Nigeria military: 17 killed during offensive ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) -- Nigeria's military says its offensive against insurgents in the country's restive northeast has killed at least 14 suspected Islamic extremists and three soldiers....'Britain's Obama' urges ties with West Africa ACCRA, Ghana (AP) -- A rising star in Britain's Labour Party, described by some as the "British Barack Obama," Chuka Umunna urged the United Kingdom to more aggressively forge ties with West Africa's fast-growing economies....Zimbabwe PM: We will end police, military abuse HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) -- Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said Sunday his party will end years of bias and abuse by the police, military and intelligence services and will make sure the services uphold the country's new constitution which demands impartiality in their duties....Kenya police kill "terror couple" NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Police shot dead a couple suspected to be terrorists after they threw four grenades, wounding five officers in an overnight stand-off, a police official said Sunday....Ivory Coast army arrests militia leader ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) -- A militia leader accused of grave crimes during Ivory Coast's 2010-11 postelection violence was taken into custody Saturday not far from the national park where his forces had been illegally occupying in the country's volatile western region, officials said....Journalist found dead in eastern Congo GOMA, Congo (AP) -- The body of a Congolese journalist was found on the bank of the Ngezi River near the provincial capital of Bunia in eastern Congo, the city's mayor said Saturday....Politics, bribery charges swirl around Ugandan oil KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) -- Even before the first drops flow, Uganda's oil sector is beset by bribery allegations against officials, tax-related cases abroad that cost the government millions in legal fees, and the alleged interference of a president whose firm control of the sector worries transparency campaigners....
Video shows kidnapped Egyptian security officers CAIRO (AP) -- Seven men purported to be the members of Egypt's security forces kidnapped by suspected militants last week appeared in a video posted online Sunday and urged the government to secure their release by meeting their captors' demands....Cairo airport baggage handlers end strike CAIRO (AP) -- Cairo airport officials say baggage handlers have resumed work after a strike that left passengers on 20 international flights from Europe and Arab countries waiting several hours for luggage....AP PHOTOS: Palestinians in Egypt exiled, forgotten GEZIRAT AL-FADEL, Egypt (AP) -- In 1948, Suleiman Mamoudi fled by foot with his parents and other families from their village of Bir el-Sabae in Palestine. The 28-year-old and his family walked west for several hundred miles, crossing the Sinai Peninsula before settling in an area around 90 miles (145 kilometers) north of Cairo....
