http://www.spiderednews.com/xml/Africa.xmlen-gb The highlighted stories from the Africa category of the Spiderednews web site.Thu, 17 May 2012 12:40:11 GMT© 2010 SpideredNews.com15YAHOOWed, 16 May 2012 13:18:33 GMT Convicted Liberian warlord Charles Taylor accused UN prosecutors Wednesday of paying witnesses to testify against him as he addressed a war crimes court in The Hague.http://www.spiderednews.com/Africa_I.php?url=@http://news.yahoo.com/convicted-warlord-taylor-says-prosecutors-paid-witnesses-102618646.htmlhttp://www.spiderednews.com/Africa_I.php?url=@http://news.yahoo.com/convicted-warlord-taylor-says-prosecutors-paid-witnesses-102618646.htmlAfricaTOPIXWed, 16 May 2012 09:59:21 GMT Former Liberian President Charles Taylor is to address judges personally during the sentencing hearing of his war crimes trial Wednesday, asking for leniency even as he plans to appeal hishttp://www.spiderednews.com/Africa_I.php?url=@http://www.topix.com/world/africa/2012/05/war-crimes-judges-hear-taylors-sentencing-pleas?fromrss=1http://www.spiderednews.com/Africa_I.php?url=@http://www.topix.com/world/africa/2012/05/war-crimes-judges-hear-taylors-sentencing-pleas?fromrss=1AfricaFTWed, 16 May 2012 14:49:36 GMTFormer Liberian president Charles Taylor tells The Hague’s Special Court for Sierra Leone that the US foreign policy wanted him removed as leaderhttp://www.spiderednews.com/Africa_I.php?url=@http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c9d02fea-9f5a-11e1-a255-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fafrica%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproducthttp://www.spiderednews.com/Africa_I.php?url=@http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c9d02fea-9f5a-11e1-a255-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fafrica%2Ffeed%2F%2FproductAfricaREUTERSTue, 15 May 2012 17:07:32 GMTNAIROBI (Reuters) - European helicopter gunships attacked a pirate base on the Somali coast on Tuesday, destroying five speedboats, in the first such airborne strike on land by thehttp://www.spiderednews.com/EasternAfrica_I.php?url=@http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/15/uk-somalia-piracy-idUKBRE84E0ZT20120515?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewshttp://www.spiderednews.com/EasternAfrica_I.php?url=@http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/15/uk-somalia-piracy-idUKBRE84E0ZT20120515?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsEastern AfricaREUTERSTue, 15 May 2012 21:52:49 GMTNAIROBI (Reuters) - Several people were injured in a suspected grenade attack on Tuesday evening at a club in the Kenyan coastal city Mombasa, police said. Related Stories Analysis -http://www.spiderednews.com/MiddleAfrica_I.php?url=@http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/15/uk-kenya-attack-idUKBRE84E1BR20120515?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewshttp://www.spiderednews.com/MiddleAfrica_I.php?url=@http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/15/uk-kenya-attack-idUKBRE84E1BR20120515?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsMiddle AfricaYAHOOTue, 15 May 2012 11:46:55 GMT A helicopter gunship swooped over the Somali coast to strike at a pirate stronghold Tuesday in a major escalation of an international effort to protect vital shipping lanes.http://www.spiderednews.com/EasternAfrica_I.php?url=@http://news.yahoo.com/foreign-force-strikes-somali-pirate-land-101811721.htmlhttp://www.spiderednews.com/EasternAfrica_I.php?url=@http://news.yahoo.com/foreign-force-strikes-somali-pirate-land-101811721.htmlEastern AfricaYAHOOTue, 15 May 2012 11:44:18 GMTA Somali pirate says an airstrike by the European Union naval force patrolling the Indian Ocean has destroyed speed boats, fuel deports and an arms store.http://www.spiderednews.com/EasternAfrica_I.php?url=@http://news.yahoo.com/somali-pirate-eu-aistrike-destroyed-equipment-114418490.htmlhttp://www.spiderednews.com/EasternAfrica_I.php?url=@http://news.yahoo.com/somali-pirate-eu-aistrike-destroyed-equipment-114418490.htmlEastern AfricaYAHOOTue, 15 May 2012 16:00:06 GMTEuropean Union naval forces and attack helicopters conducted their first onshore raid on a suspected pirate lair in Somalia Tuesday. A pirate said the strike destroyed a supply center and sethttp://www.spiderednews.com/EasternAfrica_I.php?url=@http://news.yahoo.com/somali-pirate-eu-airstrike-destroyed-equipment-115425398.htmlhttp://www.spiderednews.com/EasternAfrica_I.php?url=@http://news.yahoo.com/somali-pirate-eu-airstrike-destroyed-equipment-115425398.htmlEastern AfricaYAHOOTue, 15 May 2012 18:38:52 GMT