Priests and nuns were arrested by tear-gas wielding police, while several radio stations were reported shut down
In recent weeks, Senegal has had repeated protests denouncing incumbent President Abdoulaye Wade's decision to run for third term
Industry, government try to figure out how to prevent it, though money involved makes it well worth risk for pirates
Aid workers say more than 140,000 people have been displaced by ethnic violence
Khartoum and Juba both rely heavily on oil revenue to maintain themselves
Pilotless aircraft are being used not only by governments for surveillance and military attacks
African advocates say policy toward sub-Saharan Africa ranks low on the Obama Administration's list of priorities
But move is also a problem in some regions of country
New country facing internal violence, large scale corruption and other challenges
Activists celebrate legacy of assassinated former Congolese PM Patrice Lumumba, on day of his killing 51 years ago
While attacks off the coast of Somalia have gotten headlines, experts say the problem is rising on the other side of the continent
They say Obama administration is not going far enough in condemning new mandate of President Joseph Kabila
Review comes as lawmakers in more US states are passing tough anti-immigration laws
The second place candidate in the fraud-marred November presidential election says he is the rightful president
Opposition leader Tshisekedi says he will swear himself him as president, even though re-elected President Kabila began new term Tuesday
Gingrich says he has no problem going one on one in debates against the incumbent Democratic President and 2012 candidate Barack Obama
In less than three weeks, Sydney Maree's son, Daniel Maree, was able to raise $10,000 for a documentary about his father
Empire's dissolution left in its wake Marxist-inspired governments losing their backers, new conflicts awash with weapons, mercenaries
Some researchers and economists say data is often wrong and misleading
Although movement is inspiring activists worldwide, as world gets ready to celebrate Human Rights Day on December 10
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