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France is set to begin the first major stage of its military withdrawal from Mali, four months after sending troops to push Islamist rebels out the north.

The Nigerian army says it has destroyed a number of well-equipped camps used by the militant Islamist group Boko Haram in the north-east of Nigeria.

The UN's illusion of protection in eastern DR Congo

Militant leader Mokhtar Belmokhtar masterminded the two suicide bombs in Niger on Thursday which killed 20 people, a Mauritanian news agency reports.

The Nigerian army says it has destroyed a number of camps used by militant Islamist group, Boko Haram, in the north-east of the country.

Scientists have built a remote-controlled electronic device that is absorbable by the human body.

This week we continued our exploration of customer journeys and took a look at making the most of our customer data. Over in social business we talked narrative building, while in information management we went over the ways to build confidence in your SharePoint governance strategy. And remember, Memorial Day weekend means more time to read!

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By anyone’s standards Salesforce has had a very good quarter in difficult economic times, reporting a growth in revenues over the quarter of 28% to US$ 893 million, just US$ 100 million shy of its first US$ 1 billion quarter, which CEO Marc Benioff says is on the way.

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This weekend, three planets will nestle together in the western sky at twilight to form a rarely seen glowing triangle. With good timing and a bit of luck you should be able to see it without a telescope.

Le chef de l'État français, François Hollande, sera présent demain, samedi 25 mai, aux cérémonies qui marquent le 50è anniversaire de la création de l'Organisation de l'unité africaine (OUA). C'est son quatrième déplacement sur le continent africain.

In 1986, the European spacecraft Giotto became one of the first spacecraft ever to encounter and photograph the nucleus of a comet, passing and imaging Halley's nucleus as it receded from the sun. Data from Giotto's camera were used to ...

For two short years he was King of England, one of the most powerful men in the world. Then he was killed, desecrated, and dumped in a hastily dug grave, the location of which would be forgotten and rediscovered, centuries ...

Curating news and social media tidbits with Storify is a handy way to create sharable, engaging Web content, and now the company has partnered with Adobe’s Typekit to give that content an added dose of style.

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The Facebook character stirring up Zimbabwe politics

Peu à peu, ces dernières années, les présidents africains se sont mis à twitter. Avec plus ou moins de réussite. Et plus ou moins de maîtrise. Si Paul Kagamé ou Mohamed Morsi font figure d'orfèvres en la matière, certains sont à la traîne. Parmi eux, le chef d'État togolais, Faure Gnassingbé, dont le compte Twitter est pour le moins... surprenant.

This week, it was Twitter’s turn to make news, while LinkedIn served up another update.

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E-commerce is something that changes as social trends change; however many businesses are failing to find a good link between social engagement and e-commerce traffic.

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De la création de l'Organisation de l'unité africaine (OUA) en mai 1963 à Addis-Abeba à l'élection de la première femme présidente de la Commission de l'Union africaine (UA), revivez les moments forts de l'histoire de l'organisation continentale.

Il a fallu la détermination de plusieurs grands leaders pour que le panafricanisme prenne une forme institutionnelle. Mais l'accouchement s'est fait dans la douleur.

Bearded clowns, gagged journalists and yawning foxes