Attackers have invaded farming villages in northeastern Nigeria, setting homes ablaze and killing at least six people in what was thought to be reprisals in a communal dispute, police saidhttp://www.spiderednews.com/Nigeria_I.php?url=@http://news.yahoo.com/attackers-invade-nigeria-villages-kill-least-6-183852871.htmlhttp://www.spiderednews.com/Nigeria_I.php?url=@http://news.yahoo.com/attackers-invade-nigeria-villages-kill-least-6-183852871.htmlNigeriaYAHOOTue, 15 May 2012 23:00:44 GMT South Sudan is ready to resume negotiations with Sudan, Juba's lead negotiator said late Tuesday on the eve of a United Nations date to restart talks, but also accused Khartoum of not beinghttp://www.spiderednews.com/Sudan_I.php?url=@http://news.yahoo.com/south-sudan-says-ready-resume-talks-khartoum-230044908.htmlhttp://www.spiderednews.com/Sudan_I.php?url=@http://news.yahoo.com/south-sudan-says-ready-resume-talks-khartoum-230044908.htmlSudanYAHOOWed, 16 May 2012 00:11:56 GMTEuropean Union naval forces in attack helicopters conducted their first onshore raid on a suspected pirate lair in Somalia. A pirate said the strike destroyed a supply center and set backhttp://www.spiderednews.com/EasternAfrica_I.php?url=@http://news.yahoo.com/eu-navy-helicopters-strike-pirate-supply-center-173333489.htmlhttp://www.spiderednews.com/EasternAfrica_I.php?url=@http://news.yahoo.com/eu-navy-helicopters-strike-pirate-supply-center-173333489.htmlEastern AfricaNYTIMESWed, 16 May 2012 00:29:02 GMTThe European Union’s antipiracy force attacked a Somali pirate land base for the first time, using a combat helicopter to strafe several skiffs that the pirates use to hijack ships. http://www.spiderednews.com/EasternAfrica_I.php?url=@http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=336e7d717765e1f20aefe90ca2802d2ahttp://www.spiderednews.com/EasternAfrica_I.php?url=@http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=336e7d717765e1f20aefe90ca2802d2aEastern AfricaFTTue, 15 May 2012 17:18:46 GMTEuropean Union Naval Force carries out its first raid against a pirate base in the Galmudug region, close to the stronghold of Haradherehttp://www.spiderednews.com/EasternAfrica_I.php?url=@http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b08d9800-9e7f-11e1-a24e-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fafrica%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproducthttp://www.spiderednews.com/EasternAfrica_I.php?url=@http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b08d9800-9e7f-11e1-a24e-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fafrica%2Ffeed%2F%2FproductEastern AfricaINDEPENDENTTue, 15 May 2012 11:58:54 GMT A Somali pirate says an airstrike by the European Union naval force patrolling the Indian Ocean has destroyed speed boats, fuel deports and an arms store. http://www.spiderednews.com/EasternAfrica_I.php?url=@http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/eu-naval-force-airstrike-on-somali-pirates-destroys-equipment-7753289.htmlhttp://www.spiderednews.com/EasternAfrica_I.php?url=@http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/eu-naval-force-airstrike-on-somali-pirates-destroys-equipment-7753289.htmlEastern AfricaINDEPENDENTTue, 15 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT The European Union's anti-piracy force attacked pirate bases along the Somali coast for the first time yesterday, using helicopters to destroy suspect boats. http://www.spiderednews.com/EasternAfrica_I.php?url=@http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/eu-launches-air-attack-on-somali-pirates-7754333.htmlhttp://www.spiderednews.com/EasternAfrica_I.php?url=@http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/eu-launches-air-attack-on-somali-pirates-7754333.htmlEastern AfricaGUARDIANTue, 15 May 2012 21:20:01 GMT Liberia's Charles Taylor has been convicted of war crimes, so why not the western leaders who escalated Libya's killing? Libya was supposed to be different. The lessons of Iraq andhttp://www.spiderednews.com/NorthAfrica_I.php?url=@http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/may/15/global-justice-nato-libyahttp://www.spiderednews.com/NorthAfrica_I.php?url=@http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/may/15/global-justice-nato-libyaNorth AfricaBBCTue, 15 May 2012 15:50:17 GMTEU naval forces conduct their first raid on pirate bases on the Somali mainland, saying they have destroyed several boats.http://www.spiderednews.com/EasternAfrica_I.php?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18069685#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sahttp://www.spiderednews.com/EasternAfrica_I.php?