discriminated against by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Obama to Host Africa Summit in Washington
President Barack Obama will host a summit with African leaders in a bid to strengthen trade and investment ties with the continent. The... (photo: AP / J. Scott Applewhite) Chosunilbo
Africa   Photos   Politics   Washington   Wikipedia: Barack Obama
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir speaks to the media at a press conference in Juba, South Sudan Monday, Jan 20, 2014. Negotiators for Kiir and former Vice President Riek Machar told reporters over the weekend that a cease-fire was close at hand, but a Twitter feed believed controlled by Machar said Monday there won't be a cease-fire until Ugandan troops leave the country and political detainees are released. Kiir questions role of U.N. mission in South Sudan
South Sudan President Salva Kiir said the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) was running a “parallel government” in his country, adding to increasing friction between UNMISS... (photo: AP / Mackenzie Knowles-Coursin) The Hindu
Photos   Politics   S Sudan   UN   Wikipedia: Salva Kiir Mayardit
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