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Fatima Meer, Mandela biographer, dead at 81

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Fatima Meer, a friend and biographer of Nelson Mandela has died. She was 81.

US dismayed after Morocco expels Americans

PARIS (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to Morocco has expressed dismay over the expulsion of Americans accused of trying to convert Moroccans…

Mandela's ex-wife denies interview in UK paper

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nelson Mandela's ex-wife denied Friday that she had given an interview to a British newspaper in which she was…

Tropical Storm Hubert kills 14 in Madagascar

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — Madagascar's disaster officials say at least 14 people have died and 32,000 have been affected by…

Somali official to residents: Flee battle zones

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Frightened Somalis stacked household goods on carts pulled by donkeys and fled the heaviest fighting the…

Ex-Liberian president Taylor's wife has baby girl

MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — A family spokesman says that the wife of detained former Liberian President Charles Taylor has given birth to…

Kenya elephant deaths soar as ivory sales debated

TSAVO EAST NATIONAL PARK, Kenya (AP) — Tracking the wounded elephant to its death bed was easy for the ranger. Hit by a poison arrow,…

S.African school trains Southern Sudanese

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African university is training Southern Sudan government leaders in international law, security and other…

43 Somalis die in capital after 2 days of warfare

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Heavy fighting between Somali insurgents and pro-government troops has killed at least 43 people over two…

Red Cross: Zimbabwe back to brink of food crisis

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — An estimated 2.17 million Zimbabweans — perhaps a fourth of the country's population — are in need…

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