Africa
Le Roux returns for Springboks to counter France's 'unique' kicking game
South Africa head coach Jacques Nienaber said on Tuesday he had named Willie le Roux at full-back for this weekend's Autumn Nations Series Test with France in Marseille to deal with the hosts' "unique" kicking game. Le Roux, 33, is one of five changes from last weekend's loss to Ireland as winger Makazole Mapimpi drops to the world champions' bench for Saturday's game in Marseille.
'We will have nothing': Niger kidnap victims fear border bandits
Kidnapped, held captive and raped by four guards, Messaouda is now free, but too afraid to return to her village, near the southern Niger border with Nigeria.
Top Mali commander calls on all Tuaregs to fight Islamic State group
Top Mali commander calls on all Tuaregs to fight Islamic State group
Africa facing climate impact 'nightmare': Kenyan president
The crushing impacts of climate change are already a "living nightmare" for people across Africa, Kenyan President William Ruto told world leaders at UN talks on Monday. "Africa contributes less than three percent of the pollution responsible for climate change, but it's most severely impacted by the ensuing crisis," Ruto said.
DR Congo deploys fighter jets against M23 rebels
DR Congo's military has deployed two fighter jets against M23 rebels in the conflict-torn east, provoking a rebuke Monday from neighbouring Rwanda, which accused Kinshasa of violating its airspace. The accusation comes as tensions between the DRC and Rwanda are at their highest in years, with Kinshasa accusing Kigali of backing the resurgent M23 rebels.
Chad junta chief names 100 more MPs
General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno on Monday appointed by decree 104 more members of his "parliament" as he leads Chad's two-year transitional government after taking power on the death of his father.
Madrid denies migrants died on Spanish side of border
Madrid on Monday denied that migrants had died on Spanish soil during a deadly mass border crossing from Morocco earlier this year as claimed by a BBC documentary. Last Tuesday, British broadcaster BBC released a documentary that claimed lifeless bodies were dragged by Moroccan police from an area that was Spanish-controlled, casting doubt on official government accounts.
Three Egyptian journalists start hunger strike to free dissident
Three Egyptian journalists said Monday they had begun hunger strikes to demand authorities free Alaa Abdel Fattah, a jailed political dissident who has been refusing food and now water too. After a seven-month hunger strike during which he consumed only "100 calories a day", Alaa Abdel Fattah has refused food altogether since last Tuesday.
Thousands rally to fete 40 years of Cameroon under Biya
Thousands rallied in Cameroon's capital on Sunday to fete 40 years in power of President Paul Biya, who is accused of trampling on human rights and stifling democracy. In front of Yaounde's city hall, thousands on Sunday danced to songs played in honour of Biya at the event organised by the all-powerful Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (RDPC).
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