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Islamist insurgents and government forces battled for a second day in the Somali capital after medical officials Thursday said 23 people had already been killed.

Witnesses say soldiers in a Nigerian town at the center of a spate of religious killings opened fire on a crowd of youths that had surrounded a cattle truck driving after curfew. Nigeria - Africa - Fraud - Advance Fee Fraud - Jos

Riot police used a water cannon and tear gas to attack the headquarters of the main opposition party Tuesday as its leaders huddled inside following a disputed presidential election, police and opposition leaders said. Togo - Africa - Police - Country music - Business and Economy

A British yachting couple seized by Somali pirates and held in separate locations have been temporarily reunited after weeks apart, a doctor who treated the two said. Piracy in Somalia - Somalia - British people - Yacht - IndianOcean

Soldiers patrolled a Nigerian city on Monday after rioters armed with machetes slaughtered at least 200 people, and possibly more than 500, officials and residents say.

Al-Qaida's American-born spokesman on Sunday called on Muslims serving in the U.S.

A reporter says he counted more than 200 dead bodies after renewed religious violence between Christians and Muslims in central Nigeria. Nigeria - Muslim - Africa - Christian - Government

Togo's election commission declared the son of the country's late dictator winner of the presidential race, extending the family's rule into a fifth decade in a deep blow to Togo's opposition, which vowed to take to the streets in protest. Togo - Africa - Government - Togo Election - President ...

The U.S. is concerned about terror links between Somalia and Yemen, and its assistance could be key to the effort by Somalia’s government to bring order after decades of anarchy. Somalia - Yemen - Mogadishu - United States - Africa

Signaling a new offensive mindset, international military officials vowed to fight the pirates as swarms of Somalis moved into the waters off East Africa. Four shootouts with pirates showed that high-seas attacks are intensifying with the end of the monsoon season. Piracy - East Africa - Piracy in Somalia - ...