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France vows to punish Libya embassy attackers

France's foreign minister has condemned what he called a heinous attack on his country's embassy in the Libyan capital and said everything would be done to find the perpetrators.

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Another journalist killed in Somali capital

A Somali radio station editor says unidentified gunmen have shot dead a journalist in Mogadishu, the fifth to be killed in the country his year.

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Car bomb explodes at French embassy in Libya

Two guards were wounded in the attack, according to French officials [Photo: Twitter user @Eh4b10]France's embassy in Libya was hit by what appeared to be a car bomb on Tuesday, injuring two guards in the first such attack in the Libyan capital since the 2011 war that ousted Muammar Gaddafi.

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Ivory Coast holds local elections

Ivory Coast's citizens have voted for local officials in the first polls since post-election violence killed thousands of people two years ago.

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Nearly 200 killed in Nigeria violence

NigeriaFighting between Nigeria's military and the armed group Boko Haram has left at least 185 people dead in a fishing community in the nation's far northeast, officials said on Sunday.

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French family captured in Cameroon freed

The family was seized by Boko Haram on February 19 while visiting a national park in northern Cameroon [File: AFP]A French family of seven kidnapped by the Nigerian armed group, Boko Haram, in Cameroon in February have been freed and are in the hands of officials in the central African state, President Paul Biya has said.

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Mugabe warns against foreign interfering

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has said he will not accept foreign interference during elections later this year.

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Libyan passenger plane shot at near Tripoli

A Libyan passenger plane with at least 150 passengers on board was shot at as it prepared to land at Tripoli airport, but sustained no major damage, airline sources have said.

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Sudan frees army officers held for coup bid

Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has pardoned nine army officers, days after they were jailed for their role in an alleged coup attempt, state news agency SUNA reported.

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Seven rebels killed in clashes in CAR capital

A mob in Bangui has killed seven fighters, all members of the Seleka group which ousted Francois Bozize last month, in the former Central African Republic (CAR) president's electoral district.

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