Africa:

South African Strike Could Affect Next Presidential Race
Opponents of President Zuma positioning themselves within ruling party and powerful unions

Fuel Industry Strike Threatens to Plunge South Africa into Chaos
Economists say long work suspension by petrol sector workers will be massive blow to South Africa’s economy

Price Riots Spread in Mozambique
Lusa news agency reports that six people injured when police opened fire on protesters

South Sudan acquires first military aircrafts ahead of secession vote
Southern Sudan buys Russian military helicopters in what analysts say is part of an arms buildup between the country's north and south

New Test Can Detect TB in Just Two Hours
World Health Organization says new test could revolutionize TB care

Guinea Presidential Candidates Pledge Peaceful Campaign
Former PM Cellou Dalein Diallo, longtime opposition leader Alpha Conde signed agreement in Burkina Faso's capital, Ouagadougou

Koranic Teachers Arrested for Forcing Children to Beg in Senegal
Arrest comes after government announced crackdown on begging in Dakar

China and Nigeria Building Huge Free Trade Zone in Lagos
Chinese companies will use facility to manufacture goods for export throughout Africa

Equatorial Guinea Defends Execution of 4 Would Be Assassins
Former military officers executed for trying to assassinate President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo




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