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18069685#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-saEastern AfricaWSJTue, 15 May 2012 14:16:49 EDTThe European Union's naval force off the Somali coastline carried out its first airstrikes against pirate targets on shore.http://www.spiderednews.com/EasternAfrica_I.php?url=@http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304371504577405643635669560.html?mod=fox_australianhttp://www.spiderednews.com/EasternAfrica_I.php?url=@http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304371504577405643635669560.html?mod=fox_australianEastern AfricaIBTIMESTue, 15 May 2012 09:08:58 EDTEuropean Union naval forces attacked "known pirate supplies" in an overnight raid in Somalia on Tuesday.http://www.spiderednews.com/EasternAfrica_I.php?url=@http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/341228/20120515/somalia-pirates-eu-navy-attack.htmhttp://www.spiderednews.com/EasternAfrica_I.php?url=@http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/341228/20120515/somalia-pirates-eu-navy-attack.htmEastern AfricaIBTIMESTue, 15 May 2012 09:43:15 EDTZimbabwean politician creates uproar by saying women should make themselves less attractive to men to curb spread of HIV/AIDS.http://www.spiderednews.com/MiddleAfrica_I.php?url=@http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/341250/20120515/zimbabwe-hiv-prevention-women-female-circumcision-zanu.htmhttp://www.spiderednews.com/MiddleAfrica_I.php?url=@http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/341250/20120515/zimbabwe-hiv-prevention-women-female-circumcision-zanu.htmMiddle AfricaBOSTONTue, 15 May 2012 10:39:34 GMTUganda may give amnesty to a top Joseph Kony associate arrested last week, a government official said, in an arrangement that would disappoint activists who want Caesar Acellam tried forhttp://www.spiderednews.com/MiddleAfrica_I.php?url=@http://feeds.boston.com/click.phdo?i=1425ea28a5231cedf1dd5248eca52dbahttp://www.spiderednews.com/MiddleAfrica_I.php?url=@http://feeds.boston.com/click.phdo?i=1425ea28a5231cedf1dd5248eca52dbaMiddle AfricaABCNEWSTue, 15 May 2012 10:36:23 GMTOfficial says Joseph Kony associate may get amnesty; some activists want him prosecuted http://www.spiderednews.com/MiddleAfrica_I.php?url=@http://feeds.abcnews.com/click.phdo?i=7bf40080cc83f442f55df8a54a7cf74ehttp://www.spiderednews.com/MiddleAfrica_I.php?url=@http://feeds.abcnews.com/click.phdo?i=7bf40080cc83f442f55df8a54a7cf74eMiddle AfricaREUTERSMon, 14 May 2012 22:23:55 GMTCHICAGO (Reuters) - Anti-war protesters converged on President Barack Obama's Chicago campaign headquarters on Monday but only got as far as the elevator before eight people were arrested, inhttp://www.spiderednews.com/EasternAfrica_I.php?url=@http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/14/uk-nato-protests-chicago-idUKBRE84D14A20120514?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewshttp://www.spiderednews.com/EasternAfrica_I.php?url=@http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/14/uk-nato-protests-chicago-idUKBRE84D14A20120514?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsEastern AfricaCNNMon, 14 May 2012 14:21:41 EDTUganda says it has captured a top commander of the Lord's Resistance Army, the guerrilla movement notorious for its attacks on civilians and use of child soldiers. http://www.spiderednews.com/MiddleAfrica_I.php?url=@http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_world/~3/AsX6KuLu8CM/index.htmlhttp://www.spiderednews.com/MiddleAfrica_I.php?url=@http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_world/~3/AsX6KuLu8CM/index.htmlMiddle AfricaMSNBC.MSNMon, 14 May 2012 14:09:24 GMTNATO air strikes killed 72 civilians in Libya last year, a rights group says, accusing the alliance of failing to acknowledge the extent of collateral damage during the campaign againsthttp://www.spiderednews.com/NorthAfrica_I.php?url=@http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/14/11698036-rights-group-nato-underplayed-civilian-deaths-in-libya?litehttp://www.spiderednews.com/NorthAfrica_I.php?url=@http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/14/11698036-rights-group-nato-underplayed-civilian-deaths-in-libya?liteNorth AfricaINDEPENDENTMon, 14 May 2012 09:30:01 GMT Uganda has captured one of the top rebels of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), bringing it a step closer to catching Joseph Kony, the LRA leader accused of war crimes, the military saidhttp://www.spiderednews.com/MiddleAfrica_I.php?url=@http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/top-joseph-kony-crony-caesar-achellam-captured-in-ambush-7743537.htmlhttp://www.spiderednews.com/MiddleAfrica_I.php?url=@http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/top-joseph-kony-crony-caesar-achellam-captured-in-ambush-7743537.htmlMiddle AfricaBBCMon, 14 May 2012 13:48:58 GMTNato says it did "everything possible to minimise risk to civilians" during last year's air strikes in Libya, after a critical report by a rights group.http://www.spiderednews.com/NorthAfrica_I.php?