Monday, January 30, 2012

Friday, January 27, 2012

Jan. 27, 2012

Ethiopia: Troops Will Remain in Somalia Until Reinforcements From African Union Arrive
Reuters, New York Times, 1/27/2012

Nigeria: Militant Leader Pledges Bombing Campaign
Associated Press, New York Times, 1/27/2012

Senegal Court Says President Can Run Again
Adam Nossiter, New York Times, 1/27/2012

In Libya, rebels still dominate Tripoli streets
Alice Fordham, Washington Post, 1/27/2012

Abused Egyptian female protesters fight back
Clarissa Ward, CBS News, 1/27/2012

Europe Crisis Stifling Remittances, African Central Bankers Say
Tal Barak Harif and Paul Richardson, Bloomberg Businessweek, 1/27/2012

Drought in West Africa threatens millions
Geoffrey York, Globe and Mail, 1/27/2012

Sudan Accused of Cutting Off Civilian Escape Route
VOA News blogs, 1/27/2012
South Sudan's high-stakes oil politics
Daily Maverick, 1/27/2012

Jan. 26, 2012

Zimbabwe: Mujuru murder mystery deepens
Simon Allison, Daily Maverick, 1/26/2012

Nigeria president tells Boko Haram to come out and talk
Tim Cocks, Joe Brock and Felix Onuah, Reuters, 1/26/2012

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Monday, January 23, 2012

Jan. 23, 2011

Islamist elected speaker of new Egypt parliament
CBS News, 1/23/2012

Kenyan presidential hopefuls to face war crimes court
Sara Webb and James Macharia, Reuters, 1/23/2012

Nigeria: Toll Rises and New Attacks Are Foiled in City
Agence France-Press, New York Times, 1/23/2012
Nigerian police find bomb-filled cars in Kano
Mike Oboh and Ibrahim Mshelizza, Reuters, 1/23/2012

Gaddafi loyalists attack on town denied
Herald Sun (Australia), 1/24/2012

Egypt struggling a year after Mubarak's overthrow
Sarah Lynch, USA Today, 1/23/2012

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Monday, January 16, 2012

Jan. 16, 2011

Liberia's Sirleaf takes oath for second term, promises reconciliation
Clair MacDougall, Christian Science Monitor, 1/16/2012

Libya militias clash in Gharyan near Tripoli
Gabriel Gatehouse, BBC News, 1/16/2012
Libya clashes end with prisoner swap, ceasefire
Ahram Online, 1/16/2012

Egypt's next parliament to be led by Islamist
Leila Fadel and Ingy Hassieb, Washington Post, 1/16/2012

US seeks stronger democracies, partners in Africa
Bradley Klapper, Associated Press, boston.com, 1/16/2012

Rhino poaching up in South Africa
UPI Science News, 1/16/2012

Nigeria strikes no imminent threat to oil sector
Market Watch, 1/16/2012

War With Somali Militant Groups Puts Kenyans on High Alert
Stella Ndugire-Mbugua, Global Press Institute, 1/18/2012

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Jan. 15, 2012

Hoarding Is Seen as Cause of Fuel Shortage in Egypt
David Kirkpatrick, New York Times, 1/15/2012

The Butchers Of Nigeria
Wole Solynka, The Daily Beast, 1/16/2012

Late-Night Talks End as Nigeria Fuel Strike Looms
Jon Gambrell, ABC News, 1/16/2012

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Jan. 11, 2011

Nigeria Torn by Rising Religious Violence
Drew Hinshaw, Online Wall Street Journal, 1/12/2012
Nigeria sect leader defends killings in video
Joe Brock, Reuters, 1/11/2012

Man burns to death during protests in Lagos
Ayo Okulaja, Radio Netherlands, 1/11/2012

Top US official in talks with Muslim Brothers
Oren Kessler, Jerusalem Post, 1/11/2012

Pirate attacks around Horn of Africa sliced nearly in half
Jim Michaels, USA Today, 1/11/2012

China keen to cooperate with West in Africa
China Daily, 1/12/2012

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Jan. 10, 2011

Stampede Highlights Crisis at South African Universities
Lydia Polgreen, New York Times, 1/10/2012
Deadly enrolment stampede at S African uni
Ginny Stein, ABC (Australia), 1/11/2012

