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North Africa

Chadian President Idres Deby during a press conference in Khartoum, 9 Feb 2010
Photo: AP

Chadian President Idres Deby during a press conference in Khartoum, 9 Feb 2010

Chad Seeks Withdrawal of UN Peacekeepers Protecting Food Distribution

Chad says UN peacekeeping force failing to protect civilians

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Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi (File)

Nigeria Recalls Envoy Over Gadhafi's 'Irresponsible' Comments

Nigeria says recall is part of review of its relationship with Libya, but does not amount to breaking diplomatic ties

A general view of the Ministerial Conference of Sahara-Sahel States in Algiers, 16 Mar 2010

Sahelian Foreign Ministers Discuss al-Qaida Threat

Participants are working on joint plan of action to confront al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb

Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi (File)

Gadhafi: Split Nigeria to End Violence

Libyan leader says splitting Nigeria into Muslim, Christian states would save lives, prevent destruction of mosques and churches

Southern Sudan Opposition Vows To Fight Corruption

SPLM-DC says they will provide essential services to the people

A priest gives a sermon in a temple in Rabat (File)

Morocco Expels at Least 20 Christian Aid Workers

Interior Ministry says they were using orphanage in Fez to convert Moroccan children to Christianity under guise of charity

View of head of the sarcophagus

US Returns Ancient Sarcophagus to Egypt

Ornate sarcophagus has been at heart of international mystery for past two years

Sheik Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, grand sheik of Al-Azhar, Sunni Islam's pre-eminent theological institute waves at the Azhar headquarters in Cairo, Egypt (file)

Egypt's Top Sunni Cleric Dies of Heart Attack at Age 81

Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Tantawi barred women from wearing full face veil in some classrooms

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak addresses the media after a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, 04 Mar 2010

Mubarak Surgery Successful, Say Egyptian State Media

President Hosni Mubarak underwent surgery at University Hospital in Heidelberg, Germany, after he transferred power to prime minister

A handout picture released by Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities on 03 Mar, 2010 shows the tomb of Queen Behenu which was discovered by a French archaeological team in Saqqara, about 35 kms south of Cairo

4,000-Year-Old Tomb of Egyptian Queen Found Near Cairo

Experts say burial chamber included ancient texts, or hieroglyphics, identifying coffin as belonging to Queen Behenu

Hicham Baraka is an advocate for migrants in Morocco

Activist Helps Sub-Saharan African Migrants Trapped in Morocco

Moroccan native Hicham Baraka helps European-bound Africans stranded outside his hometown of Oujda

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem Pillay gestures during a press conference at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland

UN Human Rights Chief Denounces Migrant Killings by Egyptian Forces

Calls for Egyptian government to stop using lethal force against unarmed migrants entering Israel through Sinai border

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Egypt Puts Blogger on Trial in Military Court for Criticizing Army

Twenty-year-old engineering student alleges nepotism in Egypt's top military academy

Map of Mali

Stampede Kills 26 at Timbuktu Mosque

Incident broke out when too many people packed into narrow alley to bypass route barricaded by roadblocks

Egypt's ElBaradei Weighs Presidential Bid

Recently retired head of the IAEA, ElBaradei, met with Arab League head Moussa in Cairo to discuss his political future