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Libya’s presidential council names new government amid divisions

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Libya's Presidential Council announced a new government on Tuesday aimed at uniting the warring factions, though two of its nine members rejected...

Tunisia’s ruling Islamists agree to transition negotiations

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Tunisia's governing Islamists agreed in principle to a trade union proposal that it step down to make way for a transitional government...

Ministers of defence, correctional services, home affairs show improvement – DA

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The security cluster has shown some improvement in the Democratic Alliance's annual Cabinet Report Card, with the ministers of correctional services, defence...

South Africa clamps down on profligate provinces

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South Africa's central government took direct control of parts of several provincial administrations in a clampdown on profligate spending and to try...

Tunisian secularists protest at Islamists on campus

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Tunisian universities went on strike and nearly 3,000 people protested against Islamist influence after religious hardliners occupied a campus to...

Analysis – New parliament to shake up Egypt power balance

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Egypt's new parliament could enjoy a popular mandate not seen for decades, bringing a new force to bear on the ruling military...

Libyan Islamist commander endorses new government

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The Islamist who commands one of Libya's most powerful militias, Abdel Hakim Belhadj, said yesterday he will back the interim national government...

Tripoli protesters block jet from taking off

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About 100 Libyans surrounded a Tunisian passenger aircraft at one of the capital's airports delaying its takeoff in a protest at the...

Madagascar names new government, opposition rejects

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Madagascar's president named a new government but the opposition immediately rejected the cabinet as illegal, throwing into question a road map towards...

Libya will have new government on Tuesday: PM

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Libya's prime minister-designate said he was ready to name a government to steer the country to its first fully democratic elections...

New Greek government offers no austerity relief, may stay longer

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Greece's new cabinet may last a month or two longer than planned, a senior government official said but whatever happens Greeks should...

New Libyan PM forming government

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Abdurrahim El-Keib, pitched from academic obscurity to head Libya's new government, set about selecting his cabinet hoping to rally the disparate groups...

Post-Gaddafi Libya under pressure to restore order

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Racing to fill a power vacuum and prevent a descent into lawlessness, Libya is to proclaim its war over and start building...

Zambia suspends metal export permits awaiting

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Zambia's new government has temporarily suspended metal export permits ahead of the release of new guidelines, the mining ministry said in the...

South Africa must work harder to create jobs: Zuma

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South Africa needs to work harder to boost the current sluggish rate of creating jobs, with the employment still well below 2008...

Guinea president says Senegal, Gambia knew of attack

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Guinea President Alpha Conde said he believes the governments of Senegal and Gambia were complicit in a failed attempt to assassinate him...

Niger plans US$21 mln programme to fight food shortage

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Niger has launched a 10 billion CFA francs (US$21.9 million) irrigation programme to grow at least 1 million tonnes of food, including...

Liberia referendum to test readiness for main vote

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Liberia will hold a constitutional referendum to determine whether elections due in October will be pushed back, and the voting process itself...

Niger launches telephone hotline to fight corruption

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Niger's government has launched a telephone hotline through which citizens can call to report the corrupt practices which have undermined the economy...

Mauritius PM says govt strong, accuses former finmin of treason

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The prime minister of Mauritius accused his former ally and finance minister of treason for quitting the ruling coalition, but said the...

SA commits R8mln to assist Somalia

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The South African government has committed more funds to help Somalia as it experiences one of the most severe droughts in its...

Resource nationalism is biggest risk to miners-report

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Resource nationalism is the biggest threat facing the mining sector this year and next as governments seek to take advantage of higher...

Niger arrests ten after foiled coup

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Niger security forces arrested ten soldiers for trying to overthrow the government last month, President Mahamadou Issoufou said late in his first...

Presidential hopeful says Egypt deserves grand vision

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Presidential hopeful Hamdeen Sabahy is campaigning to turn Egypt into an economic powerhouse, bridge deep inequalities and review what he sees as...

Swearing-in of Egypt’s reshuffled cabinet delayed

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Egypt has delayed until the swearing-in of a new cabinet, appointed after a reshuffle that protesters said only partially met their demands...

Egypt’s new cabinet to be sworn in after protests

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Egypt's new cabinet will be sworn in after a reshuffle that protesters said had partially satisfied their demands for deeper political and...

US sees Libya pivot point in anti-Gaddafi struggle

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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Turkey for a Libya conference marked by growing hopes the international campaign to topple...

Nigerian leader reappoints 12 ministers to old jobs

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Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan reappointed 12 ministers from the outgoing government to their old jobs following general elections in April, including oil...