Nigeria violence: Deadly gun attack on bar in Yobe
BBC News, 1/10/2012
Killings Roil Nigeria As Strike Intensifies
Online Wall Street Journal, 1/10/2012
Nigeria sliding towards civil war: Soyinka
AFP, Reuters, Times Live, Zambia, 1/11/2012

Political Islam Without Oil
Thomas Friedman, New York Times, 1/10/2012 (o)

Monday, January 9, 2012

Jan. 9, 2011

Guinea-Bissau president dies
3news, New Zealand, 1/10/2012

Egyptian Islamist party backs down from demand to form government
Leila Fadel, Washington Post, 1/9/2012
Egypt's Brotherhood treads carefully after victory
Hamza Hendawi, Associated Press, Google, 1/9/2012

South Africa’s Century-Old ANC Vows to Quash Internal Rifts
Franz Wild and Mike Cohen, Bloomberg Businessweek, 1/9/2012

Boko Haram and U.S. plans in Africa
UPI, 1/9/2012

Strike over fuel prices paralyzes oil-rich Nigeria
Jon Gambrell, Associated Press, Times Union, 1/9/2012
Fuel price protesters march in Nigeria
Joel Olatunde Agoi, ninemsn.com, 1/9/2012

New Jersey Concert Promoters Kidnapped In Africa Over Nas No-Show
Jamie Feldmar, The Gothamist, 1/9/2012

Saturday, January 7, 2012

Jan. 7, 2012

New Sectarian Attacks in Nigeria Kill at Least 13 People
Associated Press, New York Times, 1/7/2012
Anti-Violence Curfew Imposed in Nigeria's Adamawa State
VOA News, 1/7/2012
Nigerian sect kills 15; Christians vow defense
Jon Gambrell, Associated Press, Google, 1/7/2012

Egypt's Coptic pope celebrates Christmas with call for unity
David Shariatmadari and Damien Pearse, The Guardian, 1/7/2012

Kenya terror plot may be 'in final stages'
BBC News, 1/7/2011 (v)
'al-Shabaab' fighters defect as Kenyans intensify operations
Chrispinus Omar and Ronald Njoroge, Xinhua, Coastweek, 1/7/2012

'Major emergency operation' after S.Sudan violence
Jason Straziuso, Associated Press, Google, 1/7/2012

Libyan students return to Gadhafi-free schools
USA Today, 1/7/2012

ANC at 100: 'This isn't a celebration for us. What have we got to celebrate?'
Aislinn Laing, The Telegraph, 1/7/2012

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Jan. 4, 2011

Libyan Leader Says Militia Clashes Could Create Civil War
David Goodman, New York Times, 1/4/2012
Libya Army Chief of Staff Wants to Disarm Fighters
Rami Al-Shaheibi, Associated Press, Time, 1/4/2012

Prosecutor Accuses Security Forces of Interfering in Mubarak Trial
David Kirkpatrick, New York Times, 1/4/2012
Prosecutors accuse Mubarak over protesters' deaths
Marwa Awad, Reuters, 1/4/2012

Three killed in series of attacks in Nigeria
The Hindu, 1/5/2012
Nigeria Army Deploys Troops to North to Battle Militants
Elisha Bala-Gbogbo, Bloomberg Businessweek, 1/4/2012

Raid on Rivals in South Sudan Shows Escalating Violence
Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times, 1/4/2012
South Sudan: UN defends role in Pibor ethnic clashes
BBC News, 1/4/2012
"Alarming malnutrition" in Sudan conflict zones: UN
Reuters, 1/4/2012

Nigeria Unions Call for Fuel Price Strike, Protests
VOA News blogs, 1/4/2012

Kenya Says Forces Take Somali Town from al-Shabab
VOA News blogs, 1/4/2012
E.Africa ministers want to expand troops in Somalia
Aaron Maasho, Reuters, 1/4/2012

Singer Youssou N'Dour to run for president of Senegal
Randall Roberts, LA Times blogs, 1/4/2012

Rwandan FDLR rebels 'kill 26 in DR Congo'
BBC News, 1/4/2012

WEST AFRICA: Call for more coordinated approach to child protection
IRIN, 1/4/2012

Africa: Benefiting From The Tablet Wars
Fred Nwonwu, Daily Times, NG, 1/4/2012

Jan. 3, 2012

South Sudanese 'massacred' after fleeing Pibor
BBC News, 1/3/2012

Monday, January 2, 2012