Leaders of three major mining companies proposed a plan that included a 20-percent wage increase for workers
The FBI says as many as 15 Somali-American men recently traveled to Syria to join Islamist militants
Government closes schools, movie theaters, nightclubs, trade fairs in eastern district of Kailahun
Congolese officials and witnesses say Rwandan troops fired shots across the border on Thursday; Five Congolese were killed Wednesday
Sam Kutesa recently gained international attention for defending Uganda's harsh anti-homosexuality law
The House foreign affairs subcommittee meets Wednesday and will get an update on conditions in northern Nigeria
Dozens of western nations have pledged new money and technology to African countries plagues by ivory poachers and terrorists
At least 20 women abducted from nomadic cow herding settlement called Garkin Fulani, not far from town where insurgents took more than 200 teenage schoolgirls in April - another disaster in region descending into chaos
President entered the hospital on Saturday for what his office called a thorough checkup recommended by doctors
Zuma's hospital stay followed announcement Friday that he was in need of rest, and would take a few days off from public appearances after tiring election campaign
Authorities say recent calls for a general strike had been relayed by text messaging services
The raids include an attack in the Gwoza district of Borno state; Witnesses say gunmen dressed as soldiers fired on villagers and set homes on fire
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