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May 22, 2013
11:09 pm
Relatives of the "father of modern African literature" as well as officials were at southern Nigeria's Enugu airport as Achebe's coffin was lowered from the plane.
May 22, 2013
6:35 pm
Michelle Obama, Hilary Clinton, Melinda Gates highest-ranking Americans on Forbes "Power Women" list.
May 22, 2013
6:34 pm
Forbes most powerful women list has Germany's Angela Merkel on top
May 21, 2013
7:16 pm
Nigeria said Tuesday it would release several suspects being held for "terrorist activities," including all women in custody.
May 21, 2013
5:39 pm
The case attracted international attention because both brothers were in court, at the same time, for the deaths of two women.
May 21, 2013
12:12 pm
The army’s new battle with Islamic militants will rely not only on superior firepower, but also on gaining locals' trust.
May 20, 2013
6:52 pm
About 120 Boko Haram Islamists were arrested in Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri on Monday as they were organizing the burial of a commander.
May 20, 2013
3:48 pm
Violence rocks the Congo just days before the UN's Ban Ki-moon sets foot in the country.
May 20, 2013
12:17 pm
An unexpectedly large crowd overwhelmed police in Ghana on Sunday when thousands showed up at TB Joshua's church, creating a stampede that killed four people.
May 20, 2013
11:55 am
The discovery of the coins could rewrite Australian history.
May 19, 2013
10:49 am
Ansar al-Sharia called on its hardline Islamist supporters to defy a government ban on its annual rally.
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