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18062012#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sahttp://www.spiderednews.com/NorthAfrica_I.php?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18062012#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-saNorth AfricaBBCMon, 14 May 2012 17:27:46 GMTThe West African regional bloc Ecowas threatens to re-impose sanctions on Mali's coup leaders, who it says are still meddling in politics.http://www.spiderednews.com/WesternAfrica_I.php?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18065684#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sahttp://www.spiderednews.com/WesternAfrica_I.php?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18065684#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-saWestern AfricaBBCMon, 14 May 2012 15:19:59 GMTThe first planeload of refugees stranded for months in a camp in Sudan is flown to South Sudan - among 500,000 who may be forced to leave.http://www.spiderednews.com/Sudan_I.php?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18059276#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sahttp://www.spiderednews.com/Sudan_I.php?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18059276#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-saSudanCHICAGOTRIBUNEMon, 14 May 2012 12:27:00 GMTBRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO air strikes killed 72 civilians in Libya last year, Human Rights Watch said on Monday, accusing the western alliance of failing to acknowledge the scope ofhttp://www.spiderednews.com/NorthAfrica_I.php?url=@http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~r/chicagotribune/news/nationworld/~3/NVk9p-JV4R8/story01.htmhttp://www.spiderednews.com/NorthAfrica_I.php?url=@http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~r/chicagotribune/news/nationworld/~3/NVk9p-JV4R8/story01.htmNorth AfricaYAHOOMon, 14 May 2012 10:51:27 GMT NATO's bombing campaign in Libya left 72 civilians dead last year, a leading human rights group said Monday, accusing the military alliance of failing to acknowledge the deaths.http://www.spiderednews.com/NorthAfrica_I.php?url=@http://news.yahoo.com/nato-urged-probe-72-libyan-civilian-deaths-102835021.htmlhttp://www.spiderednews.com/NorthAfrica_I.php?url=@http://news.yahoo.com/nato-urged-probe-72-libyan-civilian-deaths-102835021.htmlNorth AfricaYAHOOMon, 14 May 2012 14:05:34 GMT Mali coup leader Captain Amadou Sanogo on Monday urged interim leaders to hold talks to choose a transition president after regional mediation failed to resolve a dragging politicalhttp://www.spiderednews.com/Africa_I.php?url=@http://news.yahoo.com/mali-coup-leader-calls-transition-talks-140534481.htmlhttp://www.spiderednews.com/Africa_I.php?url=@http://news.yahoo.com/mali-coup-leader-calls-transition-talks-140534481.htmlAfricaNYTIMESMon, 14 May 2012 10:20:33 GMTA senior commander in Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army was captured in what an analyst called an “intelligence coup” for forces hunting for Mr. Kony. http://www.spiderednews.com/MiddleAfrica_I.php?url=@http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=2e06f664b66e4e054b3f868f94f44c6bhttp://www.spiderednews.com/MiddleAfrica_I.php?url=@http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=2e06f664b66e4e054b3f868f94f44c6bMiddle AfricaABCNEWSSun, 13 May 2012 19:43:06 GMTA senior commander in the rebel army of the world’s most wanted warlord is now in custody, according to Ugandan military officials. The officials told The Associated Press they capturedhttp://www.spiderednews.com/MiddleAfrica_I.php?url=@http://feeds.abcnews.com/click.phdo?i=f6d1483b0495be75dfbb6c8bac6f98abhttp://www.spiderednews.com/MiddleAfrica_I.php?url=@http://feeds.abcnews.com/click.phdo?i=f6d1483b0495be75dfbb6c8bac6f98abMiddle AfricaREUTERSMon, 14 May 2012 04:03:21 GMTBRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO air strikes killed 72 civilians in Libya last year, Human Rights Watch said on Monday, accusing the western alliance of failing to acknowledge the scope ofhttp://www.spiderednews.com/NorthAfrica_I.php?url=@http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/14/uk-nato-libya-idUKBRE84D03920120514?