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In Egypt, a History of Distrust of U.S.-Aided Groups
Authoritarian rulers have long viewed pro-democracy groups financed by the United States with deep suspicion, but never has a government gone as far as Egypt?s.

Sudan Rebels Free Chinese Workers, Red Cross Says
The more than two dozen construction workers were abducted in late January during a road project near the Sudan-South Sudan border.

World Briefing | Africa: Kenya: ?Granny? Obama Suffers Bruises When Car Takin...
President Obama?s 91-year-old step-grandmother suffered bruises and shock after a car she was traveling in rolled over, a relative and a hospital official said Monday.

Tuaregs Use Qaddafi?s Arms for Rebellion in Mali
After fighting for Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, hundreds of Tuareg rebels helped themselves to some of his weapons and returned to Mali to continue a longstanding rebellion.

Egypt Will Try 19 Americans on Criminal Charges
The move is part of a politically charged investigation into the foreign financing of nonprofit groups that has shaken the 30-year alliance between the United States and Egypt.

A.N.C. Upholds Suspension of Youth Leader Malema
A party appeals panel upheld the five-year suspension of the firebrand youth leader Julius Malema from the African National Congress Youth League.

U.N. Says Somalia Famine Has Ended, but Crisis Isn?t Over
A bumper harvest and a surge in emergency food aid have ended a famine in Somalia that killed tens of thousands of people, the United Nations said on Friday.

World Briefing | Africa: South Sudan: Violence at Peace Meeting
More than 10 people were killed and a United Nations employee was shot and wounded when clashes broke out at a peace meeting in South Sudan, United Nations officials said Friday.

World Briefing | Africa: Sudan: U.S.-Built Bible School Bombed
Sudan?s military bombed a Bible school built by an American Christian group in the Nuba Mountains in South Kordofan State.

World Briefing | Africa: Kenya Says It Killed 100 Somali Rebels
The Kenyan military said Friday that it had killed an estimated 100 Somali militants when helicopter gunships attacked a gathering of more than 200 rebel fighters near Badhade.

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