Jon Gambrell

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South Africa military plane crashes, killing 11

South Africa military plane crashes, killing 11

Jon Gambrell · December 6, 2012 1:56 pm

File: In this photo taken Thursday June 29, 2006 a Johannesburg resident walks on Mandela Bridge above trains over the railroad tracks in Johannesburg. South Africa has accepted a Canadian dlrs 5.8 billion (euro 4.5 billion) deal with French company Alstom SA to refurbish the nation's passenger trains. The deal is one of the largest ever signed by the government since the end of apartheid, the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa announced the deal Wednesday Dec. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay-file)

South Africa signs $5.8B deal with Alstom trains

Jon Gambrell · December 5, 2012 4:29 pm

FILE: This file image made available from Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2012, taken from video posted by Boko Haram sympathizers shows the leader of the radical Islamist sect Imam Abubakar Shekau. The video of Imam Abubakar Shekau cements his leadership in the sect known as Boko Haram. Now, Boko Haram seems to be growing ever-stronger, killing more people than ever before and slowly internationalizing their outlook, a possible danger for the rest of West Africa. More than 770 people have been killed in Boko Haram attacks so far this year, according to an Associated Press count, making 2012 the worst year of violence attributed to the group.(AP Photo, FIle ) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL

Islamist sect in Nigeria grows more deadly

Jon Gambrell · December 5, 2012 10:18 am

FILE - In this Saturday, April 10, 2010 file photon , a lion and lioness lay alongside one another in the Lion and Rhino Reserve near Johannesburg. The lions that roam Africa's savannahs have lost as much as 75 percent of their habitat in the last 50 years as humans overtake their land and the lion population dwindles, said a study released by researchers at Duke University Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012.(AP Photo Carley Petesch-File)

Study: Lion ranges, populations dropping in Africa

Jon Gambrell · December 4, 2012 1:18 pm

Court: S. Africa official delayed Dalai Lama visa

Court: S. Africa official delayed Dalai Lama visa

Jon Gambrell · November 29, 2012 2:53 pm

Ad with cartoon president rejected in South Africa

Ad with cartoon president rejected in South Africa

Jon Gambrell · November 27, 2012 5:09 pm

Report: Zimbabwe targets human rights activists

Report: Zimbabwe targets human rights activists

Jon Gambrell · November 26, 2012 5:06 pm

Plane in South Africa catches fire, no injuries

Plane in South Africa catches fire, no injuries

Jon Gambrell · November 13, 2012 1:37 pm

Amnesty: Nigeria denies rights to sect suspects

Amnesty: Nigeria denies rights to sect suspects

Jon Gambrell · November 1, 2012 3:35 pm

French firm: 7 kidnapped sailors freed in Nigeria

French firm: 7 kidnapped sailors freed in Nigeria

Jon Gambrell · November 1, 2012 9:33 am

Official: Gunmen kill 20 in north Nigeria village

Official: Gunmen kill 20 in north Nigeria village

Jon Gambrell · October 31, 2012 5:01 pm

Royal Dutch Shell makes Nigeria production warning

Royal Dutch Shell makes Nigeria production warning

Jon Gambrell · October 23, 2012 5:09 pm