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewshttp://www.spiderednews.com/NorthAfrica_I.php?url=@http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/14/uk-nato-libya-idUKBRE84D03920120514?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsNorth AfricaREUTERSMon, 14 May 2012 04:03:21 GMTBRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO air strikes killed 72 civilians in Libya last year, Human Rights Watch said on Monday, accusing the western alliance of failing to acknowledge the scope ofhttp://www.spiderednews.com/NorthAfrica_I.php?url=@http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/14/uk-nato-libya-idUKBRE84D03920120514?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewshttp://www.spiderednews.com/NorthAfrica_I.php?url=@http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/14/uk-nato-libya-idUKBRE84D03920120514?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsNorth AfricaINDEPENDENTSun, 13 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT Uganda has captured one of the top rebels of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), bringing it a step closer to catching Joseph Kony, the LRA leader accused of war crimes, the military saidhttp://www.spiderednews.com/MiddleAfrica_I.php?url=@http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/top-kony-crony-captured-in-ambush-7743537.htmlhttp://www.spiderednews.com/MiddleAfrica_I.php?url=@http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/top-kony-crony-captured-in-ambush-7743537.htmlMiddle AfricaINDEPENDENTSun, 13 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT Uganda has captured one of the top rebels of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), bringing it a step closer to catching Joseph Kony, the LRA leader accused of war crimes, the military saidhttp://www.spiderednews.com/MiddleAfrica_I.php?url=@http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/top-kony-crony-captured-in-ambush-7743537.htmlhttp://www.spiderednews.com/MiddleAfrica_I.php?url=@http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/top-kony-crony-captured-in-ambush-7743537.htmlMiddle AfricaCBCSun, 13 May 2012 16:16:31 EDT Ugandan forces have captured a senior commander of Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army near the Congo-Central African Republic border, a Ugandan army official says. http://www.spiderednews.com/MiddleAfrica_I.php?url=@http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/05/13/uganda-kony-commander.html?cmp=rsshttp://www.spiderednews.com/MiddleAfrica_I.php?url=@http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/05/13/uganda-kony-commander.html?cmp=rssMiddle AfricaCHICAGOTRIBUNESun, 13 May 2012 15:12:00 GMTRIVER VOVODO, Central African Republic (Reuters) - Uganda has captured one of the top five members of the Lord's Resistance Army, bringing it a step closer to catching Joseph Kony, thehttp://www.spiderednews.com/MiddleAfrica_I.php?url=@http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~r/chicagotribune/news/nationworld/~3/1JtmHd07JhY/story01.htmhttp://www.spiderednews.com/MiddleAfrica_I.php?url=@http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~r/chicagotribune/news/nationworld/~3/1JtmHd07JhY/story01.htmMiddle AfricaCBCSun, 13 May 2012 16:16:31 EDT Ugandan forces have captured a senior commander of Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army near the Congo-Central African Republic border, a Ugandan army official says. http://www.spiderednews.com/MiddleAfrica_I.php?url=@http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/05/13/uganda-kony-commander.html?cmp=rsshttp://www.spiderednews.com/MiddleAfrica_I.php?url=@http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/05/13/uganda-kony-commander.html?cmp=rssMiddle AfricaUSATODAYSun, 13 May 2012 15:11:58 GMTLt. Col. Abdul Rugumayo said Sunday that Caesar Acellam was captured Saturday with two other rebel fighters. http://www.spiderednews.com/MiddleAfrica_I.php?url=@http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomWorld-TopStories/~3/NcvUVS5bNY4/1http://www.spiderednews.com/MiddleAfrica_I.php?url=@http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomWorld-TopStories/~3/NcvUVS5bNY4/1Middle AfricaGOOGLESun, 13 May 2012 21:24:40 GMTUGANDAN troops have captured a senior member of the Lord's Resistance Army, as they close in on notorious rebel leader Joseph