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Argentinian fights with Libyan rebelsJose Emmanuel Piaggesi was a teacher in Argentina, but now the piercing staccato of gunfire punctuates his conversations.(http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/edition_africa/~4/32fwcDkYRSQ)
Source: Argentinian fights with Libyan rebels (http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_africa/~3/32fwcDkYRSQ/index.html)
Nigerian Toyin Saraki is one of Africa's most prominent voices in the fight against infant mortality.(http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/edition_africa/~4/5v2-_zaqFzc)
Source: Bereaved mother fights to save newborn lives (http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_africa/~3/5v2-_zaqFzc/index.html)
Kenya plans to appeal an International Criminal Court decision rejecting a request that trials of six prominent men accused of crimes against humanity be held in their own country, an official said Tuesday.(http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/edition_africa/~4/ELQWcspsERI)
Source: Kenya to appeal ICC ruling on crimes-against-humanity suspects (http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_africa/~3/ELQWcspsERI/index.html)
Sudan and Southern Sudan have signed an agreement on border security amid tensions over the disputed Abyei border region, the African Union said Tuesday.(http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/edition_africa/~4/ZwoJIxhzTxE)
Source: Sudan, Southern Sudan agree to border talks over disputed region (http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_africa/~3/ZwoJIxhzTxE/index.html)
The criminal trial for Hosni Mubarak and his two sons has been scheduled for August 3, the attorney for the former Egyptian president said Wednesday.(http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/edition_africa/~4/mQFCCqVvEsk)
Source: Mubarak, sons face criminal trial in August (http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_africa/~3/mQFCCqVvEsk/index.html)
President Alassane Ouattara got his cabinet Wednesday, after a six-month post-electoral crisis that claimed hundreds of lives.(http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/edition_africa/~4/3q_AUnOHkTc)
Source: Ouattara names cabinet in Ivory Coast (http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_africa/~3/3q_AUnOHkTc/index.html)
Zimbabwe's parliament has ratified a 20-year $98 million loan from China to build a defense college, despite objections from members of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's party that the poverty-stricken country should prioritize the spending in other ways.(http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/edition_africa/~4/oyptPA7kIbI)
Source: Zimbabwe's parliament approves $98 million loan from China (http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_africa/~3/oyptPA7kIbI/index.html)
On the busy streets of Cape Town a group of artists dodge traffic and evade the police as they try to sell their work.(http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/edition_africa/~4/Nr5O1lIlyUE)
Source: 'Traffic light' artists paint a brighter future (http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_africa/~3/Nr5O1lIlyUE/index.html)
Police raided a clinic in southeast Nigeria and rescued about 30 girls allegedly used in a "baby industry" in which they would give birth to children who then would be sold, authorities said Thursday.(http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/edition_africa/~4/cRvtr5Zhve0)
Source: Nigerian police free 30 girls in alleged 'baby industry' (http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_africa/~3/cRvtr5Zhve0/index.html)
New NATO airstrikes early Friday and late Thursday hit Libya's capital and an area to the west, while forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi earlier shelled rebel positions on the front lines to the east in the war-wracked country.(http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/edition_africa/~4/iRXKmRCBqwU)
Source: More NATO strikes hit Libya (http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_africa/~3/iRXKmRCBqwU/index.html)
Somali government forces and African Union troops pushed al Qaeda-linked militants out of its last outpost in the western part of Mogadishu, opening the main artery to the famed Bakaara Market, the African Union Mission to Somalia said Friday.(http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/edition_africa/~4/DHujzWNDnxM)
Source: African Union forces capture last western outpost in Mogadishu (http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_africa/~3/DHujzWNDnxM/index.html)
Public attitudes about HIV and AIDS have changed dramatically since the first AIDS cases were reported 30 years ago.(http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/edition_africa/~4/NXTEpx1XOGc)
Source: Dealing with the 'painful' stigma of AIDS in Africa (http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_africa/~3/NXTEpx1XOGc/index.html)
NATO used attack helicopters for the first time Saturday as part of its military operation aimed at increasing pressure on Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's regime.(http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/edition_africa/~4/dzm5L1QtfUM)
Source: NATO uses attack helicopters for first time in Libya air assault (http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_africa/~3/dzm5L1QtfUM/index.html)
