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Thousands raid informal miners after S.Africa mass rape
Thousands raid informal miners after S.Africa mass rape
by  AFP

Thousands of angry South African protesters Thursday hunted down miners without permits, sealing makeshift shafts and burning houses, after the mass rape of eight women last week west of Johannesburg. Local television footage showed protesters using boulders to close makeshift mine shafts in a Kagiso district known as Soul City.

Senegal president's camp loses absolute majority in parliament
Senegal president's camp loses absolute majority in parliament
by  AFP

Senegalese President Macky Sall's coalition has lost its absolute majority in parliament but finished first by a narrow margin in parliamentary polls, provisional results showed Thursday. They won 56 and 24 seats respectively, the results Thursday showed.

8 months' jail for 14 migrants in Morocco: lawyer
8 months' jail for 14 migrants in Morocco: lawyer
by  AFP

Morocco on Thursday sentenced 14 migrants to eight months' jail following their arrest a day before a deadly mass crossing into the Spanish enclave of Melilla in June, their lawyer said. A Moroccan court last month sentenced 33 migrants to 11 months in jail for illegal entry, while a separate trial of 29 migrants including a minor continues.

S.Sudan extends transitional govt by two years 
S.Sudan extends transitional govt by two years 
by  AFP

South Sudan's leaders announced Thursday that the country's post-war transitional government would remain in power two years beyond an agreed deadline, in a move foreign partners warned lacked legitimacy.

Morocco's petro-PM faces heat over soaring fuel prices
Morocco's petro-PM faces heat over soaring fuel prices
by  AFP

Morocco's Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch, a billionaire petrol baron, is facing a growing online campaign demanding he step down as fuel prices -- and energy firms' profits -- surge. Many are calling on the government to halve fuel prices and impose a cap on the profits of petrol retailers -- including the dominant player Afriquia, of which Akhannouch is the majority owner.

Italy's Salvini seeks anti-migrant votes on Lampedusa
Italy's Salvini seeks anti-migrant votes on Lampedusa
by  AFP

Italian anti-immigrant leader Matteo Salvini on Thursday takes his campaign for September elections to the tiny island of Lampedusa, the landing point for thousands of migrants trying to reach Europe. - Desperation - Tiny Lampedusa is known for its gorgeous beaches, but its location closer to Tunisia than Sicily has put it on the front line of migration into Europe.

Togo battles to save forests as poverty threatens reserves
Togo battles to save forests as poverty threatens reserves
by  AFP

Day and night, Komlatse Koto watches over the forest near his village in southern Togo, hoping to prevent the diminishing patch of woodland from being turned bit by bit into a treeless clearing. "The development committee keeps a close watch," said Koto, who for two years has guarded the forest surrounding his village of around 500 people.