Kony. http://www.spiderednews.com/MiddleAfrica_I.php?url=@http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianTheWorld/~3/HCu0CtjeIgA/story-e6frg6so-1226354465507http://www.spiderednews.com/MiddleAfrica_I.php?url=@http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianTheWorld/~3/HCu0CtjeIgA/story-e6frg6so-1226354465507Middle AfricaGOOGLESun, 13 May 2012 14:41:46 GMTA Ugandan army official says Ugandan forces have captured a senior commander of Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) after a brief fight with rebels near the Congo-Central Africanhttp://www.spiderednews.com/MiddleAfrica_I.php?url=@http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ndtv/TqgX/~3/FWveS_OwzVk/story01.htmhttp://www.spiderednews.com/MiddleAfrica_I.php?url=@http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ndtv/TqgX/~3/FWveS_OwzVk/story01.htmMiddle AfricaGOOGLESun, 13 May 2012 14:41:46 GMTA Ugandan army official says Ugandan forces have captured a senior commander of Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) after a brief fight with rebels near the Congo-Central Africanhttp://www.spiderednews.com/MiddleAfrica_I.php?url=@http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ndtv/TqgX/~3/FWveS_OwzVk/story01.htmhttp://www.spiderednews.com/MiddleAfrica_I.php?url=@http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ndtv/TqgX/~3/FWveS_OwzVk/story01.htmMiddle AfricaYAHOOSun, 13 May 2012 17:55:22 GMT Refugees on Sunday streamed away from heavy fighting between government forces and army mutineers in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a local source told AFP.http://www.spiderednews.com/Africa_I.php?url=@http://news.yahoo.com/refugees-flee-clashes-eastern-drcongo-175522108.htmlhttp://www.spiderednews.com/Africa_I.php?url=@http://news.yahoo.com/refugees-flee-clashes-eastern-drcongo-175522108.htmlAfricaREUTERSSun, 13 May 2012 15:11:29 GMTRIVER VOVODO, Central African Republic (Reuters) - Uganda has captured one of the top five members of the Lord's Resistance Army, bringing it a step closer to catching Joseph Kony, thehttp://www.spiderednews.com/MiddleAfrica_I.php?url=@http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/13/uk-uganda-lra-idUKBRE84C07820120513?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewshttp://www.spiderednews.com/MiddleAfrica_I.php?url=@http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/13/uk-uganda-lra-idUKBRE84C07820120513?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsMiddle AfricaREUTERSSun, 13 May 2012 15:11:29 GMTRIVER VOVODO, Central African Republic (Reuters) - Uganda has captured one of the top five members of the Lord's Resistance Army, bringing it a step closer to catching Joseph Kony, thehttp://www.spiderednews.com/MiddleAfrica_I.php?url=@http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/13/uk-uganda-lra-idUKBRE84C07820120513?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewshttp://www.spiderednews.com/MiddleAfrica_I.php?url=@http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/13/uk-uganda-lra-idUKBRE84C07820120513?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsMiddle AfricaMSNBC.MSNSat, 12 May 2012 14:23:15 GMTALGIERS (Reuters) - European Union observers gave a qualified endorsement on Saturday to an Algerian parliamentary election which handed victory to the ruling party, bucking the trend of thehttp://www.spiderednews.com/NorthAfrica_I.php?url=@http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47397812/ns/world_news-africa/http://www.spiderednews.com/NorthAfrica_I.php?url=@http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47397812/ns/world_news-africa/North AfricaFEEDSPORTALSat, 12 May 2012 20:00:43 GMTWhen he discovered the massacre of 18 villagers in the Central African Republic, David Simpson did not think twice before alerting the authorities. Now, as he sits in prison charged withhttp://www.spiderednews.com/WesternAfrica_I.php?url=@http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568301/s/1f4bd610/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cnews0Cworldnews0Cafricaandindianocean0Ccentralafricanrepublic0C92618470CBriton0Eimprisoned0Efor0Ereporting0EAfrican0Emassacre0EHow0Ecan0Ethis0Ehave0Ehappened0Eto0Eour0Eson0Eask0Efamily0Bhtml/story01.htmhttp://www.spiderednews.com/WesternAfrica_I.php?url=@http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568301/s/1f4bd610/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cnews0Cworldnews0Cafricaandindianocean0Ccentralafricanrepublic0C92618470CBriton0Eimprisoned0Efor0Ereporting0EAfrican0Emassacre0EHow0Ecan0Ethis0Ehave0Ehappened0Eto0Eour0Eson0Eask0Efamily0Bhtml/story01.htmWestern Africa