Moftah Ahmed al-Akrout looks completely out of place walking up and down the front line, shouting at rebel fighters between rapid blasts of heavy arms fire.(http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/edition_africa/~4/0cI7egymBPo)
Source: Misrata rebels in holding pattern, waiting for help (http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_africa/~3/0cI7egymBPo/index.html)
South Africa declared national days of mourning Saturday to honor Albertina Sisulu, an icon of the anti-apartheid movement who died this week.(http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/edition_africa/~4/QeCqIrwMys0)
Source: South Africa declares days of mourning for anti-apartheid icon (http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_africa/~3/QeCqIrwMys0/index.html)
Top British officials paid a visit Saturday to leaders of Libya's opposition government, the beneficiary of the first NATO helicopter attacks on ruler Moammar Gadhafi' military vehicles, equipment and forces.(http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/edition_africa/~4/B97d6IwO2TU)
Source: NATO uses helicopters in Libya; British officials visit Benghazi (http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_africa/~3/B97d6IwO2TU/index.html)
The United States is deeply concerned about the well-being of Eman al-Obeidy, according to a State Department source, and worked closely with officials in Europe and Libya to get her safely out of the country. The same source said the U.S. is "prepared to provide whatever help and support Eman may need."(http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/edition_africa/~4/PzdhzS8yoUo)
Source: Source: Al-Obeidy headed to Malta (http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_africa/~3/PzdhzS8yoUo/index.html)
Explosives tossed Sunday at the residence of Finance Minister Tendai Biti failed to detonate, according to officials of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change.(http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/edition_africa/~4/YlxEhcEsWc0)
Source: Zimbabwe coalition party says explosive thrown at official's home (http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_africa/~3/YlxEhcEsWc0/index.html)
The International Monetary Fund has tentatively agreed to lend $3 billion to Egypt to support the country's economy for the next year, the IMF announced Sunday.(http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/edition_africa/~4/kEClvNO_hc0)
Source: IMF set to lend struggling Egypt $3 billion (http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_africa/~3/kEClvNO_hc0/index.html)
As NATO airstrikes continue to pound pro-government facilities in Libya, Human Rights Watch charged Sunday that Libyan rebels are arbitrarily detaining dozens of civilians suspected of loyalty to ruler Moammar Gadhafim, holding them without trial or due process.(http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/edition_africa/~4/IdGO-qIz6To)
Source: Libyan rebels accused of arbitrary arrests, torture (http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_africa/~3/IdGO-qIz6To/index.html)
Abdul Aziz Abdullah walked into the room with his head hung low. His eyes stayed fixed on the floor when he began telling the story of how he killed his uncle.(http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/edition_africa/~4/wUhGYzDj40A)
Source: Prisoners on the run amid Libya revolution chaos (http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_africa/~3/wUhGYzDj40A/index.html)
At least 26 bodies have been recovered from the sea after a Libyan trawler got into trouble last week, but hundreds are still missing, according to Tunisia's state-run TAP news agency.(http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/edition_africa/~4/ivq2Un1zlMA)
Source: Bodies found in Libya boat accident, but hundreds missing (http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_africa/~3/ivq2Un1zlMA/index.html)
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sent an envoy to Libya Monday to meet with rebels trying to bring about an end to Moammar Gadhafi's 42-year-rule, a move that comes after he called for the Libyan leader to step down.(http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/edition_africa/~4/MQRrCsKTlnY)
Source: Russian envoy heads to Libya to begin settlement talks (http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_africa/~3/MQRrCsKTlnY/index.html)
Former Tunisian President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali said Monday he has been unfairly portrayed and discredited by political opponents seeking to make a break with their country's past.(http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/edition_africa/~4/VTnPx3y4Q-0)
Source: Deposed Tunisian leader: I'm a scapegoat (http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_africa/~3/VTnPx3y4Q-0/index.html)
A police officer in Zimbabwe who has languished at a police detention barracks for a month for using a toilet reserved for President Robert Mugabe will learn his fate at end of this week following an appeal to his boss.(http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/edition_africa/~4/Unsha0twoLA)
Source: Zimbabwe officer who used Mugabe's toilet awaits word on his fate (http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_africa/~3/Unsha0twoLA/index.html)