Bay Ledger News Zonebill@blnz.comtag:www.blnz.com,2009:countries/liberiatag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/15/Malian_female_army_leader_Jane_90b4

Dressed in sunglasses and a beige headscarf during a tour of the war-torn northern city of Gao, the Malian army's "iron fist" would not welcome the inevitable comparisons with GI Jane.

2013-03-15T14:12:10ZAFP Global Editionby Stephane Jourdaintag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/14/Coast_attack_kills_six_including_c701

An armed gang attacked a village in strife-prone western Ivory Coast, leaving at least six people dead, including two soldiers, an army officer said Thursday.

2013-03-14T19:14:31ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/14/Coast_attack_kills_six_including_a439

At least six people, including two soldiers, were killed when an armed gang attacked a village in strife-prone western Ivory Coast, an officer of the Republican Army (FRCI) said Thursday.

2013-03-14T13:22:46ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/12/Somali_pirates_release_sailors_Philippines_78ba

Somali pirates have released a Greek-owned oil tanker and its 26 sailors, including 14 Filipinos, who were seized in the Arabian Sea 10 months ago, the Philippine government said on Tuesday.

2013-03-12T09:14:47ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/03/Scourge_corruption_Moroccos_Zorro_lifts_6fd9

Known as the "Zorro" of Targuist, his village in northern Morocco, Mounir Agueznay secretly filmed the corruption of police and public officials for six years before finally revealing his identity to the press.

2013-03-03T15:53:11ZAFP Global Editionby Jalal Al-Makhfitag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/01/cracks_down_illegal_timber_trade_b1b7

The European Union is cracking down on the timber trade in an effort to curb illegal logging, blamed for a host of ills from social upheaval to environmental and economic damage.

2013-03-01T19:32:04ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/12/Unlikely_hero_seeks_dream_Europe_100f

Nigeria's unlikely hero in the final of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Sunday Mba, has said he hopes he has done enough to earn a dream move to Europe.

2013-02-12T10:13:45ZAFP Global Editionby Samm Audutag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/11/Liberia_plane_crash_kills_Guinea_02a3

A plane carrying a military delegation from Guinea crashed Monday in the Liberian town of Charlesville, killing the army chief of staff and 10 other people, officials said.

2013-02-11T16:06:58ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/11/Liberia_plane_crash_kills_least_6da8

A plane carrying a military delegation from Guinea crashed Monday in Liberia, killing the army chief of staff and at least nine other people, said officials and a source close to the Guinean presidency.

2013-02-11T12:05:33ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/11/Plane_carrying_Guinea_army_delegation_f7b8

A plane carrying a military delegation from Guinea to attend an annual armed forces day in Liberia crashed Monday in the Liberian town of Charlesville, Monrovia said.

2013-02-11T11:11:46ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/01/British_says_leaders_must_accountable_9c32

British Prime Minister David Cameron said Friday that leaders should be held to account for failures to deliver on plans to reduce poverty, after a top UN development meeting in Liberia.

2013-02-01T19:37:30ZAFP Global Editionby Zoom Dossotag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/01/Cameron_Liberia_poverty_meeting_2565

British Prime Minister David Cameron was in Liberia on Friday to co-chair a high-level United Nations meeting with President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on tackling global poverty.

2013-02-01T14:23:38ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/31/British_surprise_visit_Libya_ef24

British Prime Minister David Cameron made a surprise visit to Tripoli on Thursday for talks centred on security, just days after his government, which played a key role in Libya's revolution, warned of threats to its embassy.

2013-01-31T17:05:04ZAFP Global Editionby Imed Lamloumtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/31/British_makes_surprise_visit_Libya_f724

British Prime Minister David Cameron flew into the Libyan capital on Thursday for a previously unannounced visit, just days after Britain warned of threats to its embassy in Tripoli.

2013-01-31T13:42:20ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/31/British_surprise_visit_Libya_capital_a094

British Prime Minister David Cameron flew into the Libyan capital on Thursday for a previously unannounced visit, an AFP photographer in Tripoli reported.

2013-01-31T13:01:20ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/31/Britain_Algeria_strike_security_deal_870a

British Prime Minister David Cameron visited Algeria on Wednesday to strike an new security partnership between the two countries following the deadly hostage crisis at a Sahara Desert gas plant.

2013-01-31T08:20:56ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/30/Britain_Algeria_strike_security_deal_870a

British Prime Minister David Cameron visited Algeria on Wednesday to strike an new security partnership between the two countries following the deadly hostage crisis at a Sahara Desert gas plant.

2013-01-31T00:07:45ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/30/Britains_Cameron_Algiers_after_desert_defa

British Prime Minister David Cameron flew to Algeria on Wednesday in the wake of this month's hostage crisis at a gas plant deep in the Sahara in which several Britons were killed.

2013-01-30T20:37:18ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/30/Cameron_seek_anti-terror_ties_with_f0dc

David Cameron will seek a partnership with Algeria on tackling extremism when he visits Wednesday in the wake of the hostage crisis that left several Britons dead, his spokeswoman said.

2013-01-30T13:35:02ZAFP European EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/30/British_seek_anti-terror_ties_with_4278

British Prime Minister David Cameron will seek a partnership with Algeria on tackling extremism when he visits Wednesday in the wake of the hostage crisis that left several Britons dead, his spokeswoman said.

2013-01-30T13:33:47ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reporter