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Nigeria’s Boko Haram 'Paid by Algerian Terrorists to Kidnap Westerners'

Mon, 14 May 2012 20:19:18 HKT

Nigeria's Islamic militant group, Boko Haram, is partly financed by an Algerian terrorist group, a report claimed.

A Mother's Day Story: Save the Children Calls on World Leaders to End Preventable Child Death [PHOTOS]

Fri, 11 May 2012 16:32:24 HKT

Many parts of the world will celebrate Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 13. Meanwhile, in some unfortunate places, mothers continue to struggle just to find food for their children.

Mother's Day 2012 : Worst and (Best) Places to be Mother [SLIDESHOW]

Thu, 10 May 2012 19:47:12 HKT

Prior to the International Mother's Day celebration, the humanitarian group, Save the Children has released its 13th annual State of the World’s Mothers report, listing the best and worst places in the world to be a mother.

Sahel Food Crisis: UN Calls For Funds to Help Millions Across West African Region

Mon, 07 May 2012 17:45:18 HKT

A top United Nations official from Niger has appealed to the international community to provide funds needed to help millions in crisis in the Sahel region of West Africa

Shell Shuts Down Nigerian Pipeline Citing Rampant Theft

Sat, 05 May 2012 03:03:47 HKT

Royal Dutch Shell has shut down the Nembe Creek Trunkline to repair theft-related damage, deferring some 60,000 barrels of crude oil per day.

Exclusive: Shale causes rise in waste gas pollution

Thu, 03 May 2012 01:28:04 HKT

The shale energy boom is fuelling a rise in the burning of waste gas after years of decline, a World Bank source told Reuters ahead of the release of new data, giving environmentalists more ammunition against the industry.

Ecowas To Send 3,000 Troops To Mali, Guinea-Bissau To Reinstate Civilian Rule

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 21:14:23 HKT

West-African regional bloc ECOWAS will send troops Mali and Guinea-Bissau to try to pressure their new juntas to reinstate civilian rule.

India: Marriage Annulled of Laxmi Sargara, Girl who was Betrothed as One-Year-Old

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:39:23 HKT

Laxmi Sargara sought to have marriage annulled after discovering she was married at age of one.

Analysis - Mali - from democracy poster child to broken state

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:14:02 HKT

Within weeks, Mali has plunged from being a sovereign democracy to a fractured territory without a state, occupied by competing rebel groups in the north while politicians and coup leaders in the south jostle for control of the capital Bamako.

Analysis- Mali - from democracy poster child to broken state

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:00:03 HKT

Shell assessing $2.5 billlion Nigeria oil projects

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 03:14:02 HKT

Royal Dutch Shell Plc is assessing projects that could be worth around $4 billion (2.5 billion pounds) to boost oil production in Nigeria and cut flaring of associated natural gas, Chief Executive Peter Voser said in comments published on the company's website.

Foreign Political Groups Like PLO Safe From Torture Suits In U.S.: Supreme Court

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:09:04 HKT

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a law allowing torture victims to sue for human rights abuses abroad can only target individuals, not groups.

Corrupt Nigerian governor gets 13-year UK jail term

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:00:03 HKT

A British court sentenced the former governor of a Nigerian oil state to 13 years in prison on Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to embezzling 50 million pounds in one of the biggest money-laundering cases seen in Britain.

Niger Delta Militants Warn Boko Haram over Goodluck Jonathan Threats

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:41:04 HKT

Nigeria Delta Liberation Force 'will avenge' any acts that endanger president's life by radical Islamist group.

Azawad: The Tuaregs’ Nonexistent State In A Desolate, Poverty-Stricken Wasteland

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:40:06 HKT

Adding to Mali’s insurmountable problems is the threat of civil war, prompted by an insurgency in the north by the minority Tuareg people.

Mali: Interim President Dioncounda Traoré Faces Humanitarian Crises In North

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:00:41 HKT

As Mali prepares to organize new elections following the swearing in of interim president Dioncounda Traoré on Thursday, crises in the north continue to escalate.

Nigeria’s Boko Haram Militants Join Mali Rebellion

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:41:13 HKT

Militant Islamist group helps Mali rebels seize Gao.

Shell Workers Held in Nigeria's Niger Delta

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 23:01:22 HKT

Dispute between oil giant and Nembe Island's poor community escalates to workers being held on board seized boats.

Mali's Neighbors Threaten Sanctions On Coup Leaders As Rebels Advance

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 23:10:55 HKT

Representatives from the Economic Community of West African States, or Ecowas, said they would decide Monday what action to take against Mali's ruling junta, which missed a deadline for ceding power to civilians.

Mali coup leader seeks help as rebels take town

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 23:00:04 HKT

Mali's junta leader appealed on Friday for outside help to secure the West African country after separatist Tuareg rebels took the strategic northern town of Kidal.

West African Leaders Cancel Mali Visit

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 03:14:16 HKT

A group of West African president's cancelled their visit to Mali mid-flight after hundreds of pro-junta supporters rushed the runway at Bamako's airport on Thursday.

Mali Coup Mutineers Hold PM Kaidama among Three Ministers

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 20:00:39 HKT

Presidential palace looted and senior members of government arrested after rebels seize power.

Tuareg Rebels Advance In Northern Mali Amid Military Coup

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:53:27 HKT

Tuareg rebels in northern Mali, flush with arms and fighters from the Libyan revolution, pushed south Friday morning to occupy positions vacated by government forces as mutinous soldiers in the capital sought to complete a coup by arresting the president, military sources said.

Libya Claims Al-Senussi Extradition From Mauritania

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 22:36:45 HKT

According to Libya's Vice Premier, Mustafa Abushagur, and a government spokesman, Mauritanian has agreed to hand over Gaddafi's former intelligence chief, Abdullah al-Senussi to Libya.

France, Libya, ICC Fight For Custody Of Former Gaddafi Spy Chief Senussi

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 22:44:30 HKT

Senussi, who has been on the run since the dictator's overthrow last year, is likely to become the subject of a three-way tug-of -war between Tripoli, France and the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague who also want to put him on trial in Europe.

Amina Filali a Moroccan Tragedy: Child Rape and Forced Marriage Exposed

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 00:33:45 HKT

Sixteen-year-old rape victim Amina Filali from Morocco killed herself after being forced to marry her rapist, casting a spotlight on the huge scale of forced child marriages in the Muslim world.

World Water Forum in France: Opening Ceremony [PHOTOS]

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 02:28:49 HKT

The 6th World Water Forum was declared open by the French Prime Minister Francois Fillion on Monday.

Rare Giraffes Make A Comeback And Begin Repopulating In West Africa

Sat, 10 Mar 2012 01:54:30 HKT

The last of a West African herd of giraffes, which were living in the wild in Niger, are reproducing in large numbers.

Oxfam Warns of Impending Humanitarian Crisis in Drought-Stricken West Africa

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 21:39:14 HKT

A “lethal mix” of drought, regional wars, high food prices and widespread poverty has conspired to create this debilitating crisis.

Boko Haram Schools of Sin Attacks Condemned by Human Rights Watch

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:30:00 HKT

Watchdog outraged by militant Islamist sect for seven arson attacks on Nigerian schools.