JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa has identified a number of "sleeper cells" set up by militant groups that aim to use the country as a logistical base, its interior minister said on Friday, without giving further details.
JUBA (Reuters) - A popular South Sudanese radio station set up with U.S. backing was shut down on Friday by security officials, a journalist said, the latest media outlet to face pressure from the authorities.
HARARE (Reuters) - A Zimbabwean court has thrown out charges against a local hunter accused of failing to stop the killing of the country's most prized lion by an American dentist, his lawyer said on Friday.
CAIRO (Reuters) - Riot police and armoured vehicles filled the otherwise empty streets of central Cairo early on Friday as security forces built up a heavy presence in anticipation of popular protests over deteriorating economic conditions.
LONDON (Reuters) - The number of deaths from measles has fallen by 79 percent worldwide since 2000, thanks mainly to mass vaccination campaigns, but nearly 400 children still die from the disease every day, global health experts said on Thursday.
CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian rights group that treats torture victims was prevented on Thursday from accessing its funds and told that its account had been blocked, its lawyer told Reuters.
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt said on Thursday police had uncovered a stash of weapons that supporters of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood were plotting to use ahead of planned protests against deteriorating economic conditions.
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African President Jacob Zuma is concerned about "unwarranted public attacks" on him by the former anti-corruption watchdog Thuli Madonsela, his office said on Friday.
LAGOS (Reuters) - Some 30,000 residents of the Nigerian megacity Lagos have become homeless because of state-ordered demolitions and fighting between rival communities, residents and a rights group said on Thursday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A September U.S. air strike in Somalia killed local militia forces and not al Shabaab militants as the Pentagon had initially believed, the U.S. military acknowledged in a draft statement obtained by Reuters on Thursday.
NAIROBI, Nov 11 (Reuters) - The following company announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect African markets on Friday. - - - - - EVENTS: * SOUTH AFRICA - Treasury holds its weekly auction of inflation linked bonds. * SOUTH AFRICA - Treasury holds weekly auction for 3-month, 6-month 9-month and 1-year treasury bills. GLOBAL MARKETS Asian shares stumbled on Friday and emerging market currencies skidded as investors f
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